REINTEGRATION OF THE OFFENDER INTO THE COMMUNITY

• NCJ Number: 9630
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 51 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-021-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Maryland
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: CRIMINAL JUSTICE MONOGRAPH SERIES - EXTRACTED FROM PROCEEDINGS OF FOURTH NATL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENF

Annotation

ASSESSMENT OF VARIOUS PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RETURN OF THE OFFENDER INTO SOCIETY, AND DESCRIPTION OF SOME REHABILITATION SERVICES.

Abstract

THIS IS ONE OF NINE MONOGRAPHS EXTRACTED FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTH NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LAW ENFORCEMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, HELD FROM MAY 1-3, 1972 IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THEORIES RELATING TO THE REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION OF OFFENDERS ARE DISCUSSED AND IT IS SUGGESTED THAT, RATHER THAN EMPHASIZING PUNISHMENT AS A MEANS OF CONTROL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCENTIVES MIGHT BE MORE EFFECTIVELY UTILIZED. THE RESULTS OF A STUDY WHICH DELINEATED A PROBATIONER AND PAROLEE TYPOLOGY BASED ON FAMILY INTERACTION PATTERNS ARE REPORTED. TREATMENT SCHEMES FOR THE VARIOUS TYPES OF OFFENDERS ARE OUTLINED. PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY PAROLEES ON THEIR RETURN TO SOCIETY ARE EXAMINED, INCLUDING THE ABANDONMENT OF OLD HABITS WHICH WERE PART OF INSTITUTIONAL LIFE AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW, SOCIALLY ADAPTIVE HABITS. THE ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION PROGRAMS ARE ASSESSED AND GUIDELINES ARE OFFERED FOR IMPROVING THE RELEVANCE OF SUCH PROGRAMS. SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS ARE MADE FOR COORDINATING REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES OF THE PRISONS.