WORK RELEASE, A STUDY OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM

• NCJ Number: 2264
• Author(s): E H JOHNSON
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Southern Illinois University Ctr for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF WORK RELEASE PROGRAMS AS A METHOD OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM.

Abstract

DATA ON WORK-RELEASE PRISONERS ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE A CONCEPTION OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM AS A PROCESS OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND NEW RELATIONSHIPS AMONG GROUPS. REFORM STIMULATED BY THE CORRECTIONAL AGENCY IS VIEWED AS PREFERABLE TO REFORM EXTERNALLY INDUCED. IN NORTH CAROLINA, CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE PRISON DEPARTMENT MOTIVATED OTHER AGENCIES TO SUPPORT WORKRELEASE AS A NEW STRATEGY. NEW RELATIONSHIPS HAVE EMERGED AMONG THE PRISONS, THE PAROLE BOARD, THE COURTS, AND PRIVATE EMPLOYERS. WITHIN THE PRISON, NEW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STAFF AND INMATES SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF A MOTIVATIONAL SYSTEM CONDUCIVE TO REHABILITATION. STATISTICS, FOOTNOTES, AND A SUMMARY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)