An alternative to imprisonment
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An alternative to imprisonment is a short film from 1959 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.
In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman outlines probation as a special alternative to the criminal-making influences of the prison system, stating that probation can effectively replace deten...
An alternative to imprisonment | |
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Produced by | National Educational Television |
Production company | National Educational Television |
Distributed by | National Educational Television |
Release date | 1959 |
Language | English |
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- Summary
- In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman outlines probation as a special alternative to the criminal-making influences of the prison system, stating that probation can effectively replace detention;although it is considered in the public mind as a form of leniency and improperly administered it becomes “beating the rap.” Two men with criminal experience are interviewed to illustrate this alternative. Meeker and Lohman delve into the necessary requirements to make probation an instrument for controlling criminal behavior and if its potentialities for reclaiming those who have strayed outside the social role are to be used to the fullest extent.
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- IUL Subject
- Imprisonment;Prisoners and prisons;Alternatives to imprisonment--United States;Probation.