Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1970

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Omnibus_Crime_Control_and_Safe_Streets_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:legal_case
drug-related crime
gptkbp:aims_to law enforcement effectiveness
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
subsequent years
gptkbp:effective_date 1970-05-26
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:encouraged interagency cooperation
gptkbp:established gptkb:Law_Enforcement_Assistance_Administration
gptkbp:focuses_on urban crime issues
gptkbp:grants crime prevention programs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1970
gptkbp:impact increased federal funding for police departments
gptkbp:includes provisions for police equipment funding
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for community crime prevention programs
wiretapping and electronic surveillance
gptkbp:increased federal involvement in local law enforcement
gptkbp:influenced subsequent crime control legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by rising crime rates in the 1960s
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:the_91st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing violent crime
reduce crime rates in the United States
gptkbp:is_cited_in subsequent legal cases regarding law enforcement practices
gptkbp:is_considered_as a landmark legislation in criminal justice reform
gptkbp:is_criticized_for civil liberties concerns
overreach of federal power
gptkbp:is_designed_to enhance public safety
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature on criminal justice policy
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by its effectiveness in crime reduction
gptkbp:is_influential_in crime and justice
shaping modern policing practices
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_part_of War on Crime
federal crime control strategy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in political debates on crime policy
gptkbp:is_standardized_by police training programs
gptkbp:is_supported_by law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:led_to creation of community policing initiatives
police presence in communities
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:the_Nixon_administration
gptkbp:part_of combat organized crime
gptkbp:provides federal grants to states
gptkbp:purpose to improve law enforcement and reduce crime
gptkbp:receives_funding_from correctional facilities
local police departments
state and local law enforcement agencies
gptkbp:requires states to establish criminal justice planning agencies
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Henry_Nixon
May 26, 1970
gptkbp:supports drug enforcement efforts
gptkbp:was_a_response_to social unrest in the 1960s
federalism and state rights in law enforcement.