刑務所における治療的処遇について（2）—矯正処遇技術の体系化に関する研究　その1—

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General outline of therapeutic approach at Nakano Prison continues from the last issue.

(Ⅲ) Readjustment program for so-called untreatable inmates

The treatment activities for the untreatable inmates had been developed mainly through the effort of clinicians, but the program of untreatable inmates can be seen from three defferent standpoints, that is, (1) correctional officer, (2) the management and specialists, (3) inmates. This is reflection of general public’s view of criminal. Therapist, effort, will be fruitless if they do not clearly realize on which standpoint they view the problem. Untreatable inmates segregated in the solitary rooms are alienated people in the institution. Readjustment program had been carried out from 1960 to 1965 for those inmates who were often involved in the violation of rules and had difficulties in adjusting the institutional life. They prepared themselves for returning to the general population in this unit which had several kinds of treatment programs.

(Ⅳ) Discussion on the treatment techniques

With the progress of readjustment program many inmates were treated successfully in this unit for a comoaratively short period and returned to the general population. Along with this unit active counseling program for general population were also organized and more than two thirds of the inmates were enrolled into the program. But these programs declined since 1965 because of criticism by fellow specialists and administrator who thought much of custdy labor. Our misbelief also contributed to the failure that inmate’s personal problems could be solved in the course of the readjustment program. Therapeutic programs tried in the adjustment unit including individual and group counseling, dialy discipline, physical training, chorus, painting, autogenic training, and psychological testing were not fully administered. Sometimes we did not have definite treatment plan for each inmate based on scientific diagnosis. We provided for future development by closely working with correctional officersand reexamining the techniques we used.