SAN JOSE AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PILOT PROGRAM - INTERIM REPORT

• NCJ Number: 10993
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 103 pages
• Grant Number(s): 72-NI-09-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: American Justice Institute
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: SANTA CLARA CRIMINAL JUSTICE PILOT PROGRAM

Annotation

PILOT RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROBLEMS AND TESTING CRIME CONTROL PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE AIMS, STAFFING, SOURCES OF INCOME AND PROJECTS OF THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM ARE EXPLAINED. ONE OF THE PILOT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASELINE DATA ON REPORTED OFFENSES, UNREPORTED CRIME, AND TYPE OF PERSON VICTIMIZED. ANOTHER ACTIVITY, CONCERNED WITH BASELINE DATA DEVELOPMENT, CONCENTRATED ON WORKLOAD, ACTIVITY, AND PROCESS MEASUREMENT THROUGH INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THE PILOT RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE STUDY OF JAILS, PROBATION, INCREASED COMMITMENTS TO THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM, POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS, AND COURT PROCESSING OF FELONY DEFENDANTS. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FINANCED BY LEAA DISCRETIONARY GRANT MONEY DEALT WITH SUCH ISSUES AS DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION, PRETRIAL RELEASE, EXCONVICT MOTIVATION, AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME PREVENTION. THE PROGRAM EVALUATION IN THIS REPORT IS FOLLOWED BY 36 PAGES OF STATISTICS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS.