NCJ Number
37087
Journal
Current History Volume: 71 Issue: 418 Dated: (JULY/AUGUST 1976) Pages: 6-9
Date Published
1976
Length
5 pages
Annotation
PERSPECTIVES BASED ON ECONOMICS, I.E., BUYING, SELLING, WAREHOUSING, AND COST-MINIMIZING, PROFIT-MAXIMIZING MODELS, ARE USEFUL IN DEVELOPING INSIGHTS TO PROBLEMS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THESE ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES ARE APPLIED TO PRETRIAL RELEASE, LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE POOR, PLEA BARGAINING, COURT DELAYS, JUDICIAL SELECTION, THE JURY SYSTEM, AND ALLOCATING SCARCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RESOURCES.