NCJ Number
59373
Editor(s)
V FOX
Date Published
1979
Length
363 pages
Annotation
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NEWLY APPOINTED CORRECTIONAL LEADERS, THESE PRESENTATIONS BY PARTICIPANTS IN THE ANNUAL SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON CORRECTIONS ADDRESS PROBLEMS FACING LEADERS OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DISCUSS A VARIETY OF LEADERSHIP CONCERNS, SUCH AS THE IMPACT OF DETERMINATE SENTENCING ON THE REHABILITATIVE IDEAL, THE CONSUMER'S PERSPECTIVE IN CORRECTIONS, EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE INMATES ON TEMPORARY RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION, AN OVERVIEW OF PRISON TERRORISM, THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON INCARCERATED ADDICTS, THE IRRELEVANCE OF RECIDIVISM TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE EVALUATION, THE TREATMENT OF VIOLENT YOUTH AS ADULT CRIMINALS, AND A CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING BUDGET. IN ADDITION, PARTICIPANTS ANALYZE THE BACKGROUND OF DIRECTORS OF CORRECTIONS, THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUREAUCRATIC LEADERS, AND DIFFICULTIES IN BUREAUCRATIC LEADERSHIP; REFLECT UPON THEIR EXPERIENCES AS CORRECTIONAL LEADERS; AND COMMENT ON STATEMENTS MADE BY OTHER PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONAL TOPICS ADDRESSED INCLUDE THE ETHICS OF CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT, THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HIGHER EDUCATION, AN ANALYSIS OF SENTENCE DISPARITY, ANTHROPOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON REHABILITATION THERAPY, COMMITMENT AND DELINQUENCY IN INDIA, AND A COMPARISON OF VICTIMS' AND OBSERVERS' RESPONSES TO CRIME. FINALLY, THE STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS REPRODUCED, AS WELL AS THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY (TENN.) YOUTH DIVERSION PROJECT. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED FOR MOST PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING SOME FORMS, CHARTS, AND TABULAR DATA.