1. A note from the editor

   • Gene Stephens

   EditorialNotes 01 March 1981 Pages: 3 - 4

2. Variables affecting parole outcomes

   • Nicholas A. Astone

   Articles 01 March 1981 Pages: 7 - 38

3. Dimensions of criminal justice policy: The Supreme Court, the Fourth Amendment and the trial court system

   • Otis H. Stephens
   • Thomas D. Ungs

   Articles 01 March 1981 Pages: 39 - 60

4. Some uses and misuses of research for criminal justice policy development and utilization

   • Leonard J. Hippchen

   Articles 01 March 1981 Pages: 61 - 80

5. Competency-based education: An alternative for criminal justice education?

   • Ronald E. Vogel
   • Janice M. Gamache

   Articles 01 March 1981 Pages: 81 - 95

6. Building bridges between the academic and practitioner communities in criminal justice

   • Galan M. Janeksela

   Viewpoint 01 March 1981 Pages: 96 - 101

7. Book reviews

   • Reid H. Montgomery
   • J. Anthony Philcox
   • Stanley L. Swart

   BookReview 01 March 1981 Pages: 102 - 109