NCJ Number
15306
Date Published
1975
Length
351 pages
Annotation
A COMPREHENSIVE TEXTBOOK WHICH SERVES TO INTRODUCE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURTS, PROBATION, PAROLE, AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Abstract
A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE TOTAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS FIRST PROVIDED. EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM AND THE EXTENT OF THE CRIME PROBLEM ARE PROVIDED. THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM OF ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IS TRACED, AND EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM - LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS - ARE EXPLAINED IN TERMS OF THE PHILOSOPHIES INVOLVED IN THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE OPERATED IN SOCIETY. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE TEXT ARE CONSIDERATIONS IN THE SELECTION AND PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM EMPLOYEES, A DISCUSSION OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM, CONSTITUTIONAL CONSIDERATIONS IN JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION, THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SEVERAL AGENCIES OF THE SYSTEM TO THE COMMUNITY, AND TRENDS IN JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)