NCJ Number
84467
Date Published
1982
Length
708 pages
Annotation
The text analyzes and presents cases and materials related to the administration of criminal justice in the United States.
Abstract
An analysis of the control of crime and antisocial behavior covers recent developments in crime and criminal justice administration, organization of the crime control system, system objectives and effectiveness, and controls on the criminal justice process. A discussion of the investigation process focuses on street robbery and group and organized crime. The purposes of arrest include not only holding a person for prosecution, but requiring a person to take part in a pretrial diversion program and bringing an immediate solution to a specific problem; for instance, removing a violent husband to protect the wife. The subsequent stages in the criminal justice process are also explored, including the decision to prosecute, the initial appearance, the decision to hold for trial, preparation for trial or for plea bargaining, the guilty plea process, and sentencing. The correctional process is briefly discussed. An index, a table of cases, and appendixes presenting selected provisions of the Constitution and a diagram depicting the criminal justice system are provided.