NCJ Number
19880
Date Published
1974
Length
162 pages
Annotation
CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LEAA PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA BY THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CCCJ), WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GRANTS MADE TO, OR WHICH DIRECTLY BENEFIT, LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
Abstract
EXAMINED ARE THE RATE AND CHARACTER OF INNOVATION GENERATED BY CCCJ, THE QUALITY OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING, AND THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ACT; THE APPARATUS ESTABLISHED IN CALIFORNIA TO ADMINISTER THE STATE'S BLOCK GRANT; THE REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CREATED BY THE STATE COUNCIL TO UNIFY THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS; AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF FOUR CITY POLICE DEPARTMENTS - SACRAMENTO, OAKLAND, RICHMOND, AND VALLEJO - IN THE LEAA PROGRAM. THE MAIN THESIS OF THIS STUDY IS THAT EXISTING ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS HINDER THE REALIZATION OF SUBSTANTIVE GOALS RELATING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT - SPECIFICALLY, THE SPECIALIZED AND FRAGMENTED TASK FORCE STRUCTURE WHICH FRUSTRATES THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, REFUSAL OF THE COUNCIL TO DELEGATE ANY POWERS OR DECISIONMAKING AUTHORITY TO ITS REGIONAL BOARDS, AND REGION-WIDE ALLOCATION SYSTEMS WHICH FORCE LOCAL AGENCIES TO COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR GRANT FUNDS. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS A ROSTER OF CCCJ MEMBERS, A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF CCCJ STAFF, AND TABULAR DATA ON THE FOUR-CITY STUDY A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED.