Marketing Recreation and Functionally Related Products and Services: Factors Influencing Product and Service Success

The popularity of recreation as a marketing tool is being influenced by the personal involvement of participants and the positive outcomes from the experience. It is the direct association of products and services with the positive emotions that yields the greatest results. The macro trends that are causing these positive feelings are a societal factors that will continue to influence the cultures well into the future

Commercial Recreation and Tourism: A Suggested Educational Program and Philosophy

The establishment of quality products and services is essential for the growth of the profession. One of the ways of achieving this is through the better understanding of curriculum preparation processes. This article reviews the major components and provides an overview of some major curriculum issues

Leisurized Marketing: Discovering and Understanding a Significant Trend

The use of leisure in marketing of products and services has become a popular technique. It has been very effective as a marketing tool

The Future of World\u27s Fairs: A Primer for Planning a Success

The history of world\u27s fairs contain both success and failure stories. The role of world\u27s fairs has shifted from more of a technical to an educational, cultural event. The key elements to success in the future are astute managers and creative themes with an entertainment focus

Trends in Growth and Segmentation of the Theme/Amusement Park Industry

In this article the author updates current predictions for growth and segmentation of the theme/amusement park industry. There is an examination of factors contributing to growth including the casino industry, shopping industry, psychographic and demographic factors, leisured marketing and the boom in small and mid-sized facilities

A Perspective on Career Preparation for Travel Agencies and Tour Companies

Many questions are being raised about the competencies needed for better development of the profession. This article examines some of these competencies and prioritizes them

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Includes front cover, editorial board, table of contents, and issue introduction by Jack Samuel

Use of a Brief Screening Tool to Assess Intellectual Functioning in a Forensic Population

Individuals with intellectual disability are over-represented in forensic settings, including jails, prisons and forensic psychiatric treatment units. Identification of intellectual disability is important in such settings, especially in light of the implications of intellectual disability in legal issues including competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility and capital sentencing. We examined the utility of a brief test of intelligence (PROFOKS), assessing knowledge of proverbs, fund of knowledge and similarities in a series of 29 inpatients residing in a forensic psychiatric unit. PROFOKS correlated strongly with performance on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI), including the full scale, verbal and performance IQs and WASI subscales. The PROFOKS appears to be a useful screening tool in identifying intellectual disability in a forensic psychiatric population