NCJ Number
16771
Date Published
1974
Length
69 pages
Annotation
SURVEYS THE CORRECTIONAL POLICIES AND OPERATIONS OF THE FIFTY STATE SYSTEMS, THE FEDERAL SYSTEM, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Abstract
ANY ATTEMPT TO SURVEY U.S. COMPLIANCE WITH A SET OF STANDARDS SUCH AS THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS IS A MAJOR TASK. THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE COVERING IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION OF THE UN STANDARD MINIMUM RULES IN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE UN FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL. IT WAS ARRANGED THAT THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICE (WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS) WOULD UNDERTAKE TO SURVEY THE 53 JURISDICTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADULT CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OF THE NATION. PART ONE OF THE SURVEY CONTAINS FIVE QUESTIONS THAT INVOLVED THE INFLUENCE OF THE RULES ON THE PRISON LAW AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE, THE EMBODIMENT OF RULES PRINCIPLES IN LOCAL LAW, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE UN RULES ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES. PART TWO OF THE SURVEY SEEKS TO MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN RULES IN PRACTICE. PART THREE REQUESTS ONLY WRITTEN-TYPE ANSWERS TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON MEASURES PLANNED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UN RULES IN THE STATE, SUPPLEMENTAL DATA ON EXPERIMENTS OR INNOVATIONS WHICH DEVIATE FROM THE RULES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RULES WHICH MIGHT BE ADOPTED. THE BULK OF THE RESPONSE DATA IS PORTRAYED IN A COMPREHENSIVE TABULATION OF ALL OBJECTIVE RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS IN PARTS ONE AND TWO OF THE SURVEY. (SNI ABSTRACT)