CHANGE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN RESPONSE TO FEDERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGISLATION

• NCJ Number: 137
• Author(s): M E MILAKOVICH
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 140 pages
• Grant Number(s): NI-70-065-PG-25
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Indiana University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A STUDY OF FEDERAL LAW IMPACT ON STATE GRANT DISTRIBUTION WAS COMPILED FOR STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND NEW PROBLEMS.

Abstract

THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 HAD AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATE, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AGENCIES IN IMPLEMENTING GRANT SUPPORTED PROGRAMS. THE STUDY INDICATES MANY OF THE REASONS THAT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE A HIGH NONPARTICIPATION RECORD. AMONG THE REASONS ARE (1) GENERAL ATTITUDE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO PREFER TO FUND EQUIPMENT PURCHASE RATHER THAN RESEARCH, (2) A DISTRUST OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS, A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF PROGRAMS AND THE NECESSARY POLITICAL SITUATION OF THE LOCALITY, AND (3) EITHER NO NEED FOR PROGRAMS OR NO COMPETENT SEARCHERS. THE STUDY ANALYZES THE NATURE OF GRANTS IN GENERAL AND THE INTERACTION AMONG AGENCIES. THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ACT HAS BEEN A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE MEANS TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN LONG RANGE AND SHORT RANGE PROGRAMS ARE STRESSED.