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2002
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Jail Resource Issues: What Every Funding Authority Needs to Know
By Bowker, Gary M..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Basic information about jail operations is provided to contribute to a better understanding of the funding authority's roles and responsibilities regarding the jail. This report contains the following chapters: the jail as a primary function of local government; the purpose of the jail and its role in the local criminal justice system; the jail population; jail litigation and standards; key elements of effective jail operations; and funding authority roles and responsibilities. ... Read More
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34 p.
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1992
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Managing Probation with Scarce Resources: Obstacles and Opportunities
By Cochran, Donald; Corbett, Ronald; Nidorf, Barry; Buck, Gerald S.; Stiles, Don R..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Five papers examine cutback management in probation agencies. Specific topics include: the role classification schemes play in making decisions on priorities for supervision; building an external constituency for probation; impact of downsizing on personnel in terms of morale and career stagnation; methods for generating alternative or additional revenue streams; and, action steps that the probation executive facing scarce resources should undertake. ... Read More
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53 p.
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1989
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The Cost of Corrections: In Search of the Bottom Line
By McDonald, Douglas C..
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); Robert J. Kutak Foundation (Omaha, NE).
The author offers substantive cost information on prisons, jails, probation, and parole, as well as a tutorial on the shortcomings of popular methods of computing corrections costs.... Read More
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40 p.
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1986
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Management Strategies for Probation in an Era of Limits
By Harlow, Nora; Nelson, E. Kim.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
University of Southern California. School of Public Administration (Los Angeles, CA); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Reflecting change in resources, mission, problems, and strategies since the original monograph was written in 1982, this edition addresses: the importance of context; managing the transition to fiscal limits; upgrading information and involving staff; allocating scarce resources; expanding resources; building constituencies and networks; knowledge transfer; and action research.... Read More
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156 p.
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