NCJ Number
82686
Editor(s)
M E Wolfgang,
N A Weiner,
W D Pointer
Date Published
1981
Length
152 pages
Annotation
This annotated bibliography, one in a series on the violent offender in the criminal justice system, lists relevant publications published between 1972 and 1980.
Abstract
The 447 citations that comprise this listing were selected from the National Institute of Justice/NCJRS data base. The cited documents cover a wide range of relationships between violent juvenile and adult offenders and the various components of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. They address such issues as police, prosecutorial, judicial, and correctional organizations and decisionmaking relative to arrest, prosecution, and sentencing. Citations include works on the treatment of the violent offender, as well as evaluative research in these areas. Other subjects covered are the personal, demographic, offense, and sentence profiles of prison inmates and the causes of prison violence, such as racial tension and overcrowding. Documents also discuss legal reforms and their implementation relevant to criminal violence (e.g., the insanity plea); the prediction of dangerous behavior; the legal processing of the dangerous mentally ill offender; and official responses to the victims of violent crime, including those of postvictimization medical and social services and the provision of victim compensation. An index, ordering information, and agenda are supplied.