COMMUNITY AND CORRECTION - A REPORT. 2D ED.

• NCJ Number: 25750
• Author(s): A F PATHY; S M PATHY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 128 pages
• Sale Source: Equal Justice Institite
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS BOOK, ADDRESSED TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, EXPLAINS IN LAY TERMS THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS WELL AS ITS HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND THE NECESSITY OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS.

Abstract

THE TEST OPENS WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE NATURE AND EFFECTS OF PUNISHMENT. THE ACTUAL FUNCTIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE INADEQUACIES OF THIS SYSTEM ARE OUTLINED, AND PROPOSED REMEDIES FOR THE SYSTEM'S ILLS ARE DISCUSSED. TWO PILOT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE EQUAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE IN 1972-74 IN THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA ARE ALSO EXAMINED. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE TEXT, ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND AND FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS WANTING TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF AN OPERATIONAL MANUAL OR BLUEPRINT.