NCJ Number
27444
Date Published
1975
Length
63 pages
Annotation
A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, RESIDENTS WAS INTERVIEWED IN THE SPRING OF 1975 TO DETERMINE CURRENT FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD THE LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE SOLICITED RATINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFECTIVENESS, ATTITUDES CONCERNING WITNESS USE, AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS, OPINIONS ON BUDGET PRIORITIES, ATTITUDES ON VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION, AND INFORMATION ON VICTIMIZATION RATES AND CRIME COSTS. OVER 500 ADULTS AND 80 YOUTH WERE INTERVIEWED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)