Criminals
Sir, —“The Press” recently reported an address by Dr. D. O. Williams, principal of Methodist Trinity College, Auckland. The report says in part, “The regular return of many offenders to prison had resulted in prison psychologists and chaplains saying, ‘Concentrate on first offenders and let the others go’.” This comment is unnecessarily discouraging to older prisoners since it means to them, “This expert thinks I’m a pretty hopeless case; what’s the use of trying to do better?” It is also incorrect, since Dr. Williams, whom I have never met, is unable to speak for all prison psychologists and chaplains, if in fact he did intend to do so. The road to normal living is obviously more stony for the persistent than for the first offender, but nearly all traverse it eventually. Some psychologists, and other prison staff, are glad to concentrate, not without success, on the persistent offender.— Yours, etc., HARRY COHEN. May 10, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31366, 11 May 1967, Page 12
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