NCJ Number
503
Date Published
1967
Length
71 pages
Annotation
UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF CORRECTIONAL AND PROBATIONS PERSONNEL AND TRAINING IN RURAL SETTINGS.
Abstract
CHARACTERISTICS DISCUSSED ARE THE SMALL SIZE OF THE RURAL CORRECTIONAL SETTING, HETEROGENEITY OF THE STAFF, LACK OF PREVIOUS TRAINING, AND THE NATURE OF PARTICULAR RURAL SOCIAL SYSTEMS. THE DEVELOPMENT, OPERATION, AND EVALUATION PHASES, CHANGES DESIRED IN DIRECT SERVICE AT ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY LEVELS ARE REVIEWED.