NCJ Number
45373
Editor(s)
R W WINSLOW
Date Published
1977
Length
519 pages
Annotation
AN ABRIDGED VERSION OF THE 1973 SUMMARY REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND GOALS CONSTITUTES THE TEXT OF THIS THIRD EDITION ON CRIME REDUCTION AND PREVENTION IN THE U.S.
Abstract
THE SUMMARY REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION, ENTITLED 'A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO REDUCE CRIME,' CONTAINED NARRATIVE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MAJOR PROPOSALS OF THE COMMISSION PLUS A DIGEST OF ALL DETAILED COMMISSION STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DRAWN FROM THE VARIOUS TASK FORCE REPORTS. THE COMMISSION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN REARRANGED TO CORRESPOND TO THE ORDER OF TOPICS IN THIS BOOK, WHICH INCLUDE: THE IMPACT OF CRIME; THE AMOUNT OF TRENDS OF CRIME; CRIMINAL STATISTICS; THE ETIOLOGY OF CRIME; THE ECOLOGY OF CRIME; VIOLENCE AND CRIME; PROFESSIONAL CRIME; WHITE-COLLAR AND OFFICIAL CRIME; ORGANIZED CRIME; NARCOTICS AND DRUG ABUSE; DRUNKENNESS OFFENSES; OBSCENITY AND CRIME; THE POLICE; THE COURTS; CORRECTIONS; AND A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME. SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTED READINGS HAVE BEEN INCORPORTATED INTO THE EDITION.