The Cost of Corrections: In Search of the Bottom Line

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The Cost of Corrections: In Search of the Bottom Line

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Author(s)

• McDonald, Douglas C.

Source(s)

• National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC)
• Robert J. Kutak Foundation (Omaha, NE)

Details

Published 1989. 40 pages.

Related Topics

• Corrections (Offender Management)
• Cost analysis (Administration)
• Crime cost (Justice System)
• Financial management (Administration)

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