If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. ,.' ), :/ \ .r ..~.~'!.", -\ . '. -,., -----.-- .. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE. AND LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ORIMINAL LAWS AND PROOEDURES . :' • QF:THE ". COMMITTEE ON.THE JUDICIARY·: , UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS .. '. SEOOND SESSION . ON s. 28 and'S. 3216 ~ , !", -" 0' ~ • ~ , . CAREER CRI~INALS SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary P"1 .tr.J\~~ t'~~ , '.: Qel '\. '3 \9.00 ." .> , '.'i. 1I.S. GOVERNMlJ,lNT PRINTI~G Oil'FICE 35-690 WASHINGTON : 11)78 . " , . , '_ , c , - ., ( \\ .--..--........... -,...' . .... ......, ~",.... "<~"~" .... ","",-=,, ",,- CONTENTS lIcarings held on: Page Part I.-·Restructuring the Law Enforcement Assistance Administra- tion August 16, 1978 August 23, 1978 Part n.-Coreer Criminals September 27, 1978 ___________________ :. ___________ .. ___________ _ 1 Text of:. ~ 0/0 90 107 Statement of: ~:Grimes, ~~i6~=========================================~========== J .. Robert, Assistant Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration _________ .:. _________________________ _ 71 Haas, Harl, district attorney for Multnomah Oounty, Portland, Oreg_ 54 COMMITTEE ON ;THE .JUDICIARY Hamilton,search ____________________________________________________ William A., president, Institute for Law and Social Re- _ JAMES O.:EASTLAND, Mlssisslppl,Ohairman 20 Kelley, James F ~ prosecuting attorney, Marion, Ind _____________ _ 63 'h tts . STROM THURMOND, South Carolina EDWARD M.KEN~EDY, Massac use . CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland Pattison, Hon. .J:!jdward W., a U.S. Representative from the 29th District of New York _______________________________________ _ 4 BIRCH BAYH, IndIana '1' lnla WILLIAM L.SCOTT, Virginia Silbert, Earl J., U.S. Attorney for the Dist.rict of Oolumbia ________ _ 29 ROBERT C. BYRD, West VI g . PAULLAXA:LT Nevada Sonner, Andrew L., State's attorney, Montgomery Oounty, Rockville, JAMES ABOUREZK, southl~:~~!a ORRIN G. HATCH, utab Md _______________________________________________________ ._ JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., De MALCOLM WALLOP,Wyoming 62 d . JOHN C. CULVER, Delaware .... Vance, Carol S., district attorney, Harris County, Houston, Tex ___ _ 44 HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio Work, Charles R., attorney, Washington, D.C ___________________ _ 7 DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona Statement submitted for the record hy- PAUL HATFIELD, Montana Armstrong, David L., Oommonwealth's attorney, letter of October MARYON ALLEN, Alabama 20, 1977, .with transmittal letter from Senator Mathias _________ _ 123 Beutsen, Hon. Lloyd, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas ______ _ 87 Knox, Neal, executive. director, Institute for Legisla.tive Actio}l'1 SUBCOMMITTEE ON ORIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES National Rifle Association of America on S. 3216 _____J.2.hJ_J 115 Mathias,Maryland Hon. _________________________________________________ Charl€fS McC., Jr., a U.S. Senator from tne State of _ JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware, 07lUirman 78 , . i STROM THURMOND, South Carolina Exhibits: JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mlssissipp ORRIN G HATCH utah Career criminal program in Maryland __________________________ _ EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ". 80 MARK H. GITENSTEIN,,,OhierOoun8eZ anit Staff Director "Career Criminal Prosecution: An Idea 'Whose Time has Come," Joan Petersilia _____________________________________________ _ 163 /~l2- (Il) . Charts of certain defendants compiled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia__________________________________ 38 r "Criminal Oareers of Habitual Felons," National Institute of Law '.' Enforcement and Oriminal Justice, LEAA, Department of Justice_ 244. 6' ~ I Legal background materials for the career criminal program________ 4257;;{ /;;1 "Mandatory Prison Sentences: Their Projected Effects on Crime " and Prison Populations," Joan Petersilia and Peter W. Greenwood~~99t 7 "( The) Prison Experience of Career Criminals: Cur\.!L¥ -<Pfa~tice cr ~.. and Future Consideration," Paul Honig_~-4-~!:s:!:--O-.:..:2-- 217 i· "(T~e). Rand Hahi~ual Offender Projec~( A SumlZary o~ Research .' . i Fmdmgs to Date, March 1978------~rr!f::;).f_B----- 187' .... -':,' (III) ,1 .1 ] .. -..--,,-.~ ..