,,Attitudes of Californians toward Effective Correctional Policies 2004

Attitudes of Californians toward Effective Correctional Policies 2004


 

Publication Date: June 2004

Publisher: National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Author(s): Jessica Craine; Susan Marchionna; Barry Krisbert

Research Area: Justice

Type: Report

Abstract:

Over the past several decades, California has experimented with a variety of sentencing policies to reduce crime. Most of those reforms have emphasized punishment rather than rehabilitation. Survey data reported in this publication suggest that the state's public is looking for a reconsideration of these policies.