Press conference on High Impact Anti-Crime Program, January 12, 1972

1972-01-12

This is a recording of a press conference on the announcement of the High Impact Anti-Crime Program. This program will provide 8 cities: Newark, Baltimore, Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, St. Louis, and Portland, Oregon with a total $160 million to reduce crime with educational programs, new equipment, and other resources. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew introduces the press conference and Jerris Leonard of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration explains the logistics of the program. The program will focus on rehabilitating offenders, reaching the juvenile population, street crimes, and burglaries.

Government, Law, Politics

Politics and Civic Life

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7 in; 01:00:07 hh:mm:ss; 1/4" open reel tape

Spiro T. Agnew papers
Series 5: Audiovisual Materials, 1945-1980, Subseries 2, Box 14, Item 19
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Fedora 2 PID: umd:734342; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/45525; Catalog Key: 909; Filename: histmss-076554