| NCJ Number: |
150856   |
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| Title: |
National Assessment Program: 1994 Survey Results, Research in Brief |
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| Series: |
NIJ Research in Brief |
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| Author(s): |
T McEwen |
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| Corporate Author: |
Institute for Law and Justice
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
1995 |
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| Page Count: |
86 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute for Law and Justice
Alexandria, VA 22314
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Washington, DC 20531
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
Washington, DC 20531 |
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| Grant Number: |
OJP-92-C-005 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF|Text |
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| Dataset: |
DATASET 1 |
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| Type: |
Survey |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
This document contains the results of the 1994 National Assessment Program (NAP) survey of more than 2,500 directors of criminal justice agencies. Individuals surveyed were asked for their views on the impact on society of violence, drugs, firearms, and troubled youth; the needs of their agencies; and programs and strategies that might be effective in addressing these issues. |
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| Abstract: |
Respondents to the 1994 NAP survey repeatedly expressed concern about young people, both as victims and offenders. Use of firearms in crimes committed by juveniles and adults was another problem cited by many respondents. Alcohol abuse and illegal drug abuse continued to clog the criminal justice system with offenders. Criminal justice agencies face many other problems and needs identified in the survey and discussed in this report: (1) How can police better respond to an increasingly culturally diverse society? (2) To what degree are today's jails and prisons crowded? (3) What kinds of programs have police departments established for at-risk youths? (4) How are criminal justice agencies responding to mentally ill offenders? (5) What kinds of information systems should agencies establish to support their activities? Footnotes, exhibits |
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| Main Term(s): |
Criminology |
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| Index Term(s): |
Community policing; Controlled Substances; Corrections; Courts; Firearm-crime relationships; Gangs; Juveniles; National programs; Police; Shock incarceration programs; Violent crimes |
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| Note: |
NIJ Research Report Final Summary |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=150856 |
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