NCJ Number
41168
Date Published
1977
Length
229 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXT PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA. ARTICLES HAVE BEEN INCLUDED FROM NATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND FROM THE FIELDS OF SOCIOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND HISTORY.
Abstract
TO FACILITATE THE INSTRUCTOR'S PRESENTATION AND STUDENT UNDERSTANDING, THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO SIX MAJOR SECTIONS: FOUNDATIONS OF JUSTICE, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE POLICE, THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS, AND THE PUBLIC. EXTENSIVE CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE TOTAL PROCESS OF JUSTICE, A DESCRIPTION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS, AND THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL CHANGE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP