STANDARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

• NCJ Number: 2228
• Author(s): H C BRATTON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINTED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES JOURNAL, VOL. 10, JANUARY 1970

Annotation

COMMENTS ON THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION STANDARDS AS HAVING A MAJOR LONG-RANGE IMPACT ON THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

Abstract

THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE ARE TO DISCUSS THE HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S PROJECT ON STANDARDS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TO GIVE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARDS, TO FURNISH ITS READERS WITH AN IDEA OF THE OBJECTIVES UNDERLYING THE PROJECT AND, BY USING SPECIFIC STANDARDS FROM SEVERAL OF THE TOPICAL AREAS COVERED BY THE PROJECT, TO ILLUSTRATE BOTH THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND ITS INTENT. THIS ARTICLE WILL THEREFORE NOT BE THE USUAL TYPE OF LAW REVIEW ARTICLE WHICH DEALS WITH A RELATIVELY NARROW FACET OF THE LAW. RATHER, IT WILL TAKE A BROAD APPROACH TO ITS SUBJECT MATTER WITH THE HOPE THAT EACH OF ITS READERS WILL BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING FOR HIMSELF FURTHER STUDY OF THE STANDARDS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)