Resolution creating a select committee to investigate all aspects of crime affecting the United States.

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Creates a select committee to be composed of eleven Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman, to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of all aspects of crime affecting the United States, including, but not limited to: (1) its elements, causes, and extent; (2) the preparation, collection, and dissemination of statistics and data; (3) the sharing of information, statistics, and data among law enforcement agencies, Federal, State, and local, including the exchange of information, statistics, and data with foreign nations; (4) the adequacy of law enforcement and the administration of justice, including constitutional issues and problems pertaining thereto; (5) the effect of crime and disturbances in the metropolitan urban areas; (6) the effect, directly or indirectly, of crime on the commerce of the Nation; (7) the treatment and rehabilitation of persons convicted of crimes; (8) measures relating to the reduction, control, or prevention of crime; (9) measures relating to the improvement of (a) investigation and detection of crime, (b) law enforcement techniques, including, but not limited to, increased cooperation among the law enforcement agencies, and (c) the effective administration of justice; and (10) measures and programs for increased respect for the law and constituted authority. Requires the select committee to report to the House as soon as practicable during the present Congress the results of its investigations, hearings, and studies, together with such recommendations as it deems advisable.

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  summary · EN · 7 February 1973

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