Criminal Justice Research under the Crime Act-1995-1996

摘要

Crime is predominantly a local phenomenon, and in our system of government the211u001eadministration of justice and the instrumentalities of crime prevention and 211u001econtrol are also largely local in character. Although the Federal role in crime 211u001econtrol and criminal justice has grown in size and scope over the past several 211u001edecades, local systems of justice remain the first line of engagement. Yet there 211u001eare occasions when the Federal Government, responding to needs expressed locally, 211u001esteps in to provide support beyond its traditional role in law enforcement. The 211u001efirst such commitment was made more than a generation ago, when the Omnibus Crime 211u001eControl and Safe Streets Act of 1968 was enacted in response to the high crime 211u001elevels of the 1960s. It was followed in 1986 and 1988 by major Federal 211u001elegislation targeted at illicit drug use and violent crime. Most recently, the 211u001eViolent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (the Crime Act) was enacted 211u001ein response to concern over the continuing high rates of violent crime.