Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
Headline: Creates Commission to Study Law Enforcement and Crime Reduction
What it does: Agencies must provide information, personnel, and assistance to a Justice Department commission studying law enforcement and crime.
- Creates a federal commission to review policing, training, and criminal justice practices.
- Requires agencies to provide information and detail personnel to support the commission.
- Produces recommendations for the Attorney General and President within specified deadlines.
Summary
This order creates a Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, to be established by the Attorney General, to study crime and policing and to make practical recommendations to the President. The Commission will gather input from law enforcement, victims' groups, public health experts, and others and must report to the Attorney General within one year.
Agencies are asked to provide information and personnel to support the Commission. The work aims to reduce crime, improve policing, and assist victims.
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