Scope and Contents

This series consists of the general correspondence of the Commission, mostly to and from Joseph C. Holmes, the Director. Most letters are concerned with requests for literature and information on crime, drugs, and other data pertinent to the Commission's studies.

Scope and Contents This series consists of: (a) minutes of the first meeting of the Commission, giving a list of its members and a procedural outline, (b) minutes of the last meeting of the Commission, (c) drafts of parts of the final report of the Commission, (d) recommendations by sub committees of the Commission, and (e) the Commission's final report.This final report to the Governor entitled "A Report of the Governor's Commission on Crime and Justice" was published in 1968. It gives the...

Scope and Contents

The types of records included are reports, pamphlets, newspaper articles and other papers relating to: (1) juvenile delinquency and crime; (2) alcohol and abuse; (3) law enforcement, both local and nationwide; (4) narcotics and drug abuse; (5) penal Institutions - Pardons and Paroles; (6) criminal laws and Congressional actions; (7) newspaper clippings on varied subjects including the aforementioned, and (8) miscellaneous.

Scope and Contents This series consists of hand written work papers and a rough draft of the final report to the Governor. They were compiled by Mr. Joseph C. Holmes, Director of the Governor's Commission on Crime and Justice, and were used in compiling the final report to the Governor. The papers are divided into two parts: (1) work papers which are neither dated nor in any discernible order (2) a rough draft of the Commission's final report to the Governor which is divided by chapters into one folder for...