ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES, INMATE ROLES, AND REHABILITATION

• NCJ Number: 6192
• Journal: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1969) Pages: 8-16
• Author(s): J RABOW; A ELIAS
• Date Published: 1969
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

HIGHFIELDS' GROUP RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM IS EVALUATED IN TERMS OF ITS TREATMENT ORGANIZATION AND CHANGES IN THE SOCIAL ROLES OF DELINQUENT BOYS.

Abstract

THE HIGHFIELDS PROGRAM UTILIZES A GUIDED GROUP APPROACH WHICH FOCUSES ON THE DELINQUENT'S REFERENCE GROUP ORIENTATIONS, DEVIANT STANDARDS, AND PEER RELATIONS. SOCIAL ROLES ARE EXAMINED BEFORE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE BOYS ENTER THE TREATMENT ORGANIZATION. THE RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT INMATES REPRODUCE DELINQUENT SOCIAL ROLES WITHIN THE TREATMENT ORGANIZATION AND THAT THESE ROLES, OVER TIME, ARE SUBSEQUENTLY MODIFIED. DIFFERENCES IN THE AMOUNT OF MODIFICATION AND KIND OF DUPLICATION FOR GANG AND NON-GANG DELINQUENTS SUGGEST THAT DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES CAN INHIBIT OR FACILITATE DEVIANT COMMUNITY ROLES. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED