NCJ Number
19469
Date Published
1975
Length
268 pages
Annotation
THREE PART PLANNING GUIDE UPDATING AND ANALYZING CHANGES IN CRIME AND EXISTING SYSTEMS DATA, AND DEVELOPING CONCEPTS FOR DEALING WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES.
Abstract
PART ONE PROVIDES A 1974 UPDATE FOR 1973 REPORTED CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY STATISTICS, ALONG WITH BRIEF ANALYSES OF THAT DATA INDICATING WHETHER CHANGES OF EMPHASIS OR DIRECTION ARE WARRANTED IN DEALING WITH CRIME IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. PART TWO CONCERNS SPECIFIC ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN THE VARIOUS SUBSYSTEMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS, CORRECTIONS AND JUVENILE JUSTICE, AS WELL AS MATTERS OF SYSTEMWIDE INTEREST SUCH AS INFORMATION SYSTEM AND CITIZEN ATTITUDES TOWARD THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. PART THREE REPORTS ON MATTERS RELATING TO EVALUATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS FOR BOTH THE BENEFIT OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND FOR PURPOSES OF ACCOUNTABILITY. DISCUSSED IN THE SECTION ARE EVALUATION PURPOSES AND LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVALUATION AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, AND SUBJECTS RELATED TO EVALUATION, SUCH AS AUDITING AND MONITORING. A SUMMARY OF SOME RECENT EVALUATIONS IS PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)