NCJ Number
32461
Date Published
1976
Length
311 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT EXAMINES THE ROLE AND NATURE OF CORRECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, EXPLORES THE NATURE OF REFORM MOVEMENTS, AND DISCUSSES WHY PRISON REFORM HAS NOT BEEN ATTAINED AFTER 100 YEARS OF REFORM EFFORTS.
Abstract
THE EVOLUTION OF PENOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF PRISONS IN AMERICA TODAY ARE FIRST DISCUSSED. THE TRADITIONAL PRISON MANAGEMENT MODEL WITH ITS 'FACADE' OF REFORM AND THE RESULTANT ROLE MODELS FOR STAFF ARE CONTRASTED WITH WHAT THE AUTHOR CALLS THE SUBSTANCE OF REAL REFORM. BASED ON TWO CASE STUDIES OF REAL REFORM EFFORTS - THE ALASKA DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES HIS THEORY OF THE CYCLICAL NATURE OF REFORM MOVEMENTS. THE AUTHOR THEN EXPLAINS HIS IDEAS ON THE SUBSTANCE OF REAL REFORM, AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS ON AN ALTERNATIVE PRISON MANAGERIAL MODEL AND AN ALTERNATIVE CORRECTIONAL REGIME.