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SERIOUS CRIME - A CRIMINAL JUSTICE STRATEGY

NCJ Number
40981
Journal
Criminal Justice Quarterly Volume: 4 Issue: 3 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 94110
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1976
Length
17 pages
Annotation
A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S ASSOCIATION TO IMPROVE AND SPEED THE HANDLING OF CRIMINAL CASES BY PROSECUTORS.
Abstract
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED ON REDUCING COURT DELAY, SETTING PROSECUTORIAL PRIORITIES, SPEEDY PROSECUTION OF IMPACT OFFENSES, PLEA NEGOTIATIONS, PRETRIAL DIVERSION, ADMINISTRATIVE DISPOSITION OF CASES, AND PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION....DMC