NCJ Number
16167
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 41 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1974) Pages: 43-46
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
STRUCTURAL FACTORS ARE THOSE FEATURES OF SOCIETY WHICH ARE IN SOME SENSE PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY OR CULTURALLY BUILT IN.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES BOTH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS WHICH COULD AFFECT CRIME CONTROL IN THE FUTURE. THESE INCLUDE THE RECLASSIFICATION OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DECRIMINALIZATION OF CERTAIN CRIMES, SHIFTING MORAL STANDARDS, AND THE BUREAUCRATIZATION AND NONEXPERIMENTAL ATTITUDE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.