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Author United States. President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, author.

Title The challenge of crime in a free society : a report by the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Published Washington, D.C. : United States Governemnt Printing Office, 1967

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 340 pages) : illustrations
Series HeinOnline history of capital punishment
HeinOnline reports of U.S. presidential commissions and other advisory bodies
HeinOnline gun regulation and legislation in America
History of capital punishment
Reports of U.S. presidential commissions and other advisory bodies
Gun regulation and legislation in America
Contents Foreword / Nicholas deB. Katzenbach -- The Commission -- Summary -- Chapter 1. The challenge of crime in a free society : introduction -- Chapter 2. Crime in America -- Chapter 3. Juvenile delinquency and youth crime -- Chapter 4. The police -- Chapter 5. The courts -- Chapter 6. Corrections -- Chapter 7. Organized crime -- Chapter 8. Narcotics and drug abuse -- Chapter 9. Drunkenness offenses -- Chapter 10. Control of firearms -- Chapter 11. Science and technology -- Chapter 12. Research--instrument for reform -- Chapter 13. A national strategy -- Table of recommendations -- Additional view of individual Commission members -- Appendix A. The Commission and its operations -- Appendix B. Consultants and advisors -- Appendix C. Supporting staff and services -- Picture credits -- Index
Summary This report of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice -- established by President Lyndon Johnson on July 23, 1965 -- addresses the causes of crime and delinquency and recommends how to prevent crime and delinquency and improve law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice. In developing its findings and recommendations, the Commission held three national conferences, conducted five national surveys, held hundreds of meetings, and interviewed tens of thousands of individuals. Separate chapters of this report discuss crime in America, juvenile delinquency, the police, the courts, corrections, organized crime, narcotics and drug abuse, drunkenness offenses, gun control, science and technology, and research as an instrument for reform. Significant data were generated by the Commission's National Survey of Criminal Victims, the first of its kind conducted on such a scope. The survey found that not only do Americans experience far more crime than they report to the police, but they talk about crime and the reports of crime engender such fear among citizens that the basic quality of life of many Americans has eroded. The core conclusion of the Commission, however, is that a significant reduction in crime can be achieved if the Commission's recommendations (some 200) are implemented. The recommendations call for a cooperative attack on crime by the Federal Government, the States, the counties, the cities, civic organizations, religious institutions, business groups, and individual citizens. They propose basic changes in the operations of police, schools, prosecutors, employment agencies, defenders, social workers, prisons, housing authorities, and probation and parole officers
Notes Includes index
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Online resource (NCJRS, HeinOnline, viewed February 28, 2020)
Subject Crime -- United States.
Criminals -- United States.
Crime prevention -- United States
Justice, Administration of -- United States
Criminology.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Criminology
criminology.
Criminology
Criminal justice, Administration of
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminals
Justice, Administration of
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Katzenbach, Nicholas deB. (Nicholas deBelleville), 1922-2012.
Other Titles Commonly known as the: Crime Commission report