NCJ Number
9446
Date Published
1972
Length
607 pages
Annotation
AN INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE-LEVEL TEXT COVERING RECOGNIZED COMPONENTS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIME, NONPUNITIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION.
Abstract
THE FIRST PART IS A SUBSTANTIAL CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN POLICING. ISOLATIONISM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES IS DISCUSSED. THE FINAL SECTION OF THE TEXT COVERS THE POLICE SERVICE TODAY- BOTH STRUCTURE AND PROCESS. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A LIBRARY GUIDE AND A BRIEF DISCOURSE ON WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)