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Quiet Revolution Revisited

NCJ Number
100646
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Dated: special issue (January 1986) Pages: 97-133
Author(s)
R L Smith
Date Published
1986
Length
37 pages
Annotation
This article chronicles the persons and events that contributed to the rise and ultimate fall of the Probation Subsidy Program -- a plan to provide financial incentives to counties to retain offenders on probation in lieu of commitments to State correctional facilities.
Abstract
The author also speculates about the necessary conditions to rebuild political support for liberal juvenile justice reforms. (Author abstract)