SPECIAL REPORT ON COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, INTAKE DIAGNOSIS, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, INFORMATION SYSTEM

• NCJ Number: 13356
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 82 pages
• Grant Number(s): 73-TA-99-0004
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of Counties (NACo)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

CASE STUDIES OF INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

Abstract

THE EAST BATON ROUGE (LA) PARISH COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND RESEARCH CENTER, A CENTRALIZED DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION, IS DISCUSSED. THE ONONDAGA COUNTY (NY) COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, A POLICE INFORMATION SYSTEM, IS ALSO DESCRIBED. IN ADDITION, CASE STUDIES ARE PRESENTED OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY (CA) PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE AND THE KING COUNTY (WA) DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, WHICH CONSOLIDATES THE CORRECTIONS FUNCTIONS OF BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. OTHER EXAMPLES OF COUNTY INTAKE DIAGNOSIS AND COMMUNITY CORRECTION INCLUDE THE BUCKS COUNTY (PA) AND WEST CHESTER COUNTY (NY) DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS, THE MULTNOMAH COUNTY (OR) HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY (MD) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION.