SURVEYING EX-PRISONERS - PROCEDURES AND PITFALLS

• NCJ Number: 39528
• Journal: Prison Journal Volume: 56 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING-SUMMER 1976)
• Author(s): P C BUFFUM
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 14 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0032
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Pennsylvania Prison Soc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

PAMPHLET GIVES HELPFUL HINTS AND THINGS TO AVOID IN SURVEYING EX-PRISONERS.

Abstract

RULE-OF-THUMB SUGGESTIONS TO FACILITATE THIS WORK INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE LIERATURE ON EX-OFFENDERS AND PAROLE. THE AUTHOR LISTS SEVERAL OF THE MORE IMPORTANT WORKS IN THIS FIELD. DESIGNING A METHOD FOR COMPLETING THE STUDY AND OBTAINING A SAMPLE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS, AS IS ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF THE SAMPLE AND DATA OBTAINED. THE AUTHOR ALSO DISCUSSES THE KINDS OF INTERVIEWERS TO USE, AND HOW TO MOTIVATE AND GUIDE THEM....BS