NCJ Number
146852
Date Published
1967
Length
220 pages
Annotation
The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reports on its investigation into the numerous causes of crime in America.
Abstract
Chapter 1 focuses on crime in a Chicago precinct, emphasizing the human aspect of crime typically encountered by police in their daily patrols. Chapter 2 presents a statistical account of various types of crimes, and Chapter 3, their economic impact. Chapter 4 provides a look at factors and underlying conditions that produce varying patterns of crime in different urban areas throughout the country; Chapter 5, characteristics of offenders and victims; and Chapter 6, public attitudes toward crime and law enforcement. Chapters 7, 8, and 9 focus on professional crime, white collar crime, and riots; and Chapter 10 outlines the need, and sets forth a proposal for national criminal justice statistics resources. 7 tables, 6 appendixes, index