NCJ Number
8865
Date Published
1969
Length
64 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM WITH BROAD GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED FOR FUTURE CHANGES.
Abstract
THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE GREATER EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS TO MEET THE OFFENDER'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WITHIN THE INSTITUTION AND IN THE COMMUNITY, A GREATER NUMBER OF TRAINED AND MOTIVATED PERSONNEL IN ALL PHASES OF THE SYSTEM, AND OVERALL PLANNING AND EVALUATION FOR THE ENTIRE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.