NCJ Number
20438
Journal
TOTUS HOMO Volume: 5 Issue: 1-2-3 Dated: (1974) Pages: 52-57
Date Published
1974
Length
6 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY FOR VIOLENT INMATES DEVELOPED AT HERSTEDVESTER, A SPECIAL INSTITUTION IN DENMARK FOR CHRONIC CRIMINALS WITH SEVERE BEHAVIOR DISTURBANCES.
Abstract
THE INDIVIDUALIZED INTEGRATING GROWTH THERAPY DEVELOPED AT HERSTEDVESTER DURING THE FORTIES, BASED ON INTERVENTION DURING EMOTION-LADEN MOMENTS AND ANAMNESTIC ANALYSIS, WAS FOUNDED ON A HUMANITARIAN ACCEPTANCE OF THE INMATES AS FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS IN TROUBLE. IT AIMED AT STRENGTHENING A DEVELOPMENT OF THE INMATE'S SELF-RESPECT WHILE AT THE SAME TIME INSISTING UPON THE RIGHTS OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE TREATMENT PROGRAM WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING IN MANY STAFF MEMBERS AND IN MANY INMATES A GENUINE RESPECT FOR THE FACTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVERYONE TO ENGAGE HIMSELF IN ATTEMPTS AT BRINGING ABOUT A LASTING SOLUTION OF ACTUAL PROBLEMS. THIS MAY BE SUMMARIZED AS A 'WE FEELING' RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUALIZED SOLUTION AND A DISRESPECT FOR STANDARDIZED RULE-REGULATED SOLUTIONS COMMON TO LARGE PENAL INSTITUTIONS. REFERENCES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) --SUMMARIES IN FRENCH AND ITALIAN