NCJ Number
28567
Date Published
1971
Length
14 pages
Annotation
INTENDED TO AID CITIZENS GROUPS STUDYING ISSUES OF CRIME AND CORRECTIONS, THIS GUIDE DISCUSSES THE CRIME PROBLEM IN GENERAL, TREATMENT OF THE OFFENDER, AND THE CITIZEN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS RAISED IN THIS BOOKLET ARE CHANGING PATTERNS OF CRIME, CRIMINAL LAWS, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CRIME RATES, CRIME PREVENTION, THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT, THE COURTS, AND TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.