NCJ Number
54437
Date Published
1977
Length
138 pages
Annotation
A SURVEY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES AND NEEDS WITHIN THE KANSAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM REGARDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURTS, CORRECTIONS, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE AND TO IMPLEMENT STANDARDS AND GOALS.
Abstract
THE TWO MAJOR OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY PROJECT WERE TO PREPARE A SET OF IMPLEMENTATION HANDBOOKS ORGANIZED BY FUNCTIONAL USER AREAS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO CONDUCT REGIONAL MEETINGS TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PERSONNEL REGARDING THEIR PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE APPLICABILITY OF STANDARDS AND GOALS IN THEIR AREAS OF OPERATION. RATING EXPLANATIONS TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND GOALS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS AT MEETINGS IN NINE REGIONS OF THE STATE. RATINGS WERE CATEGORIZED INTO HIGH, MEDIUM, OR LOW PRIORITY GROUPS. FUNCTIONAL USER AREAS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WERE IDENTIFIED AS ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE, ADULT CONFINEMENT, CITATION AND SUMMONS, CLASSIFICATION, CODES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CONFINEMENT CONDITIONS, CRIMINAL CASE REVIEW, CRIMINAL CODE MODERNIZATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS CONDUCT, CRISIS LEGISLATION, DEFENDANT RIGHTS, DETECTION AND APPREHENSION, DIVERSION, EQUIPMENT, ETHICS, EXPEDITION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, FACILITIES, MASS DISORDERS, JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, OFFENDER REENTRY, OFFENDER RIGHTS, PLANNING, PLEA BARGAINING, PRETRIAL CONFINEMENT AND DETENTION FACILITIES, PRETRIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, PROCESSING OF CASES, PUBLIC RELATIONS, RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION, REHABILITATION, SALARIES, SCREENING, SENTENCING, SPECIALIZED NEEDS, STAFF, AND TRAINING. INFORMATION RECEIVED DURING 11 REGIONAL AND METROPOLITAN MEETINGS IS SUMMARIZED BY FUNCTIONAL USER AREA IN NARRATIVE AND TABULAR FORM. AN APPENDIX LISTS NUMERICAL RATING RESPONSES BY REGION AND BY FUNCTIONAL USER AREA. (DEP)