LONG RANGE PLANNING FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TRAINING SEMINAR, SEPTEMBER 1970

• NCJ Number: 32915
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 200 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-020-70
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Booz Allen Hamilton
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS MANUAL DISCUSSES SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (CJS) AND PROVIDES A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK FOR PLANNING AND THE DOCUMENTATION OF PLANS.

Abstract

THIS FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE FORMAT, TERMINOLOGY, AND CONSISTENCY OF STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PLANS. INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL ARE THE FOLLOWING PRACTICAL PLANNING AIDS: A FRAMEWORK FOR APPROACHING CJS PROBLEMS AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF PLANNING WITHIN THE STATE; A METHODOLOGY FOR ESTABLISHING PROGRAM GOALS; PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES FOR ACHIEVING SYSTEM GOALS; A METHOD FOR SELECTING A PREFERRED APPROACH FROM THE VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES; A PROCESS FOR TRANSLATING LONGRANGE PLANS INTO ANNUAL ACTION PROGRAMS; AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE APPRAISAL OF PROGRESS IN PLANNING AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THIS MANUAL WAS DESIGNED PRIMARILY AS A TRAINING TOOL FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN CJS PLANNING, IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A REFERENCE DESK-BOOK FOR CJS PLANNERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)