NCJ Number
150804
Journal
Forum on Corrections Research Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Dated: 1992 Pages: 1-47
Editor(s)
F. J. Porporino,
T. M. Nouwens
Date Published
1992
Length
47 pages
Annotation
This issue summarizes the findings of the recent Canadian Task Force on Long-Term Sentences and includes a major review of the literature on the effects of incarceration.
Abstract
The first article in this issue presents some basic statistical information on long-term offenders in Canada, including institutional and community population figures, regional distribution, population trends, previous Federal imprisonment, gender distribution, ethnic group, marital status, age, and recidivism rates. Other articles describe a follow-up study of offenders convicted of murder or manslaughter, the problems experienced by long-term offenders, and the effects that long sentences have on inmates. Other topics considered here include the judicial review process in Canada and the links between substance abuse, homicide, and mental illness.