SYSTEMS OF TREATMENT AND PERSONNEL TRAINING IN PENITENTIARIES

• NCJ Number: 56257
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 212 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations; Imprenta Nacional
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: Spanish
• Country: Costa Rica
• Note: WORKS PRESENTED AT A SYMPOSIUM ABOUT SYSTEMS OF TREATMENT AND PRISON PERSONNEL TRAINING IN LATIN AMERICA, HELD IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, APRIL 18-22, 1977

Annotation

PROCEEDINGS FROM A LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM HELD IN COSTA RICA UNDER UNITED NATIONS SPONSORSHIP FOCUS ON THE TRAINING OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL, CORRECTIONAL REFORM, AND ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION.

Abstract

NEW PROGRESSIVE CRIMINOLOGICAL AND CORRECTIONAL POLICIES MUST REFLECT CURRENT SOCIOCULTURAL CHANGES IN VALUES AND ATTITUDES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS PURPOSE A NEW BREED OF HIGHLY-TRAINED AND MOTIVATED CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL MUST BE RECRUITED. A NEW COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING POLICY IS NEEDED, TOGETHER WITH A NEW PERCEPTION BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS AND WORKERS OF THEIR WORK AS A TRUE PROFESSION. IMPROVEMENTS IN PAY, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF THEIR EFFORTS ARE NEEDED FOR CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL TO PERFORM EFFECTIVELY IN THE NEW CORRECTIONAL ENVIRONMENTS PROPOSED IN PENOLOGICAL REFORM. SUCH REFORMS INCLUDE SEMI-OPEN PRISON FARMS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS. COSTA RICA IS AS AN EXAMPLE OF ENLIGHTENED CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHIES ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED IN ONGOING PROGRAMS. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE APPENDED TO EACH PAPER IN THESE PROCEEDINGS. A COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO SUPPLIED. APPENDIXES INCLUDE A COMPLETE LIST OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SYMPOSIUM AND SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS, AND A SEPARATE LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL TOPICS DISCUSSED. --IN SPANISH. (LGR)