Measuring Community Corrections' Officials Perceptions of Goals, Strategies, and Workload From a Systems Perspective: Differences Between Directors and Nondirectors

• NCJ Number: 240613
• Journal: Prison Journal Volume: 3 Issue: 92 Dated: September 2012 Pages: 388-410
• Author(s): Matthew DeMichele; Brian K. Payne
• Date Published: September 2012
• Length: 23 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2006-DD-BX-K023
• Sponsoring Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article discusses community corrections.

Abstract

The criminal justice system has experienced changes related to correctional population growth over the past 30 years. This article applies general systems theory to assess differences between directors' and nondirectors' perceptions of community corrections goals of supervision, importance of officer tasks, and the time required to complete such tasks. Policy implications are drawn from the results of a Web-based survey of the American Probation and Parole Association. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage Journals.