PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF CORRECTIONAL GOALS

• NCJ Number: 28038
• Author(s): K L MCREYNOLDS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 128 pages
• Corporate Author: Canada Solicitor General
• Sale Source: Information Canada
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THIS STUDY IDENTIFIES A DESIGN PROCESS WHICH USES THREE CATEGORIES OF VARIABLES TO IDENTIFY THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CORRECTIONAL GOALS AND THE DESIGN OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Abstract

A WORKING MODEL IS OUTLINED WHICH BREAKS THIS PROBLEM DOWN INTO THREE SETS OF VARIABLES - THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS, THE OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR IMPLEMENTING CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND THE BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS OF RESIDENTS AND STAFF. THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS ARE RESTRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT REDUCES THE INTERACTION BETWEEN GROUPS OF PHYSICAL VARIABLES WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF HOMOGENEITY WITHIN EACH GROUP. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE OPERATIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIABLES AND THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES ARE USED IN THE MODEL TO DETERMINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES. THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS, RECORDED ON MATRICES, PROVIDE THE INPUT FOR A COMPUTER-AIDED FACTOR ANALYSIS APPROACH TO IDENTIFY ALL VARIABLE COMBINATIONS, OR 'PURE CORE GROUPS', IN A MATRIX AND TO COMPUTE A HOMOGENEITY INDEX TO EVALUATE THE HOMOGENEITY FOR EACH GROUP. THE PHYSICAL VARIABLES ARE REGROUPED THROUGH THE SELECTION OF THE SET OF PURE CORE GROUPS WITH THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF DISCRIMINATION. THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS TIE THE GROUPS TOGETHER INTO A HIERARCHY FROM WHICH CONFLICTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED, TRADE-OFFS CAN BE EVALUATED AND DESIGN DECISIONS CAN BE MADE. THE WORKING MODEL IS USED TO DETERMINE WHAT EFFECTS, IF ANY, SIMILAR AND DISSIMILAR ORGANISATIONS HAVE ON THE PHYSICAL VARIABLE GROUPINGS. FOUR SAMPLE FACILITIES ARE CHOSEN FOR EXAMINATION. EMPIRICAL DATA, GATHERED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF AND RESIDENTS, OBSERVATIONS OF RESIDENT-STAFF ENCOUNTERS AND FROM INTERNAL REPORTS, MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE VARIABLES. MAIN FINDINGS OF THE STUDY OUTLINE THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS COPIES OF THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES, A CORRELATION MATRIX ON SAMPLE FACILITIES, AND CORRELATION MATRICES FOR PHYSICAL VARIABLES, AMONG OTHER THINGS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) --ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH