Which option shows the correct pairing for the agency that funded policing research in the 1960s and 1970s?

Which option shows the correct pairing for the agency that funded policing research in the 1960s and 1970s?

• A. National Institute of Justice
• B. Office of National Drug Control Policy
• C. Federal Bureau of Investigation
• D. Law Enforcement Assistance Administration

Answer: (D)

Funding for policing research in that era came predominantly from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Created by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, LEAA was designed to finance crime control programs and research at local, state, and national levels. It funded a wide range of policing studies and demonstration projects, from patrol experiments to evaluation of new policing strategies, helping to shape evidence-based practices in law enforcement during the 1960s and 1970s. The other options refer to entities with different roles: a later DOJ research arm that came into prominence after LEAA, an agency focused on drug policy, and an enforcement agency rather than a funding source.

Funding for policing research in that era came predominantly from the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Created by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, LEAA was designed to finance crime control programs and research at local, state, and national levels. It funded a wide range of policing studies and demonstration projects, from patrol experiments to evaluation of new policing strategies, helping to shape evidence-based practices in law enforcement during the 1960s and 1970s. The other options refer to entities with different roles: a later DOJ research arm that came into prominence after LEAA, an agency focused on drug policy, and an enforcement agency rather than a funding source.