NCJ Number
10541
Date Published
1973
Length
228 pages
Annotation
STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST WRITES OF PRISON TREATMENT PROGRAMS, CITING PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, AND NOTING BOTH CLINICAL AND CUSTODIAL SHORTCOMINGS OVER THE YEARS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR POINTS OUT THE REPRESSING RIGIDITY OF EARLY PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATIONS, FEATURES VARIOUS THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY AND FAMILY THERAPY, AND EXAMINES PSYCHOLOGICAL MOTIVATION FOR ILLEGAL ACTIONS.