Survey of Criminal Procedure -- Alternative Dispositions of Defendants
19 Pages Posted: 6 Nov 2014
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
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