JAILS AND SERVICES FOR INMATES - A PERSPECTIVE ON SOME CRITICAL ISSUES

• NCJ Number: 41012
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 14 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1977) Pages: 501-512
• Author(s): C L NEWMAN; B R PRICE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE ROLE AND PURPOSE OF JAILS AND HOW THEY ARE VIEWED IN SOCIETY.

Abstract

THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE JAIL ROLE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS EXPLORED. QUESTIONS ARE RAISED AS TO THE TYPES OF FUNCTIONS WHICH JAILS SHOULD PERFORM, THE APPROPRIATENESS OF JAIL SERVICES, AND ALTERNATIVES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JAILS. THE AUTHORS SUGGEST THAT SOLUTIONS TO THE VARIOUS ISSUES REQUIRE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF AN INFORMED PUBLIC PROVIDING POLICY DIRECTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE PAPER CONCLUDES BY OBSERVING THAT MANY OF THESE CRITICAL JAIL ISSUES CAN FIND SATISFACTORY SOLUTION WHEN THERE IS A JOINT COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND COMMUNITY SECTOR TO ACTIVELY SEEK ANSWERS.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT)....BDS