NCJ Number
10740
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
BUDGET DATA, FOR TWO POINTS IN TIME, FROM 31 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SHOWING FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR LOCAL AGENCIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH PROCESSING THE CRIMINAL OFFENDER.
Abstract
DATA INDICATE THAT IN THE LAST TWELVE YEARS LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED. WHEN COMPARED TO TOTAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS, HOWEVER, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TODAY IS APPROPRIATING RELATIVELY LESS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES THAN IT DID TWELVE YEARS AGO. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)