- • National Criminal Justice Reference Service nCJrs This microfiche was 'produced from documents received for inclusion in the NCJRS data base .. Since NCJRS cannot exercise control over the physical condition of the documents submitted, the individual frame quality will vary. The resolution chart on this frame may be used to evaluate the document quality. 5 1.0 111113. I~ 16 11111,·25 11111.1 .4 11111 . MICROCOPY RESOLUTION TEST CHART NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS-J963-A . ,. 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'-~~'-.-- --~-.-".,--~-:. '. '. ,/ --- - ~~---~--- -------~~----~------------~-------------.~- -'-j FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE, AND t' LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES .QF:THlD , OOMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY . ' UNITEDS1"ATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON s. 28 and S. 3216 ~ e ~ .....- '. PAR.TlI , CAREER CRIMINALS" SEPTEMBER 27, 1978 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary 11 <t;~ ~ t-l C J ~r(. .;.;v ,. ...,. "'7'.' ~ ill, .... ",:,,:,/-: ":' ~,<",' " . , U.S. GOVlDRNM1l)NT PRINTING Ol!'FICEl 35-690 WASHINGTON: 1078 ,;:. ll' :"~_' __ ~~_____ """""""" ___- __~_' _"---=:;;::;::U~~~::::7,''::::::~~' 4 ___ ~ __ ~_"" .,'; " CONTENTS Hearings held on: Page Part I.-Restructuring the Law Enforcement Assistance Administra- tion August 16, 1978 August 23, 1978 Part H.-Coreer Cdminals September 27, 1978 ___________________ :..________________________ 1 TextS~f ~8_~ _________________________________________ -':1- ;A_(;,_{Q_ 90 S. 3216_______________________________________________________ 107 Statement of: Grimes, J. Robert, Assistant Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration _________ .:. _________________________ _ 71 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY Haas! Harl, d~s~rict attorney. for Multn<;>mah County, Portland, Oreg_ 54 .TAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi, Oha'lrman Hamtlton,search ____________________________________________________ WIlham A., preSIdent, InstItute for Law and Social Re- _ 20 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts STROM THURMOND, South Carolina Kelley, James F. prosecuting attorney, Marion, Ind _____________ _ 63 BIRCH BAYH, Indiana CHARLES McC. MATHIAS, .TR., Maryland Pattison, Hon. Edward W., a U.S. Representative from the 29th ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia WILLIAM L.SCOTT, Virginia District of New York _______________________________________ _ 4 .TAIIIES .ABOUREZK, South Dakota PAUL LAXALT, Nevada Silbert, Earl J., U.S. Attorney for the Dist.rict of Columbia ________ _ 29 JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Delaware ORRIN G. HATCH, Utab Sonner,Md _______________________________________________________ Andrew L., State's attorney, Montgomery County, Rockville, _ JOHN C. CULVER, Delaware' MALCOLl\! WALLOP, Wyoming 62 HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio Vance,Carol S., district attorneYJ Harris County, Houston, Tex ___ _ 44 DENNIS DECONCINI, Arizona Work, Charles R., attorney, Wasnington, D.C ___________________ _ 7 PAUL HATFIELD, Montana Statement submitted for the record by­ IIIARYON ALLEN, Alabama Armstrong, David L., Commonwealth's attorney, letter of October 20, 1977, ,with transmittal letter from Senator Mathias__________ 123 Bentsen Hon. Lloyd, a U.S. Senator from the State of Texas_______ 87 SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAWS AND PROCEDURES Knox, Neal, executive director, Institute for Legislative ActioP-v .TOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., Deiaware, OTlairman National Rifle Association of America, on S. 3216-----7~.kJ.i 115 Mathias, Hon. Charles McC., Jr., a U.S. Senator from tlie State of JAMES O. EASTLAND, Mississippi S~ROMTHURMOND, South Carolina Maryland ________________' _________________________________ _ 78 EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah Exhibits: MARK H. GITENSTFJIN,~Ohie!"ooun8el ana Staff Direotor Career criminal program in Maryland __________________________ _ 80 "Career Criminal Prosecution: An Idea Whose Time has Come 3' Joan Petersilia ____________________________________________ ~_ (Ill' 163 7'~/Z Charts of c~rtB:in defendants. compiled by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the DIstrICt of ColumbIa _________________________________ _ 38 "Criminal Careers of Habitual Felons," National Institute of Law Enforcement and Ci'iminal Justice, LEAA, Department of, Justice_ 24,1 ~egal background materit'.}s for the career criminal program________ 4257;<618 'Mandat9ry Prison Sentences: Their Projected Effects