NCJ Number
79107
Date Published
1974
Length
210 pages
Annotation
This quarterly progress report for the period April through June 1972 from the St. Paul-Ramsey County Criminal Justice Advisory Committee to the Minnesota Governor's Commission on Crime Prevention and Control focused on planning activities in the prevention, police training, adjudication, and corrections fields.
Abstract
A brief summary of the committee's activities during the quarter included a list of projects from the St. Paul area which received LEAA funds. A report from the crime prevention subcommittee addresses community resources which serve predelinquent and delinquent juveniles and young adults. Areas covered are special training for criminal justice personnel who work with juveniles, alternative education, runaways, alternative living arrangements, counseling, and drug and alcohol treatment programs. A discussion of diversion services and juvenile detention facilities concentrates on the possible establishment of a youth services bureau. The report from the subcommittee on law enforcement begins with statistics on manpower and costs of Ramsey County police departments as well as arrest rates. Police training programs are described and evaluated, as are educational backgrounds and salaries of law enforcement officers. Also surveyed are manpower shortages, technical aids to improve detection and apprehension capabilities, and communication systems. The judicial process subcommittee examined education and training of court personnel, problems in bail and pretrial detention facilities, and improvements in the trial process. They also recommended new legislation to remedy some problems in the judicial system. Statistics on correctional programs (on inmates and personnel) introduce the corrections subcommittee report. Education requirements, inservice training, and salaries are detailed for corrections staff, probation officers, counselors, volunteers, and paraprofessionals. Program needs are identified, such as community-based facilities for young adult offenders, a central information system, and followup programs for ex-offenders. Each subcommittee report suggests topics for future research and recommends specific projects for funding. The criminal justice advisory committee's project priorities for 1973 are listed and its meeting minutes appended.