NCJ Number
11206
Date Published
1972
Length
103 pages
Annotation
PROGRAM CONTENT OF STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTES AND SPECIAL SEMINARS, INCLUDING PAPERS ON MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE LAW.
Abstract
TOPICS OF DISCUSSION AT THE SEATTLE INSTITUTES WERE INDIAN CONCERNS, VOLUNTEERS IN CORRECTIONS, BLACK PERSPECTIVES ON CRIME AND CORRECTIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, MENTAL RETARDATION AND THE LAW, DRUGS, CRIME, AND REHABILITATION. A LISTING OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND PARTICIPANTS, AND AN OUTLINE OF INSTITUTE DATES, LOCATIONS, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, OBJECTIVES, FIELD EXPERIENCES, AND PROGRAM CONTENTS AND SUMMARY ARE PROVIDED. ALSO INCLUDED IS A LIST AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNITY PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT CENTERS. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL CONCERNS A STAFF TRAINING EXPERIMENT AT PURDY TREATMENT CENTER FOR WOMEN. THIS MATERIAL FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT AND A REPORT ON A THREE DAY PROJECT WHICH STUDIED THE COMMUNITY AS A SITE AND SOURCE OF CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION. THIS PUBLICATION ALSO CONTAINS A THEORETICAL DISCUSSION OF HUMAN RELATIONS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE.