NCJ Number
45457
Date Published
1977
Length
326 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF GERMANY'S NINE 'SOCIOTHERAPEUTIC INSTITUTIONS' FOR OFFENDERS WITH SEVERE PERSONAL PROBLEMS IS PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE OVERVIEW CONSISTS OF THE REPORTS OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND CRIMINOLOGISTS WHO, AS MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL UNION FOR PENAL ASSISTANCE, VISITED AND ASSESSED THE SOCIOTHERAPEUTIC INSTITUTIONS. THE INSTITUTIONS ARE DESIGNED FOR OFFENDERS WITH EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND/OR EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORDS, FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS, FOR SEXUAL DEVIANTS, AND FOR OTHERS WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM SPECIAL THERAPY. THE COMMITTEE'S REPORTS COVER THE FOLLOWING: THE AIMS OF SOCIAL THERAPY AND CRITERIA FOR ITS SUCCESS; THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIOTHERAPEUTIC INSTITUTIONS; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPEUTIC AND CUSTODIAL FUNCTIONS; TEAMWORK IN SOCIAL THERAPY; STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND STAFF TRAINING; THE IMPACT OF THE INSTITUTIONS; AND LEGAL PROBLEMS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE PROBLEMS THAT ARISE FROM APPLYING THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES DESIGNED FOR UPPER AND MIDDLE CLASS PATIENTS TO OFFENDERS FROM LOWER CLASSES; FORMS OF THERAPY (PSYCHOANALYSIS, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS, FAMILY THERAPY, GROUP THERAPY, CASEWORK, ETC.); USE OF THERAPISTS FROM OUTSIDE THE INSTITUTIONS; INMATE EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND WORK EXPERIENCES; POSTRELEASE CARE; AND RESEARCH. A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH INSTITUTION (FACILITIES, ORGANIZATION, STAFF, INMATE PROGRAMS, SELECTION PROCEDURES, METHODS OF THERAPY, ETC.) IS PROVIDED, TOGETHER WITH A DETAILED STATUS REPORT FOR EACH INSTITUTION. --IN GERMAN. (LKM)