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Criminal justice cuts in President Obama's proposed budget

By Douglas A. Berman

The Crime Report has this effective entry, based on this official document, reviewing the criminal justice cuts in the proposed budget released today by President Obama's administration: President Obama's proposed federal budget for the year starting Oct. 1, issued today, calls for a 2 percent increase in the Justice Department's spending but a major cut in the Office of Justice Programs and Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office, both of which provide state and local anticrime aid.  Describing the reductions as "tough choices," the White House still seeks $600 million to hire "first responders," including police officers and sheriff's deputies. The proposed budget includes a solid increase for the FBI but a reduction for the Drug Enforcement Administration...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on February 14, 2011 (boomark / email).