Research Catalog

Title

A look at criminal justice research. A pictorial presentation of selected research projects of the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.

Author

National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.

Publication

Washington, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1971.

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Details

Description

1v. (unpaged) illus.; 26cm.

Summary

Thirty-four full page photographs with descriptive narratives illustrate some of the research projects by the national institute of law enforcement. Each research effort is photographically illustrated, briefly narrated and identified by title and research grant number. Projects include crime laboratory equipments for drug detection, voice identification, trace element analysis, thermoluminescence photometry, fiber optics for examining indented writing, and equipment for detection of airborne gunshot residues. Other research projects described include such police equipment as police helmets combining a transceiver and gas mask, night vision equipment, automated status reporting for police communications, training police in family crisis intervention, training of dogs to locate bombs, evaluation of police air mobility, control of crowds and demonstrations, investigation of consumer crime and abuses, and the Santa Clara, California, and Dayton, Ohio criminal justice pilot programs. Mention is made of development of reliable law enforcement equipment, bomb disposal equipment and evaluation, reorganization and renovation of criminal court facilities. This report does not give any final results achieved on the projects described.

Series Statement

• Its ICR, 71-3
• National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. ICR ; 71-3.

Subject

• Crime > United States
• Criminal investigation
• Criminals > United States

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword -- NI 70-031 : investigating detection feasibility of heroin detection -- NI 70-082 : physical design for the improvement of security in residential environments--high rise project -- NI 70-082 : physical design for the improvement of security in residential environments--law density project -- NI 70-056 : marijuana: the effects of its chronic use on brain and behavior--animal subject -- NI 70-056 : marijuana: the effects of its chronic use on brain and behavior--human subject -- NI 71-046G : evaluation of the effects of methadone treatment on crime and criminal narcotics addicts -- NI 70-088 : burglary prevention--developing a model city building security ordinance -- NI 71-015 : ultraviolet detection of metal traces -- NI 71-037IA : law enforcement standards laboratory -- NI 70-068 : continuation and research analysis of family crisis and conflict resolution data--training police in this area -- NI 71-051 : dogs training to locate bombs -- NI 70-094 : bomb disposal equipment and evaluation -- NI 70-094 : bomb disposal evaluation--bomb container unsuccessful -- New police equipment combining the transceiver, helmet and gas mask to be developed and evaluated by the Institute -- The bond conduction microphone of the previously pictured helmet -- Thermoluminescence photometric system -- NI 70-004 : research of voice identification -- NI 71-019G : forensic applications of spark source mass spectrometry and neutron activation analysis--for trace element analysis and identification -- NI 70-006 : police air mobility evaluation -- NI 71-027IA : feasibility study of fiber optics to examine indented writing -- NI 70-042 : physiological fitness standards for law enforcement officers -- NI 70-040 : reorganization and renovation of criminal court facilities -- NI 71-042IA : comparative study of courtroom transcription techniques -- NI 70-099C : law enforcement command and control problems related to crowds and demonstrations -- NI 70-033 : decentralized investigation and referral of consumer crimes and abuses -- NI 70-023 (71-DF-678) : Santa Clara criminal justice pilot program--combating felonious crimes by citizen involvement -- NI 70-023 (71-DF-679) : Santa Clara criminal justice pilot program--methadone treatment and rehabilitation -- NI 70-092 : Dayton criminal justice pilot program--pilot team meets with local officials -- NI 70-092 : Dayton criminal justice pilot program--Dayton police chief at school disturbance -- NI 70-092 : Dayton criminal justice pilot program--developing central crime laboratory -- NI 70-065-PG-5 : study of techniques of using night vision equipment -- NI 70-065-PG-6 : automated status reporting for police communications -- NI 70-065-PG-13 : development of techniques for the detection of airborne gunshot residues.

OCLC

• 688497
• SCSB-10222822

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library