The President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice was a group of 19 people appointed by President Johnson in 1967 to study the American criminal justice system. Johnson assigned the group the task of fighting crime and repairing the American

criminal justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the Rehabilitation (penology), rehabilitation of o ...

system: The Commission'
final report
was issued in 1967 has been described as "the most comprehensive evaluation of crime and crime control in the United States at the time". It laid out reorganization plans for

police department The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and ...

s and suggested a range of reforms. Several of the Commission's findings related to the poor treatment of juvenile offenders.

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History of law enforcement in the United States Politics of the United States by issue Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, President's Commission on Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson {{Law-enforcement-stub