NCJ Number
28488
Editor(s)
W A ELIOT,
J J GASPAROTTI
Date Published
1973
Length
24 pages
Annotation
BRIEF SURVEY OF FACTS AND PERCEPTIONS WITH DISCUSSION OF SIX QUESTIONS POSED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Abstract
THE QUESTIONS CONCERN NEW CRIMES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS, THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF THE ENERGY CRISIS ON CRIME CONTROL AND DETERRENCE, AND THE IMPACT OF A BROWNOUT. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT COULD BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE, THE IMPACT ON COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS OF A BROWNOUT OR LACK OF ENERGY, AND THE IMPACT ON COMMUNICATIONS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF A BROWNOUT OR LACK OF ENERGY. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL SETS OF STATISTICS AND REPORTS OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF OFFICIALS ARE INCLUDED IN APPENDIXES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)