NCJ Number
14091
Date Published
1974
Length
384 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS A TEXTBOOK TO PROVIDE A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE ADULT CORRECTIONAL SUBSYSTEMS OF PROBATION, INSTITUTIONALIZATION, AND PAROLE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO THE THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
THIS IS AN ANTHOLOGY OF READINGS THAT INCLUDES A TREATMENT OF THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY CHARACTER AND PHILOSOPHY OF CORRECTIONS. QUALIFICATIONS, RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF PERSONNEL IS CONSIDERED. A SECTION ON THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF CORRECTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION IS INCLUDED.