Report of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia.

Report of the President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia.

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Corporate author / creator:United States. President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia.
Imprint:Washington, DC : U.S. G.P.O., 1966.
Description:xxix, 1041 p. : illustrated, maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Criminal law -- Washington (D.C.)
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Washington (D.C.)
Crime -- Washington (D.C.)
Police -- Washington (D.C.)
Crime.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminal law.
Police.
Washington (D.C.)
Format: U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2027470
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other title:Miller report on crime in the District of Columbia.
President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia.
Other authors / contributors:Miller, Herbert J.
Notes:Commonly known as the Miller report.
"Final report."
Bibliographical footnotes: p. 937-1041.
Summary:In this report, the types of crimes, the offenders, and the overall disposition of the offenders in Washington, D.C. are analyzed. By Presidential order, a commission was established to make studies, conduct hearings, and compile information on crime in the District of Columbia. Detailed statistics on crime analysis are presented with studies on the serious crimes, frequency, time of occurrence, victim, offender, and other circumstances. A profile of the criminal offender is presented. Major section on the Metropolitan Police Department details its total operation. The court system, sentencing and imprisonment of adults and juveniles is analyzed. Further evaluation is given. Drunkenness offender, pretrial release, mentally ill offender, drug abuse, interrogation, juvenile offender, juvenile delinquency, and the roots of crime are discussed. The appendix contains four studies in the District of Columbia: one on police, one on offenders, one on corrections, and one on delinquency. The first study, a survey of the Metropolitan Police Department, reviews the management, administration, and operations of the department. It examines the traffic, investigation, and youth functions, as well as records management, communications, buildings and equipment, and police community relations. The second study, a description of active juvenile offenders and convicted adult felons in the District of Columbia, characterizes criminals by factors such as family background, location of residence, employment history, and personal data. The third study, the organization and effectiveness of the correctional agencies, discusses the functions and problems of the department of corrections and the parole and probation agencies. The final study analyzes the social environment and delinquency in the District of Columbia.
Table of Contents:
  • President's Commission on Crime in the District of Columbia
  • Letter to the President / Herbert J. Miller
  • Executive Order 11234
  • Foreword 1. The District of Columbia
  • 2. Analysis of crime
  • 3. The criminal offender
  • 4. Metropolitan Police Department
  • 5. Administration of criminal justice
  • 6. Sentencing, imprisonment and supervision of the adult offender
  • 7. Selected problems in the criminal law. Section I. The drunkenness offender
  • Section II. Pretrial release of persons charged with crime
  • Section III. The mentally ill offender
  • Section IV. Drug abuse
  • Section V. Police interrogation and the Mallory Rule
  • Section VI. Criminal code revision
  • 8. Treatment of the juvenile offender
  • 9. Prevention of juvenile delinquency
  • 10. The roots of crime
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Separate statements by members of the Commission. Minority report / David A. Pine. Foreword
  • Section I. Court decisions as a causative factor in the commission of a crime
  • Section II. The Durham Rule
  • Section III. Drug abuse
  • The Mallory Rule
  • Statement : U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. circuit / Abe Krabb
  • Minority views : pretrial prevention detention / Patricia W. Wald
  • Footnotes
  • Appendix. Survey of the Metropolitan Police Department / International Association of Chiefs of Police
  • A description of active juvenile offenders and convicted adult felons in the District of Columbia / Stanford Research Institute
  • Organization and effectiveness of the correctional agencies / American Correctional Association
  • The social order and delinquency / Eli Ginzberg.

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