OMAHA-DOUGLAS COUNTY METROPOLITAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER - BASE LINE DATA COLLECTION, V 5 CORRECTIONS - OMAHA - DOUGLAS COUNTY

• NCJ Number: 11369
• Author(s): J H HUTTO; R GOOD
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 60 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-99-0004
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROFILES AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATIONS OF THE JAIL SYSTEM AND PROBATION SERVICES IN OMAHA-DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES JAILS AND PRISONS IN THE UNITED STATES, AS INSTITUTIONS OF DETENTION AND OF PUNISHMENT TO CREATE A FRAME OF REFERENCE FOR A DISCUSSION OF CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONS AND TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS REGARDING CORRECTIONS BASED IN THE COMMUNITY. THE CORRECTIONS PROCESS, CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THIS PROCESS, AND THEIR APPLICABILITY TO OMAHA-DOUGLAS COUNTY ARE EXAMINED. THE REPORT DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF CORRECTIONAL INNOVATIONS WHICH MERIT INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)