NCJ Number
16032
Date Published
1974
Length
30 pages
Annotation
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES, YOUTH, REHABILITATION, POLICE SERVICES AND THE COURT SYSTEM WERE DISCUSSED DURING THESE HEARINGS IN WHICH CITIZENS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS OUTLINED THE PROBLEMS AND NEEDS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
A MAJOR CONCERN OF THE PARTICIPANTS WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TO DEAL WITH ALIENATED YOUTH AND FORMER OFFENDERS. A VARIETY OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE CONDITIONS WHICH MAY LEAD YOUTHS TO COMMIT CRIMES WERE SUGGESTED. SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTION METHODS WERE DESCRIBED WHICH WOULD PROVIDE IMMEDIATE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF DELINQUENT CHILDREN, DRUG OFFENDERS, AND ALCOHOLICS. REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO AID YOUTHFUL AND ADULT OFFENDERS, AND THE LACK OF IN-PRISON AND COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATIVE PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN OFFENDERS WERE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE NEED FOR MORE POLICE, ESPECIALLY BEAT POLICE OFFICERS, BETTER POLICE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE PLANNED COUNTYWIDE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AND HIGHER SALARIES FOR POLICE WERE OUTLINED AS WELL. IMPROVED HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING, POLICE-COMMUNITY LIAISONS, AND LEGAL AID FOR POLICE WERE URGED. REGARDING THE COURT SYSTEM, A NEED WAS SEEN FOR A COURT CALENDAR CONTROL UNIT, BAIL REFORM, AND ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND THE PROBATION OFFICES. OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED RAPE, CHILD ABUSE, CONSUMER FRAUD, CORRECTIONS FACILITIES AND STAFF, COORDINATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND SERVICES, AND FUNDING PROBLEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)