QUEST FOR JUSTICE - ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE

• NCJ Number: 9971
• Author(s): G C HAZARD
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 87 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Assoc.
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: COMMISSION ON A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF WHAT MIGHT BE THE AIMS AND THE MEANS OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE FROM AN INTELLECTUAL, CONSTITUTIONAL, ETHICAL, AND POLITICAL STANDPOINT.

Abstract

THESE PAPERS DEAL WITH A WIDE, SOMEWHAT MISCELLANEOUS SET OF TOPICS CONCERNING JUSTICE - ITS DEFICIENCIES, THE DEFICIENCIES OF THE AGENCIES THAT ATTEMPT TO DISPENSE IT, AND POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH AN AGENCY SUCH AS A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE. THE PAPERS WERE WRITTEN INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. SOME OF THE TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION ARE NON-VICTIM CRIMINAL OFFENSES, OFFICIAL CORRUPTION, LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR, THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, PLEA NEGOTIATIONS, JUVENILE JUSTICE AND POLICE ADMINISTRATION. APPENDICES INCLUDE A REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE ON A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, AN ADDRESS BY CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER, AND A PROPOSAL WHICH DESCRIBES A NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE.