CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CLEVELAND - REPORTS OF THE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION SURVEY OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO

• NCJ Number: 45229
• Author(s): R FOSDICK; R H SMITH; H B EHRMANN; A BETTMAN; H F BURNS
• Editor(s): R POUND, F FRANKFURTER, R FOSDICK, R H SMITH, H B EHRMANN, A BETTMAN, H F BURNS
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 756 pages
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PATTERSON SMITH REPRINT SERIES IN CRIMINOLOGY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Annotation

A 1922 INQUIRY INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN CLEVELAND PROVIDES AN ACCOUNT OF ITS FUNCTIONING AND DISCLOSES ITS DEFECTS.

Abstract

THE STUDY ADDRESSED POLICE ADMINISTRATION, PROSECUTION, CRIMINAL COURTS, CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL TREATMENT, MEDICAL SCIENCE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LEGAL EDUCATION IN CLEVELAND, NEWSPAPERS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE AMERICAN CITY. THE MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CLEVELAND WERE SEEN IN THE PRACTICAL BREAKDOWN OF CRIMINAL MACHINERY. IT IS NOTED THAT CAUSES FOR THIS CONDITION ARE ROOTED IN MODERN INDUSTRIALISM AND STANDARDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE STUDY IS SUPPLEMENTED BY TABLES, DIAGRAMS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS. APPENDIXES INCLUDE SUPPORTING MATERIALS AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY, AND AN INDEX IS PROVIDED.