NCJ Number
74330
Editor(s)
P Kay,
T Isles
Date Published
1980
Length
276 pages
Annotation
This report of the proceedings of the First Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators summarizes trends and problems, alternatives to imprisonment, management services, and recommendations to be made to the Sixth United Nations Congress.
Abstract
Plenary sessions concerning these four agenda items followed an opening address by the Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology. The delegates concluded that prison institutions tend to reflect the problems of the societies they serve and that discipline, in the sense of mutual respect, should be an essential feature of all work within prison services. In addition, they agreed on the importance of responsible reporting by the media, and they resolved that an Asian and Pacific Correctional Conference Secretariat should be implemented for bringing about further conferences. They also stated that most problems in prisons arose from the lack of a rehabilitation policy and urged that their report receive the full attention of the United Nations in connection with the Sixth United Nations Congress for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders. Papers by participating delegations (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Western Samoa) related to the prescribed agenda. Crime and corrections statistics and forecasts are presented for many of the countries, as are some overviews of the criminal justice systems. In addition, many of the papers outline the organizational structure of corrections systems, provide information on officer selection, recruitment, and promotion, and note education and training provided and required by corrections departments. Examples of alternatives to imprisonment described in the papers include probation and parole (Australia, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka), suspended sentences (most of the countries reporting), community service orders (Sri Lanka), and caning (Hong Kong). For separate papers, see NCJ 74331-53.