US CORRECTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS - A SUMMARY OF THE OFFICIAL US REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS

• NCJ Number: 25650
• Journal: RESOLUTION OF CORRECTIONAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES Volume: 1 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1975) Pages: 55-60
• Author(s): D L SKOLER; R E WEBB
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-TA-99-0005
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: South Carolina Dept of Corrections
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.N. STANDARDS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SURVEY MEASURING U.S. COMPLIANCE, AND AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION BY THE U.S. OF RELATED GROUPS OF RULES.

Abstract

THE GENERAL PROFILE WHICH EMERGED FROM THE UNITED STATES RESPONSES INDICATES SUBSTANTIAL AND SIGNIFICANT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE STANDARD MINIMUM RULES, BUT AT VARYING LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT RULES, AND AS A MATTER OF DESIRABLE CORRECTIONAL PRACTICE AND POLICY (PERHAPS MOTIVATED BY OTHER STANDARDS OF MODELS) RATHER THAN ANY EXPLICIT OR CONSCIOUS ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW THE RULES AS SUCH. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)