CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN POLK COUNTY, IOWA, V 5, CORRECTIONS - DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS - AN INTERIM REPORT

• NCJ Number: 11289
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 309 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0003
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Drake University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DESCRIBES DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND COURT SERVICES AND PRESENTS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF BASELINE DATA.

Abstract

COMMENTS ARE MADE ON THE DES MOINES CITY JAIL, THE POLK COUNTY JAIL AND THE HARRISON TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL. IN DISCUSSING THE POLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COURT SERVICES, HIGHLIGHTS ARE GIVEN OF THE PRETRIAL RELEASE PROJECT, THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROJECT, AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT. TOPICS COVERED ON THE FORT DES MOINES RESIDENTIAL CORRECTIONS FACILITY INCLUDE SETTING AND PHYSICAL DESIGN OF THE INSTITUTION, ORGANIZATION, CLIENT SELECTION, PROCESS AND PROCEDURE, TREATMENT, CUSTODIAL ACTIVITY, SECURITY, AND TRANSPORTATION. ATTENTION IS THEN GIVEN TO THE INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES DIVISION AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OF THE IOWA BUREAU OF ADULT CORRECTIONS SERVICES. AN ANALYSIS OF BASELINE DATA IS PRESENTED FOR THE POLK COUNTY JAIL, THE POLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COURT SERVICES., AND THE IOWA BUREAU OF ADULT CORRECTIONS SERVICES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM OF POLK COUNTY ARE MADE.