NCJ Number
2180
Date Published
1970
Length
103 pages
Annotation
PAPERS AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS ON THE USE OF OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS AS A CORRECTIONAL MANPOWER RESOURCE A SUBJECT OF GENERAL CONCERN BUT LITTLE AGREEMENT.
Abstract
SELF-HELP PROGRAMS SUCH AS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND SYNANON HAVE ATTRACTED WIDE ATTENTION. THE CONCEPT OF USING A PRODUCT OF THE PROBLEM TO HELP OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IS NOT NEW. IT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO ONLY A LIMITED DEGREE IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE PUBLIC OFFENDER. THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL MANPOWER AND TRAINING CONVENED A SEMINAR IN MARCH 1968 TO EXAMINE THE PROMISE AND PROBLEMS OF SUCH A PROGRAM FOR THE OFFENDER HIMSELF, FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, AND FOR SOCIETY. THEY PRESENTED VARYING POINTS OF VIEW, SOME AT ODDS WITH OTHERS. SOME POINTS MADE ARE ALSO AT ODDS WITH MUCH OF THE PRACTICE IN CORRECTIONS TODAY. SUBJECTS INCLUDED ARE THE GENERAL THEORETICAL ISSUES, LAW AND POLITICS, SOURCES OF RESISTANCE TO EX-OFFENDER USAGE, MODEL PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE USE OF OFFENDERS FOR REHABILITATION.