OHIO - LOCAL CORRECTIONS - WHO WILL ANSWER

• NCJ Number: 13616
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 164 pages
• Corporate Author: Ohio Cmssn on Local Government Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY AND EVALUATION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, BASED ON RESEARCH CONDUCTED FROM OCTOBER, 1973 TO JANUARY, 1974, FINDING GENERALLY INADEQUATE CONDITIONS.

Abstract

DATA WERE GATHERED THROUGH PERSONAL INTERVIEWS, ON-SITE VISITS, MAIL QUESTIONNAIRES AND REVIEW OF NUMEROUS DOCUMENTS. FACILITIES INVESTIGATED WERE JAILS, WORKHOUSES AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. THIS REPORT DISCUSSES EXISTING SERVICES AND RELATED PROBLEM AREAS IN TERMS OF FACILITIES, STAFF PROGRAMS, RECORD KEEPING, AND SPECIFIED CHARACTERISTICS OF PERSONS INCARCERATED. IT WAS FOUND THAT SOCIAL SERVICES, DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS, STAFF TRAINING, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS WERE ALL INADEQUATE. SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNTER THESE PROBLEMS ARE LISTED, INCLUDING MINIMUM STANDARDS, COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS AND MINIMUM CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL STAFF. APPENDIXES INCLUDE A MODEL FOR A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, SAMPLE SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, AND THE TEXT OF THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1973. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)