RT Article
T1 The American jail: Problems, politics, prospects
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 10
IS 2
SP 205
OP 221
A1 Thompson, Joel A.
LA English
YR 1986
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764203607
AB Discussions of America’s local jails inevitably center around their plethora of problems. Not only are these problems pervasive, but they are also enduring. Numerous proposals have been advanced to improve jail conditions and operations. Most have failed to such an extent that some scholars have speculated that jails are simply immune to reform. It is the contention of this article that most of the problems facing contemporary jails are rooted in the unique political nature of the jail as an organization. Consequently, serious efforts to affect change in jail conditions must recognize the limited options placed upon jail reforms by the political environment, or they must originate from outside the local political setting.
K1 County Board
K1 Mandatory Sentence
K1 Local Jail
K1 Jail Inmate
K1 Local Official
DO 10.1007/BF02887470