NCJ Number
52511
Editor(s)
J SIMON
Date Published
1978
Length
206 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT FOCUSES ON MAIN DECISION POINTS AFFECTING HOW MANY AND WHAT KINDS OF PRISONERS ENTER CALIFORNIA'S CORRECTIONS SYSTEM AND HOW THESE PRISONERS TAKE VARIOUS PATHWAYS THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
Abstract
FINDINGS OF A SPECIAL PRISONER PROFILE STUDY ARE SUMMARIZED. THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ANALYZE THE DEGREES OF SUPERVISION AND CUSTODY APPROPRIATE TO THE CURRENT PRISON POPULATION AND TO PROJECT FUTURE PRISON POPULATIONS. THE POTENTIAL CHANGES IN THESE PRISON POPULATION SITUATIONS ARE THEN ESTIMATED BY INTRODUCING SEVERAL CONTINGENCIES SUCH AS PENDING LEGISLATION AND POSSIBLE POLICY CHANGES IN STATE OR COUNTY CORRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS. CURRENT PRISONER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES, INCLUDING PRISONER CLASSIFICATION, CUSTODY LEVELS, AND PAROLE SUPERVISION ARE EVALUATED, AND ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM RESPONSES TO BASIC CORRECTIONAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS DISCIPLINE FOR VIOLENT PRISONERS AND MINIMUM SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE INMATES ARE CONSIDERED. THE SPECIFIC REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS ARE SUMMARIZED AND THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN A REVIEW OF INTERVIEWS WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENTS WHICH PROVIDED DATA FOR THE REPORT, REFERENCE DATA FOR POPULATION PROJECTIONS, ANALYSIS, RECOMMENDATIONS, STUDY GENERATED DATA, AND THE PRISONER PROFILE FORM. SEE NCJ 52509-52510 AND 52512-52513. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--DAG)