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2 Crim. Just. 1 (1974)

handle is hein.journals/crijust2 and id is 1 raw text is: HIGHLIGHTS Hawaii Annual Meeting Programs Set See page 3 Comparison Reveals 'Substantial Similarities' Between Two Sets of Standards Police Foundation Gran Standards Program New Officers & Council Nominated for Coming Yea Do you have the full set proved ABA Criminal Jus ards? t Boosts A comparative analysis released by the Criminal justice Section (CJS) in See page 6 mid-February has revealed substantial similarities between the ABA Crim- Members inal justice Standards and the National r Advisory Commission Standards and See page 2 Goals (NACSG). The analysis was made to determine of 17 ap- areas of similarity and difference be- tice Stand- tween the two sets of standards and plan future steps, including joint im- See page 7 plementation and reconciliation of dif- Houston Report: House Actions The ABA House of Delegates, acting at the Feb. 4-5 Midyear Meeting in Houston, approved the Criminal Jus- tice Section (CJS) report opposing legislatively or administratively im- posed mandatory minimum sentences, including those for drug offenders. The House deferred action on the CJS report supporting legislation in the right to financial privacy area, to allow more study by other ABA sections and committees. In other criminal justice-related ac- tions, the House: * defeated a report supporting jour- nalists' shield laws, which the CJS Council, meeting Feb. 2-3, had urged be deferred; * approved the Section-supported revised Uniform Abortion Act; * tabled the Law Student Division resolution urging initiation of impeach- continued on page 5 ferences. Section Staff Director H. Lynn Ed- wards, project director for the anal- ysis, said that only 16 black letter ABA Standards, of 476, are inconsis- tent in principle with the NACSG. These portions involve only 5 of the 17 ABA Standards volumes. In 425 instances, Edwards said, the NACSG were either consistent in prin- ciple or silent with the ABA version. And in 35, the two were found to be harmonious in principle, but different The CJS Council, meeting Feb. 2-3 in Houston, has established two new Section committees to study: * Professional and Ethical Rela- tions: Chaired by New York attorney Gilbert Rosenthal, this committee will entertain and appraise complaints of attorney misconduct brought by mem- bers of the bar or citizens. Those it feels valid will be referred to appro- priate ABA or state or local bar in their implementation implications. The 594-page comparison, funded by LEAA, also revealed many areas covered by only one set of standards. For example, three volumes of ABA Standards - Fair Trial & Free Press, Electronic Surveillance, Joinder & Sev- erance - are areas not covered by the NACSG. Justice Tom C. Clark, Chairman of the CJS Comm. to Implement the ABA Standards, noted in the analysis foreword, The comparison has dem- onstrated that these two separate stu- dies, together spanning 10 years, have produced standards to improve our criminal justice system which, by their substantial similarities, fortify each other. Neither asserts ... that one ver- sion is 'right' and the other 'wrong.' According to LEAA Administrator Donald E. Santarelli, .. . it is LEAA policy to neither endorse the Com- mission's specific recommendations nor continued on page 6 disciplinary committees. In line with the CJS umbrella philosophy, the committee is open to complaints against any segment of the bar. 0 Adequate Defense & Incentives in the Military: The second committee will focus on adequacy of defense representation in the military, in- cluding provision for civilian counsel in assigned military cases; and on continued on page 5 Copyright (1974 American Bar Association Section Creates Committees on Military, Professional Relations

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