Definition, structure, function, and decision processes of those
agencies that deal with the management of crime, the police, the courts,
and corrections
criminology
criminal law
criminal procedure
constitutional law
"Law and Order" and the "War on Crime"
the 1960's—a decade of violence
political assassinations
appeals for "law and order"
"nationalization" of the Bill of Rights
President Johnson's "war on crime"; President's Commission on
Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
The President's Crime Commission
The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society
recommendations, seven specific objectives and more than 200
specific recommendations
focus on the relationship between poverty and crime
Criminal justice as a "system"
an orderly flow of managerial decision making that begins with
the investigation of a criminal offense and ends with the offender's
reintegration into the free community
the alternate view, criminal justice as a "nonsystem"
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
the unique place that the year 1968 holds in America
early criticisms—overemphasis on technology; misdirecting
funds
funding for criminal justice education
Models of Criminal Justice
The Due Process Model stresses protection of procedural rights—the
Warren Court
The Crime Control Model emphasizes efficiency—the Burger Court
