VOLUNTEER TRAINING FOR COURTS AND CORRECTIONS

• NCJ Number: 11113
• Author(s): J D JORGENSEN; I H SCHEIER
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 390 pages
• Sale Source: Scarecrow Press
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TRAINING METHODS AND MATERIALS DEVELOPED DURING THE NATIONAL COURT VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROJECT IN BOULDER, AND BETWEEN A STATUTORY AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION.

Abstract

INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL BRIEFLY DISCUSSES THE RATIONALE, OBJECTIVES, AND CONTENT OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH OFFENDERS. THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS INDICATE INSTANCES DURING WHICH TRAINING IS POSSIBLE. THESE INCLUDE FORMAL PRE-ASSIGNMENT, INFORMAL, INSERVICE, AND TAKE HOME TRAINING. METHODS OF TRAINING INCLUDE AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES, LECTURES, AND ROLE PLAYING. CONCLUDING SECTIONS FOCUS ON RESOURCES AND FEEDBACK.