Abstract
The final report of the President's Crime Commission, The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society, underscored the necessity for comprehensive criminal justice planning at local, state, and national levels. Passage of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act resulted in the formation of a variety of state and local planning bodies, which were charged with considering all elements of law enforcement activity, including police, court, and correctional programs and systems in addition to prevention and control programs.
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