National Study of Innovative and Promising Programs for Women Offenders, 1994-1995 / Merry Morash, Timothy Bynum.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Morash, Merry, 1946-

Bynum, Timothy.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 2788.

ICPSR ; 2788

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR Version, 2006-03-30.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

The purpose of this study was to conduct a national-scale evaluation of correctional facilities housing female offenders in order to assess the effectiveness of current programs, including alternative sanctions and treatment programs, and management practices. The goal was to gather information on ''what works for which women'' with respect to the program characteristics most related to positive outcomes. The first stage of the study consisted of gathering the opinions of administrators in state departments of corrections, including state-level administrators and administrators in institutions for women (Part 1). Administrators from jails that housed women were also interviewed (Part 2). Data collected for Parts 1 and 2 focused on attitudes toward the influx of women into jails and prisons, the needs of incarcerated women, and management and program approaches for meeting those needs. Respondents were asked to identify programs that in their view stood out as especially effective in meeting the needs of incarcerated women. From this list of nominated programs, researchers conducted 62 in-depth telephone interviews with administrators of programs located in jails, prisons, and the community (Part 3). A supplement to this study consisted of telephone interviews with 11 program directors who headed mental health programs that appeared to be "state of the art" for incarcerated women (Part 4). Variables in Parts 1-4 that concern the nominated programs include the underlying principles guiding the programs, whom the programs targeted, what types of staff were employed by the programs, the most positive effects of the programs, and whether program evaluations had been completed. Program effort variables found in Parts 1-4 cover whether the programs focused on trying to treat substance abuse, stop child abuse, provide women with nontraditional job skills, parenting skills, HI... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02788

Contents:

Part 1: State- and Institution-Level Administrator Survey Data; Part 2: Jail Administrator Survey Data; Part 3: Program Administrator Survey Data; Part 4: Mental Health Program Survey Data Supplement

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2006-09-15.

Start: 1994; and end: 1995.

OCLC:

61147912

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