NCJ Number
49701
Editor(s)
C JOHNSON,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1978
Length
41 pages
Annotation
AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 43 BOOKS, REPORTS, AND JOURNAL ARTICLES ON PRISON INDUSTRIES SELECTED FROM THE NCJRS COLLECTION IS PROVIDED.
Abstract
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS COMPILED FROM THE NCJRS DATA BASE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUES OF PRISON INDUSTRIES, BOTH IN TERMS OF SETTING GOALS AND IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE THEM. THE SELECTED WORKS DATE FROM 1969 TO 1978 AND INCLUDE INFORMATION ON FEDERAL AND STATE INITIATIVES AND THE EFFORTS OF VARIOUS FOREIGN NATIONS, INCLUDING CANADA, SWEDEN, FINLAND, AUSTRALIA, AND ISRAEL. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNOTATIONS AND THE STANDARD BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS, CORRESPONDING NCJRS ACCESSION NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED ALONG WITH INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE A LIST OF SOURCES AND TABLES CONCERNING THE BASIC LEGAL PROVISIONS FOR PRISON INDUSTRIES IN SELECTED STATES, THE PRISON INDUSTRIES THAT EXIST IN STATE INSTITUTIONS IN THE U.S., AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.