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NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF UNIFIED CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS (FROM NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS - PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND ANNUAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, DENVER, NOV 19-22, 1974)

NCJ Number
35407
Author(s)
J S COUGHLIN
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF INSTANCES IN WHICH THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT THE CREATION OF LARGE STATE BUREAUCRACIES TO ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ALL CORRECTIONAL SERVICES TO ALL COMMUNITIES HAS IMPEDED THE FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION OF THESE SERVICES.
Abstract
IT IS STATED THAT THE STATE-LEVEL CORRECTIONAL BUREAUCRACIES FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS, FAIL TO PROVIDE EQUAL SERVICES BY ATTACHING FUNDING AND TREATMENT TO LABELING JUVENILES IN ORDER OF NEED, AND REMOVAL OF RESOURCES FROM RECEIVERS AT LOCAL LEVEL.