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7 LEAA Newsl. 1 (1978)

handle is hein.journals/leaanews7 and id is 1 raw text is: Study Cites Similarities Male, Female Police Officers Perform Equally Police patrolwomen perform as effec- tively as patrolmen although they tend to avoid strenuous physical activity and are sometimes less assertive, according to a recent report. The seven-month study financed by the LEAA and conducted in New York City notes that the performance of policewomen is more like that of policemen than it is different. However, the women made a better impression on citizens, the report said. The study examined 82 police patrol officers- an equal number of men and (continued on page 10) Woman patrol officer takes direct route In back-alley search for fleeing suspects. President Receives Plan Replacing LEAA With New Institute of Justice Attorney General Griffin Bell has sent President Carter a plan to restructure the Federal government's crime re- search, statistics and financial assistance efforts, The plan would create a new organization called the National Insti- tute ofJustice. The Attorney General said the plan should increase the ability of the de- partment to manage more effectively its criminal justice research and financial assistance programs. Improved management would be ac- complished through the consolidation of organizations having similar func- tions and the elimination of overlap and duplication of effort, Mr. Bell said. Other Improvements Cited The reorganization would also: * Enhance the quality and visibility of the Federal government's research and development efforts and expand those efforts to include civil justice. * Increase the program flexibility of state and local governments and strengthen their priority setting roles and responsibilities. * Reduce considerably Federal pa- perwork requirements and the use of Federal funds for costs associated with program overhead at the state and local levels. The National Institute of Justice would assume most of the major func- tions currently performed by LEAA, the National Institute of Corrections, and the Federal Justice Research Center. Attorney General Griffin B. Bell The Attorney General's proposal is a three pronged approach calling for: (1) a reorganization of the Department of Justice under the President's reor- ganization authority; (2) amendments to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; and (3) adminis- trative actions to streamline current processes. Under the Reorganization Plan, LEAA would be abolished and the Na- tional Institute ofJustice (NIJ) created. (continued on page 14) National Crirne Prevention Week Feb. 12-18

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