BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY - MEMORANDUM OF EVIDENCE TO THE HOME SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE PENAL SYSTEM ON THE TREATMENT OF YOUNG OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 17906
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: British Psychological Soc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

BRIEF EXAMINATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT OF DELINQUENCY IN GREAT BRITAIN DURING THE PERIOD 1960-69, DEMONSTRATING AN ABSENCE OF REHABILITATIVE EFFECTIVENESS.

Abstract

THE REVIEW CONSIDERS THE FAILURE RATES OF THE THREE DISTINCT TYPES OF INSTITUTION FOR TREATMENT OF YOUNG OFFENDERS - DETENTION CENTER, BORSTAL AND PRISON. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE INSTITUTIONAL AIM OF REHABILITATION IS FEASIBLE AND SHOULD BE MAINTAINED, AND THAT THE MAJOR INNOVATIONS SHOULD BE ADMINISTRATIVE ONES WHICH WILL INCORPORATE INTO THE SYSTEM EXPERIMENTAL METHODS OF TREATMENT AND EVALUATION.