NCJ Number
38446
Editor(s)
D E J MACNAMARA
Date Published
1977
Length
209 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS A TEXT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES, THIS ANTHOLOGY CONTAINS 40 ARTICLES DEALING WITH POLICE, COURTS, CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE.
Abstract
ARTICLES IN THIS TEXT ARE REPRINTED FROM WELL-KNOWN JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, AND REPORTS. MOST DATE FROM 1975 TO 1976. REPRESENTATIVE TOPICS EXAMINED IN THIS VOLUME INCLUDE CRIME TRENDS IN THE UNITED STATES, TRENDS IN POLICE OPERATIONS, COURT OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT, JURIES, THE DEATH PENALTY, THE SERIOUSNESS OF JUVENILE CRIME, PRISON CONDITIONS, AND PAROLE.