A selected bibliography on the American jail with special emphasis on Illinois jails
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In: Social service review: SSR, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 460-461
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 32, Heft 4, S. 441-442
ISSN: 1537-5404
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 63, Heft 6, S. 680-680
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 62, Heft 4, S. 423-424
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Sage Focus Editions 10
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 381, Heft 1, S. 109-118
ISSN: 1552-3349
Local jails have been denounced by social critics and citizens alike, but moral indignation has effected little change. The obstacles to change are rooted in local control, public indifference, and low priority in the scale of social values. The result is underbudgeting, understaffing, over crowding or underutilization, and haphazard administration. Suggestions are made for redefining the functions of local jails by allocating some of their traditional functions to other social agencies. Measures designed to avoid pretrial or posttrial jail commitments are explored. Alternatives, such as half way houses and work release also are examined. Other sug gestions run the gamut, from central control by the state, to state-set minimum standards. Some political recommenda tions are made about prisoners' voting, and changing the limited tenure of office for sheriffs who cannot succeed them selves, in order to use political influence for purposes of reform rather than neglect. The prospects for local jail reform do not look hopeful.
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 381, S. 109-118
ISSN: 0002-7162
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 381, S. 109-118
ISSN: 0002-7162
Local jails have been denounced by soc critics & citizens alike, but moral indignation has effected little change. The obstacles to change are rooted in local control, public indifference, & low priority in the scale of soc values. The result is underbudgeting, understaffing, over-crowding or underutilization, & haphazard admin. Suggestions are made for redefining the functions to other soc agencies. Measures designed to avoid pre-trial or post-trial jail commitments are explored. Alternatives, such as half-way houses & work release also are examined. Other suggestions run the gamut, from central control by the state, to state-set minimum standards. Some pol'al recommendations are made about prisoners' voting, & changing the limited tenure of office for sheriffs who cannot succeed themselves, in order to use pol'al influence for purposes of reform rather than neglect. The prospects for local jail reform do not look hopeful. HA.
In: Administrative Science Quarterly, Band 5, Heft 3, S. 474