Examination of Published Evaluations and Their Relationship to Legislative Activity Regarding the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

• NCJ Number: 85030
• Author(s): P R Anderson
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 400 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Florida State University - doctoral dissertation

Annotation

The dissertation examines published evaluations of LEAA and assesses the degree to which they have influenced amended legislation relating to LEAA.

Abstract

Evaluations of LEAA were made during Federal crime control program planning (1965-68) and prior to passage of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970, the Crime Control Act of 1973 and 1976, and the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979. Each of these major evaluations are described and their place in the congressional hearings process examined. Findings indicate that limited concurrence between evaluations and legislation exists. Evaluations are included in congressional deliberations, but the recommendations and evaluations put forth rarely agree, and Congress amends the legislation without concurring with those evaluations. Factors other than evaluators' recommendations affect legislation. Evaluations are conducted and published for purposes other than to influence legislation. Data tables, footnotes, 70 references, and a list of witnesses testifying on LEAA legislation are included. (Author abstract modified)