NCJ Number
146872
Date Published
1976
Length
186 pages
Annotation
This report of the Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development discusses the role of research and development (R&D) in increasing knowledge about criminal behavior and improving the American criminal justice system.
Abstract
This report is directed toward R&D policymakers at the Federal, State, and local levels who must decide which efforts must be supported and under what circumstances. Three chapters are devoted to discussing some of the important aspects of the criminal justice R&D process, from the decision to fund a project to the utilization of the results of that project. The three stages of the research process are examined here in terms of three constituencies, namely, the funding agency, the researcher, and the practitioner. The remaining chapters explore general types of criminal justice R&D, including technology or hardware research, research on problems of criminal justice organizations (arrest, prosecution, sentencing, and parole), and research on new criminal justice problems. These chapters use illustrative examples related to crime prevention at commercial and residential sites, sentencing, and victimology. Chapter references