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Showing papers in "The Prison Journal in 1975"


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8 citations


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TL;DR: In the past few years there have been both quite optimistic and quite pessimistic reviews of the success of various treatment methods and their effects on criminal offenders as mentioned in this paper, and the rule of thumb covering the inclination of these reviews is that the earlier they were published the more likely they are to be negative.
Abstract: In the past few years there have been both quite optimistic and quite pessimistic reviews of the success of various treatment methods and their effects on criminal offenders. The rule of thumb covering the inclination of these reviews is that the earlier they were published the more likely they are to be negative. Bailey, for example, in an early review of one hundred studies concluded that ‘’evideuce supporting the efficacy of correctional treatment is slight, inconsistent, and of questionable reliability&dquo;. ( 1966: 157) Robison and Smith similarly conclude that ‘‘there is no evidence to support any program’s claim of superior rehabilitative efficacy.&dquo; 11971: 80). On the other hand, more recent studies by Adams (1974), Speer (1972) and Berkowitz (1973) suggest that a far more optimistic stance is warrented.

6 citations


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TL;DR: The history of prisoners' movements is one of protest, conflict, and dissension within the ranks, as much as against the &dquo;establishments&dqo; they seek to reform as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: *Dr. Huff is Assistant Professor, Program in Social Ecology, University of Cal. ifornia, Irvine The history of prisoners’ movements is one of protest, conflict, and dissension within the ranks, as much as against the &dquo;establishments&dquo; they seek to reform. Although there certainly has been diffusion, there is no monolithic &dquo;prisoners’ movement.&dquo; There are, rather, several distinct movements around the world, some of which

5 citations


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TL;DR: Scharf as discussed by the authors pointed out that one of the least explored, most readily rejected ideas in penology is that inmates can meaningfully participate in the democratic management of the prison, and pointed out the irony of the failure of prison reform in this bicentennial year.
Abstract: *Professor Scharf is Assistant Professor of Social Ecology, University of California at Irvine. During the year 1975-76, he is on leave to Harvard University. Reflecting upon the failure of prison reform in this bicentennial year, it is ironic that one of the least explored, most readily rejected ideas in penology is that inmates can meaningfully participate in the democratic management of the prison. Conservatives tend to fear in-

4 citations


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Morton Zivan1
TL;DR: Zivan et al. as mentioned in this paper reported that the incidence of delinquency continues unabated in the big city ghettos and has been rising alarmingly in the more affluent sections of cities and in the suburbs.
Abstract: *Dr. Zivan is Associate Professor. Counselling Psychology Department, Temple University. Juvenile delinquency has proved to be one of our most intractable social problems. The incidence of delinquency continues unabated in the big city ghettos and has been rising alarmingly in the more affluent sections of cities and in the suburbs. In addition, the mass media report a sharp increase in serious offenses by juveniles severe

2 citations



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TL;DR: This article found that white boys who have admitted violent offenses more often avoid arrest and court conviction tlian blacks, and that self-reported violent youths also reported more substance abuse and development of a delinquent life style at an earlier age.
Abstract: ly would seem to increase the likelihood of apprehension. Their own disruptiveness in the family would increase rejection by the family in time of legal need, and perhaps lead to total abandonment with the parental hope that an episode in jail would teach the youth a lesson. Coupled with unrealistic aspirations for future success, the youth who is apprehended seems socially more suceptible to involvement in the criminal justice system. The most striking finding concerning those arrested for violent crimes is the greater proportion of black youths in comparison to whites. Whereas there were no racial differences between offenders and non-offenders for self-reported violence, race came up as significantly differentiating the official violent offender from the youth without an offical record of violence. One must be cautious, however, because although more black youths than white had official records for violent offenses, these youths were not falsely arrested, but did, indeed, admit to such offenses. Thus, it seems that white boys who have admitted violent offenses more often avoid arrest and court conviction tlian blacks. One possible explanation for this is family support or more available legal aid resources. However, this topic deserves f ur ther systematic research rather than speculation. The profile of the self-reported violent offender is distinguished from that of the officially identified violent offender by more open and direct defiance against their parents. This one variable overshadowed all others, and by itself accounted for more of the total variance of the self-report profile than did all the independent variables in the analysis of officially processed violent offenders combined. Self-reported violent youths also reported more substance abuse. and development of a delinquent life style at an earlier age. Interestingly, those youths