PHILOSOPHY OF CORRECTIONS - TESTIMONY OF RICHARD R KORN BEFORE THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, MAY 3, 1971

• NCJ Number: 17990
• Author(s): R R KORN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: League of Women Voters of Ohio
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR ASSERTS THAT TWO OF THE LARGEST STUMBLING BLOCKS IN THE WAY OF CORRECTIONAL REFORM ARE BEAUROCRATIC INERTIA AND BECAUSE IT OFTEN REQUIRES COMPLETE PENAL POLICY TRANSFORMATION.

Abstract

THIS DOCUMENT WAS SUMMARIZED FROM THE ORIGINAL REPORT BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF OHIO. FROM A GENERAL, PHILOSOPHICAL STANDPOINT, THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE BENEFITS AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INSTITUTIONALIZATION, THE SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF INSTITUTIONAL LIFE, INSTITUTIONAL STAFF AND PROGRAMS, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES, NEW MODELS OF HUMAN INTERVENTION IN CORRECTIONS, PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTATION, PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FOR REFORM, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL LEGISLATION.