FINDINGS ON PRISON INTERNAL SECURITY

• NCJ Number: 28491
• Author(s): J CHESTER; A DISTLER; M SPAHN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 90 pages
• Contract Number(s): F19628-73-C-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT PRESENTS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF A PILOT STUDY OF INTERNAL SECURITY AT ADULT MALE, MAXIMUMSECURITY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

Abstract

THE STATUS OF INTERNAL SECURITY AT SUCH INSTITUTIONS IS ANALYZED. (ONE, THE STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IN ILLINOIS, WAS SURVEYED ON-SITE.) PROBLEMS OF MAINTAINING ADEQUATE PRISON INTERNAL SECURITY SURFACED IN THE STUDY ARE DEFINED. FINDINGS ABOUT PRISON SYSTEM INTERRELATIONSHIPS ARE PRESENTED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DEFINED FOR ACTION IN TWO AREAS: (1) SECURITY-RELATED EQUIPMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR NEAR-TERM USEFULNESS, AND (2) DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF A PRISON INTERNAL SECURITY SIMULATION MODEL FOR LONGER-TERM UNDERSTANDING OF PRIME CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS. AN OUTLINE OF THE ELEMENTS OF SUCH A SIMULATION MODEL IS PROVIDED ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF MAJOR TASKS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THE MODEL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)