NCJ Number
32976
Journal
Criminal Justice Review Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1976) Pages: 121-139
Date Published
1976
Length
19 pages
Annotation
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE STATE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS SINCE 1965 INDICATES THAT MUCH PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, BUT THAT MAJOR BARRIERS EXIST TO EFFECTIVE SYSTEM-WIDE PLANNING.
Abstract
STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS - REQUIRED SINCE 1968 UNDER THE FEDERAL CRIME CONTROL ACT - ARE SAID TO BE NARROW IN SCOPE, LACKING IN RELIABLE DATA AND ANALYSIS, IMPRECISE ABOUT GOALS, DIRECTIONS, AND STRATEGIES, AND SOMEWHAT LACKING IN EFFORTS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE THROUGH MONITORING AND EVALUATION. THE KEY TO OVERCOMING THE DEFICIENCIES IS SAID TO BE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO PLANNING. CONSENSUS APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING ALONG THESE LINES, ENCOURAGED BY THE ACTIONS OF SEVERAL STATES WHICH HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD IN ADOPTING AN INCREMENTALIST, PROCESS-ORIENTED APPROACH TO PLANNING. LEAA HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE IN THIS AREA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)