NCJ Number
35240
Journal
Futurist Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 124-134
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR PREDICTS THAT CRIME RATES, AND ESPECIALLY VIOLENT CRIMES, WILL CONTINUE TO RISE IN THE FUTURE, AND SUGGESTS SEVERAL POSSIBLE TRENDS WHICH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MIGHT FOLLOW IN TRYING TO COPE.
Abstract
THE TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH WOULD RELY PRIMARILY UPON ALMOST TOTAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE FOR PREVENTION AND APPREHENSION, AND SUCH TECHNIQUES AS PSYCHOSURGERY AND CHEMOTHERAPY FOR CORRECTIONS. A TRADITIONAL APPROACH WOULD RELY UPON EXPANDED BUT FAMILIAR POLICE AND CORRECTIONS METHODS, WITH REFORM CONCENTRATED IN THE AREAS OF JUDICIAL PROCESSING AND SENTENCING. A COMMUNITARIAN APPROACH WOULD EMPHASIZE THE RIGHTS OF THE VICTIM AND COMMUNITY. SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS WOULD PLAY A LARGER ROLE IN DISCOURAGING CRIME, AND INCREASED USE WOULD BE MADE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. DIMINISHED CONCERN WITH INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND INSTITUTION OF FIXED SENTENCES ARE ALSO PREDICTED.