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SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE - A PRELIMINARY REFERENCE FOR PLANNERS AND RESEARCHERS

NCJ Number
7173
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
54 pages
Annotation
LIST OF SOURCES OF TECHNICAL ADVICE AND HARD DATA NOW IN EXISTENCE.
Abstract
MANY ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE, CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONER AND LOCATING THESE SOURCES OF INFORMATION CAN BE A PROBLEM. IT IDENTIFIES 48 ORGANIZATIONS - FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE U.S. COURTS, THROUGH NCJRS, TO THE VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE - WHICH ARE INVOLVED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EXPERIMENTS, DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, AND PUBLICATIONS MANAGEMENT RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH ORGANIZATION INCLUDING ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, PERSONS TO BE CONTACTED, A SUMMARY OF ITS PROGRAM AND A LIST OF PROJECTS, AND TITLES OF THE PUBLICATIONS ISSUED BY THAT ORGANIZATION. FUTURE EDITIONS ARE PLANNED TO UPDATE THIS SOURCE REFERENCE DOCUMENT. (SNI ABSTRACT)