Criminon Program
It consists of a series of courses that address why a person turns to a life of crime to begin with, using the research discoveries of Author and Humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard.
The Criminon program is delivered in a secular format so any inmate from any religion can participate. On this page you will see the different ways the program can be facilitated.
Distance Learning Courses
Each student has an assigned supervisor who encourages and assists them through the courses. Students receive the materials and lessons in the mail and get a certificate for each course.
Below you can see the main courses of the program.
The Way to Happiness
This course is the cornerstone of the Criminon program, as it restores an individual’s self-respect, trust and honesty, thereby changing criminal thinking and attitudes. It centers on the booklet The Way to Happiness, a non-religious, common sense code of conduct consisting of 21 precepts.
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Learning Improvement
This course gives a person the tools needed to really understand and apply what he or she has studied. It gives the main reason why a person gives up study and it teaches how to study correctly, preparing inmates to acquire any job skills and therefore becoming able to get and hold an honest job.
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The Truth About Drugs
This course covers the “hows and whys” of drug addiction and how one goes about becoming free from the hold that drugs can have over a person.
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Personal Integrity
In this course, students learn why it is important to be honest with oneself and others and the consequences if one is not. This course has helped many inmates get back into communication with their relatives and shows them they are responsible for their actions.
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Ups and Downs in Life
This course covers the reason why inmates’ lives are a “roller coaster” (improving and then worsening), as well as how to identify and handle anti-social personalities and their negative influences.
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Parenting Skills
This course provides the tools one needs to raise children so they become happy, loving, productive and valued members of society - and so they don’t follow a criminal path.
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Conditions of Life
This course deals directly with the various states, or conditions, an individual can be in, in any area of his or her life, and teaches the exact steps one must follow in order to improve that condition.
Read More >>On-Site Seminars
An on-site seminar is delivered at the institution to a group of juvenile or adult offenders. This is a special delivery setting that promotes the immediate participation of the students, inviting them to both understand and apply the knowledge provided.
Designed to accommodate the needs of every institution, it can be delivered either by a volunteer, a trained Correctional Officer or other staff member, or an inmate who has completed one or more Criminon courses and who wants to help rehabilitate others.
The Way to Happiness Seminar
The Way to Happiness Seminar teaches a non-religious moral code in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. High-quality videos present moral principles as varied as “Take Care of Yourself” and “Do Not Murder”. After each principle is presented the facilitator uses a prepared set of questions to lead the students through a group discussion. Additionally, this seminar requires each student practice treating others the way they would like to be treated. The changes are nothing short of miraculous and they learn 21 ideal qualities of good human conduct such as kindness, honesty, respect and self-control.
The Truth About Drugs Seminar
In The Truth About Drugs Seminar, students first learn what drugs are and how they affect one physically and mentally. This is followed by a series of hard-hitting videos, each illustrating the effects and dangers of the most commonly abused drugs. After each such video, the drug and its effects are examined in a facilitator-led group discussion.
Communication Tools Course
In this course, inmates are taught how to comfortably interact with others and communicate constructively so as to avoid conflict. The students learn how to remain calm in the face of hostility or adversity, maintaining self-control and handling the situation with communication alone and without violence.
L. Ron Hubbard as a Special Officer in Los Angeles
Read what L. Ron Hubbard discovered when working as a Special Officer.
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