NCJ Number
14583
Date Published
1974
Length
70 pages
Annotation
A PROGRESS REPORT ON STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCIES (SPA'S) WHICH WAS PREPARED INTERNALLY.
Abstract
BASED ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT PLANS, EACH STATE IS AWARDED A YEARLY BLOCK GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH IT, IN TURN, ALLOCATES TO VARIOUS STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THE SPA'S FEDERAL PARTNER IN THE PROGRAM IS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (LEAA), WHICH IS THE AGENCY OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CHARGED BY CONGRESS WITH OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION. STATE OF THE STATES ON CRIME AND JUSTICE 1974 IS A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE STATES IN CARRYING OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE CRIME CONTROL ACT. IT IS ALSO A REPORT OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL SPA CONFERENCE. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF THE BLOCK GRANT APPROACH--THE DIVERSITY OF APPROACHES TO CRIME REDUCTION--CONTRIBUTES TO THE DIFFICULTY OF REPORTING ON THE CRIME CONTROL PROGRAM. EACH STATE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE. THIS REPORT, THEREFORE, IS COMPREHENSIVE BUT NOT EXHAUSTIVE. IT ATTEMPTS TO GIVE THE READER AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE PICTURE OF SPA EFFORTS TO REDUCE CRIME AND IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. TO DO SO, IT PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF TRENDS AND COMMON APPROACHES ADOPTED BY MANY SPAS. IT ALSO INCLUDES EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS IN ORDER TO SHOW THE VARIETY OF SPA EFFORTS. IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT, THE NATIONAL SPA CONFERENCE SENT A QUESTIONNAIRE TO EACH SPA DIRECTOR ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON STAFF, EXPENDITURES, POLICIES, ACTION PROGRAMS, PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)