CORRECTIONAL UNIFICATION - RHETORIC, REALITY, AND POTENTIAL

• NCJ Number: 34884
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 40 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1976) Pages: 14-20
• Author(s): D L SKOLER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

OVERVIEW OF THE MOVEMENT TO REFORM CORRECTIONS THROUGH CONSOLIDATION OF SERVICES INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MOVEMENT AND ANALYZING THE MAJOR FUNCTIONAL SEPARATIONS THAT EXIST IN THE CORRECTIONAL STRUCTURE.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR RECOMMENDS FURTHER ACTION FOR CONSOLIDATION OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SUGGESTING THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD, PROPER MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTINUUM AND GRADATIONS OF SERVICE REQUIRED BY MODERN CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND OVERALL TRENDS IN SIMPLIFICATION OF GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE.