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This study examined a sample of 417 federally incarcerated male inmates in Canada. It assessed the outcome effects of participation in Education and the Offender Substance Abuse Pre-Release Program (OSAPP) with respect to sanctioned offences committed at Saskatchewan Penitentiary and Edmonton Institution between 2000 and 2003. The study used data from the Correctional Service of Canada’s Offender Management System. One-Way ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, and dependent sample t-tests were used to examine the differences between program participation and recidivism. The study examined the differences among Non-Participants, Education only, OSAPP only, Education then OSAPP, and OSAPP then Education inmates during three time periods, pre-program, during-program, and post-program. Statistically significant differences were found between the Education program group and the Non-Participant group. There were no statistically significant differences among the program groups. Education was effective in reducing the rate of sanctioned offences during the program. OSAPP was effective in reducing the rate of sanctioned offences during the program. The study also assessed differences for Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal inmates. During the program, Aboriginals in Education committed fewer sanctioned offences before than after the program. Aboriginals in the other program groups were no more or less likely to re-offend than Non-Aboriginals. This study establishes Education then OSAPP as successful dynamic security programs. That is, while inmates are assigned to iii these programs the rate of sanctioned offences diminishes, which, in turn contributes to a safer institutional setting. / Thesis (Master, Education) -- Queen's University, 2007-09-07 13:41:22.767

The study reaches an understanding of the boundaries that a society can set, for the provision of comfort conditions using energy efficient building skins in prisons. The aim is to establish the role of facade design in attaining a possible balance between the provision of a humane environment for inmates that would help in rehabilitation efforts on one hand, and the penal system on the other. This study examines the factors that affect the balance between the costs to society of such comfort in energy terms, against rehabilitation. The study provides guidelines to establish this balance in design of prison facades in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emphasis will be on variables that have impact on the design and configurations of building skin. In Western societies, the reform policy in the 18th century produced a new kind of architecture associated with it at that period (Evans, 1982). Prison architecture was part of the punishment regime. The effects of the indoor environment on the inmates and their physical and psychological comfort were not considered (Peters, 1995). The main role of the buildings was to operate as a punishment symbol not only to the offenders, but also to put fear into everyone passing by them (UNSDRI, 1975). The special configuration of the prison buildings of the 18`h century was therefore manifested in the patterns of the indoor space as well as the facade design (Pearce, 1995). Modern concepts of penal theories emphasise the rehabilitation of the prisoners (Lenci, 1977). It is believed that the contemporary institutions should focus more on the effect of the building environment on the individual (Christopher, 1990). Consequently, the contemporary design of prison buildings is to foster a more positive environment. This is mediated by the creation of an environment that is proactive rather than reactive (Spens, 1994). A positive and healthy environment is essential for the inmates' rehabilitation. In order to achieve this goal, comfort is a main concern. The question of comfort in prisons is complex. Large numbers of quantitative and qualitative variables have been identified. This study traces and investigates the development of penal theories, in order to identify the importance of such variables for rehabilitation of inmates. A historical review was essential to fully understand the forces that shaped the development of prisons. The review includes development of prisons in different societies and discusses the penal systems in those societies. The analysis of the historical development of prison buildings also revealed the importance of facade features that reflected the penal theories of certain times and of certain societies. The thesis takes prisons in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a case study. The UAE prisons have moved through different phases of development. The new policy of the Ministry of Interior emphasises the need for rehabilitation and improving the conditions of the inmates. A prototype design has been developed as a model for all prisons in Abu Dhabi. The new design, with its improved environmental conditions, has significant implications on energy consumption with the increase in area per inmate and the introduction of air-conditioning. Emphasis on comfort as one of the main design factors will affect the layout of prisons, the design of the building skin, and the services provided. The proposed prototype is simulated using thermal simulation modelling software in order to understand the thermal performance of the facades. Alternative scenarios, based on prison and design theories and new facade technologies, are developed and compared to the proposed prototype. The thesis concludes with a discussion on the role of facade design on the sustainability of prison buildings taking into account the social, environmental and technical related variables. The thesis argues that the phrase sustainable facade design has always referred to the introduction of appropriate facade configuration in order to achieve energy efficiency. In prison buildings, however, a typology driven by cultural values and social theories, socioeconomic factors have great impacts on the sustainable design of prisons' facades. Hence, achieving sustainable prison facade design is conditioned by coupling social aspects of prison buildings with technical energy saving measures.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-76).

Thesis (M.S.)--Drexel Institute of Technology, 1955. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-58).

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In 1956 the Fauteux Committee recommended to the Canadian Parliament that the Federal Government should take over responsibility for care and treatment of all persons sentenced under federal laws to periods of imprisonment longer than six months. The provinces would retain responsibility only for short-termers. Since then, there has been a tendency among correctional workers to regard the main responsibility which would emerge from such a division as the Dominion's. This is, however, a doubtful view. For every person who is sentenced to a long prison term in Canada, there are about ten other people who get short sentences. In recent years, the short prison sentenced has been condemned as useless by many leading criminologists in both North America and Europe. Accordingly, this study sets out to explore the problems and possible therapeutic values of short sentences. These must be considered in answering the question of what the provincial governments might do, should the Fauteux recommendation be adopted. In the first two chapters, Canadian corrections history is recounted, the criticisms of short sentences are examined, and the research problem is formulated. In Chapter Three, statutory and statistical data are analyzed with a view to determining who are the people who get short terms. The last half of the thesis is devoted to an examination of the criminological literature to see what light it can throw on the therapeutic possibilities of short-term imprisonment. In Chapter Four, the treatment methods used in corrections are tentatively classified, and their appropriateness for short-term prisons provisionally evaluated. In Chapter Five, three "clinical models" of short-term inmates, selected on the basis of their statistical and theoretical relevance are more thoroughly discussed, with attention to clinical characteristics and treatment experience. This study was intended primarily as a reconnaissance of the problem, area, and definitive conclusions were not anticipated. Nevertheless three results strongly suggest themselves, (a) Many people are being given short prison sentences, not because it is expected that beneficial effects will result therefrom, but simply because no other acceptable dispositions are known to the courts to be available. (b) The majority of these people could probably be treated more effectively in some outpatient or inpatient facility other than a custodial institution, (c) For the therapeutic potentialities of the prison itself (if it has any) to be effectively utilized, there is a need for much more adequate criteria and selection facilities for determining who should be admitted to these institutions; and there is a need also for a much more comprehensive program of complementary welfare services. / Arts, Faculty of / Social Work, School of / Graduate

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.