NCJ Number
30999
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 348-355
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF PRISONS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE EFFECTIVE CRIME PREVENTION OR SOCIAL WELFARE INSTRUMENTS.
Abstract
THE NEED FOR UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEMIC CONTEXT OF PRISONS AND IMPRISONMENT IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A RATIONAL PUNISHMENT FUNCTION FOR PRISONS IS EMPHASIZED.