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3 LEAA Newsl. 1 (1973-1974)

handle is hein.journals/leaanews3 and id is 1 raw text is: NEWSLETTER VOLUME 3, NO. 1 States Will Convene Conferences To Implement Commission Findings Most findings and recommendations of the National Advisory Com- mission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals won the endorse- ment of state delegations to the National Conference on Criminal Justice, a survey of reports of state caucuses on the final day of the conference showed. Many caucuses voted to hold state and local meetings to discuss the pro- posals in more detail and a number of delegations reported they have de- cided to conduct these meetings soon after the conference so they can make plans to implement the proposals. A number of delegates said they felt the hundreds of crime control recom- mendations were too important for quick decisions, and they wanted many persons in their states to study them. Most reserved final judgment on the recommendations until they could hold their state meetings. The 1,500 delegates held their state caucuses on January 26, the final day of the three-day conference in Washing- ton, D.C. Chairman Peterson At the close of the conference, Rus- sell W. Peterson, the Commission Chair- man, said its most significant result was the strong commitment by the nation's criminal justice system leaders to re- ducing high-fear crime by 50 percent during the next 10 years. Mr. Peterson, former Governor of Delaware, said he sensed that delegates would return home determined to bring to this nation a level of safety never before seen in our national history. Although there was a consensus on many proposals-one delegate said 70 to 80 percent of the recommendations would be approved in his state-a few sections of the Commission report aroused debate. Many delegates viewed with misgiv- ings the proposal to end plea bargain- ing by 1978, and in at least one state caucus the Commision's court recom- mendations generated more controversy than any other recommendations. Some corrections proposals were viewed as being too lenient, and some as being too severe. The delegates of one major state said more security, not less, is needed at their institutions. The police recommendations were widely accepted, and even the one most debated-recommending the regional consolidation of law enforcement agen- cies-was called inevitable by one of the delegations wary of it. (continued on page 8) FEBRUARY-MARCH 1973 Nixon Asks For Revenue Sharing Funds For LEAA President Nixon has said that his proposals for special revenue sharing and a larger budget for LEAA represent a continuation of his major commitment to states and localities for crime reduction. In his budget message to the Con- gress, the President said: Helping state and local criminal justice agencies fight crime in our cities and towns continues to be a major com- mitment of my Administration. The budget proposed by the Presi- dent includes $891,124,000 for LEAA for Fiscal 1974-an increase of $35,- 758,000 over the current fiscal year. (continued on page 11) Attorney General Richard G. Klein- dienst greets dele- gates to the Na- tional Conference on Criminal Justice. The 1,500 dele- gates included po- licemen, jurists, cor- rections officials, state legislators, and community rep- resentatives from all 50 states.

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