NCJ Number
2549
Date Published
1971
Length
54 pages
Annotation
A PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR THE IDAHO BOARD OF CORRECTIONS FOR 1971 THROUGH 1976.
Abstract
A SURVEY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WAS MADE TO ASSIST THE BOARD IN FOCUSING ATTENTION UPON SETTING OVERALL CORRECTIONAL GOALS, SETTING PROGRAM PRIORITIES, AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS TO REACH THESE GOALS, AND IN ESTABLISHING A PLANNING FRAMEWORK FOR PROGRAM BUDGETING AND IN INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND THE LEGISLATURE AS TO CORRECTIONAL NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THE PRESENT SYSTEM AND THE CONCEPT OF THE IMPROVED SYSTEM WERE COMPARED AND NEEDS WERE SPECIFIED. PRIORITIES AND TIME PHASES WERE ESTABLISHED AND ROUGH COST ESTIMATES WERE MADE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSED PRIORITIES ARE PRESENTED.