NCJ Number
170255
Date Published
1998
Length
310 pages
Annotation
This book proposes to give a balanced picture of the state of America's jails.
Abstract
The book opens with a short jail history and separate chapters are devoted to: (1) jail suicide and how jails attempt to manage inmates who show signs of mental disturbance; (2) the events that beset the rural jails in America, the largest category of jails in the United States, comprising nearly two thirds of all jails; (3) the role of female staff in jails, how their increased numbers will affect the future management of jails, and the dramatic increase of female inmates; (4) the author's 6 1/2 years as a jail auditor for the National Sheriffs' Association; (5) the serious deficiencies in jail training and what is or is not being done about it; (6) jail crowding, its implications for jail management, and possible solutions. (7) jail inspections and why this continues to be a serious problem for local jails; (8) jails and medical problems; (9) jail programs in various areas, their deficiencies, and their opportunities to affect the lives of the incarcerated; (10) the world of technology and how this affects jails from an operational standpoint; (11) jail environment of cultural diversity in both staff and inmates; (12) jails and legal issues; (13) direct supervision management and its implication for jails; (14) jails holding juveniles; and (15) current trends and projections for the next century. Tables, appendixes, references, index