NCJ Number
175318
Date Published
1998
Length
133 pages
Annotation
This publication describes 47 criminal justice facilities that represent the state-of-the-art in prisons, jails, courts, juvenile justice, and law enforcement facilities and is intended as a resource for architects and users involved in justice architecture planning, design, and construction.
Abstract
The facilities were selected from 64 facility projects submitted to the Committee on Architecture for Justice of the American Institute of Architects. Eight of the projects received citations from the reviewers, who commented that facilities are becoming larger and that ongoing operational costs will be the downside of the construction boom. The review committee also noted that several detention and corrections projects used the borrowed-light concept, that the tendency toward creating harsh, high-security surroundings in juvenile facilities is disturbing. It also noted that law enforcement projects demonstrate the strong trend toward community service and that courts are integrating new technologies smoothly into their design to improve efficiency and security. The description of each project includes photographs; floor plans or sections; a statement by the architect; and information about the owner, type of facility, type of construction, site and building area, capacity, cost, status, and professionals involved in design and building. Index of architects