WISCONSIN - FINAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE CITIZEN'S STUDY COMMITTEE ON OFFENDER REHABILITATION

• NCJ Number: 42879
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 137 pages
• Corporate Author: Wisconsin Office of the Governor
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PRIORITY IN THIS REPORT IS THE REPLACEMENT OF WISCONSIN'S EXISTING INSTITUTIONALIZED CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM WITH A COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM.

Abstract

THE STUDY COMMITTEE URGES DIRECT RELATIONSHIPS OF OFFENDERS WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND WITH OTHER PERSONS AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MODE OF REHABILITATION. PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON SERVICES SUITED TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE OFFENDER. SATISFACTORY RELATIONSHIPS WITH SIGNIFICANT OTHERS AND OF EMPLOYMENT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF LIFE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN THE COMMUNITY. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY THOSE PREVIOUSLY EXPENDED FOR MAINTAINING LARGE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO SUCH COMMUNITY TIES. THE STUDY COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR DEGREES OF CONFINEMENT SUITABLE TO AFFORD COMMUNITY PROTECTION FROM THE FEW DANGEROUS PERSONS...RCB