NCJ Number
54467
Date Published
1976
Length
105 pages
Annotation
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THEM ARE DETAILED FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN OKLAHOMA.
Abstract
GOALS, WITH RELATED OBJECTIVES, PERTAIN TO THE DEFINITION AND EVALUATION OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION, THE IMPROVEMENT OF PLANNING AND BUDGETING PROCESSES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT-COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO PROMOTE CRIME PREVENTION, THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING CRIME, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES TO PHYSICAL ARREST BY EXPANDING THE USE OF CITATIONS AND SUMMONS, THE PROMOTION OF SPECIALIZATION AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT TOOL, THE EXPANSION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICE QUALITY, UPGRADED PROCEDURES FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, UPGRADED TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAIR AND COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FORMAL COMPLAINT REVIEW PROCEDURES, AND THE ASSURANCE OF A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY STAFF. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE ALSO ARTICULATED FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS, JUVENILE JUSTICE, THE COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS. (DEP)