NCJ Number
57987
Editor(s)
J FERRY,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1979
Length
124 pages
Annotation
THIS ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY REPRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO AN EARLIER, COMPREHENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE BETWEEN 1968 AND 1977.
Abstract
CONTAINING CITATIONS FOR SEVERAL PRE-1978 DOCUMENTS AND ALL DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE OR THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE IN 1978, THIS COMPENDIUM PROVIDES BOTH SUBJECT AND TITLE INDEXES TO ASSIST RESEARCHERS. IN THE FIRST SECTION, 136 CITATIONS ARE LISTED BY NCJRS DATA BASE NUMBERS--AN IDENTIFYING CODE ASSIGNED TO EACH DOCUMENT AS IT ENTERS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS, AVAILABILITY INFORMATION, AND ABSTRACTS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH DOCUMENT. THE NEXT SECTION CONTAINS LISTINGS OF SEVERAL SPECIALIZED TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS: (1) PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGES AND PROGRAM MODELS -- COMPILATIONS OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO PARTICULAR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS; (2) NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAMS--PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS, COST, AND PROBLEMS OF CERTAIN WIDELY USED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS; (3) EXEMPLARY PROJECTS--OUTSTANDING LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROJECTS SUITABLE FOR ADAPTATION TO OTHER COMMUNITIES; AND (4) SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES--TOPICAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES THAT REFLECT CURRENT INTERESTS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THESE CITATIONS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY, ALTHOUGH NCJRS DATA BASE ACCESS NUMBERS ARE INCLUDED. INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE CITED MATERIALS IS ALSO PROVIDED.