NCJ Number
10348
Date Published
1972
Length
415 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE CLIENT, THE INSTITUTION, AND THE TREATMENT PROVIDED IN THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM.
Abstract
BEGINNING WITH THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF CORRECTIONS, THE TEXT DELVES INTO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS, DISCUSSING PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, PROBATION AND PAROLE, AND PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS. LATER CHAPTERS EXAMINE TREATMENT APPROACHES, DISCUSS THE CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATE THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS. EACH CHAPTER CONCLUDES WITH EXERCISES AND STUDY QUESTIONS, IN ADDITION TO A LIST OF REFERENCES.