Table M-3. FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY MAJOR PROGRAM AND SELECTED ACTIVITY 1 (in thousands of dollars) 1 Does not include Department of Defense-Military and U.S. Postal Service. 194 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 tion, juvenile delinquent programs, and projects to improve policecommunity relations. • An estimated $488 million will be concentrated on crime prevention programs in 1975, representing a 28% increase above 1973. • The bulk of the Federal drug treatment, rehabilitation, research, and prevention programs will be located in the new National Institute on Drug Abuse within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration in HEW. • New outreach programs linked with the criminal justice system will be encouraged by the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention in 1975 to bring into treatment hard-core addicts who have not sought treatment or have dropped out of a program. The Urban Mass Transportation Administration expects to make $2 million in grants to State and local governments in 1975 for procurement of public transit equipment containing crime prevertion devices. • In 1975 HEW will fund sufficient drug treatment capacity to care for every addict seeking help. • During 1974 and 1975, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration will encourage States and localities to adopt the crime prevention standards developed by the National Conference on Criminal Justice. Criminal law enforcement.-Criminal law enforcement consists of activities to detect, identify, and apprehend violators of criminal laws. Federal support of State and local enforcement is included in this category, as is investigation by Federal agents into the wide variety of Federal offenses. Representative programs include policing of Federal reservations, special activities against organized crime and illicit drug trafficking, and grants to upgrade the effectiveness of State and local law enforcement. • Criminal law enforcement will account for $1.2 billion in outlays during 1975, including $220 million in support of State and local enforcement programs. • Additional personnel are being added to the FBI to assist in automating its criminal fingerprint file and to purge and reorder its extensive civil fingerprint file. The Internal Revenue Service will add 324 personnel to its tax fraud investigative force in 1975 in order to intensify its effort against tax evasion. • The Department of Transportation and the Criminal Division in the Department of Justice will be joining forces to foster improvements in State car title and registration systems in order to frustrate false documentation by auto theft rings. The Department of Labor will continue to assist Federal strike forces against organized crime by furnishing compliance officers to identify, investigate, and assist in the prosecution of labor racketeers who manipulate welfare and pension funds. In 1975 the Executive Protective Service will provide expanded protection for foreign diplomatic missions against potential terrorist and other criminal activity. • Nearly 300 border patrol agents will be added to the Immigration and Naturalization Service in 1974 and 1975 to strengthen an enforcement program which apprehended 466,755 unlawful aliens. and seized 107 tons of marihuana during 1973, both record highs. • The Securities and Exchange Commission will continue to give top priority to cases involving organized crime, particularly those instances concerning criminal infiltration into the securities industry. • During the next year the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms expects to more than double its identification of firearms used in criminal acts, which will assist Federal, State, and local law enforcement. • A drug diversion investigation program, conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, will encourage States to curb the illicit diversion of drugs at the retail level in 1975. • A new Surface Law Enforcement Patrol will be operated in Florida during 1974 and 1975 by the Coast Guard to implement the United States-Cuba antihijacking agreement and to act as a deterrent to narcotics smuggling and introduction of illegal aliens into this country. • During 1974 and 1975 the Federal Aviation Administration will continue to direct the intergovernmental effort targeted against hijacking, which prevented any successful attempts in 1973. Law enforcement support.-Law enforcement support entails activities contributing to the effectiveness of criminal law enforcement. Included are operation of criminal intelligence systems, education and training of enforcement officers, activities of forensic laboratories, and international programs supporting domestic enforcement efforts, primarily in the area of narcotics control. • Outlays of $294 million are projected for law enforcement support in 1975. Of this amount, $207 million will assist State and local enforcement by funding laboratories, training programs, and criminal intelligence networks. • Construction contracts of $19 million are planned in 1975 for the new Federal Law Enforcemen Training Center, which will provide basic and specialized training to Federal personnel in a variety of law enforcement subjects. • The Drug Enforcement Administration will support State and local drug enforcement activities in 1975 by conducting 60 schools for 4,300 law enforcement officers, training 100 chemists in 5 forensic workshops, and analyzing an estimated 22,350 drug exhibits for non-Federal police