Chapter 2 Flashcards
The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
established key agencies designed to fix the crime problem
Law Enforcement Assistance Agency (LEAA)
provided grants to law enforcement to improve public safety (ex. new equipment and personnel)
The National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice is now known as…
the National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
The research arm of the Department of Justice. Sole responsibility is crime justice research. Before, there was none. It provides grant money to researchers and universities and local researchers. Affected by politics.
Crime Control Act of 1973
established the NIJ as the first clearinghouse of criminal justice information
University of Maryland Report
500+ programs, evaluations, and studies were examined in 7 institutional settings: families, schools, communities, places, labor markets, police agencies, etc. Policies were placed in one of four labels: what works, what doesn’t, what might, and what’s promising.
What worked in the University of Maryland Report? What didn’t?
the strengths of the studies were too low but it was a good idea
What did the University of Maryland Report highlight the need for?
it further highlighted the need for better and more scientific criminal justice research
adolescent limited offenders
individuals who commit a little crime for a short period of time
life course persistent offenders
also known as career criminals. individuals who offend at a high rate for a long period of time. tend to have the most risk factors.