The attorney general's survey of release procedures.
Contributors: Morse, Wayne Lyman, 1900- ed.; Cummings, Homer S. 1870-1956.
Publisher: U.S. Govt. print. off.
Published: 1939
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Subjects: Probation -- United States; Parole -- United States; Pardon -- United States; Criminal procedure -- United States
Other titles: Release procedures, Survey of.
Description: 1. Digest of federal and state laws on release pocedures.--2. Probation.--3. Pardon.--4. Parole.--5. Prisons.
Notes: "The undertaking was financed by a substantial grant of funds by the Works progress administration; but the professional direction of the project was made the responsibility of the attorney general and a staff of persons designated by him ... My fundamental purpose was to secure a broad view of the whole field of release procedures, including probation, parole, pardon, and other forms of release both from penal institutions and through the courts."--"Foreword", signed: Homer Cummings, attorney general, December 31, 1938.