It is extremely difficult to identify social deviants that wish to rehabilitate themselves, conform to societal rules, and to participate in the growth and development of the environments from whence they came. This becomes extremely difficult in the penitentiary because committed persons become embroiled in all designed to rehabilitate them, however they participate in those programs to attain go
od conduct credits that can lead to an early release from incarceration, instead of participating in these programs to gain the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding from them that would allow them to be successful after incarceration. On a whole not even the acquisition of General Equivalency Diplomas and undergraduate degrees are wholeheartedly pursued for the upliftment of the individual, but again they are acquired for the attainment of good conduct credits. Sincerity and devotion to rehabilitation to be necessary for all A.I.M. These are not attributes that are easy to discern the naked eye. It takes observation to see these qualities in an individual and for this reason A.I.M. will work with other, older committed persons who would serve as program volunteers to identify those individuals who would make suitable program participants. These individuals would observe the actions of program participants over a specified period of time in order to discern the level of sincerity that each could possibly bring to program participation. In this capacity these program participants would act in a mentoring role with the applicants whom would continue after enrollment and participation begins. In the Illinois Department of Corrections there is a multitude of educational, theological, mental health, and social work programs designed to rehabilitate them and prepare committed persons for re-entry to society. It is through these programs that A.I.M. will cull its applicants. Participation in one or all of these programs will see them working towards specific goals, and objectives that will attribute to their own development, and successful re-entry to society.
