NCJ Number
36150
Date Published
1974
Length
250 pages
Annotation
MANUAL INTENDED TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSIVE STATE PLANS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE CRIME, TO IMPROVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND TO INSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.
Abstract
THIS MANUAL REFLECTS THE VIEWPOINT THAT NEW METHODS ARE REQUIRED TO STRENGTHEN PLANNING PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, IN ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE DISCIPLINES, AND COORDINATING PLANNING INPUTS FROM ALL SOURCES. THE MANUAL ESTABLISHES A PLANNING PROCESS OF SELECTING A SUITABLE PLANNING APPROACH, ASSEMBLING AND ANALYZING DATA, DETERMINING PRIORITY-BASED MEASURES TO MEET PROGRAM NEEDS, AND EVALUATING PROGRAM RESULTS. APPENDIXES CONTAIN DEFINITIONS OF TERMS RELEVANT TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, FEDERAL LAW GOVERNING CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING FUNCTIONS, RESULTS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SURVEY, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF DOCUMENTS USED IN THE COMPILATION OF THIS MANUAL.