NCJ Number
46776
Date Published
1977
Length
112 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COUNSELING UNIT AND THE PERSONNEL ORGANIZATION AND POLICIES OF THE CORRECTION ADMINISTRATION IN PUERTO RICO.
Abstract
THE CRIME COMMISSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO HIRED A PRIVATE CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES OF THE LOCAL CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND ITS COUNSELING UNIT. PERTINENT DOCUMENTS WERE STUDIED, INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL, A SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE CLIENTELE SERVED BY THE UNIT, AND A SAMPLING OF CORRECTIONAL POSITIONS WAS CLASSIFIED USING THE FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS APPROACH. THE COUNSELING UNIT AND THE CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL POLICIES (RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, POSITION CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS) WERE ANALYZED ACCORDING TO STATED CORRECTIONAL GOALS, SUCH AS THE PREVENTION OF RECIVIDISM. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED THE IMMEDIATE ISSUANCE OF WRITTEN GUIDELINES FOR A POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A TECHNICAL DIRECTOR TO INSURE ITS IMPLEMENTATION. THE COUNSELING UNIT SHOWED A NEED FOR GENERAL ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FOR A HIGHLY-QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL TO FILL THE POSITION OF UNIT DIRECTOR. OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL AND COUNSELING UNIT MEMBERS NEEDED TO BE IMPROVED AND PRESENTED IN A REVISED MANUAL. PHYSICAL FACILITIES OF THE UNIT DEMONSTRATED THE LACK OF CLIENT PRIVACY; THIS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR ALONG WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE UNIT. A CHART OF FUNCTIONAL JOB ANALYSIS SCALES IS INCLUDED IN THE TEXT. APPENDIXES GIVE (1) A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED FOR THE STUDY, (2) A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DOCUMENTS CONSULTED, (3) THE PROPOSED PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION PLAN, AND (4) COPIES OF THE INTERVIEW REPORT FORM AND OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES ISSUED TO PARTICIPATING CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL. AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE REPORT IN ENGLISH IS ENCLOSED. --IN SPANISH. (LGR)