NCJ Number
35412
Editor(s)
R M CARTER,
L T WILKINS
Date Published
1976
Length
887 pages
Annotation
THIS ANTHOLOGY CONTAINS 52 PAPERS, ESSAYS, AND ARTICLES ON THE TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS IN THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE PROFESSIONAL VIEW OF 'TREATMENT,' AS IT IS NOW PROVIDED, IS THAT IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL AND HAS FAILED ALL REASONABLE TESTS. THE SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHICAL BASES FOR THE DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS HAS PERHAPS BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE RAPIDITY OF CHANGE IN THE THINKING AND PROCEDURES OF PROBATION AND PAROLE. VARIOUS THEORIES, VIEWPOINTS, AND ETHICAL ARGUMENTS IN THE REHABILITATION CONTROVERSY ARE REFLECTED IN THE SELECTIONS PRESENTED. ISSUES RELATED TO THE EXISTING POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATION OF PROBATION, PAROLE, AND COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED. PROBLEMS OF SUPERVISION, QUESTIONS RAISED BY STATUTORY INTERPRETATION AND REGULATION OF PROBATION AND PAROLE PRACTICES, THE USE AND UTILITY OF CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH AND STATISTICS, AND CORRECTIONAL ORGANIZATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND PERSONNEL ARE ALL EXPLORED AND DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. NOTES ON SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, COURT DECISIONS, AND OTHER STIMULATIONS FOR CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THESE AREAS ARE INCLUDED. A SUBJECT INDEX IS PROVIDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)