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58 Prison J. 2 (1978)

handle is hein.journals/prsjrnl58 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Correctional treatment has been under considerable criticism in recent years from its traditional friends as well as foes for several reasons. First, it has failed to demonstrate any significant results in recidivism statistics. Secondly, when linked to parole or pretrial diversion, its involuntary provisions for the offender have tended to weaken its effectiveness and have turned it into a game to be played. Thirdly, the revival of the philosophy that prison is punishment has drawn attention away from rehabilitative efforts. In the pendulum swing of correctional theory this adjustment may prove timely. At very least, it has modified an unwarranted optimism that rehabilitation will be the solution to the problem of crime. Having passed through this era, however, we believe that it is time to return our attention to correctional treatment without illu- sions. Throughout the recent debate the defenders of treatment have argued that treatment programs have never been given a full opportunity to prove themselves, but have been thrust to the periph- ery of the correctional process by security concerns. Manpower sta- tistics comparing the number of program and custodial personnel are often appropriately cited in this regard. More fundamentally, one can argue that when government assumes a person as a ward in an institution, it is obligated legally and morally to provide ser- vices (educational and psychological) that would be available in the community on a voluntary basis. Our hope is that we will enter into a new era of correctional treatment. This issue of The Prison Journal is dedicated to that proposition. R. A.D. 2

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