REGIONALISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - WHAT ROLE FOR THE COUNTY

• NCJ Number: 12187
• Journal: AMERICAN COUNTY Volume: 36 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1971) Pages: 47-49
• Author(s): C W STENBERG
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Counties (NACo)
• Publication Format: Article

Annotation

THE NATURE AND IMPLICATIONS OF EFFORTS TO INCREASE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERFUNCTIONAL COOPERATION AND COORDINATION, ALLEVIATING FRAGMENTED ADMINISTRATION.

Abstract

REGIONALISM HAS BEEN ADVANCED AS AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES OF ADMINISTRATIVE FRAGMENTATION AND MOUNTING CRIME AND RECIDIVISM RATES, BUT THE PROLIFERATION OF SEPARATE AREAWIDE EFFORTS RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF GREATER DISCONNECTION AND DUPLICATION OF EFFORT. THE COUNTY CAN PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN REDUCING CRIME ON A COUNTYWIDE OR CITY-COUNTY BASIS ONLY IF FISCAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, FUNCTIONAL, AND PERSONNEL POWERS ARE OPERATING EFFICIENTLY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)