Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

.~. ---..ot--~.....--- -- ~------_._-_. '-Sourcebook of Crlminol Justice Statistics 1983Table 1.61 Volunteer programs in correctional systems, by selected characteristics and jurisdiction, 1982--ContinuedVolunteerprogram inJurisdiction department Administered by whom?NebraskaNevadoNew i-hmpshireNew Jersey.New MexicoNew YorkNJrth CarolinaNJrth DakotaOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesSee footnotes at end of table.By individual institutions.Senior Chaplain oversees program.New I-hmpshire has no Deportmentof Corrections--VolunteerProgram, as are all services,administered by the State Prison.By individual institutions andBureou of Parole.The programs involving volunteersare adm;nistered out of centraloffice, with individualinstitution contact persons.Four Regional Coordinatorssupervise 24 local Supervisors.Overall coordination of thevolunteer program is theresponsibility of the programconsultant. The program withinthe divisions is theresponsibility of the AssistantDirector for Program Services.State Penitentiary (which iiiDepartment of Corrections)administers program.Generally administered by eachfacility with only loose indirectCentral Office supervision. Thereis a new pilot/demonstrationproject being planned to set! whatsuch a program con do. There willbe one project at 0 CommunityTreatment Center, a Probation andParole District Office, and a(prison) co;rr~ctional center.Individual institutic>ns and FieldService regions admhister andmaintain their own programs.Centrally directed via policyrequirements.Coordinator of CommunityResources. Central Department ofCorrections.f\lmber ofregistered volunteersIn departmentI-hw are volunteers recruited? 7/ I /81-7/1 /82Through universities,organizations, churches, word ofmouth.Speaking engagements, word ofmouth by other volunteers, activerecruitment.Potential volunteer fills outrequest form; he then must beapproved by the division head.Usually through public speakingengagements at service clubsand church groups.Usually by other volunteers, or bystoff soliciting assistance insome project.After a facility needs assessment,volunteers are recruited to meetthe qualifications of individualjob descriptions. Mass recruitingis discouraged. Staff and irmatevolunteers are utilized. Alsohave contacts through localcommunity groups, colleges,Voluntary Action Centers, etc.Various methods, includingone-to-one contact, media,speec;,es to groups (such aschurches, classes) and othervolunteers.Most contact institutions andrequest to provide theirservices. Many volunteer afterthe Warden or Director ofPrograrm let needs be knownthrough speeches, press,workshops, etc.By staff contacts with theirprofessional counterparts Incolleges, uniVersities, and atother State agencies. Generally,they are recruited by themselves.Public speaking engagements,student practicum programs, anddirect inquiry from generalpublic.Via Deputy for Treatment at localinstitution or Coordinator ofConmunity Resources at centraloffice.142325(e)971871,700Typical volunteerduties and servicesMany meet individually or ingroups with Inmates Insideinstitutions.Chapel services, Bible studies,counseling, porole programs andsupport groups.Religious, counseling,educational.Visitation, teaching (tutoringand crafts), some churches workon community plocements forparolees.Many teach special classes,provide tutoring, visiting,entertainment, teach aboutvarious cultural practices, suchas N:1tive American inmates.Tutoring, pre-release services,religious programs, educational,vocational, arts and crofts,theatre, counseling, cl)lturalprograms, special events, specialprojects.Instruction (as In tutoring, artsand crofts), office assistance,recreation, prison libraries,speaking to Inmates, organizedgroups who provide services (forexample Jaycees, AlcoholicsAnonymous), religious activities,employment /residence assistance,transportation, others.Friends program, Bible studygroups, counseling, hobbyvolunteers, art instruction,remedial reading, lecturepersonnel, etc.Counseling.Wide range from teaching tocounseling and/or transporting ofcertain custody Inmates andclients.Provide tutoring--instruction Inreading, art, music, Bible study,etc. ond provide othereducational and/or therapeuticprogramning.II !IiIII;I,iI.I'IJ'IiIIr1;III,Ii!1i\I! iLI:l'IiI:IiIIs orientationtraining requiredfor all volunteers?Yes; all volunteers are providedorientation to the system, theinstitution, and the Irmates.Yes; three-hour training programprovided by training officer.Yes; the coordinator providesorientation to rules of theinstitution and the role of thevolunteer.Yes; policy and procedure requirethat volunteers be givenorientation to the institution,training In irmate lifestyle,etc. Volunteers may attendappropriate sessions at theTraining Academy.Yes; orientation includes a tourof the facility, a meeting withthe person responsible forsupervision, an explanation ofthe rules and regulations,specifi-: training would bedesigned by the area in which thevolunteer will be working.Yes; all receive orientation tothe volunteer program, rules andregulations for the Division, andinformation about the unit inwhich they will be assigned.Y~s; all volunteers. are given anorientation training sessionspelling out expectations, rules,regulations, and guidelines ofwhat we are trying to accomplish.YesYes; a minimum of 8 hoursorientation to polfcy andprocedures, job duties andresponsibilities, ond internalcommunication is required priorto assignment t" any volunteerduty.Yesi all volunteers are required tohave ot least two hours ofinstruction provided by thetrainlna coordinator of the localinstitution. Volllnteers are alsoprovided with materials whichadvise and educate the volunteersrelative to institutional rules,etc.Characteristics of the Criminal Justice Systems