NEED FOR A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION (FROM ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE SYSTEM - AN INTRODUCTION, 1977, BY DONALD T. SHANAHAN - SEE NCJ-40835)

• NCJ Number: 40836
• Author(s): W J DAWSON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Holbrook Press
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Overview Text
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

THIS PAPER PRESENTS AN ARGUMENT FOR APPLYING SYSTEMS ANALYSIS THEORY TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AS A MEANS OF MAKING THE NONSYSTEM WORK WELL.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES PROBLEMS IN DEFINING THE TERMS OF A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AS WELL AS IMPEDIMENTS TO ITS APPLICATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE PROBABLE IMPACT OF ITS APPLICATION TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IS ALSO DISCUSSED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, BUT THAT FIRST REFINEMENT AND AGREEMENT TO A STANDARD DEFINITION AND EXPLANATION ARE NEEDED....EB