NCJ Number
44506
Editor(s)
D R CRELINSTEN
Date Published
1977
Length
235 pages
Annotation
THE TEXT PROVIDES A BROAD INTRODUCTION TO THE INSTITUTIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THEIR OPERATION AT THE NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL OR STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL LEVELS IN CANADA.
Abstract
CHAPTERS DISCUSS THE JUDICIAL STRUCTURES, CRIME IN CANADA, CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, POLICE SERVICES, DETENTION AND PROBATION SERVICES, THE NATIONAL PAROLE BOARD, AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION. THE TEXT CONTAINS A USEFUL COMPENDIUM OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, STATISTICS, COMMISSION REPORTS, BOOKS, ARTICLES AND SPECIAL STUDIES OF THE CANADIAN SYSTEM, INCLUDING THOSE AT THE PROVINCIAL LEVEL. NOTES, A BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND AN INDEX ARE APPENDED.