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NCJ Number:	44600

Title:	CRIMINAL JUSTICE - ALLIES AND ADVERSARIES

Editor(s):	J R SNORTUM; I HADAR

Date Published:	1978

Annotation:	THE TEXT PROVIDES A TOUR OF THE FOUR PRINCIPAL OBSERVATION POSTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURTS, PRISONS, AND THE COMMUNITY.

Abstract:	CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES ARE PRESENTED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ROLES. AN EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO PROVIDE WITHIN EACH ROLE AT LEAST ONE ARTICLE FROM A FIRST-PERSON PERSPECTIVE AND ONE THAT IS ANALYTIC. THESE ROLES CONSIST OF POLICE OFFICER, VICTIM, OFFENDER, BAIL BONDSMAN, JUDGE, LAWYERS, WITNESS, JURY, INMATE, CORRECTIONAL OFFICER, MEDIATORS, EX-PRISONER, COMMUNITY WORKER, AND CITIZEN. CONFLICTS AND CONTROVERSIES WITHIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE REVIEWED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO POLICE DISCRETION, MINORITY CRIME, WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS, JUDICIAL STYLES, UNRELIABILITY OF WITNESS TESTIMONY, PLEA BARGAINING, DEPRIVATIONS OF PRISON, INMATE-GUARD RECIPROCITY, INMATE GRIEVANCE MECHANISMS, COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, AND JUVENILE DIVERSION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).

Index Term(s):	Community involvement; Criminal justice overview texts; Criminal justice system analysis; Inmate staff relations; Judicial discretion; Plea negotiations; Police discretion; Pretrial release; Witness credibility

Sponsoring Agency:	Palisades Publishers Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Sale Source:	Palisades Publishers P.O. Box 744 Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 United States of America

Page Count:	312

Type:	Overview Text

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America



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