EFFECTS ON WOMEN INMATES OF FACILITATION ON TRAINING PROVIDED CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 13752
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 5-12
• Author(s): S E KATRIN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EFFECTIVENESS OF A FORTY-HOUR, THIRTEEN-WEEK HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF INMATE CHANGE.

Abstract

SELECTED BEHAVIOR, FEELINGS, AND PERCEPTIONS OF A RANDOMLY SELECTED SAMPLE OF 105 FEMALE INMATES AT THE GEORGIA REHABILITATION CENTER FOR WOMEN WERE INVESTIGATED. THE CORRECTIONAL STAFF TRAINING PROGRAM INVOLVED EMPATHIC UNDERSTANDING IN INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES AND ROLE-PLAYING. RESULTS REVEALED THAT THE INMATE ANXIETY LEVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED, THEIR INTEREST IN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS INCREASED, AND THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS' ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND DISCRIMINATE AT A HIGHER FACILITATIVE LEVEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)