NCJ Number
79536
Date Published
Unknown
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0 pages
Annotation
Henry Dogin explains the 1979 reorganization of LEAA in a speech to the National Association of Criminal Justice Planners.
Abstract
The history of LEAA in relation to the Department of Justice since LEAA's inception in 1969 is reviewed. The 1979 bill would reorganize LEAA into three agencies: the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), and the Office of Justice Assistance and Research Statistics (OJARS). Dogin delineates each department's responsibilities and budget allocation and explains that the purpose of the changes is to promote a stronger role for local governments in the decisionmaking and funding processes, decrease the red tape, and target funds at programs of proven effectiveness. In other words, money will be spent on programs that work. However, the congressional amendments do encompass enough flexibility to allow trying new programs that have a high probability of improving how the criminal justice system works. The speaker notes that cooperation between criminal justice planners at all levels of government is essential. Questions and answers conclude the talk.