NCJ Number
36249
Date Published
1976
Length
7 pages
Annotation
EXAMINATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF CONTROL DEVELOPED BY CORRECTIONAL OFFICIALS IN GROUP HOMES IN ENGLAND WITHIN A FRAMEWORK PROVIDED BY SOCIOLOGICAL WRITERS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR ANALYZES THREE CONCEPTS - THE TOTAL INSTITUTION, THE TRANSACTIONALIST CONCEPT OF DEVIANCE, AND THE CONCEPT OF THE INFORMAL SOCIAL SYSTEM. THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MORTIFICATION PROCESS, DEVIANCE AMPLICATION POSSIBLITIES, AND EXISTENCE OF INFORMAL SOCIAL SYSTEMS IN GROUP HOMES IS EMPHASIZED.