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B-157179 1 (1979-03-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjmt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20543 B-157179 MAR 10 1979 The Honorable Josemh R. Biden Chairman, Subcommittee on Criminal 3 u s t iLc -/ je, Committee on the J.udiciary United Stat-es Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: F By lettr d C1 March 8, 1979, you requeste our comments on a bill to restructure t e Z d a Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) and our views on the need for measurable legislative objectives to permit assessment of LEAA's accomplishments in the future. On January 27, 1978, we issued a staff study entitled Federal Crime Control Assistance: A Discussion of the Program and Possible Alternatives (GGD-78-28). That study summarized and reviewed the reported results of the LEAA program, and discussed several alternatives to consider in defining the Federal role in crime control and criminal justice improvement. In performing our study, we noted that various reports, studies, and debates show that there has been a significant amount of c-nfusion over the goals and objectives of the Omnibus Crime Control arid pafStreets Ac r To some, the act is designed to prevent, control, and reduce crime and juvenile delinauency. To others, its goals are less ambitious; to stte-n-Ehe-Yf -and improve law enforcement and the administration of justice through technical and financ i assistance provided by the Federal Government. Still others view it as merely providing some additional .form of fiscal relief. This ambiguity over goals and objectives has been a problem in determining the impact of the program in terms of the congressional mandate. To avoid such problems in the future, we sugest that the ultimate goals and necessary objectives of the restructured program be clearly defined and compatible with one another. The process of defining the ultimate goals and necessary objectives may well specify cj)17

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