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PROBLEMS POSED BY THE 1973 PRISON REFORM IN WEST GERMANY

NCJ Number
28734
Journal
REVUE DE LA SCIENCE CRIMINELLE ET DE DROIT PENAL COMPARE Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY-MARCH 1974) Pages: 23-43
Author(s)
J BAUMANN
Date Published
1974
Length
21 pages
Annotation
CRITICAL DISCUSSION OF 1972 DRAFT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
Abstract
GERMANY HAS BEEN WITHOUT A UNIFIED, COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL CODE OF CORRECTIONAL PROCEDURES SINCE 1871. DISCUSSED ARE METHODS OF TREATMENT, STRUCTURE OF THE INSTITUTIONS, USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION, AND THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM. --IN FRENCH