U.S. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence
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The National [Advisory] Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence (NCCPV) was formed, in 1968, by US
President Lyndon B. Johnson
. It was chaired by Milton S. Eisenhower
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
President Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
. It was chaired by Milton S. Eisenhower
Milton S. Eisenhower
Milton Stover Eisenhower, served as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edgar N. Eisenhower, and Earl D...
.
Official Statements of the NCCPV
- "There is a criminal justice processCriminal justiceCriminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
through which each offender passes from the policePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, to the courtCourtA court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
s, and back unto the streets. The inefficiency, fall-out, and failure of purpose during this process is notorious."