NCJ Number
59430
Date Published
1979
Length
546 pages
Annotation
THE MORE THAN 400 SOURCES CITED IN THIS REFERENCE WORK PROVIDES CONCEPTS IN CRIMINOLOGY FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT AND DESCRIBES THE CURRENT STATUS OF FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONS.
Abstract
THIS REFERENCE DICTIONARY IS DESIGNED FOR USE BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF READERS. THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENT CAN USE IT AS AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE; THE GRADUATE STUDENT WILL FINE THAT THE WORK PULLS INFORMATION FROM A MULTITUDE OF SOURCES INTO ONE QUICK INFORMATION SOURCE; THE CONCERNED CITIZEN INTERESTED IN PRISONS AND PRISON REFORM CAN USE THIS GUIDE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUES IN THE FIELD AND REFORMS IN THE SYSTEM, AND LOCATE OTHER GROUPS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING PRISON CONDITIONS; THE PROFESSIONAL CAN USE IT AS A FACT FILE IDENTIFYING PRISON LOCATIONS AND CAPACITIES AND OUTLINING KEY ARGUMENTS IN CONTROVERSIES; AND INMATES CAN FIND THE ADDRESSES OF GROUPS THAT PROVIDE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FOCUS OF THE MATERIALS IS ON CONTEMPORARY PENOLOGY, WITH HISTORICAL REFERENCE. IDEOLOGICAL DISPUTES AND THE REFORMS IMPLEMENTED OVER THE LAST DECADE ARE DOCUMENTED. SEVERAL ENTRIES PROVIDE PROFILES OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONALITIES IN PENOLOGY; ANOTHER CATEGORY OF ENTRIES INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE PRISON SYSTEMS AND SOME OF THE MORE FAMOUS INDIVIDUAL PRISONS; THESE ENTRIES PROVIDE BASIC INFORMATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES, THE LOCATION AND CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUAL UNITS, FACILITIES FOR HOUSING MALE AND FEMALE ADULTS AND JUVENILES, AND IN SELECTED CASES, THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF THE SYSTEMS. THE APPENDIXES PRESENT ADDRESSES OF ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES, AND CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS AS WELL S STATISTICAL DATA. MANY OF THE ENTRIES ARE CROSS--REFERENCED, AND AN INDEX AND BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPLEMENT THE REFERENCES. (MHP)