COMPENDIUM OF MODEL CORRECTIONAL LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS

• NCJ Number: 7929
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 145 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: W Clement and Jessie V Stone Foundation
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Sale Source: American Bar Association
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TEXTS OF MODEL CORRECTIONAL STATUTES AND STANDARDS WHICH HAVE BEEN DRAFTED BY MAJOR PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE PAST DECADE.

Abstract

THERE HAS BEEN AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS IN RECENT YEARS AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS TO STRENGTHEN DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CORRECTIONS. THIS COMPENDIUM IS DESIGNED TO ALERT LEGISLATORS, CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS TO THE VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE ALTERNATIVES AND APPROACHES TO BE CONSIDERED. THE SELECTED MODELS COVER THE AREAS OF SENTENCING, POST-CONVICTION REMEDIES, STATE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS, THE STATUS AND RIGHTS OF PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS, PROBATION AND PAROLE, AND INTERSTATE CORRECTIONAL COMPACTS. INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS DESCRIBE THE PROBLEMS IN EACH SUBJECT AREA, THE KEY FEATURES IN EACH OF THE MODEL STANDARDS, AND THE DIFFERENCES IN THE INCLUDED MATERIALS. IN ADDITION TO THE MODEL STATUTES AND STANDARDS, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED FROM THE WORK OF FOUR NATIONAL STUDY COMMISSIONS WHICH HAVE ADDRESSED CORRECTIONAL PROBLEMS. THE APPENDICES CONTAIN A VARIETY OF RESOURCE MATERIALS, SUCH AS CHARTS ON STATE CORRECTIONAL LAWS AND AN ESSAY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CODE REFORM. (SNI ABSTRACT)