NCJ Number
34669
Date Published
1976
Length
77 pages
Annotation
A REPORT BY THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING ADMINISTRATORS DESCRIBING THE EFFECTS OF THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT UPON THE FIFTY-FIVE STATES AND TERRITORIES WHICH THEY REPRESENT.
Abstract
THE REPORT FOUND THAT STATE PLANNING AGENCIES (SPAS) ARE BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN STATEWIDE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AND BUDGETING ACTIVITIES, AND ARE BEING RECOGNIZED AS AGENTS OF CHANGE. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE ASSUMING THE COSTS OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS INITIATED WITH SAFE STREETS MONIES. SAFE STREETS APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BEEN DECLINING WHILE INFLATION AND THE RANGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE BEEN ON THE RISE. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THAT THE BLOC GRANT APPROACH OF THE SAFE STREETS PROGRAM BE STRENGTHENED AND REAUTHORIZED FOR FIVE YEARS AND THAT STATES SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS COVERING A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD, TOGETHER WITH ANNUAL UPDATE DOCUMENTATION. INFORMATION ON PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS, ALLOCATIONS, AND ON THE COMPOSITION OF STATE ADVISORY BOARDS IS INCLUDED IN APPENDIXES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)