Federal Corrections Act and Improvement in Parole: Hearings Before Subcommittee No. 3 of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Seventy-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2139 ... and H.R. 2140 ... May 18 and 19 and June 10, 1943U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943 - 172 pages Considers (78) H.R. 2139, (78) H.R. 2140. |
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administrative Adult Corrections American Bar Association American Law Institute appointed Attorney Bar Association BENNETT BIDDLE bill Board of Corrections Borstal Bureau of Prisons Chairman Chief Parole Officer classification center committed committee on punishment Conference of Senior CONGRESS THE LIBRARY convicted correctional system defendant definite sentence determine Division of Adult experience fact Federal Corrections Act Federal courts fixed guilty HATTON W hearing imprisonment indeterminate sentence individual Jehovah's Witnesses Judge Laws Judge PARKER Judge PHILLIPS Judicial Conference juvenile Juvenile Delinquency Act length of sentence LIBRARY OF CONGRESS matter maximum ment mental months Motor Vehicle Theft original sentence parole board penalty percent period persons present probation officer problem procedure punishment for crime recommendation rehabilitation release ROBSION Senior Circuit Judges sentence law sentences imposed served statute SUMNERS supervision tence term tion treatment trial judge United WALTER Youth Authority Division youth offender
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Page 1 - President; but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the Commissioner whom he shall succeed.
Page 53 - Another copyright lawyer who was formerly president of the Federal Bar Association of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, who tried a case before Judge Cooper.
Page 3 - Committed youth offenders not conditionally released shall undergo treatment in institutions of maximum security, medium security, or minimum security types, including training schools, hospitals, farms,, forestry and other camps, and other agencies that will provide the essential varieties of treatment. The Director shall from time to time designate, set aside, and adapt institutions and agencies under the control of the Department of Justice for treatment. Insofar as practical, such institutions...
Page 2 - ... upon the expiration of his term of office a member shall continue to serve until his successor is appointed and shall have qualified.
Page 4 - Division may direct his return to custody, or if necessary may issue a warrant for the apprehension and return to custody of such youth offender and cause such warrant to be executed by a United States probation officer, an appointed supervisory agent, a United States marshal, or any officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution.
Page 40 - State; a constant heart-searching of all charged with the deed of punishment; tireless efforts towards the discovery of regenerative processes; unfailing faith that there is a treasure, if you can find it, in the heart of every man. These are the symbols which in the treatment of crime and criminals make and measure the stored-up strength of a nation and are sign and proof of the living virtue in it.
Page 32 - Division is authorized to encourage the formation of voluntary organizations composed of members who will serve without compensation as voluntary supervisory agents and sponsors. The powers and duties of voluntary supervisory agents and sponsors shall be limited and defined by regulations adopted by the Division.
Page 2 - Treatment means corrective and preventive guidance and training designed to protect the public by correcting the antisocial tendencies of youth offenders...
Page 121 - Congress that the said institutions be so planned and limited"^ in size as to facilitate the development of an integrated Federal penal and correctional system which will assure the proper classification and segregation of Federal prisoners according to their character...
Page 4 - The classification center or agency shall make a complete study of each committed youth offender, including a mental and physical examination, to ascertain his personal traits, his capabilities, pertinent circumstances of his school, family life, any previous delinquency or criminal experience, and any mental or physical defect or other factor contributing to his delinquency.