NCJ Number
25195
Date Published
1975
Length
54 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT ON A 1975 PROJECT TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING CRIME RATES, SENTENCING PROCEDURES, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, POPULATION, STATE LEGISLATION, AND CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHY IS THE ROCK COUNTY JAIL.
Abstract
THE STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY CURRENT INADEQUACIES IN THE ADMINISTRATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE JAIL AND TO INDICATE REMEDIAL ACTION. THE COUNTY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS CONDUCTED THE STUDY, WHICH RELIES ON JAIL RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS, AND INTERVIEWS WITH JAIL STAFF, INMATES, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL. THE STUDY FOUND THE JAIL TO BE OVERCROWDED, PROVIDING INADEQUATE SERVICES TO INMATES, AND INEFFECTIVE AS A CRIME DETERRENT. JAIL ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING WERE JUDGED INADEQUATE. AN OVERALL LACK OF COORDINATION WAS FOUND WITHIN THE COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. EXTENSIVE AND DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR IMPROVEMENT. EXTENSIVE USE IS MADE OF TABLES, CHARTS, AND DIAGRAMS.