Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

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The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is a major U.S. federal law that expanded law enforcement powers, regulated electronic surveillance, and provided funding and standards for criminal justice programs nationwide.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
acronym OCCSSA
affects Fourth Amendment privacy jurisprudence
alsoKnownAs Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
Title III wiretap statute
amendedBy Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (related areas)
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code
codifiedSection 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510–2520
containsTitle Title I – Law Enforcement Assistance
Title II – Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
linked to: Wiretap Act

Title III – Wire Interception and Interception of Oral Communications
linked to: Wiretap Act

Title IV – Gun Control (later largely superseded)
country United States
createdAgency Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (expanded and replaced)
enactedBy 90th United States Congress
establishes civil remedies for unlawful electronic surveillance
criminal penalties for illegal wiretapping
procedures for interception of oral communications
procedures for interception of wire communications
historicalContext enacted during the Johnson administration’s War on Crime
influencedBy concerns about rising crime rates in the 1960s
legalDomain federal criminal procedure
surveillance law
policyArea criminal justice
electronic surveillance
gun control
law enforcement
providesFundingFor criminal justice research and planning
local law enforcement agencies
state law enforcement agencies
publicLawNumber Public Law 90-351
purpose to establish national standards for criminal justice programs
to provide federal funding for state and local law enforcement
to regulate electronic surveillance by law enforcement
to strengthen law enforcement powers in response to rising crime rates
regulates electronic surveillance by law enforcement
wiretapping by law enforcement
relatedTo Gun Control Act of 1968
War on Crime
requires judicial authorization for most wiretaps
probable cause for interception of wire and oral communications
setsStandardFor court-ordered wiretaps
setsUp block grant program for criminal justice
shortName Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
signingDate 1968-06-19
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
yearEnacted 1968

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Special Litigation Section legalAuthority Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
National Institute of Justice legalBasis Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 partOf Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration legalBasis Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration createdBy Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 shortName Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
linked to: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
FBI Director legalBasis Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
90th United States Congress passed Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Crime Control Act of 1990 legalForm omnibus crime bill
linked to: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Wiretap Act partOf Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
United States v. Donovan relatedTo Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968