NCJ Number
5901
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 29 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1965) Pages: 20-32
Date Published
1965
Length
13 pages
Annotation
SURVEY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PENAL SANCTIONS OTHER THAN INCARCERATION IN A WALLED PRISON, AND OF THE CHANGES TAKING PLACE WITHIN PRISONS THEMSELVES.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR SEES A PRONOUNCED TREND AWAY FROM IMPRISONMENT. PROBATION, FINES, AND PART-TIME IMPRISONMENT ARE TAKING ITS PLACE. HOME LEAVE, UNLIMITED LETTERS, AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES ARE BEING INTRODUCED FOR PEOPLE ALREADY INCARCERATED. THERE IS A GREAT NEED TO INTRODUCE SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH TECHNIQUES INTO EVALUATION OF OLD AND NEW METHODS. TECHNIQUES PRESENTLY BEING USED SERVE ONLY TO PRESERVE OUR IGNORANCE CONCERNING THE DETERRENT AND REFORMATIVE EFFECTS OF PARTICULAR SANCTIONS.