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NIJ Journal Issue No. 228

NCJ Number
249264
Date Published
November 1994
Length
52 pages
Annotation
The NIJ Journal, published several times a year, features articles to help criminal justice policymakers and practitioners stay informed about new developments.
Abstract
The NIJ Journal presents research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system. This issue features articles titled: Health and Criminal Justice: Strengthening the Partnership; Doctors Focus on the Threat to Health From Violence; Understanding the Roots of Crime: The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods; Adopting the Health Care Model to Prevent Victimization; The Health-Justice Interface: A New Arena for Police; Expanding the Role of the Local Prosecutor; Health Care Needs in Corrections: NIJ Responds; Questions Most Frequently Asked About the ADA by Criminal Justice Professionals; and You People, Violence, and Guns What NIJ Is Doing.