NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE THESAURUS - DESCRIPTORS FOR INDEXING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION JANUARY 1977 EDITION

• NCJ Number: 44782
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 93 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE NCJRS THESAURUS CONTAINS LISTINGS OF DESCRIPTORS OR TERMS USED TO INDEX THE LITERATURE IN THE NCJRS DOCUMENTATION DATA BASE AND TO STORE AND RETRIEVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LITERATURE FOR THE SERVICE USERS.

Abstract

TERM SELECTION IS BASED, LARGELY, ON THE VOCABULARY OF THE AUTHORS OF THE DOCUMENTS ENTERING THE NCJRS SYSTEM, ON THE FREQUENCY OF TERM USAGE IN THE LITERATURE, AND ON THE LANGUAGE OF THE USER COMMUNITY. TWO TYPES OF TERMS ARE LISTED: DESCRIPTORS AND SYNONYMS OR NEAR SYNONYMS. DESCRIPTORS ARE AUTHORITATIVE TERMS THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE FOR INDEXING AND SEARCHING. THE THESAURUS ALSO INCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL AND GEOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTORS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).