STATE‐LOCAL RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN JAIL CRISIS: AN ASSESSMENT OF STATE JAIL MANDATES
作者:
Joel A. Thompson,
G. Larry Mays,
期刊:
Review of Policy Research
(WILEY Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 7,
issue 3
页码: 567-580
ISSN:1541-132X
年代: 1988
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-1338.1988.tb00854.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Years of neglect, combined with the recent development of a “hands on” judicial policy have resulted in a jail crisis in America. States, recognizing their contribution to this situation, have begun to develop policies designed to assist local jail officials in operating safe, humane, and constitutional facilities. These state efforts are a form o f mandating, and primarily concern minimum operating standards and inspections programs. In this research we investigate three questions related to state mandating of local jail operations: (1) what is the extent of state involvement, (2) what factors are associated with state involvement, and (3) what is the impact of state involvement? Our findings indicate (1) states have been active in developing and administering jail mandates, (2) state involvement is associated with state‐level corrections policy, and (3) jail standards and inspections programs have a substantial impact on local jail performance. We conclude with a discussion of how state and local governments may proceed in the process of developing standards, inspections, and enforcement proce
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