NCJ Number
88123
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 26 Issue: 3 Dated: (1982) Pages: 263-274
Date Published
1982
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Because jails, particularly local rural ones, are usually the lowest priority for funding, jail managers need to define and communicate the jail's role to elected officials to show them that jails are providers of services with a recognizable and legitimate mission which provides some solutions to the increasing crime problem.
Abstract
Jail managers' typical approach has been reactive; attempts at efficiency and program effectiveness have been put aside, and crisis management has prevailed. Managers must become proactive and learn to plan ahead for their jails. They must become coordinators of services and lobbyists for their facilities to the community. The need for community support, often overlooked in the past, is essential. Expanding the jail's role to one including attempts at offender reintegration may make it more visible in the community. Modifying the detention image to one including inmate programs will greatly expand the jail employee's role and will allow jails access to community resources outside their normal funding source. A total of 19 references are appended.