NCJ Number
28083
Date Published
1973
Length
41 pages
Annotation
A SURVEY OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND ORGANIZATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIONAL REFORM AND REORGANIZATION.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF CRIME IN NEWFOUNDLAND PRECEDES THE BODY OF THE REPORT. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE CONSIDERED: THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES; POLICE ROLES AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS; CORRECTIONS AND WELFARE; JUVENILE OFFENDERS; PROBATION; LOCAL JAILS; FEMALE OFFENDERS; HER MAJESTY'S PENITENTIARY; TRAINING SCHOOLS; NATIVE (INDIAN) OFFENDERS; PAROLE; AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THE MOST PRESSING NEED IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROBATION SERVICE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO IMPRISONMENT.