Public Law 90-351

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Public Law 90-351 is the formal designation of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, a major U.S. federal law that expanded law enforcement powers and reformed criminal justice procedures.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
omnibus crime bill
affects state and local law enforcement agencies
amends Federal Firearms Act of 1938 NERFINISHED
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
Title 42 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
containsTitle Title I – Law Enforcement Assistance
Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance NERFINISHED
Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications NERFINISHED
Title IV – Gun Control NERFINISHED
Title V – General Provisions
country United States of America
creates Law Enforcement Assistance Administration NERFINISHED
enactedBy 90th United States Congress NERFINISHED
establishes federal grants for state and local law enforcement
hasImpactOn criminal procedure in the United States
federal-state relations in criminal justice policy
historicalContext enacted during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
enacted in response to concerns about rising crime in the 1960s
influencedBy President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Crime agenda NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
officialName Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 NERFINISHED
provides federal funding for crime control programs
federal funding for criminal justice research
federal funding for police training
publicLawNumber 90-351
purpose to assist state and local governments in strengthening and improving law enforcement
to control rising crime rates in the United States
to improve the administration of criminal justice
regulates conditions for lawful wiretaps by law enforcement
interception of wire and oral communications
relatedTo Gun Control Act of 1968 NERFINISHED
Omnibus Crime Control Act legislative proposals of the 1960s NERFINISHED
setsOut procedures for court-ordered electronic surveillance
shortName Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act NERFINISHED
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingDate 1968-06-19
statutesAtLargeCitation 82 Stat. 197
subjectMatter criminal justice administration
electronic surveillance
firearms regulation
law enforcement funding
wiretapping regulation
title Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 NERFINISHED
typeOfLegislation crime control legislation
law enforcement assistance legislation
yearOfEnactment 1968

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