Disparity of correctional treatment: Development of a measurement instrument.
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Title
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Disparity of correctional treatment: Development of a measurement instrument.
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Identifier
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AAI9000053
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identifier
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9000053
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Creator
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Muraskin, Roslyn.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Harriet Pollack
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Date
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1989
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology
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Abstract
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It is estimated that half a million women are locked up in local jails across our nation annually. On a daily basis, there are approximately 15,330 women who are detained in jail to await trial or to serve sentences of less than one and a half years (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1984, p. 5). Female inmates constitute a small percentage of the total inmate population. These inmates are subjected to conditions in local correctional institutions established primarily for male inmates. These females are often located in facilities where both males and females are held, but where females are isolated in one particular part of the jails. Where males and females are housed in separate facilities, problems still exist. As a result of these situations the delivery of services and programs related to conditions of living have become problematic.;According to the General Accounting Office: "At local jurisdictions, men and women are usually housed in the same facility but separated. Differences in these systems relate more to unequal access to available opportunities rather than differences between facilities. Women are frequently denied access to ... facilities, and confined to a specific floor, wing or cell for the duration of their confinement" (1980, p. 11).;Litigation has been the means used in an effort to eliminate what has been claimed to be discriminatory treatment against delivery of services for females. Even when legal action is successful, there is no guarantee that compliance as well as implementation will occur.;A research instrument has been developed to assess if such services are being delivered as established by the standards and mandated by the courts. This instrument gives to administrators a bench mark to measure services. The instrument covers conditions of living within local correctional facilities housing male and female inmates. The providing of services and programs is all part of good detention practice; it insures that those inmates returning to society can be reintegrated into society.;The equality or parity of treatment between males and females still does not exist in correctional facilities. It is demonstrated in this study that services legally mandated by the states are not being delivered. The instrument has proven successful in measuring delivery of services within correctional facilities. The use of this instrument can reduce and/or identify disparate treatment.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
