NCJ Number
37603
Date Published
1976
Length
13 pages
Annotation
FINAL EVALUATION OF THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE KALAMAZOO (MI) PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE BY PROCESSING THE CAREER CRIMINAL SWIFTLY THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE PROJECT WAS MADE UP OF FIVE SUBPROGRAMS DESIGNED TO SELECT AND TRAIN PROJECT PERSONNEL, DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR IDENTIFYING CAREER CRIMINALS, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TRACKING SYSTEM, ADEQUATELY PREPARE PRIORITY CASES, AND TO IMPROVE CURRENT RECORDS AND STATISTICAL SYSTEMS. DATA TABLES PRESENT QUARTERLY BREAKDOWN OF INTAKE DATA, COURT DISPOSITION DATA, SENTENCE DATA, PENDING CASES, AND DISPOSITION TIME DATA. ALTHOUGH ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA RESULTED IN A FINDING OF LIMITED SUCCESS FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS PROJECT, THE EVALUATORS WERE ENCOURAGED BY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN COURT PROCESSING PROCEDURES WHICH ARE BEGINNING TO REDUCE CASE DISPOSITION TIMES.