ETHNIC GROUP MEMBERS AND THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM - A QUESTION - A QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

• NCJ Number: 29022
• Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1974) Pages: 35-52
• Author(s): Y DANDURAND
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Criminal Justice Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THE PROBLEM OF RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN REQUIRES SOLUTIONS WHICH GO BEYOND MODIFICATIONS OF ALREADY EXISTING INSTITUTIONALIZED MEANS OF ADMINISTRATION, INTERVENTION, AND TREATMENT.

Abstract

SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES ARE EXAMINED TO SHOW HOW THE PROBLEM OF DEALING WITH ETHNIC CLIENTS IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IS BASIC ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THE CONCLUSION IS DRAWN THAT THE PROBLEM MUST BE STUDIED FROM WIDER POLITICAL, MORAL, AND SOCIAL POLICY PERSPECTIVES. --SUMMARY IN FRENCH