CANJUS (CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM) PROJECT INFORMATION SYSTEMS REPORT ON CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COSTS - PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• NCJ Number: 14946
• Author(s): B E JOHNSON; L M PEACH
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 97 pages
• Corporate Author: Canada Solicitor General
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THIS REPORT INCLUDES PRESENTLY-AVAILABLE SOURCES OF EXPENDITURE DATA, AS WELL AS COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MAY IMPROVE THE EASE AND ACCURACY WITH WHICH THIS DATA CAN BE COLLECTED IN THE FUTURE.

Abstract

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE COSTS IN THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BOTH AS THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE VARIOUS SUBSYSTEMS AND AS THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED AMONG LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. A DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION OF RESOURCES TO THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTION OF THE COSTS THAT ARE APPLIED TO THESE RESOURCES. THE FINAL SECTION IS DEVOTED TO COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE COLLECTION OF COST DATA FOR THE SYSTEM. FOR RELATED CANJUS DOCUMENTS, REFER TO NCJ-014942-45, NCJ-014947-50, AND NCJ-014929-32. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)