NCJ Number
43422
Editor(s)
V FOX
Date Published
1977
Length
245 pages
Annotation
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS CONFERENCE REFLECT A FULL RANGE OF SUBJECTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD. THE CONTRIBUTIONS CAME FROM PRACTITIONERS, ACADEMICIANS, AND STUDENTS.
Abstract
THE PAPERS DEAL WITH SUCH TOPICS AS THE IMPACT OF COURT DECISIONS ON DISCRETIONARY DECISIONMAKING IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CORRECTIONAL ARCHITECTURE, THE HISPANIC INMATE, THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE, AND THE ABOLITION OF PAROLE. OTHER THEMES INCLUDE: THE TRUTH, ABSURDITY, AND HUMOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE; THE ROLE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE; AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE CRIME AND THE AGED, A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS, THE SUCCESS OF BOYS' CLUBS IN THE HUNTINGTON AREA OF WEST VIRGINIA, PRESENT-DAY TRENDS OF FEMALE CRIME, AND NEW TRENDS IN OFFENDER CLASSIFICATION. A LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS IS APPENDED.