NCJ Number
7705
Date Published
1970
Length
346 pages
Annotation
CRITIQUE OF THE PRESENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SUGGESTIONS THAT MORE ATTENTION AND FUNDING BE DIRECTED TOWARDS MITIGATING SOCIAL CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE CRIME.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR, A FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, DISCUSSES THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF CRIME, THE OPERATION OF POLICE SYSTEMS, COURTS, AND PRISONS, AND THE NEED FOR A SOCIAL SYSTEM AND LAWS WHICH REFLECT AMERICA'S TRADITIONAL COMMITMENT TO LIBERTY.