Katzenbach Commission Explained

The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice was a group of 19 people appointed by President Johnson in 1967 to study the American criminal justice system. Johnson assigned the group the task of fighting crime and repairing the American criminal justice system:The Commission's final report was issued in 1967^[1] has been described as "the most comprehensive evaluation of crime and crime control in the United States at the time".^[2] It laid out reorganization plans for police departments^[3] and suggested a range of reforms.^[4] Several of the Commission's findings related to the poor treatment of juvenile offenders.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: McGarrell, Edmund F. . Juvenile Correctional Reform: Two Decades of Policy and Procedural Change. April 3, 2013. 1988. SUNY Press. 978-1-4384-1243-6. 8. .
2. Book: Helen Taylor . Greene. Shaun L. . Gabbidon. Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. April 3, 2013. April 14, 2009. SAGE Publications. 978-1-4129-5085-5 . Google Books.
3. Book: John S. . Dempsey. Linda S. . Forst. An Introduction to Policing. April 3, 2013. 2011. Cengage Learning. 978-1-111-13772-4. 80. Google Books.
4. Book: Giles, Howard. Law Enforcement, Communication and Community. April 3, 2013. 2002. John Benjamins Publishing. 978-1-58811-255-2. 35 . Google Books.
5. Book: Kären M.. Hess. Robert W. . Drowns. Juvenile Justice. April 3, 2013. 2009. Cengage Learning. 978-0-495-50437-5. 49–. Google Books.