Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration was a former U.S. federal agency within the Department of Justice that provided funding and support to state and local law enforcement and criminal justice programs in the 1960s–1980s.
Aliases (1)
- LEAA ×2
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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criminal justice funding agency → |
| abbreviation |
LEAA
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| abolishedDuring |
Reagan administration
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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| dissolved |
1982
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| field |
criminal justice
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law enforcement → public safety → |
| funded |
corrections programs
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court improvement programs → criminal justice education programs → criminal justice research projects → local law enforcement agencies → police training programs → state law enforcement agencies → |
| hasRole |
criminal justice research funder
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grant-making agency → policy development support agency → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1968
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis |
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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| legislatedBy |
United States Congress
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| notableFor |
expanding federal role in criminal justice policy
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large-scale federal grants to local police departments → promoting criminal justice standards and training → |
| parentAgency |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
United States Department of Justice
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| purpose |
to improve criminal justice administration in the United States
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to provide financial assistance to state and local law enforcement → to support crime control and prevention programs → |
| replacedBy |
Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics
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Office of Justice Programs → |
| shortName |
LEAA
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| supported |
collection of national crime statistics and data
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development of state criminal justice planning agencies → research on corrections and rehabilitation → research on courts and sentencing → research on policing → |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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early 1980s → late 1960s → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
("LEAA")
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abbreviation |
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Office of Justice Programs
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replaces |
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
("LEAA")
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shortName |