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MODEL FOR THE IMPRISONMENT OF REPETITIVELY VIOLENT CRIMINALS

NCJ Number
25988
Author(s)
E H STEELE
Date Published
1974
Length
41 pages
Annotation
A BRIEF PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SMALL (200 PRISONER) MAXIMUM SECURITY INSTITUTION FOR REPETITIVELY VIOLENT CRIMINALS.
Abstract
THIS PLAN, THE RESULT OF ON LEAA-FUNDED PROJECT, OUTLINES MOST PHASES OF THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF SUCH A PRISON. SELECTION OF PRISONERS, PHYSICAL DESIGN OF THE PRISON, INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING REHABILITATIVE SUCCESS ARE COVERED. IT IS ASSERTED THAT SUCH A PRISON WOULD BE POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE, FINANCIALLY PRACTICAL, AND METHODOLOGICALLY SOUND.