NCJ Number
39024
Date Published
1977
Length
64 pages
Annotation
THE PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE SETS FORTH A SYSTEM OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES FOR THE RETARDED OFFENDER AND OFFERS GUIDANCE IN THE PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THESE SERVICES.
Abstract
THIS HANDBOOK IS BASED UPON A CRITICAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH, SITE VISITS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS FOR RETARDED OFFENDERS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF CORRECTIONS AND RETARDATION. FOCUSING ON THE RETURN OF THE RETARDED OFFENDER TO THE COMMUNITY AS AN INDEPENDENT, ADJUSTED, AND LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN, IT BUILDS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS MAY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS. THE RESULT IS A DOCUMENT WHICH PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART; A BROAD UNDERSTANDING OF THE RETARDED OFFENDER, HIS NEEDS, AND RIGHTS; GUIDELINES AND TECHNIQUES TO BE USED IN EVALUATION, PLANNING, AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUAL OFFENDERS AND GROUPS OF OFFENDERS; GUIDANCE FOR STAFFING AND BUDGETING PROGRAMS; CURRICULUM FOR TRAINING TREATMENT STAFF AND ASSOCIATED PERSONNEL; AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAMMING. A FIVE-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)