NCJ Number
19618
Date Published
1975
Length
797 pages
Annotation
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON THE FUNDING, OPERATIONS, OBJECTIVES, AND GENERAL IMPACT OF LEAA-FUNDED EXEMPLARY PROJECTS, PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGES, PROMISING PROJECTS, AND SERVICE PROJECTS.
Abstract
INFORMATION ON EACH PROJECT INCLUDED IN THE COMPENDIUM IS SUMMARIZED IN A ONE-PAGE ABSTRACT. WITHIN THE TWO MAJOR SECTIONS OF THE COMPENDIUM, 'PROMISING PROJECTS' AND 'SERVICE PROJECTS', THERE ARE SIX MAJOR DIVISIONS: POLICE, COURTS, PROBATION, JUVENILES, CORRECTIONS, AND COMMUNITY AND SYSTEM-WIDE EFFORTS. WITHIN EACH OF THESE DIVISIONS, PROJECTS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR SUBJECT AREA. IN THE POLICE CATEGORY, FOR INSTANCE, THE COMPENDIUM COVERS FIVE GENERAL AREAS WHICH ENCOMPASS 21 SPECIFIC PROGRAM TOPICS. THESE TOPICS RANGE FROM SPECIFIC BURGLARY AND ROBBERY CONTROL EFFORTS TO SPECIAL CITIZEN SERVICE PROJECTS SUCH AS FAMILY-CRISIS INTERVENTION. ACROSS ALL SIX CATEGORIES, A TOTAL OF 18 GENERAL AREAS AND 74 SPECIFIC PROGRAM TOPICS ARE PRESENTED. ALL TOPICS ARE LISTED IN THE INDICES. IN SECTION III AND IV, ALL ABSTRACTS IN A GIVEN SUBJECT AREA HAVE BEEN GROUPED TOGETHER. THE COMPENDIUM SHOULD ASSIST STATE PLANNING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHERS TO PLAN, DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE IMPROVED CRIMINAL JUSTICE OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. (SNI ABSTRACT)