PHASING-OUT THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF PRISONS AND ITS REPLACEMENT BY A FEDERAL CORRECTION AGENCY - POLICY AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• NCJ Number: 27459
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Sale Source: National Council on Crime and Delinquency; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY AN AGENCY WHOSE FUNCTIONS WOULD BE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROGRAM GUIDELINES, AND RESEARCH DESIGNS TO STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONS AGENCIES.

Abstract

THIS NCCD (NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY) POLICY STATEMENT PUTS FORTH THE POSITION THAT THE BUREAU OF PRISONS, WHICH IS INSTITUTION-ORIENTED, IS INHERENTLY INCAPABLE OF ADMINISTERING AN EXPANDED COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAM.