HR 11380 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Community Anticrime Assistance Act

Introduced 1973-11-08· Sponsored by Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.(1973-11-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Community Anticrime Assistance Act- Declares it to be the policy of the Congress to provide anticrime assistance grants to cities, combinations of cities, public agencies and nonprofit private agencies for the purpose of involving citizens and the private sectors in cooperative anticrime programs with local governments. Title I: Grants to Cities and Public Agencies - Authorizes the Director of Community Relations in the Department of Justice to make grants to, or cooperative arrangements with, cities and combinations of cities with a population of not less than one hundred thousand and public agencies thereof, including regional planning organizations, to meet all or part of the cost of establishing or operating, including the cost of planning, programs designed to carry out the purpose of this title. Provides that grants and cooperative arrangements made under this title may be made to carry out programs including: (1) programs to encourage the participation of industry, business, labor unions, and other private enterprises in crime prevention efforts of the city and the neighborhood in which they are located; (2) the recruiting and training of police-community relations officers,…

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