IT ALSO HAD RESPONSIBILITY TO STUDY REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS REPORT REPRESENTS THE CUMULATIVE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE COMMISSION AFTER THREE AND A HALF YEARS OF EXTENSIVE STUDY AND HEARINGS. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REPORTED ON CAUSES OF THE INCREASED CRIME RATE, GROWTH OF THE INMATE POPULATION, PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS, MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS, SENTENCING, PROBATION, REHABILITATION, COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS, INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS AND MANAGEMENT, AND INMATE IDLENESS. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, INMATE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PRISON FACILITIES, JUVENILE OFFENDERS, AND ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION. WITHIN EACH SECTION ARE THE COMMISSION'S FINDINGS OF THE TRENDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN NORTH CAROLINA....ELW