NCJ Number
30272
Date Published
1974
Length
66 pages
Annotation
OVERVIEW OF STATUTES, AGENCIES, PERSONNEL, METHODS, AND PROCEDURES OF THE PROBATION AND PAROLE SYSTEM INCLUDING STATISTICS ON THE BUDGET, PERSONNEL, CLIENTS, AND SUCCESS RATES.
Abstract
IN JAPAN, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ARE DIVIDED DISTINCTLY BETWEEN TWO DEPARTMENTS OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE: INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTION BELONGS TO THE CORRECTION BUREAU WHILE NON-INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES BELONG TO THE REHABILITATION BUREAU AND THE AGENCIES UNDER ITS JURISDICTION. THE REHABILITATION SERVICE AS USUALLY CONCEIVED IN JAPAN EMBRACES PROBATION, PAROLE AND AFTERCARE ACTIVITIES. INSOFAR AS THE REHABILITATION AGENCIES ARE ALSO CHARGED WITH THE DUTY OF CRIME PREVENTION, REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE SUBJECT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THIS BOOKLET. THE JAPANESE NON-INSTITUTIONAL TREATMENT SYSTEM IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE EXTENSIVE USE OF VOLUNTEERS. THEY FORM THE MAINSTAY OF THE SERVICES IN PRACTICE. ACCORDINGLY, SOME DESCRIPTIONS MAY SEEM STRANGE TO THOSE READERS WHO REPRESENT JURISDICTIONS WHERE PROBATION AND PAROLE SYSTEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR A LONG TIME AND BEEN TOTALLY PROFESSIONALIZED. NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE OFFENDERS WHO ARE RECEIVING CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT ARE LEFT IN THE COMMUNITY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PROBATION OFFICERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)