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VOLUNTEERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE - THEIR NEED AND IMPORTANCE - A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

NCJ Number
67990
Author(s)
C A MARTIN
Date Published
1978
Length
31 pages
Annotation
THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY FROM THE SCHOOL OF TECHNICAL CAREERS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PROVIDES A SELECTION OF REFERENCE MATERIALS ON VOLUNTEER CITIZENS' INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
AN INTRODUCTION DISCUSSES A BRIEF HISTORY OF VOLUNTEERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERS TO THE SYSTEM. THE APPROXIMATELY 350 ENTRIES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS: ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND BOOKS; AND FILMS. THE FORMER CONTAINS THE BULB OF THE LISTINGS. THE MATERIALS IN EACH SECTION ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY AUTHOR OR AUTHOR ORGANIZATION. THE SUBJECTS COVER VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA AND THE ROLES OF VOLUNTEERS. PUBLICATIONS DATES RANGE FROM 1964 TO 1979, BUT THE BULK OF MATERIAL IS DATED FROM 1972 TO 1978. (JLF)