NCJ Number
43402
Date Published
1977
Length
69 pages
Annotation
THIS BASIC REFERENCE WORK PROVIDES AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE PROCEDURES THAT COMPRISE AN EFFECTIVE PRISON GRIEVANCE MECHANISM, AS WELL AS PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MECHANISM.
Abstract
THE MANUAL DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR PRISON GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS AND PRINCIPLES OF ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE GRIEVANCE MECHANISM (DESIGN PRINCIPLES, MODEL MECHANISMS BASED ON THE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, AND IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES). ALSO PRESENTED ARE BASIC REASONS FOR ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE GRIEVANCE MECHANISM, A RESPONSE TO PRINCIPAL OBJECTIONS AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION OF AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM, AND THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A GRIEVANCE MECHANISM BASED ON DESIGN PRINCIPLES.