An Alternative to Imprisonment

Year Published: 1959

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Description: Discusses the use of probation as an alternative to imprisonment. Explains how probation can effectively replace detention and counteract criminal-making influences of the prison system. Present filmed interviews with two men who relate their experiences under probation. Outlines the requirements necessary to make probation an instrument for controlling criminal behavior. (WTTW) Kinescope and film.


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