NCJ Number
19145
Journal
CONSTABULARY GAZETTE Volume: 42 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 21-33
Date Published
1975
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THE COLUMBUS, OHIO NIGHT PROSECUTOR PROGRAM IS DESCRIBED FOR THIS JOURNAL'S NORTHERN IRELAND POLICE AUDIENCE.
Abstract
THE NIGHT PROSECUTOR PROGRAM'S GOALS ARE TO REDUCE THE WORKLOAD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUDICIAL OFFICERS THROUGH COURT DIVERSION, TO EASE TENSIONS BETWEEN DISPUTANTS THROUGH MEDIATION, AND TO AVOID THE EFFECTS OF LABELLING BY AVOIDING FORMAL ARRESTS. THE HEARING PROCESS IS DESCRIBED AS ARE THE TYPES OF CASES THAT ARE HANDLED BY THE NIGHT PROSECUTOR. THE STAFF REQUIREMENTS OF THE COLUMBUS PROJECT ARE ALSO PRESENTED.