NCJ Number
139721
Editor(s)
L M Keels
Date Published
1992
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This booklet presents information on crime and the criminal justice system in New Jersey, with emphasis on the adult criminal justice system.
Abstract
The nature and extent of crime in New Jersey are described. Additional sections focus on the responsibilities, functions, and agencies of the criminal justice system; the size and nature of their workloads; and their staff and budget. The final section discusses some of the major issues, developments, and trends currently confronting New Jersey's criminal justice system. These include strategic planning, jail and prison overcrowding, community supervision programs, supervised pretrial release, boot camp prisons, victim rights and services, drug prevention and enforcement, capital punishment, and community involvement and cooperation in criminal justice issues. Figures, tables, and appended lists of members of the New Jersey Criminal Disposition Commission and prior commission reports