PROBATION - WHAT THE LITERATURE REVEALS - A LITERATURE REVIEW AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

• NCJ Number: 37814
• Author(s): M MCCORMICK
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 57 pages
• Sale Source: Western Behavioral Sciences Institute
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE DEALING WITH THE CURRENT ATTITUDES, TRENDS, AND PROBLEMS IN PROBATION, WITH AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 89 ITEMS DATING FROM 1948 TO 1972.

Abstract

THE LITERATURE REVIEW COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING TRENDS IN PROBATION, PERSONNEL, PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATIONS, PUBLIC ATTITUDES AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF PROBATION. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO INNOVATIVE AREAS OF PROBATION SUCH AS PROBATION SUBSIDY, DIFFERENTIAL CASELOADS, USE OF VOLUNTEERS IN PROBATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS.