CORRECTIONS EDUCATION IN OREGON - A WAY TO PROCEED - A REPORT TO THE STATE CORRECTIONS EDUCATION COMMISSION (ISSUED IN TWO UNNUMBERED VOLUMES)

• NCJ Number: 27673
• Author(s): L D SALMONY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 254 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Oregon Law Enforcement Council; Oregon Corrections Education Cmssn
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FOCUSING ON STATE FUNDED CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THIS STUDY OFFERS DETAILED INVESTIGATIONS OF THE EXISTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR CLIENTS, STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY, AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM.

Abstract

IN ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE EMBRACED BY THE TERM 'CORRECTIONS EDUCATION,' THE STUDY IDENTIFIES THREE AREAS OF INQUIRY: CLIENT EDUCATION, STAFF EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. DATA FOR THE STUDY WERE COLLECTED IN 1973. EXISTING PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED HIGHLIGHTING THOSE AREAS IN NEED OF CHANGE, CURRENT RESEARCH APPLICATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS. PROGRAM RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EXAMINED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF CONCERN: (1) CLIENT EDUCATION, (2) ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, (3) VOCATION/PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, (4) COLLEGE EDUCATION, (5) EDUCATION RELEASE, (6) STAFF EDUCATION, AND (7) COMMUNITY EDUCATION. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT SOLUTIONS TO SOCIETY'S CRIME PROBLEMS LIE IN THE AREA OF 'SOCIETAL RESTRUCTURINGS' RATHER THAN WITH BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE STUDY'S LENGTHY AND DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE MODIFYING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPING NEW PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE FOR A HIGHER QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR CORRECTIONS STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND IMPROVED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORRECTIONS CLIENTELE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)