NCJ Number
142128
Journal
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Dated: (December 1992) Pages: 283-298
Date Published
1992
Length
16 pages
Annotation
The attitudes of participants in a shock incarceration program were studied to determine the benefits to offenders in terms of their attitudes toward themselves and the program and their perceptions of their future.
Abstract
The Courts Regimented Intensive Probation Program (CRIPP) was established in Harris County (Texas) in May 1991 to handle convicted criminal offenders under probation supervision. The CRIPP facility is designed to supervise probationers for a 90-day period. The research examined 125 program participants, using incoming and outgoing surveys. Attitudinal change was assessed in the areas of perceptions of boot camp staff, alcohol and drug counseling, AIDS education and counseling, perceptions of the boot camp program, perceptions of future opportunities, interpersonal relations, and indicators of coping and impulsivity. Findings indicated that the program generated significant and positive attitudinal change in the probationers completing the program. Suggestions for future evaluation research, tables, and 18 references