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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > law enforcement administration act initiatives
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > law enforcement administration act initiatives
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > law enforcement administration act initiatives
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > law enforcement administration act initiatives
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > law enforcement administration act initiatives

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law enforcement administration act initiatives  

Definition

  • In 1968, the U.S. Congress passed the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (OCCSSA). OCCSSA created the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Law Enforcement Administration Act Initiatives]

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