JUSTICE IN BROOKLYN- THE DISPOSITION OF ADDICT AND NON-ADDICT DEFENDANTS IN THE KING'S COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT

• NCJ Number: 42957
• Author(s): D L MACDONALD; B ROBBINS; G TILLMAN; B SHAPIRO; A MILLER; G HAYIM
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 100 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Vera Institute of Justice; Harvard University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT EXAMINES THE COURT PROCESS AND FACTORS WHICH ARE MOST DETERMINATIVE IN THE DECISION PROCESS AFFECTING ADDICT AND NON-ADDICT DEFENDANTS IN THE CRIMINAL COURT.

Abstract

THIS ANALYSIS FIRST EXAMINES COURT PERSONNEL'S ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS LIKELY TO AFFECT OUTCOMES AND THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION FOR AND THE STEPS PRELIMINARY TO DISPOSITION. THE MAJOR SUBSTANTIVE CHAPTER ON THE DYNAMICS OF DISPOSITION BY PLEA BARGAIN FOLLOWS. BRIEF CONSIDERATION OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT ISSUES ARISING FROM THE REPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF RELEVANT LITERATURE IS GIVEN POLICY IMPLICATIONS ARE THEN DRAW FOR THE ADDICTION RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CORPORATION FOR THE AGENCIES COMPOSING THE CRIMINAL COURT, AND FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY MAKERS...RCB