agencies. • The Veterans Administration will provide financial assistance for 15,500 policemen to pursue on-the-job training and related academic instruction during 1975. In 1975 the Treasury Enforcement Communications System operated by the U.S. Customs Service will be expanded to make a comprehensive smuggling intelligence file available to enforcement officers at all major international airports and some seaports in the United States. During 1975 the State Department will use Foreign Assistance Act funds to continue to support foreign governments in their efforts to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics to the United States 196 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1975 through training in drug enforcement and intelligence, equipment procurement, advisory assistance, and crop substitution projects. Administration of criminal justice. This category includes the preparation and prosecution of criminal cases, operation of court systems, trial of cases, provision of adequate defense, and related supporting activities. • Over $256 million will be devoted to prosecution of criminal cases and administration of criminal justice in 1975, including $61 million for assisting State and local prosecution and court systems. Operation of the Federal judiciary will require expenditure of $104 million in 1975; criminal prosecutions will account for $92 million. • The addition of 241 people to U.S. Attorneys' offices in 1975 will be applied to reduce the large number of criminal cases declined for prosecution each year due to lack of litigative resources. • The fees and expenses of witnesses appearing on behalf of the Federal Government to provide factual information or expert testimony will require expenditure of $12 million in 1975. • The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice will use a 13% personnel increase in 1975 to expand its economic analysis of anti-competitive practices in order to improve enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection cases, particularly in those matters related to energy. • The Federal court system will improve its ability to handle criminal cases through a 12% increase in support personnel in 1975. • In coordination with the Criminal Division and the Internal Revenue Service, the Tax Division of the Justice Department will increase its prosecutive efforts against organized crime racketeers during 1975. • Working with U.S. district courts and magistrates, the National Park Service will initiate a new procedure in 1975 to permit violators of petty Federal offenses to forfeit collateral rather than unnecessarily clog court dockets. During 1975 the Drug Enforcement Administration will continue to assist State officials prosecute cases under State uniform controlled substances acts and conduct revocation proceedings before State licensing boards. • The U.S. Marshal Service will establish coordinators in each Federal appellate district during 1975 to supervise and upgrade the service of Federal warrants by deputy marshals. Rehabilitation of offenders.--These programs encompass Government custody and rehabilitation of criminal offenders, including supervision and operation of correctional institutions, inmate and offender treatment and training programs, probation and parole services, and other supportive functions. Expenditure of $558 million will support rehabilitation of offenders in 1975, as compared with $551 million in 1974 and $398 million in 1973. Of the 1975 total, $327 million will be allocated to non-Federal correctional activities. • During 1975, $222 million will be spent on correctional programs of the Bureau of Prisons, with emphasis on developing a balanced system of community and institutional facilities for the reintegration of offenders into society. The U.S. Board of Parole will regionalize its operations and implement new decisionmaking criteria to ensure greater equity, consistency, and speed in the parole process in 1974 and 1975. The Probation Service of the Federal judiciary will add 340 officers in 1974 and 320 officers in 1975 to improve probation and parole supervision. • HEW will make grants of $4.2 million in 1975 to enable an estimated 67,800 inmates in penal institutions to enroll in adult education classes aimed at providing at least a high school education. Planning and coordination.-Included in this category are outlays supporting State and local criminal justice planning, as well as coordination of Federal enforcement activities internally and with international enforcement efforts. • Approximately $69 million will be spent on planning and coordination of crime reduction programs in 1975, consisting primarily of $62 million n expenditures by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to encourage State and local governments to plan and evaluate their criminal justice activities. • The Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention will continue to plan and coordinate all Federal drug abuse prevention and treatment activities during 1975. • In 1975 the Department of State will continue to work with foreign governments and international organizations to implement drug control policies and coordinate interagency participation in the international narcotics control effort. • New cabinet subcommittees on domestic enforcement and treatment will coordinate Federal interdepartmental drug abuse activities during 1975. Table M-4. FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR THE REDUCTION OF CRIME BY MAJOR PROGRAM AND AGENCY 1 (in thousands of dollars) |