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CORRECTION 1968 - A CLIMATE FOR CHANGE (REPORT OF A SURVEY MADE BY LOUIS HARRIS AND ASSOCIATES)

NCJ Number
8728
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1968
Length
45 pages
Annotation
LOUIS HARRIS SURVEY OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL'S ATTITUDES TOWARD THEIR JOBS, CO-WORKERS, AND AGENCIES, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THEIR OWN PREPARATORY TRAINING.
Abstract
THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL GENERALLY FEEL A HIGH LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THEIR JOBS, SUPERVISORS, AND AGENCIES. A MAJORITY OF CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL SAW THE TOTAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS 'SOMEWHAT EFFECTIVE'. ALMOST TWO OUT OF THREE FELT THEIR TRAINING HAD BEEN HELPFUL PREPARATION, BUT THERE WAS A CLEAR GAP BETWEEN DEGREE AREAS AND THOSE AREAS WHICH WOULD BE MOST USEFUL FOR CORRECTIONS. THE SURVEY INDICATED THAT A MAJORITY OF THE WORKERS THOUGHT THAT THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE MORE INVOLVED IN CORRECTIONS AND A PLURALITY SUPPORTED THE INCREASED USE OF PAROLE AND PROBATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT).