Criminal Justice

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A virtual library of reports on corrections-related issues

In February 2010, the ABA House of Delegates approved a set of ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Treatment of Prisoners.

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has been the starting place for law enforcement executives, students of criminal justice, researchers, members of the media, and the public at large seeking information on crime in the nation.

The American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project is dedicated to ensuring that our nation’s prisons, jails, and other places of detention comply with the Constitution, domestic law, and international human rights principles.

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Includes information on BOP programs and prisoner treatment issues

This report, created by the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice and accompanied by nine task force reports, is 308 pages long and contains 202 recommendations to control crime and improve criminal justice in America. In addition to chapters dealing with the major crime issues, the report discusses such issues as the role of science and technology, crime research, and the problem of drunkenness, and outlines a national strategy for action on individual, local, State, and Federal levels.