NCJ Number
34317
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
CRITICAL LOOK AT PRISONS AND TREATMENT PRACTICES TO DETERMINE THE NECESSITY OF PRISONS AND THE PLACE OF REHABILITATION IN CORRECTIONAL PHILOSOPHY.
Abstract
THE PURPOSES OF PRISON AND THE ACTUAL FUNCTIONING OF THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS ARE REVIEWED. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS A REDEFINITION OF THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS.