Background
Keve, Paul Willard was born on October 5, 1913 in Omaha. Son of Oliver M. and Vera Moore Keve.
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Much has been written and published about the pressing problems of prison reform, but this book differs from most of the others because it goes more deeply to the heart of the question. The author speaks with the authority of years of experience in the corrections field, yet his analysis and proposals are not only those of an outstanding professional but those of a deeply committed humanist as well. Mr. Keve provides a balanced picture of prison problems, showing in understandable terms what happens to both inmates and staff when they are confined together in a traditional prison. He points out that problems of management, communication, and staff training are especially acute in a typical prison, demonstrating, with examples, the reasons why severe stress and recurring disturbances will always be part of the prison experience as long as the present large security institutions are maintained. He gives special attention to the effects on prison life of parole board decisions, and of recent relevant court decisions. He also discusses the particular problems of women's institutions. The author concludes that because of increased awareness by both courts and prison inmates of prisoner rights, the time is coming shortly when our prisons will be considered virtually inoperable, and new alternatives will have to be developed. He devotes a full chapter to consideration of fifteen concepts or suggestions that could lead to improvement of prisons. In a final chapter he discusses the kinds of programs he thinks must be developed as alternative resources to replace prison sentences for most offenders.
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In tracing the evolution of federal imprisonment, Paul W. Keve emphasizes the ways in which corrections history has been affected by and is reflective of other trends in the political and cultural life of the United States. The federal penal system has undergone substantial evolution over two hundred years. Keve divides this evolutionary process into three phases. During the first phase, from 1776 through the end of the nineteenth century, no federal prisons existed in the United States. Federal prisoners were simply boarded in state or local facilities. It was in the second phase, starting with the passage of the Three Prison Act by Congress in 1891, that federal facilities were constructed at Leavenworth and Atlanta, while the old territorial prison at McNeil Island in Washington eventually became, in effect, the third prison. In this second phase, the federal government began the enormous task of providing its own prison cells. Still, there was no effective supervisory force to make a prison system. In 1930, the Federal Bureau of Prisons was created, marking the third phase of the prison system’s evolution. The Bureau, in its first sixty years of existence, introduced numerous correctional innovations, thereby building an effective, centrally controlled prison system with progressive standards. Keve details the essential characteristics of this now mature system, guiding the reader through the historical process to the present day.
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Justice and criminal science educator
Keve, Paul Willard was born on October 5, 1913 in Omaha. Son of Oliver M. and Vera Moore Keve.
Bachelor, George Washington University, 1943; Master of Social Work, College of William and Mary, 1947.
Caseworker and probation officer positions, 1941-1947;
chief Child Care Bureau, Department Welfare and Institutions Commonwealth of Virginia, 1947-1951;
chief Bureau Juvenile Probation and Detention, Department Welfare and Institutions Commonwealth of Virginia, 1951-1952;
director Ct Superior vena cava syndrome, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, 1952-1967;
commissioner Department Corrections, State of Minnesota, 1967-1971;
director crime control and justice programs, American Technology Assistance Corporation (formerly Research Analysis Corporation), McLean, Virginia, 1971-1973;
director Division Adult Corrections, State of Delaware, 1973-1976;
acting commissioner Department Corrections, State of Delaware, 1975-1976;
professor administration of justice, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1977-1985;
professor emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth U., since 1986. Consultant Department Corrections Commonwealth of Virginia, 1977-1983. Visiting professor Hamline U., St. Paul, 1968-1971.
Adjunct Professor American U., Washington, 1972-1973. Consultant Ford Foundation, 1966. Field auditor Commision on Accreditation for Corrections.
Attended United Nations Congress on Prevention of Crime and Treatment ofOffender, 1965, Kyoto, 1970, Geneva, Switzerland, 1975. Member of advisory committee determinate sentencing law Pennsylvania State University, 1977.
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Married Constance Conway, June 18, 1936. Children: Anne, Paula.