ADULT CORRECTIONS IN ARIZONA - A REPORT PREPARED BY THE ARIZONA ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE US COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

• NCJ Number: 17172
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 196 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Cmssn on Civil Rights
• Corporate Author: Arizona Advisory Cmtte
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ONE OF SEVERAL STATE INQUIRIES INTO CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO SET A BODY OF STANDARDS FOR CORRECTIONAL REFORM.

Abstract

FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION WHICH PRESENTS THE STUDY METHODOLOGY AND STATE POPULATION AND CRIME STATISTICS, THE AUTHORS PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF ARIZONA'S ADULT CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY COMMENTS ON EACH OF THE STATE'S ADULT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS. FINDINGS RELATED TO TOPICS SUCH AS CLASSIFICATION, HOUSING, REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, INMATE/STAFF RELATIONS, DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES, AND MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE ARE INCLUDED. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THEN PRESENTED.