2011
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Assessing the Social Climate of Australian Prisons
By Day, Andrew; Casey, Sharon; Vess, James; Huisy, Gina.
Australian Institute of Criminology (Canberra, ACT).
The validation of the Essen Climate Evaluation Schema (EssenCES) is discussed. This instrument is based on the premise that the social climate of a prison can impact the rehabilitation efforts of inmates. Sections of this report include: therapeutic prisons; how social climate can be measured; aims; methodology; results according to factor structure, staff and prisoner perceptions, and convergent validity; discussion—changing the social climate; and conclusion. The “results suggest that the Esse... Read More
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6 pages
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1993
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GDC Diversity
By Kerr, Carroll Saylor.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Georgia Dept. of Corrections (Atlanta, GA).
This document aims to discover the attitudes toward cultural diversity within the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The first exercise is used to determine the employees' perceptions of GDC's awareness of and responses to cultural diversity. A sample of the cultural diversity and climate assessment survey is included, along with a recommended protocol for focused interviews. Also contains an extensive list of references.... Read More
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33 p.
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1988
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Cross-Gender Supervision - Denver, CO - August 12-13, 1988 (Draft, participant manual)
National Institute of Corrections National Academy of Corrections (Boulder, CO).
Objectives of this pilot course include: identifying administrative, supervisory, line staff and inmate perspectives on cross-gender supervision; identifying potential barriers to increased cross-gender assignments from other custody staff; identifying inmates' perspective on cross-gender supervision; defining sexual harassment and discrimination; and emphasizing the need for an effective sexual harassment grievance procedure.... Read More
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1988
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Staff/Inmate Ratios: Why It's So Hard to Get to the Bottom Line
By Krauth, Barbara.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, CD).
Library Information Specialists, Inc. (Boulder, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center, (Boulder, CO).
"The purpose of this paper is to explain why it is so difficult to get to the desired 'bottom line' on the issue of staffing ratios....It is meant to raise awareness about the range of decisions involved in defining the unique characteristics of each facility."--p. 1.... Read More
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23 p.
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