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Scull, Andrew – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
The outcomes of deinstitutionalization programs for criminals and the mentally ill have not matched expectations. Community alternatives have become extensions of the penal system. For the chronically mentally ill, granting the negative right of freedom from organized interference has often meant denial of the right to care and attention.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Community Attitudes, Community Support, Correctional Institutions
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Sarri, Rosemary – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Empirical data show that there are more negative consequences for youth offenders committed to institutional rather than community-based programs. However, public policy, governed by political factors rather than knowledge of the relative effectiveness of alternative programs, favors punishment and retribution over rehabilitation goals.…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Programs, Community Support, Comparative Analysis
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Zellman, Gail L. – 1978
The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) provides financial assistance to nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to support school desegregation programs or reduce minority group isolation. In this volume the effectiveness of ESAA-NPOs and non-ESAA-funded groups is examined. The analysis, based on data from 131 community organizations in 40 school districts…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Organizations, Community Support, Desegregation Effects
Trachtman, Leon E.; And Others – 1991
A study investigated the introduction of an experimental school-centered and neighborhood-oriented communication system in a small midwestern town. It was anticipated that normal parent-teacher-school communication would be enhanced by the electronic messaging potential of the system. Researchers observed the entire adoption process from the…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Community Attitudes, Community Study, Community Support
Steilacoom Prisoners' Support House, WA. – 1975
The report evaluates a project to stimulate dialog between staff and inmates of a Federal penitentiary and members of a nearby community. The purpose was to bring prison and community people together to begin discussion of crime, punishment, rehabilitation, and recidivism in an atmosphere of informed, reflective thought. Nearly 500 people…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Community Relations