LEGAL ASPECTS OF CONTRACT PAROLE - PREPARED FOR THE PAROLE-CORRECTIONS PROJECT OF THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION

• NCJ Number: 32902
• Author(s): R EPSTEIN; S R LATZ; D LEONARD; P NELSON; A R REIMAN; R K KLEIN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 98 pages
• Grant Number(s): 92-24-72-37; 89-24-72-02
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Corporate Author: UCLA
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF A FOUR-PART STUDY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EFFICACY OF MUTUAL AGREEMENT PROGRAMMING (MAP) IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS.

Abstract

THIS REPORT CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL ABILITY OF PRISONERS TO FORM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTODIAL AUTHORITIES; AN ASSESSMENT OF LEGITIMATE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR MAP; PREPARATION OF A MODEL CONTRACT AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL NECESSITY OF ITS TERMS; AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL CRITERIA FOR PROCEDURES TO BE USED TO ENFORCE THE CONTRACT. AN INFORMAL SURVEY OF STATES RELATIVE TO RECEPTIVITY TO MAP IS DISCUSSED IN THE APPENDIX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)