NCJ Number
15428
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Dated: (1973) Pages: 29-40
Date Published
1973
Length
12 pages
Annotation
BRIEF HISTORY OF COUNSELING SERVICES, AND DESCRIPTION DUTIES AND JOB-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF AN OFFICER.
Abstract
A PRISON WELFARE OFFICER SERVES AS A SOCIAL CASEWORKER, A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION ON SOCIAL PROBLEMS, PLANNER OF AFTER-CARE, AND FOCAL POINT OF SOCIAL WORK WITHIN THE INSTITUTION. IN ADDITION TO INTERVIEW AND COUNSELING INMATES, HE IS FREQUENTLY INVOLVED WITH VISITORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, UNIVERSITY SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS, COURSES AND PROJECTS, AND THE WIVES AND FAMILIES OF INMATES. THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT, WHILE MAY INMATES REMAIN UNAFFECTED BY COUNSELING, THERE ARE THOSE WITH WHOM RESOCIALIZATION HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED. HE CITES THREE CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATIVE OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SUCH SUCCESS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)