NCJ Number
93627
Date Published
1984
Length
416 pages
Annotation
Eleven chapters examine various aspects of corrections in Canada, including policy matters, historical factors, and programs.
Abstract
An introduction discusses corrections as a social concept, as a legal entity, as a range of programs, and as a subsystem within the criminal justice system. Separate chapters look at the history of Canadian corrections including American and British influences, the Canadian correctional enterprise, policymaking in Canadian corrections, and correctional planning. Structure of management and administration in corrections are described, and treatment programs (classification, prison education, vocational training, measuring treatment success) are highlighted. Additional sections discuss the delivery of correctional treatment, community-based corrections, correctioanl reform, and the future of corrections in Canada. Tables, chapter references, and an index are included. Appendixes present a chronology of events in Canadian corrections and a portrayal of benchmark system criteria for the classification process.