Satisfying the Demands of Corrections (From State of Corrections: Proceedings of ACA Annual Conferences, 1989, P 104-106, 1990, Ann Dargis, ed. -- See NCJ-122583)

• NCJ Number: 122599
• Author(s): R Thornburgh
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 3 pages
• Sale Source: American Correctional Association
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The citizens of the United States are showing an understanding that the criminal justice system exists on a continuum and that for justice to be fully achieved, each part of the system must be of equal strength and strongly supported.

Abstract

Drugs, organized crime, white-collar crime, and violent crime are all critical concerns that carry with them the public expectation that action will be taken to restore the security and order that crime threatens or destroys. As a result, the President's anti-crime bill has provided an additional $1 billion for Federal prison construction in the 1990 budget. However, prison construction is not the sole answer to the crime problem. Options for alternative punishment must also be developed. These include electronic monitoring and home confinement, as well as community supervision and innovative programs for reduction of drug demand and the treatment of youthful drug abusers. The American Correctional Association has had and will continue to have a major role in improving the correctional system.