NCJ Number
17425
Date Published
1974
Length
57 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF ROCHESTER'S PILOT CITY PROGRAM.
Abstract
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INVOLVED DEVELOPING QUANTITATIVE BASELINE DATA ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, UNDERTAKING IN-DEPTH STUDIES IN SPECIFIC AREAS, AND CONDUCTING SHORT BUT INTENSIVE RESEARCH SURVEYS RELATIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COVERS SUCH ACTIVITIES AS RENDERING GENERAL ADVICE, PROVIDING SOME CONSULTING SERVICES, SERVING ON STUDY COMMITTEES, AND UNDERTAKING INTENSIVE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING ALTERNATIVES. THREE NEW DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS WERE DEVELOPED IN THIS PHASE, AND TIME WAS SPENT WORKING ON FIVE PROJECTS CARRIED OVER FROM PHASE ONE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)