CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970-1975 - AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (IN FRENCH)

• NCJ Number: 29556
• Author(s): P P LEJINS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 80 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: United Nations
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: French
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEFLY DESCRIBED ARE BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM, STANDARDS AND GOALS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, EVALUATION OF OPERATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN POLICE, COURT, AND CORRECTIONAL SUB-SYSTEMS.

Abstract

ALSO BRIEFLY DISCUSSED ARE EXPANSION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, DECRIMINALIZATION, AND DEVELOPMENTS IN CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY; INCLUDED ARE OVERVIEW STATISITCS ON VICTIMIZATION, PRISONERS, PAROLE, AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE FIFTH UNITED NATIONS CONGRESS ON THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND IN SEPTEMBER, 1975. SEE NCJ-29555 FOR THE ENGLISH AND NCJ-29554 FOR THE SPANISH TRANSLATIONS. --IN FRENCH