NCJ Number
10306
Date Published
1968
Length
328 pages
Annotation
THE POST ADJUDICATORY TREATMENT SYSTEM IS EXAMINED ON THREE LEVELS - THE THEORY OF THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM, ITS ORGANIZATION, AND METHODOLOGY FOR RECIDIVISM PREVENTION.
Abstract
THE CONCEPTS THAT ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR MODERN DAY SYSTEM FOR DEALING WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN ADJUDGED TO HAVE COMMITTED A CRIMINAL OFFENSE ARE SET FORTH, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THESE CONCEPTS HAVE TO ONE ANOTHER ARE SHOWN. THE CONCEPTS INCLUDE THE STATE'S POWER TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN CONDUCT, GENERAL PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE USE OF SANCTIONS, AND THE ROLE OF PUNISHMENT, REHABILITATION AND PREVENTIVE FORCE. AN OVERVIEW IS PRESENTED OF THE PRESENT NEW YORK STATE METHODS OF ADMINISTERING POST ADJUDICATORY TREATMENT FOR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR. SOME OF THE PROBLEMS CONSIDERED ARE - ALLOCATION OF OFFENDERS TO AGENCIES, PRE-ADJUDICATORY AND CIVIL TREATMENT SYSTEM FUNCTIONS, AND THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN ALLOCATING PEOPLE TO JUDICIAL STATUSES. THE LAST PART OF THE REPORT ANALYZES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PREVENTION OF RECIDIVISM AND OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE SYSTEM, THE BASIC THEORIES OF CRIME CAUSATION AND SUGGESTIONS FOR USE OF THE THEORIES IN ALIGNING TREATMENT METHODS WITH TREATMENT NEEDS.