NCJ Number
35885
Editor(s)
R H MOORE,
T C MARKS,
R V BARROW
Date Published
1976
Length
542 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS AN INTRODUCTORY TEXT ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, THIS VOLUME PRESENTS 36 SELECTIONS DEALING WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE POLICE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE TEXT INCLUDES ARTICLES BY INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS, REPRINTED SECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS, AND THE TEXTS OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT JUDICIAL DECISIONS. AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS EXAMINED ARE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF THE CRIME PROBLEM, POLICE PROFESSIONALISM, RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED, JUDICIAL SELECTION, AND THE DECISION TO PROSECUTE. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE THE COST OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, POLICE JUVENILE RELATIONS, THE JUVENILE COURT, CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, AND COMMUNITY CRIME CONTROL.