NCJ Number
19989
Editor(s)
H JACOB
Date Published
1974
Length
352 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF TEN ARTICLES DEALING WITH ASPECTS OF POLICE, JUDICIAL, AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE POLICE ROLE, SOCIALIZATION OF POLICE, COURT REFORM, AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS.
Abstract
THE ROLE OF POLICE AS THE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY EMPOWERED TO IMPOSE SOLUTIONS BY FORCE, THE LACK OF EFFECT OF POLICE TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON POLICE PERFORMANCE, AND THE RULES OF CONDUCT OF THE POLICE SUBCULTURE ARE AMONG THE TOPICS DISCUSSED. OTHER SUBJECTS INCLUDE COURT CONGESTION CAUSED BY TRAFFIC CASES, INNOVATION IN URBAN CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR COURTS, THE UNEXPECTED RESULTS OF JUDICIAL REFORM, AND THE CONDITIONS SURROUNDING PLEA BARGAINING. THE FINAL ARTICLES COVER THE PLEA BARGAINING SYSTEM IN RELATION TO PUBLIC DEFENDERS, BLACK POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN NORTHERN STATE PRISONS, AND THE ROLE OF URBAN TRIAL COURTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)