230 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973 • Increased resources will be directed to the Joint State-Federal Narcotics Task Force in New York City. During 1971, its first full year of operation, 110 drug-related arrests were made by the task force, which is aimed at middle-level traffickers. The Treasury Department will spend $6 million for further construction of the $53 million training center at Beltsville, Md. The facility is expected to be operational by 1975 and will provide recruit, advanced, specialized, and refresher training for over 8,500 students each year from participating Federal enforcement agencies. • The National Park Service will enlarge the training curriculum for Park Rangers to reflect the expanding role of the Ranger in law enforcement, accident investigation, and fire suppression. • The Immigration and Naturalization Service expects to apprehend an estimated 455,000 deportable aliens in 1973, a substantial increase over the 400,000 illegal aliens located in 1971. In addition, Border Patrol agents seized 48,500 pounds of marihuana, over 50 pounds of heroin and cocaine, and 750,000 capsules of dangerous drugs in 1971. It is anticipated that narcotics seizures by INS agents will increase by one-third in 1973. • An Indian Police Academy is being operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to train Federal and tribal officers performing enforcement duties. Approximately 300 officers will attend a 10 week course of instruction in 1973. • Under authority of the Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970, the Coast Guard will enforce regulations governing discharge of oil from vessels by boarding and inspecting ships in U.S. navigable waters. • The Securities and Exchange Commission will continue its investigation of persons suspected of organized crime activities who appear to be involved in manipulation of the securities markets and the illegal use of investment companies registered under foreign jurisdiction. • As a result of recent legislation, the investigative activities of the U.S. Postal Service in 1973 will reflect increased enforcement responsibilities concerning shipment of narcotics and dangerous drugs and broader investigation of bombs and bomb threats. Assistance to State and local police.-Included in this category are Federal efforts to provide or improve activities which support or upgrade State and local police and investigative agencies: • Outlays of $279 million will be devoted to assisting State and local law enforcement activities in 1973, an increase of $54 million over 1972 and $125 million over 1971. Approximately $111 million will be spent to train State and local police and $15 million will support State and local efforts against organized crime. The bulk of Federal assistance to State and local law enforcement will be provided by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. In 1973 LEAA will award block grants of $480 million to finance programs selected by State planning agencies. Additional grants will be awarded for technological improvements, collection of statistics, and development and implementation of statewide plans. Moreover, law enforcement education program funds will provide loans and stipends to approximately 100,000 State and focal policemen, court employees, and correctional personnel. LEAA discretionary grants to States and localities will be made in support of a concentrated attack on urban crime-homicide, rape, robbery, and burglary-in eight selected cities. The program will stress the achievement of an early and significant impact on crime by the development of new techniques and strategies which can be adopted in other urban areas. . Several Federal investigative agencies offer training to State and local police. In 1973 the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs will train over 85,000 police officers, and the FBI will graduate approximately 2,000 State and local police from the National Academy and other specialized courses at Quantico, Va. During 1973 an estimated 89,000 persons will be enrolled in vocational education classes in Law Enforcement Training and Police Science Technology, supported by $3.6 million in grants from the Office of Education in HEW. • In cooperation with experts in the field of law enforcement, the Veterans Administration has developed a model on-the-job training program for policemen, leading to a journeyman's status for the trainee. In 1973, 20,000 participants are expected to attend State training programs patterned after this model. Administration of criminal justice. This category includes the preparation and prosecution of criminal cases, operation of court systems, trial of cases, provision of defense counsel in certain cases, and related activities. Expenditures of $177 million will be applied to the administration of criminal justice and the prosecution of criminal cases in 1973, including $33 million to assist State and local court systems. Operation of the Federal courts will require outlays of $83 million and $41 million will be spent to conduct criminal prosecutions. • In 1973 U.S. attorneys will file over 53,000 criminal cases, terminate an estimated 49,200 cases, handle 201,000 criminal complaints, and conduct over 35,000 proceedings before grand juries. The U.S. Marshal Service will support the administration of criminal justice by serving an estimated 350,000 processes, executing over 27,000 warrants, and transporting approximately 40,000 prisoners. Marshals will continue to preserve order in Federal courtrooms, as well as insure the safety of judges, juries, and witnesses. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs will expand its program of training State prosecutors to handle cases under the newly enacted State Uniform Controlled Substances Acts. • The Federal court system will increase the level of its support personnel by almost 20% in order to expedite an expanded caseload in 1973. Rehabilitation of offenders. These programs include Government custody and rehabilitation of criminal offenders. Included are the supervision and operation of correctional institutions, inmate and 232 THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1973 offender treatment and training programs, probation and parole services, and other supportive functions. • Outlays for rehabilitation of offenders are projected at $484 million in 1973, as compared with $346 million in 1972 and $213 million in 1971. Of the 1973 total, $264 million will be allocated to State and local correctional programs, an increase of 41% over the 1972 level and 210% over the 1971 figure. • In 1973 the Bureau of Prisons plans to have construction underway on five metropolitan correctional centers (New York, Chicago, San Diego, Philadelphia/New Jersey, and San Francisco), a behavorial research center at Butner, N.C., and a West Coast Youth complex. In addition, planning and site acquisition will proceed for four future facilities. A variety of programs designed to assist offender rehabilitation will be conducted by the Office of Education in HEW. Included are programs which fund the training of adult education personnel working in correctional institutions, support vocational training for inmates in State institutions, and provide library services for correctional activities. The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration will award grants totaling $261 million for support of State and local correctional activities in 1973, as compared to $88 million in 1971. Funding will take the form of block action grants, discretionary grants, and grants earmarked for correctional programs. • The Department of Labor will spend $40 million to finance ongoing offender rehabilitation projects and to initiate a new comprehensive correctional program which will assist States in coordinating available Federal and State resources for trainees. Planning and coordination.-Included in this category are outlays supporting State and local planning and coordination of crime reduction activities. Expenditures of $63 million are provided for planning and coor- |