PRISON GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS - MANUAL

• NCJ Number: 43402
• Author(s): J M KEATING; C DAVIS; P MATHLESS; P A BRYANT
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 69 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-022-76
• Sponsoring Agency: University Research Corporation; US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Ctr for Community Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM IN ADVANCED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTICES

Annotation

THIS BASIC REFERENCE WORK PROVIDES AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PROCEDURES THAT COMPRISE AN EFFECTIVE PRISON GRIEVANCE MECHANISM, AS WELL AS PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MECHANISM.

Abstract

THE MANUAL DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR PRISON GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PRINCIPLES OF ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE GRIEVANCE MECHANISM (DESIGN PRINCIPLES, MODEL MECHANISMS BASED ON THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES). ALSO PRESENTED ARE BASIC REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE GRIEVANCE MECHANISM, A RESPONSE TO PRINCIPAL OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM, AND THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A GRIEVANCE MECHANISM BASED ON DESIGN PRINCIPLES.