NCJ Number
58518
Editor(s)
J R BRANTLEY,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1979
Length
253 pages
Annotation
ALL OF THE LITERATURE IN THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE DATA BASE (OVER 2,200 ENTRIES) CONCERNING THE BROAD SUBJECT OF ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION ARE CITED IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Abstract
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTS THE DIVERSE NATURE OF ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION, ALL DESIGNED TO AVOID, MINIMIZE, HALT, OR SUSPEND PENETRATION INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE MATERIALS PRESENTED IN THIS DEFINITIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY PERTAIN TO JUVENILE TRAINING SCHOOLS, PRERELEASE CENTERS, HALFWAY HOUSES, WORK-RELEASE PROGRAMS, RESTITUTION, WEEKEND SENTENCING, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORDERS, GROUP AND FOSTER HOMES, AND PROBATION AND PAROLE. BAIL AND RELEASE ON RECOGNIZANCE ARE INCLUDED WHEN THEY ARE USED AS A MEANS FOR AVOIDING INCARCERATION. THE CITATIONS ARE ANNOTATED AND PRESENTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY TITLE. PUBLICATION DATES RANGE PRIMARILY FROM 1972 TO 1978. THE INTRODUCTION SUMMARIZES THE HISTORICAL SEARCH FOR SUITABLE ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION. AUTHOR AND SUBJECT INDEXES ARE APPENDED AND INFORMATION ABOUT SALES SOURCES AND MICROFICHE AVAILABILITY IS PROVIDED.