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CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES

NCJ Number
18925
Author(s)
K G STRICKLAND
Date Published
1967
Length
293 pages
Annotation
THE AIM OF THIS STUDY IS TO EXPLORE AND DESCRIBE SPECIFIC SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE SEPARATE STATE AND FEDERAL WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AS STATED IN THE SPECIFYING QUESTIONS.
Abstract
HYPOTHESES WILL BE TESTED IN RELATION TO THE BASIC CHARACTERISTICS, THE EXISTING FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND THE INMATE-STAFF RATIOS OF THESE INSTITUTIONS. THESE ATTRIBUTES WILL BE ANALYSED AND CLASSIFIED TO SHOW THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE INSTITUTIONS ON A ROUGH CUSTODY-TREATMENT ORIENTATION CONTINUUM. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)