PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 10239
• Author(s): S L BRODSKY
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 183 pages
• Grant Number(s): 54-0381 (HEW)
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: American Assoc of Correctional Psychologists
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ACTIVITIES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS CONCERNED WITH LAW VIOLATION, SOCIAL DEVIANCE, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES.

Abstract

THE MATERIAL IN THIS REPORT DEVELOPED FROM A SERIES OF CONFERENCES HELD IN FLORIDA IN JANUARY 1972. THIS DOCUMENT ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY SOCIETAL AND JUSTICE SYSTEM NEEDS AND PROBLEMS, AND INDICATES A NUMBER OF WAYS TO ATTAIN THESE OBJECTIVES. THE METHODS RANGE FROM DEVELOPMENTS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION, TO SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOLOGISTS INTRODUCING PUBLIC POLICY AND JUSTICE SYSTEM CHANGE.