WASHINGTON - CORRECTIONS DEVELOPMENT TASK FORCE - REPORT TO THE SENATE SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE AND THE HOUSE SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES COMMITTEE

• NCJ Number: 30584
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 100 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Washington Dept of Social and Health Services
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A PROJECT TO ASSESS THE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON STATE.

Abstract

IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE PROJECT GOALS, THE TASK FORCE EXAMINED CURRENT THEORY, OPERATIONAL PRACTICE AND PROJECTED DIRECTION OF CORRECTIONS ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. INTENSIVE INVESTIGATION AND DISCUSSION OF CORRECTIONS THEORY, PROBLEMS, AND POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS WERE CONDUCTED OVER AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD. ALTERNATIVES TO LARGE, MASS SETTINGS, AND TRADITIONAL PROBATION AND PAROLE WERE EXPLORED. THE RESULT IS NOT A NEW BUT A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PROVIDING MORE OPTIONS FOR DISPOSITION, BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR MEANINGFUL CLASSIFICATION, AND A MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTING GRADUAL RELEASE RATHER THAN DIRECT PAROLE FROM INSTITUTIONS.