NCJ Number
50749
Date Published
1978
Length
44 pages
Annotation
LONG-RANGE PRIORITIES OF NILECJ AND THE GENERAL AREAS OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAM ACTIVITY PROPOSED FOR FISCAL YEAR 1979 ARE OUTLINED.
Abstract
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NILECJ IS REVIEWED, ALONG WITH THE LONG-RANGE RESEARCH AGENDA AND THE 1979 PROGRAM PLAN FOR SOLICITED AND UNSOLICITED RESEARCH. PRIORITY EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE PLANNED FOR A VARIETY OF TOPICS, INCLUDING: THE CORRELATES OF CRIME AND DETERMINANTS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, VIOLENT CRIME AND THE VIOLENT OFFENDER, SENTENCING, REHABILITATION, AND CONSISTENCY, FAIRNESS, AND DELAY REDUCTION IN THE PRETRIAL PROCESS. OTHER RESEARCH IS PLANNED BY THE OFFICE'S POLICE, ADJUDICATION, AND CORRECTIONS DIVISIONS. EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF DETERRENCE, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND MEASURES, AND METHODOLOGY RESEARCH ARE PLANNED BY THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION METHODS; THE OFFICE OF PROGRAM EVALUATION WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE CONTINUING NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM AND THE EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS DEALING WITH MAJOR CRIMINAL CONSPIRACIES, COURT DELAY REDUCTION, JAIL OVERCROWDING, AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS CENTERS. SEVERAL DIVISIONS OF THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND DISSEMINATION INTEND TO INITIATE RENEWED EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF MODEL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, EXECUTIVE AND OFFENDER TESTING AND TRAINING, AND REFERENCE AND INFORMATION DISEMINATION SERVICES, INCLUDING THE LEAA LIBRARY, NCJRS, AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS LABORATORY. A FLOW CHART OF NILECJ ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IS APPENDED.