NCJ Number
29309
Date Published
1975
Length
60 pages
Annotation
A DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL PROFILE OF CORRECTIONAL OPERATIONS, PLANS, AND ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, JUVENILE AND ADULT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, AND INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS.
Abstract
A STATEMENT OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA CORRECTIONS PHILOSOPHY, PURPOSE, AND METHODS IS FIRST PROVIDED. SPECIAL PROGRAMS DEVELOPED IN LIGHT OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA TRANSITION TO A COMMUNITY-ORIENTED CORRECTIONS EMPHASIS ARE DESCRIBED. THESE INCLUDE DIVERSION PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, PROBATION, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS, PLANNING EFFORTS IN INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS ARE EXAMINED, AND THE OPERATIONS OF EACH BRITISH COLUMBIA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ARE DESCRIBED. A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF INMATE POPULATIONS IS INCLUDED.