Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Long title	An Act to assist State and local governments in reducing the incidence of crime, to increase the effectiveness, fairness, and coordination of law enforcement and criminal justice systems at all levels of government, and for other purposes.
Nicknames	Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Assistance Act of 1967
Enacted by	the 90th United States Congress
Effective	June 19, 1968
Citations
Public law	90-351
Statutes at Large	82 Stat. 197
Codification
Titles amended	34 U.S.C.: Crime Control and Law Enforcement
U.S.C. sections created	34 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 5037 by Emanuel Celler (D–NY) on July 17, 1967; Committee consideration by House Judiciary, Senate Judiciary; Passed the House on August 8, 1967 (378–23); Passed the Senate on May 23, 1968 (72–4, in lieu of S. 917) with amendment; House agreed to Senate amendment on June 6, 1968 (369–17); Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 19, 1968;
United States Supreme Court cases
	Scarborough v. United States, 431 U.S. 563 (1977);

The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (Pub. L. 90–351, 82 Stat. 197, enacted June 19, 1968, codified at 34 U.S.C. § 10101 et seq.) was legislation passed by the Congress of the United States and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson that established the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA).^[1] Title III of the Act set rules for obtaining wiretap orders in the United States. The act was a major accomplishment of Johnson's war on crime.