Report on Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole
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The "Report on Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole" is a major 1931 study produced by the Wickersham Commission that critically examined the conditions, administration, and reform of U.S. prisons, probation, and parole systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wickersham Commission report
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criminal justice study ⓘ government report ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wickersham Commission report on penal institutions, probation and parole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. penal reform movement
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early 20th-century criminal justice reform ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
inhumane prison conditions
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lack of professional training for correctional staff ⓘ political interference in prison administration ⓘ |
| documentType | federal commission report ⓘ |
| examines |
indeterminate sentencing and parole
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organization of state prison systems ⓘ overcrowding in prisons ⓘ prison discipline practices ⓘ rehabilitation programs for offenders ⓘ standards for probation administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
administration of parole systems
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administration of prisons ⓘ administration of probation systems ⓘ conditions in U.S. prisons ⓘ penal reform ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
corrections administration
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criminal justice ⓘ penology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| influenced |
later penal reform policies in the United States
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subsequent studies of U.S. prisons ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
corrections administrators
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legal scholars ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement publications
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Wickersham Commission reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Wickersham Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| recommends |
expansion of probation services
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greater emphasis on rehabilitation ⓘ improved classification of prisoners ⓘ professionalization of correctional administration ⓘ reform of parole procedures ⓘ |
| subject |
parole in the United States
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penal institutions in the United States ⓘ probation in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early 20th-century U.S. corrections system ⓘ |
| title | Report on Penal Institutions, Probation and Parole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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