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NCJ Number: 42903 Add to Shopping cart Find in a Library
Title: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN POLK COUNTY, IOWA, VI, DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS
Author(s): ANON
Date Published: 1973
Annotation: THIS REPORT DISCUSSES TRADITIONAL COMPONENTS IN THE POLK COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - THE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS - AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THERE.
Abstract: THE FIRST CHAPTER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DES MOINES AND POLK COUNTY ARE ANALYZED IN THE SECOND CHAPTER. CHAPTERS THREE, FIVE, AND SIX DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS IN POLK COUNTY, WHILE CHAPTER FOUR ANALYZES, THE PATTERN OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND OFFENDER MOBILITY AND PARTS OF CHAPTER SIX EXAMINE VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS. CHAPTER SEVEN CONSIDERS FEDERAL AND STATE STANDARDS INFLUENCING CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. FOR EARLIER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES SEE NCJ-10531, 10532, 10739, AND 11289. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) ...EB
Index Term(s): Correctional organization; Corrections; County courts; County police; Court system; Crime Statistics; Criminal justice system analysis; Demography; Employment; Iowa; Juvenile justice system; Local criminal justice systems; Standards; Trend analysis; Victim services
Grant Number: 73-N1-07-0004
Sponsoring Agency: Des Moines/Polk Cty
Des Moines, IA
US Dept of Justice

US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
Washington, DC 20531
Corporate Author: Des Moines/Polk Cty
Metropolitan Criminal Justice Ctr
United States of America
Page Count: 181
Format: Document
Type: Statistics
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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