NCJ Number
892
Date Published
1967
Length
88 pages
Annotation
A VIEW OF CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS AND PHILOSOPHIES AND AN EXAMINATION OF SEVERAL RECENT APPROACHES ON ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION.
Abstract
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS IS PROVIDED AND THEN THE PRETRIAL, POSTTRIAL, AND POST INCARCERATION PERIODS ARE ANALYZED WITH EMPHASIS PLACED ON SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONAL ALTERNATIVES. CONCLUSIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND ISSUES ARE PRESENTED BY THESE METHODS. BIBLOGRAPHY