Unknown Case : Classfication Board Only
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WNYC's public service series with NYC Department of Correction.
The Classification Board ([not listed] Dr. Harold R. Fox, Psychiatrist, Riker's Island Penitentiary; Captain Jerome Adler, Captain in charge of classification and assignment at Riker's Island; George E. Mears, Probation Officer, Kings County; Milton B. Lewis, Assistant Director of Education, Riker's Island; Norman M. Stone, Correction Department Executive Secretary; Dr. Bertram Pollens, Executive Secretary, New York Consultation Center; Dr. Harold R. Fox, Psychiatrist, Riker's Island Penitentiary) discusses an unintroduced case.
Stone: Who could we assign him to?
Mears: He could be a clerk for a correction officer. He will take on an attachment.
Stone: We must caution all members of the staff of his needs. What type of mechanical skill should he receive?
Unidentified: Sheet metal experience.
Adler: Machine shop is more secure.
Pollens: Emotional makeup in terms of a suitable assignment. Auto mechanics would be wiser than sheet metal because it lends itself to freelancing and individualization, more of an opportunity to work for himself.
Fox: Severe behavior disorder, bordering on psychopathic disorder. He is fighting his way through life instead of trying to understand people.
Mears: He attends church regularly. At 19, the crossroads of his life, his experience in the institution will determine how serious he becomes in his antisocial behavior.
Lewis: Courses in journalism and English. If he is given the opportunity to express himself, he might prove to have a bit of talent along those lines.
Pollens: Post institutional program?
Stone: Too soon!
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 8641
Municipal archives id: LT926
