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Wilson, Jerry Y. – 1978
The response of the criminal justice system to actual and perceived crime in the District of Columbia during the period 1955-1975 was investigated. Results indicated that a variety of efforts contribute to the relatively stable trend of reported crime during the last five years of the period studied, including: (1) increased numbers of police; (2)…
Descriptors: Court Role, Crime, Criminals, Justice