NCJ Number
41561
Journal
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CORRECTION Volume: 39 Issue: 2 Dated: (MARCH-APRIL 1977) Pages: 30-32,34
Date Published
1977
Length
4 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR GIVES A BROAD OVERVIEW OF WHAT HE SAW, EXPERIENCED, AND LEARNED IN VISITS TO MORE THAN 40 PRISONS, HALFWAY HOUSES, AND PROBATION OFFICES IN SIX COUNTRIES AND BRITISH HONG KONG.
Abstract
BRIEF INSIGHTS ARE GIVEN INTO THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS IN TOKYO, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND. HE POINTS OUT THAT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS PLAY A MONUMENTAL ROLE AS TO HOW A COUNTRY CONFRONTS ITS CRIME PROBLEM AND WHAT PUNISHMENTS ARE METED OUT TO TRANSGRESSORS....ELW