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
• Sponsoring Agency: Joint Cmssn on Correctional Manpower and Training
• Corporate Author: Louis Harris and Associates
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

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).