ANALYSIS OF EXTENT OF APPLICABILITY OF THE UN (UNITED NATIONS) STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SUPERVISION AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR CONVICTED OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 34274
• Author(s): D L SKOLER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 40 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; American Bar Assoc
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PREPARED FOR THE SECOND MEETING OF THE UNITED NATIONS WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON THE STANDARD MINIMUM RULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS - ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS, NOV 18-22, 1974.

Annotation

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF THE STANDARD MINIMUM RULES AND ITS ANNEX (RECOMMENDATIONS ON OPEN INSTITUTIONS) IN TERMS OF THEIR RELEVANCE, UTILITY, AND APPLICATION TO OFFENDERS UNDER SUPERVISION IN THE COMMUNITY.

Abstract

THIS ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY AND DESIREABILITY OF FORMULATION OF A NEW SET OF RULES FOR OFFENDERS UNDER COMMUNITY SUPERVISION. A SHORT COMMENTARY AND CONCLUSIONS ARE PRESENTED FOR EACH RULE OR GROUPING OF RULES WHICH HAVE SEPARATE HEADINGS IN THE OFFICIAL UNITED NATIONS VERSION OF THE STANDARD MINIMUM RULES. FOR THE INITIAL DRAFT OF THIS ANALYSIS, SEE NCJ-016770.