NCJ Number
137660
Date Published
1992
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This 1991 annual report of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) summarizes the Commission's activities in support of the improvement of the administration of justice in the State and provides insight into issues and program activities which the Commission will be addressing in the coming year.
Abstract
The Commission on Crime and Delinquency has a legislative mandate to examine criminal justice problems, propose solutions, and monitor and evaluate the impact of these solutions on the State's criminal justice system. In highlighting the significant issues and initiatives that were addressed by the Commission during 1991, eight major program areas are described including intermediate punishment programs, statistical and policy research, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, deputy sheriffs' training, community crime prevention, victim/witness services, criminal justice and drug prevention education training, and drug control and system improvement. Additionally, the report reviews the important administrative and financial management functions of PCCD with emphasis on grants administration responsibilities. PCCD's roles and responsibilities were increased by action of the General Assembly in 1991. Under Act 1990-193, PCCD has assumed a number of responsibilities related to the administration of the County Intermediate Punishment Program.