LAW ENFORCEMENT - THE FEDERAL ROLE

• NCJ Number: 34702
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 155 pages
• Corporate Author: Twentieth Century Fund/Century Foundation
• Sale Source: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

REPORT OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND TASK FORCE ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION.

Abstract

THE REPORT IS THE RESULT OF A STUDY OF THE PRESENT FEDERAL ROLE, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH MANY EXPERT WITNESSES, AND PROLONGED DEBATE AMONG TASK FORCE MEMBERS. THE REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE AFFIRMS BOTH THE NEED FOR AND THE LIMITATIONS OF A FEDERAL PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. IT CALLS FOR A FUNDAMENTAL RESTRUCTURING OF LEAA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. INCLUDED IS A BACKGROUND PAPER ON THE LEAA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)