NCJ Number
79787
Date Published
1981
Length
475 pages
Annotation
Criminal justice issues are addressed by government officials, law professors, and attorneys from California. Debate over these and other issues and recommendations for the phase I task force report are included.
Abstract
Governor Brown supports police efforts targeted at career criminals, as well as administrative reforms in the funding of local police and prosecution efforts. To control crime in the State, Brown is supporting a quarter-cent sales tax increase and a constitutional amendment to create a special trust fund dedicated to law enforcement activities. He suggests the institution of a national youth involvement program similar to the California Conservation Corps. The need for Federal funds to combat drug trafficking, probation and parole reform, additional police personnel and more prisons, and the abolishment of the exclusionary rule are suggested by other State government officials. Expanding the FBI's role, stricter enforcement at the California-Mexican border, probable cause issues, the need for a Federal correctional center, and other issues are addressed. No references are cited.