NCJ Number
32
Date Published
1968
Length
30 pages
Annotation
THE STUDY, ANALYSIS AND COMPILATION OF LONG-RANGE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS FOR ILLINOIS WERE MADE BY THE GOVERNOR'S COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE COMMITTEE SET AS ITS GOAL THE COORDINATION OF THE SEVERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES. A MEANINGFUL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN AGENCIES AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN INITIATED. FIVE TASKS WERE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE - DETERMINATION OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS - DETERMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL CRIME LABORATORY AND ITS RELATIONSHIPS TO THE AGENCIES IT SERVES - A SURVEY OF ON-GOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS - EVALUATION OF PAST AND PRESENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS - AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL BY THE STATE OF NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.