RRF (REHABILITATION RESEARCH FOUNDATION) INFORMATION BOOKLET, 1965 TO 1975 - A DECADE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN CORRECTIONS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 25955
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 25 pages
• Corporate Author: Rehabilitation Research Foundation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE RRF IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CHARTERED IN 1965 BY THE STATE OF ALABAMA TO DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROJECTS IN EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

Abstract

THESE PROJECTS SEEK TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AND THE METHODS OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TO SPECIFIC PROBLEM AREAS, SUCH AS THE REHABILITATION OF PUBLIC OFFENDERS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE DISADVANTAGED. PROJECT FINDINGS AND TRAINING PRODUCTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES FOR USE IN THEIR PROGRAMS. THIS INFORMATION BOOKLET PRESENTS THE BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF THE RRF, DISCUSSING THE TYPES OF STUDIES IT HAS CONDUCTED, THE UTILIZATION AND DISSEMINATION OF ITS VARIOUS PRODUCTS, AND THE FUNDING OF THE STUDIES. A STAFF LIST AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ARE ALSO INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)