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NCJ Number:	42903

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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