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Book Reviews Tantalisingly, Dr. Giallombardo covers in three Society of Women: By Rose Giallombardo. chapters her observations on the stated change of Sydney: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1966. prison policy to include emphasis on treatment in 244 pp. $6.50. addition to the main goals of custody and self- sufficiency of the prison. The fact that no additional This relatively short, rather expensive book is a personnel, let alone trained, treatment oriented per- sociological study of the United States Federal Re- sonnel, were added to the staff, and that the new formatory for Women in Alderson, West Virginia. position of Associate Warden—Treatment was filled The' presentation is at times unsatisfying in coverage, by the former superintendent of the garment shop, yet at times intriguing and fascinating. Dr. Giallom- would suggest that this paradoxical situation could bardo, at present Assistant Professor of Sociology at be the subject of an entire study in itself. New York University, examines the formal organisa- tional structure of the institution as well as the Departing from the examination of administrative informal social structure of the inmate population. and staff manipulation of bureaucratically mandated This is all done in 188 pages of text. treatment and classification programmes, the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

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Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 20 (2): 1 – May 1, 1967
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Tantalisingly, Dr. Giallombardo covers in three Society of Women: By Rose Giallombardo. chapters her observations on the stated change of Sydney: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1966. prison policy to include emphasis on treatment in 244 pp. $6.50. addition to the main goals of custody and self- sufficiency of the prison. The fact that no additional This relatively short, rather expensive book is a personnel, let alone trained, treatment oriented per- sociological study of the United States...
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Abstract

Tantalisingly, Dr. Giallombardo covers in three Society of Women: By Rose Giallombardo. chapters her observations on the stated change of Sydney: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1966. prison policy to include emphasis on treatment in 244 pp. $6.50. addition to the main goals of custody and self- sufficiency of the prison. The fact that no additional This relatively short, rather expensive book is a personnel, let alone trained, treatment oriented per- sociological study of the United States Federal Re- sonnel, were added to the staff, and that the new formatory for Women in Alderson, West Virginia. position of Associate Warden—Treatment was filled The' presentation is at times unsatisfying in coverage, by the former superintendent of the garment shop, yet at times intriguing and fascinating. Dr. Giallom- would suggest that this paradoxical situation could bardo, at present Assistant Professor of Sociology at be the subject of an entire study in itself. New York University, examines the formal organisa- tional structure of the institution as well as the Departing from the examination of administrative informal social structure of the inmate population. and staff manipulation of bureaucratically mandated This is all done in 188 pages of text. treatment and classification programmes, the

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: May 1, 1967

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