CONSEQUENCES OF INCOMPATIBLE GOAL STRUCTURES IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS

• NCJ Number: 14975
• Author(s): C W THOMAS; E D POOLE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 32 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-NI-03-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CONCLUDES THAT A COERCIVE PRISON STRUCTURE WHOSE GOAL IS TO CONTROL INMATES UNDERMINES REHABILITATION GOALS, WHILE ENGENDERING HOSTILITY THAT REQUIRES EVER INCREASING ATTENTION TO CONTROL GOALS.

Abstract

CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON DATA ACQUIRED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES GIVEN TO A SAMPLING OF INMATES IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY PENITENTIARY. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON THE BASIS OF THE MODEL USED INDICATES THAT CONTROL PROCEDURES TEND TO ALIENATE INMATES FROM THE STAFF AND PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY REPRESENTITIVES OF SOCIAL CONTROL. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT CONTROL AND REHABILITATION GOALS ARE ESSENTIALLY INCOMPATIBLE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE BETTER SUITED FOR MAINTENANCE OF DESIRED LEVELS OF SOCIAL CONTROL.