NCJ Number
19075
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ON THE TREND TOWARD COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS FOR JUVENILES, EXPLORING SEVERAL TYPES OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND HIGHLIGHTING PROGRAMS NOW IN USE IN CALIFORNIA AND MASSACHUSETTS.
Abstract
THE CONFLICTING GOALS OF PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES - PUNISHMENT AND REHABILITATION - AND THE LACK OF SUCCESS IN REHABILITATING OFFENDERS WITHIN TRADITIONAL PRISONS ARE BRIEFLY REVIEWED. THE FILM EXAMINES SEVERAL PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AND PORTRAYS A VARIETY OF ALTERNATIVES, SUCH AS FOSTER HOMES, GROUP HOMES, HALFWAY HOUSES, AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHICH ARE BEING FOUND FOR YOUNG OFFENDERS. ACTUAL GROUP SESSIONS IN THESE COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES IN WHICH GROUP HOME STAFF AND RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE ARE PRESENTED. THE FILM ALSO AIRS THE VIEWS OF A CALIFORNIA PROBATION OFFICER, PROBES THE HIGH COST OF INSTITUTIONAL CARE, AND PRESENTS THE OBJECTIONS OF SOME PERSONS TO COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)