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STANDARDS OF CARE IN ADULT AND JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
61443
Editor(s)
M LEVINE, M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1980
Length
43 pages
Annotation
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY PRESENTS 60 CITATIONS SELECTED FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE ON STANDARDS OF CARE IN ADULT AND JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
PRESENTED ALPHABETICALLY BY AUTHOR, MOST OF THE CITATIONS DATE FROM THE MID-1960'S TO THE LATE 1970'S. THE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST PART CITES 52 PUBLICATIONS ON STANDARDS FOR ADULT INSTITUTIONS, WHILE THE SECOND LISTS 8 PUBLICATIONS DEALING WITH SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS. THE SECTION ON STANDARDS FOR ADULT INSTITUTIONS COVERS SUCH ISSUES AS ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, OPERATIONS AND TREATMENT, FACILITIES, HEALTH AND DIET, AND SECURITY STANDARDS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF STANDARDS; ACCREDITATION; PRISONERS' LEGAL STATUS; AND MODEL ACTS. SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS FOR JUVENILE INSTITUTIONS COVER DETENTION, CUSTODY, FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE, INTAKE AND PREDISPOSITION PROCEDURES, AND PROGRAM STANDARDS, AS WELL AS LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINORS. PUBLICATIONS CITED INCLUDE JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, AND LAW REVIEW ARTICLES. A LIST OF SOURCES IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)