NCJ Number
35275
Date Published
1976
Length
40 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A 50-STATE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY SENT TO STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCIES TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON CORRECTIONS, COURTS, POLICE, PROSECUTION, DEFENSE, AND TOTAL SYSTEM UNIFICATION PROGRAMS WITHIN EACH STATE.
Abstract
THE QUESTIONNAIRE INCLUDED A CAREFUL DEFINITION OF 'UNIFICATION' ACTIVITIES, SEVERAL 'YES-NO' QUESTIONS ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH UNIFICATION INITIATIVES IN EACH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEGMENT WERE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED OR PLANNED, AND REQUESTS FOR BRIEF ONE-SENTENCE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE UNIFICATION EFFORTS INVOLVED WHEREVER 'YES' ANSWERS WERE PROVIDED. RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FROM 43 STATES, PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND GUAM. SEVEN RESPONDENTS REPORTED NO UNIFICATION ACTION AT ALL, AND ANOTHER SIX REPORTED ACTIVITY IN ONLY ONE AREA. THE REMAINING 33 JURISDICTIONS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES WITHIN TWO OR MORE OF THE SIX CRIMINAL JUSTICE AREAS. A COMPONENT BY-COMPONENT SUMMARY OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES IS PROVIDED. IN ADDITION, THE COMMENTS OF EACH STATE ON ITS UNIFICATION PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL SECTION. A SECOND ONE-PAGE SUPPLEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL SURVEY RESPONSES RECEIVED SINCE DELIVERY OF THE BASIC SURVEY REPORT FOR REPRODUCTION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)