Data are presented showing the impact of two experimental programs
on the social climates of two institutions for male delinquents. As part of
a research project in which behavior modification was introduced in one
institution and transactional analysis in another, the Correctional In
stitutions' Environment Scale was administered once early in the study
and again more than two years later. Large differences in the perceptions
of residents were obtained on posttests, with those in the transactional
analysis program expressing more positive opinions about their relation
ships with staff and the usefulness of the program.
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