OCCSSA

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OCCSSA is the commonly used acronym for the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, a major U.S. federal law that expanded law enforcement powers and funding while shaping modern criminal justice policy.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
acronym
affects local law enforcement agencies
state criminal justice systems
alsoKnownAs OCCSSA NERFINISHED
codifiedAs Title 18 of the United States Code
component Title I – Law Enforcement Assistance NERFINISHED
Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance NERFINISHED
Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdProgram block grants for law enforcement agencies
enactedBy United States Congress
established Law Enforcement Assistance Administration NERFINISHED
expanded law enforcement powers
focusesOn crime prevention
criminal justice research
law enforcement training
historicalContext enacted during the Johnson administration
part of the federal response to rising crime rates in the 1960s
influenced modern U.S. criminal justice policy
legalArea criminal procedure
federal grants-in-aid
surveillance law
provides federal funding for state and local law enforcement
purpose to assist state and local governments in strengthening law enforcement
to improve the criminal justice system in the United States
regulates electronic surveillance
wiretapping
shortName OCCSSA NERFINISHED
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
standsFor Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 NERFINISHED
status in force with amendments
subjectMatter crime control
criminal justice policy
law enforcement
title Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 NERFINISHED
yearEnacted 1968

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