NCJ Number
2360
Date Published
1967
Length
119 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN GROUP METHODS IN THE RESOCIALIZATION OF INMATES.
Abstract
AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF NEW METHODS IN INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT WHICH WERE FIRST TRIED SUCCESSFULLY WITH PATIENTS IN MENTAL HOSPITALS AND ARE NOW BEING DEVELOPED FOR INSTITUTIONALIZED OFFENDERS. THREE TERMS WERE SELECTED TO DESIGNATE THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITY - LARGE GROUP, SMALL GROUP, AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING. THE CORRECTIONAL COMMUNITIES, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS BOOK, INCLUDE THE LARGE GROUP MEETINGS AS A BASIC COMPONENT. HOW OFTEN THEY MEET, AND FOR HOW LONG, AND HOW THEY ARE CONDUCTED VARIES IN DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS.