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ON COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS (FROM ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE SYSTEM - AN INTRODUCTION, 1977, BY DONALD T. SHANAHAN - SEE NCJ-40835)

NCJ Number
40854
Author(s)
R P MCCAULEY
Date Published
1977
Length
20 pages
Annotation
PAPER EXPLORES THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH IT IS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION, IT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
DISCUSSED ARE BOTH THE PRESENT LEGISLATION REGARDING COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES AND FUTURE PLANNING...KAP