AT LEEP'S END? - A REVIEW OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 40961
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 5 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 1-18
• Author(s): J B JACOBS; S B MAGDOVITZ
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 18 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM (LEEP), TO ANALYZE THE ASSUMPTIONS ON WHICH IT IS BASED, AND TO DESCRIBE THE UNIQUE WAY IN WHICH IT WAS FUNDED.

Abstract

SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES WHICH INHERE IN TRYING TO ASSESS AND EVALUATE SUCH A MASSIVE FEDERAL PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED. LEEP, ENACTED BY CONGRESS IN 1968 AS PART OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT, HAS PROVIDED ALMOST $200 MILLION IN GRANTS AND LOANS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION TO STUDENTS PLANNING CAREERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO IN-SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...MSP