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PORTSMOUTH (VA) - SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - MUNICIPAL CORRECTIONS COMPONENT PLAN, FISCAL YEARS 1977-1981

NCJ Number
43725
Date Published
1976
Length
231 pages
Annotation
THE PLAN FOCUSES ON THE BASIC CORRECTIONAL CONCEPTS OF CUSTODY, SECURITY AND CONTROL OF PRISONERS; CLASSIFICATION FOR PRISONER MANAGEMENT; AND THE DELIVERY OF SUPPORT SERVICES.
Abstract
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ARE PRESENTED. A STANDARDS AND GOALS EVALUATION DISCUSSES THE ELEMENTS OF CUSTODY, SECURITY, CONTROL, ADMISSIONS AND CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS, ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL, PRETRIAL RELEASE AND DETENTION, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, SANITATION, RIGHTS OF OFFENDERS, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION. A PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND ALTERNATIVE RESPONSE SECTION TREATS OVERCROWDING, CLASSIFICATION, INTERNAL SECURITY, PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS, MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOOD SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, SANITATION, OFFENDERS RIGHTS, AND REHABILITATION. IMPLEMENTATION AND BUDGET TABLES OUTLINE THE STEPS REQUIRED TO EFFECT ELEMENTS OF THE CORRECTIONS PLAN SET FORTH. A SAMPLE PRETRIAL RELEASE APPLICATION, SAMPLE POINT SCORING SYSTEM, AND STATE CRIME COMMISSION STANDARDS ARE APPENDED.