WHERE WE STAND IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME

• NCJ Number: 10427
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 186 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-DF-99-0066
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Governors' Assoc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

NATIONWIDE EXAMPLES, FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, MARKING IMPROVEMENTS AND PROGRESS SINCE PASSAGE OF THE 1968 SAFE STREETS ACT.

Abstract

THIS REPORT CITES INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM POLICE, JUDICIAL, CORRECTIONAL, DELINQUENCY, PAROLE, PROBATION, AND STATE PLANNING OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE NATION AS TO CHANGES WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND PROCEDURES. THE EXAMPLES ARE ILLUSTRATIVE OF PROGRESS IN REDUCING AND CONTROLLING CRIME IN AMERICA. AS THE STUDY'S CONCLUSIONS POINT OUT HOWEVER, THE EXAMPLES ALSO SERVE TO INDICATE DEFICIENCIES, PARTICULARLY EVIDENT IN STILL UNACCEPTABLY HIGH CRIME RATES, INCREASINGLY FREQUENT PRISON UPRISINGS, AND LENGTHY PRE-TRIAL DELAYS.