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If you have issues viewing or accessing this file, please contact us at NCJRS.gov. ,. 0, '\ CrilDinal Justice Stolldards and Goals for Georgia STATE CRIME COMMISSIO~ Additional copies of this report orindividual research papers summarized herein are available. Instructions for ordering a~ inclu<:!ed at the back of this report. I 1• I iI' ;1 ~ · I r · , .1 ~Hfit£ of t4£ ~nu£rnnr J\ilul1itt, @.eorgitt 30334 <e)eorge ~u5bee ~ortlt/ltt ~l'Iberwoob GOVERNOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY March 31, 1976 TO: The People of Geotgia 'I) Ciriminal Justice Officials (J lihe Georgia G~lneral Assembly ]1 ;: An important achlevement of my first year as Governor is the completion of this study. Criminal Justice Standards and Goals for Georgia represellts two years of intensive research on one of the most .perplexing and complex problems we face - crime and its effect on a growing number of Georgians. 'co This is a significant. and constructive course of actioll that has been charted by the State Crime Commission. With able assistance from the State's criminal justice agency leaders, local public officiais, interested citizens, and a dedicated professional staff, the Commission ha~ presented us with a valuable set of standards and recommendations. The report focuses on steps which the criminal justice community can take immediately as well as long range recommendations which, if implemented, will greatly enhan~e our State's capacity for handling crime and criminals. It is now up to all of us to find the ways and means to meet these standards and accomplish the goals set forth here. I will be looking to the State Crime Commission and other criminal justice leaders atthe State and local levels to make the recommendations a reality and I will be directing the support of this office to the continued improvement of the criminal justice system. On behalf of the citizens of Georgia, I want to thank all those who helped bring the standards and goals study to its successful completion. Sincerely, °J44~ .. ~/' George Busbee Governor Iff' I 3' TITLE PAGE ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. " -. • .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ;. .. .. .. .. • f .. - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • ~ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL ...................... i •.•••.••.••••.•••••• 3 ~ INTRODUCTION .............. 'il' ••••••••.••••• ,~ •••••••••••••••• ,' ••• 7 /./ 8 MINIMIZE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS" ...... ' ............................. 9 ~ SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS .................... ' •.....•......... 10 Handgun Registration and Licensing .................,..................... 11 ~ Education Programs" .......................... : ..........•.......... 12 r.IJ. Drug Abuse Treatment and Education .....................•............... ·14 Alcohol Abuse Treatment .................................•.......... 15 Governmental Resource Allocation and Community Relations ............ ;.........• '. 15 Equitable Decision-making in Land Use .......................... '; . , ... ~ ..•. 16 Campaign Financing ...................... _......................... 17 Youth Service. Bureaus ..................................•........... 17 Religious Involvement in Crime Prevention ...............................•... 18 DECREASE THE OPPORTUNITY/REWARD FOR COMMITTING A CRIME ............•... 21 ;::.\ SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS .......................•............ 22 Criminal Opportunity Reduction ...............•..•.....•....•......•... 23 Inventory Shrinkage .. , ............................................ '. 23 Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention ........................................ 24 INCREASE CRIME RISKS/IMPROVE COMMUNITY SERVicES ...................... 27 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 28 Corruption and MiscbAduct in Government Office .............'................. 29 Authority of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ., ..... ' ..•..........•.•.....•.. 29 Specialized Investigative S",tvices ........ '\" ........................•..... 30 Standards for Adequate Police Service ......'............................... 31 The Patrol Function .. , .....................•....................... 32 The Police Role ....................-.............................. 32 Use of Civilian Manpower in Law Enforcement ............................... 33 Special Operations .....•........................................... 34 Police/Court Liaison ............................................ ' ... 34 Search Warrant Procedure ...........................•............. .- .. 35 Police Fiscal Management . • . 36 Property Accounting ..................•............................ 36 Law Enforcement Uniforms and EqUipment ................................. 37 Law Enforcement Transportation and Equipment .............................. 39 IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF JUSTICE .................................... 41 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 42 The Prosecution Function .......•...................................• 43 Prosecution Support ...........•.. '........................•......... 43 The Prosecutor's Investigative Role ................ : ...•..•............... 44 Indigent Defense ................................................. 45 Court Adm1nistration . .. • . • . •. '. • .•.• '.' . 46 '<"Presentence Reports .............................. .-" ....•.........•.. 47 Discovery . • . , . • . •. 48 Plea Negotiations ......•..............................•........•.. 49 Jury Size and Composition ........................................•... 51 Jury Selection .......................................•........... 52 PublicInformatioll ........•.............•......................... 53 Transcript Preparation ......................... " ................••.. 53 '/ \ lMPROVE INSTITUTIONAL AND NON-INSTITUTIONAL REI;!ABILITATION ................... 55 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ........... -:' ................................. 56 ./Juvenile Intake and Detention .................................................... 58 r)Alternatives to Juvenile Detention ...•.................... : ........................ 59 \jAlternatives to Juvenile Incarceration ......................................... , ..... 60 ~uveni1e Probation .......................................................... 62 \\ Juvenile Parole Practices . , . 63 ~Jail Standards " ........................................................... 64 vPresentence Release Programs .................................................... 65 lDffender Classification . , . 68 ~/Community Center Alternatives to Incarceration .............•.............•.....•••...... 69 I Adult Parole/Probation Practices . 70 f Adult Institutional Facilities .................................................... 71 rlnstitutional Treatment Programs .................................................. 71 :.. Institutional Treatment Programs for Women ................................. '.......... 72 . "Offender Rights .•.. " ............ , ................................... , ...... 73 .,Jnmate Transitional Programs ................................................. , .. 74 .,Selection of Pardons and Parole Board Members ..................................... , ... , 75 vDue Process During Parole Proceedings ...... , ....................................... 76 ,~ . ') vCivil Rights and Employment Problems of Ex-Offenders .................................... 76 vCorrections Organization and Management ................... , ..................... ,.,. 77 UPGRADE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ......................... , ...........•.......... 79 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS .......... , .. ,., ................ , ............ 80 State Law Enforcement Information Systems , ..................... , .................... 81 State Judicial Information Systems ................................................. 82 ..tState Correctional Information Systems .•• , •..........•. , ............................ 82 Local Criminal Justice Information Systems .........• , ..........•...................... 89 Security and Privacy of Offender Data . , . 85 Criminal Justice Information System Evaluation ...............................•.......... 86 Police Communicatio.t\s ......,.................................................. 86 PLANNING AND RESEARCH ..................................• ~' ................. 89 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ..•..........................•........•.. > •••• 90 State Criminal Justice Planning ...........•........................................ 91 Local Criminal Justice Planning .....•...........•.............. , ........ , ......... 92 Police Planning .....•..•........•.................................. ~ . 92 Correctional Planning ........................................................ 93 JPre-trial Process Planning ................................•...................... 94 Mass Disorder Planning . • . 95 Control of Unusual Occurrences ........... ; ...................................... 96 Interagency Cooperation and Coordination ............................................ 96 Minimum Levels'of Criminal Justice Services ........................................... 97 PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT •.................................................... 99 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ..........................................•... 100 Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Police Personnel ..........................•.•.....•. 101 Police Training ............................................•................. 102 Selection, Election, and Tenure of Judges .............................................. 103 Trainirlg forJudges, prosecutors and Public Defenders ......................................