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CRIME AND YOU

NCJ Number
34703
Author(s)
A M KIRKPATRICK; W T MCGRATH
Date Published
1976
Length
181 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF THE STRUCTURES AND OPERATION OF CANADIAN CRIMINAL LAW IN WHICH THE HISTORY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS REVIEWED, SIGNIFICANT ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED, AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ARE OFFERED.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM EXAMINED IN THIS TEXT ARE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, POLICE OPERATIONS, DISCRETION, POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SENTENCING, DIVERSION, CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERS, AND REINTEGRATION WITH THE COMMUNITY.