PRE-TREATMENT COUNSELING BEHIND PRISON WALLS (FROM DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF DRUG ABUSE, 1975 BY E SENAY, V SHORTY, AND H ALKSNE)

• NCJ Number: 39557
• Author(s): S OUTLEY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: Schenkman Publishing Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HIGHLIGHTS OF A STUDY ON SELF-AWARENESS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE AMONG FORMER DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENT PRISONERS.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE IS AN ABSTRACT OF A STUDY DEALING WITH THE PROBLEMS INHERENT IN GROUP TREATMENT OF PRISONERS DUE TO THE CONFINING NATURE OF THE PRISON. THE PRISON'S NATURE MAY HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE RESULTS OBTAINED. THE STUDY'S AUTHOR, IN EXAMINING PRISONER ATTITUDES, SURVEYED BLACK PRISONERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 20 AND 30 AT GRATERFORD STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN PA. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES THE OFFENDERS' BASIC CLINICAL NEEDS, AND TRANSITIONAL CLINICAL NEEDS....BS