A comparison of northeastern Ohio's man-to-man associates' stated goals and objectives with the perceived goals and objectives of the man-to-man participants

Abstract

This study was an investigation of the Man-to-Man Associates' program in northeastern Ohio. Man-to-Man Associates, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation. Man-to-Man was founded on the principle that providing estranged individuals incarcerated in the various Ohio correctional institutions with a liaison to the outside world while incarcerated and a friend to look to after parole could make a significant difference in that individual's readjustment to society. It is the assumption of the Man-to-Man program that by matching a concerned citizen with an incarcerated individual, that individual can be motivated to improve himself. Although the readjustment of an incarcerated individual is the long range goal of the Man-to-Man program, in attempting to reach this long range goal the organization developed more immediate short range goals. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Man-toMan program participants perceived the goals and responsibilities to be the same as those stated by the Man-to-Man organization. The results of this study indicated that all the participants of the Man-to-Man program perceive the goals and responsibilities to be essentially the same as those purported by the Man-to-Man organization. Therefore, the program is basically targeting those areas for which it came into existence.