INS AND OUTS OF CRIME AND CORRECTIONS

• NCJ Number: 7636
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1972) Pages: 366-373
• Author(s): F O MATHIS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

COMPARISON OF INMATE'S AND PUBLIC'S PERCEPTIONS OF THE CAUSES OF CRIME, PRISON LIFE, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM, AND THE GOALS OF OUR PRISONS.

Abstract

THE INMATES RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED THE GOALS OF CORRECTIONS, AS DID THE PUBLIC. HOWEVER, THE INMATES EXPRESS THE BELIEF THAT WE ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE THE MECHANISMS FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS. IT MAY BE THAT THIS IS CLOSER TO THE TRUTH THAN THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THIS SUGGESTS THAT COMPLETE EVALUATION OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS SHOULD CLOSELY HEED THE EVALUATIONS OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THOSE PROGRAMSTHE INMATES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)