BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS

• NCJ Number: 4727
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 55 Issue: 9 Dated: (MAY 1972) Pages: 366-368
• Author(s): W J JAMESON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROJECT TO COMPILE AND FORMULATE STANDARDS FOR A DESIRABLE MINIMUM TO BE APPLIED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ALL OF THE 50 STATES.

Abstract

THE UNDERLYING OBJECTIVES ARE TWO-FOLD - TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND TO SAFEGUARD AND AMPLIFY THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THOSE SUSPECTED OF CRIME.