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          United States General Accounting Office
                  Washington, D.C. 20548


                                 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                 Expected at 9:30 DST
                                 Thursday, July 20, 1978


                       STATEMENT OF                 LM095395

   VICTOR L. LOWE, DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION

                        BEFORE THE

      SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

             HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

             ON FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY

           AND PRACTICE REGARDING BANK ROBBERIES


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     At a time when the Congress is considering the Federal

law enforcement role relative to State and local jurisdic-

tions, we reviewed the crime of bank robbery--the FBI's

involvement in investigations and the U.S. attorneys'

involvement in prosecution. As a result of this review,

we have concluded that the Federal Government should reduce

its investigative and prosecutive roles in bank robbery

crime. The following overview puts our position in per-

spective.

     Despite a Federal law enforcement policy which has

consistently called for a restrictive application of Fed-

eral resources in areas of concurrent jurisdiction, the

FBI and U.S. attorneys have established investigative and

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