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22 Canadian J. Criminology 66 (1980)
A Second Evaluation of the Rideau Inmate Volunteer Program

handle is hein.journals/cjccj22 and id is 68 raw text is: A Second Evaluation of the Rideau Inmate Volunteer Program1 PAUL GENDREAU2 RIDEAU CORRECTIONAL CENTRE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DORETTA BURKE PLANNING & RESEARCH BRANCH ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES BRIAN A. GRANT DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY En 1974, le Centre correctionnel Rideau a institu6 un programme de b6n6volat chez les d6tenus conjointement avec les Minist&res ontariens de la Sant6 et des Services communautaires et sociaux. La pr6sente investigation a cherch6 a r6p6ter et a amplifier la premiere 6valuation du programme men6e en 1974-75. Les r6sultats r6unis en 1976-77 ont montr6 que le programme demeurait fructueux et constituait une precieuse exp6rience 6ducative pour les b6n6voles. En outre, la pr6sente 6tude a tir6 au clair certaines des questions administratives et theoriques du programme soulev6es durant la premiere s6rie d'6valuations. Rideau Correctional Centre (RCC) of the Ontario Ministry of Correc- tional Services receives offenders with sentences of less than 2 years and serves as a medium security institution that provides long-term programming needs for the Eastern region of the province. In 1974 institutional authorities decided to initiate an inmate volunteer program. For a complete description of the program and its functioning see Gendreau, Marquis, & Hudson.1 Very briefly, the program involved inmates volunteering to work 5 days a week in two settings. These were a centre for the retarded, Rideau Regional Centre of the Ontario Ministry of Community & Social Services, and the geriatric unit at Brockville Psychiatric Hospital of the Ontario Ministry of Health. Four factors contributed to the immediate success of the program. First, the concept of having offenders supply services for the retarded and the aged was appealing. Not surprisingly, the program received extensive local and national media coverage. Second, the volunteer aspect of the program occurred at about the time the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services was developing volunteer services. Third, the extent to which three ministries were co-operating and providing for each other's programming needs ensured continued program support. Finally, the first evaluation of the program15 also indicated that the program had benefited the participating inmates.

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