PRISON IN EVOLUTION

• NCJ Number: 5901
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 29 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1965) Pages: 20-32
• Author(s): N MORRIS
• Date Published: 1965
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SURVEY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PENAL SANCTIONS OTHER THAN INCARCERATION IN A WALLED PRISON, AND OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE WITHIN PRISONS THEMSELVES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SEES A PRONOUNCED TREND AWAY FROM IMPRISONMENT. PROBATION, FINES, AND PART-TIME IMPRISONMENT ARE TAKING ITS PLACE. HOME LEAVE, UNLIMITED LETTERS, AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES ARE BEING INTRODUCED FOR PEOPLE ALREADY INCARCERATED. THERE IS A GREAT NEED TO INTRODUCE SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES INTO EVALUATION OF OLD AND NEW METHODS. TECHNIQUES PRESENTLY BEING USED SERVE ONLY TO PRESERVE OUR IGNORANCE CONCERNING THE DETERRENT AND REFORMATIVE EFFECTS OF PARTICULAR SANCTIONS.