NCJ Number
96030
Date Published
1984
Length
187 pages
Annotation
This comprehensive bibliography, which covers all of the annual supplements since the last cumulative volume, provides criminal justice professionals with a key to research sponsored and published by the National Institute of Justice.
Abstract
It contains citations for documents disseminated primarily through the U.S. Government Printing Office or the National Institute of Justice/National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Part I lists citations in alphabetical order by title and includes bibliographic information and an abstract for each citation. Part II contains cumulative listings of eight specialized series of publications: program models -- syntheses of research and evaluation findings, operational experiences, and expert opinion in a criminal justice topic; test designs -- detailed specifications for field testing program strategies in varied settings to assess effectiveness and transferability; exemplary projects -- outstanding local criminal justice projects suitable for adaptation in other communities; policy briefs -- research-based summaries of current criminal justice topics, with emphasis on legislative options; national evaluation program reports -- practical information on the effectiveness, cost, and potential problems of a variety of widely used criminal justice programs; crime and justice -- annual publication series featuring essays by prominent scholars on a wide range of criminal justice topics; technology assessment program -- standards for and guides to performance, economy, and safety of equipment used within the justice system; and criminal justice research utilization program -- training materials to support the practical application of research results in State and local jurisdictions.