Survey of Criminal Procedure -- Alternative Dispositions of Defendants

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Charles B. Shafer

University of Baltimore - School of Law

Date Written: 1976-1977

Abstract

The criminal justice system provides various alternatives for the disposition of criminal defendants. Three of these alternatives, pretrial intervention, drug treatment, and probation, were dealt with in recent New Jersey Supreme Court decisions. The court examined the substantive criteria and procedures used in assigning each disposition and focused primarily on the desire to provide rehabilitative opportunities for each defendant. This note will examine those decisions and the implications of the court's concentration on the goal of rehabilitation.

Keywords: criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal defendants, New Jersey Supreme Court, rehabilitation, pretrial intervention programs, PTI, equal protection, court rules

JEL Classification: K14, K19, K39, K42, K49

Suggested Citation

Shafer, Charles B., Survey of Criminal Procedure -- Alternative Dispositions of Defendants (1976-1977). Rutgers Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 3, 1976-77, pp. 592-610., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2515892 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2515892

Charles B. Shafer (Contact Author)

University of Baltimore - School of Law ( email )

1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
United States

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