NCJ Number
16419
Date Published
1972
Length
95 pages
Annotation
A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE, OR LEGISLATIVE ACTION AT THE STATE LEVEL DEALING WITH CORRECTIONAL REFORM IN THE AREAS OF OFFENDER NEEDS, STAFF NEEDS, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION AND FACILITIES.
Abstract
AMONG THE KEY RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF MINORITY GROUP MEMBERS AND EX-INMATES AS CORRECTIONAL EMPLOYEES, INCREASED EMPHASIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, REVISION OF SOME ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS TO INCREASE INMATES' INVOLVEMENT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, AND REMODELING OF OLD FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTING A NEW FACILITY FOR FEMALE OFFENDERS.