LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT GRANT NO. 003 - FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT, PROJECT SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 109
• Author(s): F WARD
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 9 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-003
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A SURVEY SHOWS THE NEED FOR COORDINATED PLANNING TO SOLVE INEQUITIES IN USE AND COST OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.

Abstract

OTHER NEEDS ARE CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING, MORE DIAGNOSTIC RESOURCES, DIVERSION OF MISDEMEANANTS TO SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS, AND PROVISION OF RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL RESOURCES AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. LACK OF STATEWIDE STATISTICAL REPORTING NECESSITATED USE OF A SAMPLE OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AS A BASIS FOR ESTIMATING CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AT THE LOCAL COUNTY OR CITY LEVEL.