RT Article
T1 Why study the future of criminal justice?
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 5
IS 2
SP 74
OP 86
A1 Stephens, Gene
LA English
YR 1980
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764274075
AB To a large, extent criminal justice agencies are reactive in nature and thus are at the mercy of evants beyond their control. The author suggest that use of futures research and forecasting methods, followed by development of policy alternatives through futures planning techniques, will aid agencies in becoming proactive —being able to anticipate future trends and develop and choose among alternative policies demed most beneficial to achievement of the goals and objectives of the agency. Some techniques of futures research are discussed as is the efficacy of presentation of findings in the form of scenarios.
K1 Prison Population
K1 Crime Prevention
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Trend Analysis
K1 Criminal Justice
DO 10.1007/BF02887389