Community Corrections Acts for State and Local Partnerships
Publication year:
1992
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: With interest in intermediate punishments high for both social and economic reasons, states are increasingly adopting community corrections legislation. Intended for citizen advocates and justice decisionmakers, this manual describes the correctional pressures leading towards legislative action, examines the common and divergent characteristics of state laws, discusses considerations in implementing legislation, and reviews accomplishments of such legislation. A "Compendium of Community Corrections Legislation in the United States" is appended.
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