amendments to statement of purpose

amendments to statement of purpose Sec. 101. The “Declaration and Purpose” of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, is amended as follows: (1) By inserting between the second and third paragraphs the following additional paragraph: “Congress finds further that the financial and technical resources of the Federal Government should be used to provide constructive aid and assistance to State and local governments in combating the serious problem of crime and that the Federal Government should assist State and local governments in evaluating the impact and value of programs developed and adopted pursuant to this title.”. (2) By striking out the fourth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph: “It is therefore the declared policy of the Congress to assist State and local governments in strengthening and improving law enforcement and criminal justice at every level by Federal assistance. It is the purpose of this title to (1) encourage, through the provision of Federal technical and financial aid and assistance., States and units of general local government to develop and adopt comprehensive plans based upon their evaluation of and designed to deal with their particular problems of law enforcement and criminal justice; (2) authorize, following evaluation and approval of comprehensive plans, grants to States and units of local government in order to improve and strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice; and (3) encourage, through the provision of Federal technical and financial aid and assistance, research and development directed toward the improvement, of law enforcement and criminal justice and the development of new methods for the prevention and reduction of crime and the detection, apprehension, and rehabilitation of criminals.”.