Placing Uruguayan Corrections in Context, 1973-1984: A Note on the Visiting Criminologist's Role

• NCJ Number: 116732
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 17 Issue: 1 Dated: (1989) Pages: 25-37
• Author(s): J O Smykla
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 13 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Data collected by the author while a Fulbright scholar to Uruguay, South America for six weeks in June and July, 1986, allowed examination of the macro-setting of a political dictatorship and the transformation of corrections into an instrument of dictatorial rule from 1973 to 1984.

Abstract

The article also addresses a few principles for guiding entry into the field and data collection for a foreign criminologist in the short term. Tables, acknowledgements, and references. (Author abstract)