NCJ Number
67755
Date Published
1979
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS REPORT ON THE DWIGHT CORRECTIONAL CENTER PROVIDES ANSWERS TO THE SESAME STREET ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE.
Abstract
THE REPORT LISTS SUGGESTION FROM RESIDENTS, SUCH AS PARENTING AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CLASSES, PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, AND OVERNIGHT VISITS. IT ALSO LISTS GENERAL PROBLEMS; HALF OF ALL THE GENERAL PROBLEMS REPORTED WERE PUBLIC AID. MOST OF THE VISITING PROBLEMS DEALT WITH TRANSPORTATION, INVOLVING DISTANCE, FUNDS, AND NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. A LIST OF PLACEMENT TYPES SHOWS THAT THE LARGEST PLACEMENT WAS WITH THE MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, WHILE THE OTHER GRANDPARENTS, THE FATHER, SISTER, AUNT, AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS COMPOSED MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF PLACEMENTS. A CHART ON AGE LEVELS IS INCLUDED. FOR RELATED DOCUMENTS, SEE NCJ 67756 AND NCJ 49888. (JLF)