Intensive Incarceration Programs Offer Hope of Rehabilitation to a Fortunate Few: Orleans Parish Prison Does an About Face

• NCJ Number: 124604
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 34 Issue: 1 Dated: (April 1990) Pages: 67-76
• Author(s): S J Caldas
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, it re-examines the commonly espoused rationale for incarceration in the United States in light of the realities of life behind bars. Second, it focuses on an emerging type of prison rehabilitation program, referred to as intensive incarceration.

Abstract

Specifically, the author recounts his observation of one intensive incarceration program in the Orleans Parish Prison System and analyzes the likelihood of its success in terms of Labeling Theory and Self-Concept Theory. 14 references. (Author abstract)