EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT - A SURVEY OF TREATMENT EVALUATION STUDIES

• NCJ Number: 19591
• Author(s): D LIPTON; R MARTINSON; J WILKS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 759 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: New York Governor's Special Cmtte on Criminal Offenders; New York Office of Crime Control Planning
• Sale Source: Praeger Publishers
• Publication Type: Bibliography
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPILATION AND ANALYSIS OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND FOREIGN RESEARCH STUDIES CONDUCTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1945, AND DECEMBER 31, 1967 TO EVALUATE THE TREATMENT OF CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

Abstract

EACH OF THE 231 STUDIES INCLUDED IN THIS SURVEY HAS BEEN ANNOTATED, AND THE ANNOTATIONS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED INTO VARIOUS SECTIONS. IN EACH SECTION, THE STUDIES ARE DISCUSSED, CRITICALLY ANALYZED, AND SUMMARIZED. STUDY FINDINGS ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO ELEVEN TREATMENT METHODS (INDEPENDENT VARIABLES) AND SEVEN DESIRED AREAS OF CHANGE (DEPENDENT VARIABLES). THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES CONSIDERED INCLUDE IMPRISONMENT, PAROLE, CASEWORK AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, MILIEU THERAPY, AND MEDICAL METHODS. THE DEPENDENT VARIABLES DISCUSSED ARE RECIDIVISM, INSTITUTIONAL ADJUSTMENT, VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, DRUG AND ALCOHOL READDICTION, PERSONALITY AND ATTITUDE CHANGE, AND COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENT. A METHODOLOGICAL CRITIGUE EMPHASIZING THE DEPENDENT VARIABLES IS ALSO CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT. A DETAILED BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS THE STUDIES INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY; ONGOING STUDIES; STUDIES REQUESTED FOR THE SURVEY, BUT NOT RECEIVED; AND STUDIES EXAMINED BUT EXCLUDED AS NOT MEETING THE SELECTION CRITERIA. THIS SURVEY SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO ADMINISTRATORS, RESEARCHERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. (SNI ABSTRACT)