NCJ Number
17148
Editor(s)
C R DODGE
Date Published
1975
Length
281 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF TWELVE ARTICLES WHICH PROVIDE A BROAD OVERVIEW OF VARIOUS SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT PERTAINING TO EFFECTIVE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND DESCRIBE SEVERAL POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO INSTITUTIONALIZATION.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF THE CURRENT CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AND THE TREND TOWARDS COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IS PRESENTED IN THE INITIAL THREE SELECTIONS OF THIS ANTHOLOGY. SUCH ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON AS VOLUNTEERS IN PROBATION, WILDERNESS TRAINING. HALFWAY HOUSES, JOB THERAPY, AND INTENSIVE PROBATION SUPERVISION ARE EXPLORED. THE TEXT CONCLUDES WITH A CALL FOR A NEW ORDER OF CRIMINOLOGY TO REPLACE THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WHICH HAS FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS AGE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)