NCJ Number
70922
Date Published
1979
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This report on the 49th International Training Course focuses on offender work programs in Asian countries.
Abstract
The study discussed work programs in general, prison labor, vocational training, community-based work programs, and job placement. In the general discussion of work programs, participants unanimously agreed that work programs must be organized to facilitate offenders' employment in productive and gainful occupations that will contribute to their integration into society. A shortage of physical facilities and qualified personnel for work programs was cited as the major problem in the countries represented. Also discussed is the role of prison labor in the treatment of inmates, work conditions, the use of prison labor in conjunction with private enterprises, the use of prison labor for public works, and the competition of prison labor with free labor and industry. The issues considered under vocational training are the necessity of vocational training, the types of vocational training, and the ways and means for effective implementation of a vocational training program. The discussion of community-based work programs examines open institutions, work release, furlough, and halfway houses. Ways of dealing with the various difficulties associated with ex-offender job placement are also considered. The countries represented in the discussions are Bangladesh, Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, and Japan. No references are cited.