NCJ Number
34220
Editor(s)
S MCCONVILLE
Date Published
1975
Length
140 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF EIGHT ESSAYS WHICH DEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE, ORGANIZATIONAL, STAFFING, LEGAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE CHANGING ENGLISH PENAL SYSTEM.
Abstract
IN DIFFERENT WAYS, THE MAJORITY OF THE ESSAYS PRESENTED IN THIS TEXT EMPHASIZE THE FAILURE OF THE TREATMENT MODEL OF IMPRISONMENT, AND NOTE OR EVEN SUPPORT THE SHIFT FROM REHABILITATIVE AIMS TO THE OBJECTIVE OF 'HUMANE CONTAINMENT'. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THESE ESSAYS ARE PRISONERS' RIGHTS AND GRIEVANCES, CORRECTIONAL STAFF TRAINING AND ORGANIZATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT IN PRISONS, THE IMPRISONMENT OF WOMEN, CUSTODIAL ALTERNATIVES, AND THE HISTORY OF PENAL REFORM.