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Date: April 29, 2024 Mon
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Results for correctional programs (canada)
2 results foundAuthor: Conference Board of Canada Title: The Net Federal Fiscal Benefit of CSC Programming Summary: This report presents the findings of a cost-benefit analysis of seven categories of correctional programming. The seven categories of programming were: violence prevention, family violence, substance abuse, sex offender, living skills, education, and employment. The cost-benefit analysis found that most correctional program areas provide a positive fiscal net benefit to the Canadian Government. Details: Ottawa: Correctional Service of Canada, 2009. 50p. Source: 2009 No. R-208 Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 116196 Keywords: Correctional Programs (Canada)Cost-Benefit Analysis |
Author: Serin, Ralph C. Title: Offender Incentives and Behavioural Management Strategies Summary: This review juxtaposes several themes across more than three decades in an effort to highlight consensus in the published literature regarding factors that might influence offender behaviour. To reduce the occurrence of misconducts and violence in prisons, various strategies have been explored. Contingency management programs in the form of individual and systemic incentives are the focus of this discussion, with examples drawn from both correctional and non-correctional settings. It is clear that the development of behavioural management strategies is complex in that only a minority of offenders commit serious misconducts and that issues of fairness are often compromised when broad-based discipline strategies are attempted. Overall, the results regarding the effectiveness of incentive systems to manage offender behaviour is mixed. There is increasing consensus regarding what not to do but far less consensus regarding viable next steps. This review sets the stage for discussions about effectiveness; policy development; policy implementation; and context. Liebling’s (2008) paper is perhaps the most ambitious and salient among all published work in that it provides a meaningful context to appreciate the purpose and challenges of implementing a standardized incentive model in a correctional setting. Much of her comments mirror discussions that have surrounded this topic in Canada and at Correctional Service of Canada for the past decade. From that perspective, it is a useful start point for the subsequent aspects of this work (consultation, identification of offender-centric incentives, measurement of offender compliance, etc.). Details: Ottawa: Research Branch, Correctional Service of Canada, 2009. 77p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Report 2010 N° R-214: Accessed March 26, 2011 at: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r214/r214-eng.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Canada URL: http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/rsrch/reports/r214/r214-eng.pdf Shelf Number: 121119 Keywords: Correctional Programs (Canada)PrisonersRehabilitation |