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CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE - ISSUES IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS

NCJ Number
30660
Author(s)
J A GARDINER; M A MULKEY
Date Published
1975
Length
218 pages
Annotation
FOURTEEN ARTICLES WHICH SURVEY THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES WHICH MUST BE ADDRESSED IN ANY ANALYSIS OF THE POLICIES WHICH GOVERN CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY IN AMERICA.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME BRINGS TOGETHER CURRENT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE MAJOR ISSUES IN THE FIELD AND IDENTIFYING MAJOR AREAS WHERE RESEARCH IS NEEDED. PART ONE ADDRESSES THE BASIC ISSUES INVOLVED IN UNDERTAKING POLICY ANALYSIS AND ASSESSING CRIME POLICY. TOPICS CONSIDERED INCLUDE THE WIDESPREAD USE OF VOLUNTEERS, THE MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES ASSIGNED TO POLICE AGENCIES AND THE EVIDENCE AVAILABLE CONCERNING ATTAINMENT OF THESE OBJECTIVES, THE ADJUDICATION PHASE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS. SEPARATE SUBJECT AND NAME INDEXES ARE PROVIDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)