ROLE OF RECREATION SERVICES IN THE PRISON REHABILITATION PROCESS

• NCJ Number: 9724
• Journal: THERAPEUTIC RECREATION JOURNAL Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (THIRD QUARTER 1972) Pages: 111-114 & 144
• Author(s): J D TEAFF
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: National Therapeutic Recreation Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

GUIDE FOR EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRISON RECREATION SERVICES TO REMOVE THEM FROM A PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE AND PLACE THEM IN A STRICT REHABILITATIVE CONTEXT.

Abstract

RECREATION MUST BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TOTAL REHABILITATION PROCESS, IT MUST BE RELATED TO THE PERSONAL SITUATION OF THE INMATE, AND IT MUST BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF PREPARING THE INMATE TO RE-ENTER SOCIETY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)