Most studies done on the female offender have centred
on problems of homosexuality.
This study is concerned with female drug addicts
who have been interned in a treatment-oriented correctional
institution.
In doing this investigation, the focus was on two
aspects: the temporal routine of the inmates and the matrons,
and the attitudes of both groups towards: rehabilitation
goals, the institution as a treatment centre, and institutional
practices.
The data collection was based primarily on participation
in and observation of the interaction between the inmates
and the matrons, supplemented with interviews of the
members of both groups.
It was through the participant-observation that I
was able to penetrate the elements of the core culture. In
this sense, the core culture refers to the complex of attitudes
and practices of matrons and inmates centering around parole.
Several institutional constraints seemed to be
influencing the effectiveness of therapy programmes. Among
these constraints, attention was given to an examination of:
the treatment-versus-custody roles of the staff, the structure
and composition of therapy groups, and the extent of inmate
participation in therapy programmes. / Arts, Faculty of / Anthropology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/41943 |
| Date | January 1973 |
| Creators | Sanderson, Margo Ruth Joy |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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