NCJ Number
93720
Editor(s)
W Clifford,
J Sandry,
B Looms
Date Published
1983
Length
315 pages
Annotation
Conference papers and discussions centered on the topics of staff development, release under supervision, vocational training, and the classification and categorization of prisoners.
Abstract
The paper presented by each country focused on that country's efforts in the four areas of correctional management that constituted the conference's themes. Papers are included from Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thialand, and Tonga. A review of conference proceedings notes that in the area of staff development, participating countries interpreted this concept in different ways. Some papers on this topic dealt with recruitment conditions, levels of training, and opportunities for promotion within the services, while other papers examined the staff position in relation to other government departments and considered special welfare provisions and the opportunities for overseas training and exchange visits. There was general awareness of the importance of developing more comprehensive training programs for correctional officers. Various perspectives were offered on release under supervision because of the varied conditions existing in the region. Tonga, for example, opposed any release with supervision under the belief that rehabilitation should begin upon admission to prison and should be unnecessary after release. The discussion of vocational training appeared to favor more profound study. Singapore, for example, had industrialized its prisons to an extent that it was exporting its products and showing a profit, which permitted the devotion of more resources to vocational training. There was interest in New South Wales (Australia) programs for permitting long-term prisoners to take courses in technical colleges outside the prison to obtain recognized trade qualifications. Inmate classification was generally thought to be crucial to the whole concept of corrections. It permeated considerations of security, levels of accommodation, industry, vocational training, education, remission, and release and aftercare. Tables and figures are supplied. For individual papers from the countries, see NCJ 93721-31.