NCJ Number
93728
Date Published
1983
Length
21 pages
Annotation
After presenting an overview of the Philippines criminal justice system, this study reviews the following elements of corrections management in the Philippines: staff development, release under supervision, implementing programs, and the classification and categorization of inmates.
Abstract
The discussion of staff development describes courses included in a 1-week orientation and inservice training, which extensively reviews general policies, rules and regulations, and correctional services. The courses described are orientation training, basic custodial procedures, correctional administration and treatment, leadership, supervision techniques in the correctional service, senior management for penal institutions, and clerical development. A section on release under supervision gives primary attention to parole. The program of preparation for parole is basically designed to enhance the possibility of successful reintegration into society. Objectives of the overall rehabilitation program in prisons are to provide inmates with the basic vocational skills required for employment upon release, provide gainful activities for inmates while in prison, develop good working habits and positive attitudes, and help inmates develop self-esteem and responsible independence. Brief descriptions are also provided for vocational training, basic skills courses, training modules, agricultural skills courses, sheltered workshops, the guidance program, the employment program, and ancillary programs. Policies of inmate classification the division of inmates into classes to facilitate their treatment and to separate first offenders from hardened criminals. Classification procedures are noted for the admission-orientation program, the case summary, the staff interviews, and reclassification. Security levels are specified according to maximum security, medium security, and minimum security.