NCJ Number
92729
Date Published
1976
Length
460 pages
Annotation
The results of surveys and analyses conducted for an extensive study on correctional industries and the Free Venture Model Prison Industry Program in Connecticut are reported.
Abstract
The surveys described seek to identify inmate characteristics and attitudes and administrator and supervisor attitudes, and to determine the employment status of parolees. Analyses of existing industries encompass job market surveys, sales market surveys, production analyses, and analyses of potential shop profitability. Another set of surveys analyzes proposed new industries, including a microfilming service bureau, solar energy products, the metal products industry, musical instrument repair services, bakery products, and data processing. The results of an evaluation of the existing offender-based information system and recommendations for improvement of that system are also presented. A final section describes measures proposed for the evaluation of the Free Venture Model Prison Industry Program in three dimensions: institutional operations, prison industry operations, and inmate postrelease outcomes. Appendixes contain a sample inmate questionnaire, a summary of activity analysis cost elements, samples of data instruments, and a sample production analysis package. Extensive figures and tables are supplied. For related volumes, see NCJ 45627, 46041-44, and 92731.