The Influence of Research on Criminal Justice Policy Making
Professional Issues in Criminal Justice, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 9-21
14 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2009 Last revised: 7 Jan 2010
Date Written: May 20, 2009
Abstract
Criminal justice policy making is a vertical and horizontal political dynamic. The criminal justice researcher who understands the decision-making process within state criminal justice policy-making agencies can influence decisions by providing research to meet policy makers’ needs. This paper provides a schematic view on the criminal justice decision-making process and discusses how researchers can make their work relevant within it.
Keywords: criminal justice research,criminal justice policy making, agency decision making, policy making
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