NCJ Number
7864
Date Published
1967
Length
51 pages
Annotation
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROACHES TO CORRECTIONS, NOTES ON THE INCREASING ACCEPTANCE OF PSYCHIATRY AND PROBATION, AND YOUTHFUL OFFENDER TREATMENT SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR IDENTIFIES CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES THAT ARE SIMILAR IN THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, AND ANALYZES THEIR INFLUENCE ON PROPOSED CORRECTIONAL REFORMS. THE ESSENTIALS OF THE BRITISH, DANISH, AND SOVIET APPROACHES TO THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER ARE SUMMARIZED. EUROPEAN PRINCIPLES WHICH HAVE SIGNIFICANCE FOR AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL PLANNERS ARE ARE OUTLINED.