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Peer reviewedMuhammad, Mika'il A. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1996
Examines questions regarding the perceptions of New York State prisoners (N=263), their chances of an early release, and their strategies to expedite the release process. Findings suggest that inmates view all activities thought to expedite release as important. Many prisoners wished to eliminate the "game playing" thought associated…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Prisoners, Released Time
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Bernard J.; McCarthy, Belinda Rodgers – Journal of Correctional Education, 1984
Study release programs (in which selected inmates attend school in the community) have not realized ther full potential due to (1) decline of the rehabilitation ethic, (2) job placement as a condition of parole, (3) funding, and (4) inmate motivation. (SK)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Postsecondary Education, Prisoners
Peer reviewedKnox, William E.; Humphrey, John A. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1981
Analyzed the process of granting work release. Administrative data on a 10 percent random sample of incarcerated males provided the basis for a path analysis. High custody grade was found to have a very strong direct path with granting of work releases. Other variables had weaker paths. (Author)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Court Role, Economic Factors
