State Correctional Policy Survey: What State Correctional Departments Say They Do

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dc.contributor.authorLynch, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorRichards, Tara N.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T19:59:51Z
dc.date.available2017-09-21T19:59:51Z
dc.date.issued2011-07
dc.description.abstractContemporary discussions of correctional systems have been based on an assumption concerning the goals of those systems. These assumptions, which have been drawn from philosophical perspectives and unstructured observations of correctional practices, suggest that correctional practices follow specific policy goals such as protecting the public. Actual state correctional policies related to correctional goals have not, surprisingly, been assessed to ascertain the validity of these theoretical assumptions about correctional policy. This research investigates correctional goals’ alignment with accepted penal philosophies by examining the mission statements of each US department of corrections. Using qualitative content analysis key words and phrases were extracted from each mission statement (N 1⁄4 50) and categorized to provide a count of correctional goals and an examination of patterns across state correctional systems and across various missions. Results indicate 16 different correctional goals identified by states’ departments of corrections. Not surprisingly, the most frequently cited correctional goals include: protecting the public, providing the secure confinement of offenders, and offering opportunities for rehabilitation. Findings further describe missions that are the least cited by states as well as clusters of missions that frequently co- occur. Implications and opportunities for future research are also discussed.en_US
dc.format.extent20 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M29G5GF0S
dc.identifier.citationLynch, M. J., & Richards, T. N. (2011). State Correctional Policy Survey: What State Correctional Departments Say They Do. Journal of Crime and Justice, 34(2), 139-158.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/5438
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Crime and Justiceen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Baltimore
dc.subjectstate correctional department surveyen_US
dc.subjectcorrectional system missionsen_US
dc.subjectcorrectional goalsen_US
dc.subjectcorrectional policy surveyen_US
dc.subjectphilosophy of punishmenten_US
dc.subjectpolitics and punishmenten_US
dc.titleState Correctional Policy Survey: What State Correctional Departments Say They Doen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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