NCJ Number
38896
Editor(s)
G R LIGHT
Date Published
1976
Length
140 pages
Annotation
A FORMAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS EXPLAINING ITS ACTIVITIES AND GOALS THROUGH NARRATION AND STATISTICS.
Abstract
THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT IS DELINEATED, AND PROGRAMS OF THE BUREAUS CONNECTED WITH IT ARE PRESENTED IN MORE DETAIL. TREATMENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE SHOWN, AND STATISTICS REPRESENTING CHANGES IN THE INSTITUTIONS ARE INCLUDED. AS INDICATED IN THE SUMMARY, THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES TO FLAT AND MANDATORY SENTENCING AND ADOPTION OF OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF PUBLIC POLICY CONTINUED DURING THE EIGHTEEN MONTH PERIOD COVERED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS NOTED THAT SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY WAS MADE IN MID-1976 WITH THE DISCOVERY OF NEW TOOLS TO PREVENT VIOLENT RECIDIVISM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...KAP