NCJ Number
94413
Journal
Howard Journal Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Dated: (February 1984) Pages: 41-47
Date Published
1984
Length
7 pages
Annotation
The steady increase in crime places very real strains upon the administration of justice in our courts today -- the trend for increasing crime statistics over the last 40 years confirms this.
Abstract
Despite expansions in the courts, decisions are being taken not to prosecute cases which in former days would have been prosecuted. However, it is in the public interest that justice should not be long delayed. Steps taken to relieve this pressure are multifaceted: increased number of warning cases, new pre-trial procedures to reduce length of trials, studies in alternatives to prosecution. But the future is not pessimistic -- the essential framework is fair and sound. (Author abstract)