THE IDEAL OF A TRUE PRISON SYSTEM FOR A STATE
By Z[EBULON]. R[EED]. BROCKWAY
Superintendent of the Detroit House of Correction
OUTLINE

 

I.

Goals and Strategies of a Prison System

[1-5]

 

A.

Goals of a Prison System

 

 

B.

Importance of Criminal Science

 

 

 

1.

Classicism versus Positivism

 

 

 

2.

Causes of Crime

 

 

 

3.

Reformation Defined

 

II.

Plan of a Prison System

[6-24]

 

A.

Organization

[6-15]

 

 

1.

Governance

 

 

 

2.

Institutions

 

 

 

 

  

a.

State Police

 

 

 

 

  

b.

Primary Schools

 

 

 

 

  

c.

Reform Schools

 

 

 

 

  

d.

District Reformatories

 

 

 

 

  

e.

Graduated Reformatory Institutions for Adults

 

 

 

 

  

f.

Separate Reformatories for Women

 

B.

Legislation

[16-18]

 

 

1.

Critique of Punishment

 

 

 

2.

Critique of Determinate Sentencing

 

 

 

3.

Defense of Indeterminate Sentencing

 

C.

Administration

[19-24]

 

 

1.

Non-Partisan / Committee Structure

 

 

2.

Reasonable Expectations for Crime Reduction

 

 

3.

Financial Independence and Industrial Training

 

 

4.

Employment of Prisoners

 

 

5.

On Classifying Prisoners

 

 

6.

Education

III.

Relationship of Religion to Christianity

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© January 23, 2002