CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN POLK COUNTY, IOWA, VI, DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS

• NCJ Number: 42903
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 181 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-N1-07-0004
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Des Moines/Polk Cty
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT DISCUSSES TRADITIONAL COMPONENTS IN THE POLK COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - THE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS - AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THERE.

Abstract

THE FIRST CHAPTER PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF DES MOINES AND POLK COUNTY ARE ANALYZED IN THE SECOND CHAPTER. CHAPTERS THREE, FIVE, AND SIX DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POLICE, COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS IN POLK COUNTY, WHILE CHAPTER FOUR ANALYZES, THE PATTERN OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND OFFENDER MOBILITY AND PARTS OF CHAPTER SIX EXAMINE VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS. CHAPTER SEVEN CONSIDERS FEDERAL AND STATE STANDARDS INFLUENCING CRIMINAL JUSTICE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES. FOR EARLIER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES SEE NCJ-10531, 10532, 10739, AND 11289. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) ...EB