ERAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND OCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

CAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

CRIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 28 and S. 3216

PART II

CAREER CRIMINALS

SEPTEMBER 27, 1978

Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1978

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STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah

MARK H. GITENSTEIN, Chief Counsel and Staff Director

CONTENTS

s held on:

-t I.-Restructuring the Law Enforcement Assistance Administraon August 16, 1978

gust 23, 1978

Part II.-Coreer Criminals

tember 27, 1978__

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nt of:

mes, J. Robert, Assistant Administrator, Law Enforcement ssistance Administration___.

as, Harl, district attorney for Multnomah County, Portland, Oregmilton, William A., president, Institute for Law and Social Rearch..

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ley, James F., prosecuting attorney, Marion, Ind....
tison, Hon. Edward W., a U.S. Representative from the 29th
istrict of New York..

ert, Earl J., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia__
ner, Andrew L., State's attorney, Montgomery County, Rockville,
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ce, Carol S., district attorney, Harris County, Houston, Tex--k, Charles R., attorney, Washington, D.C..

t submitted for the record by-
strong, David L., Commonwealth's attorney, letter of October
, 1977, with transmittal letter from Senator Mathias_.
Esen, Hon. Lloyd, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas..
x, Neal, executive director, Institute for Legislative Action,
ational Rifle Association of America, on S. 3216___
hias, Hon. Charles McC., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of
aryland___

er criminal program in Maryland.

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eer Criminal Prosecution: An Idea Whose Time has Come," an Petersilia.....

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ts of certain defendants compiled by the U.S. Attorney's Office
the District of Columbia__.
ninal Careers of Habitual Felons,' National Institute of Law
forcement and Criminal Justice, LEAA, Department of Justice.
background materials for the career criminal program__.
ndatory Prison Sentences: Their Projected Effects on Crime
d Prison Populations," Joan Petersilia and Peter W. Greenwood.
e) Prison Experience of Career Criminals: Current Practice
d Future Consideration," Paul Honig..

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e) Rand Habitual Offender Project: A Summary of Research dings to Date," March 1978___

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