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.-· C ITYO · .A'I,T "ANr-t:~~ crrY HALL ATLANTA. GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 August 26, 1968 ' , ;. IVAN ALLE N, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Admin ist ra t ive Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mayor Ivan Alle n, Jr. From: Dan S w e a\lt ~ Subject: City of Atlanta participation in federal programs to comba t crime and d elinquency The Omnibus Crime C ontrol and Safe Stre e ts Act and the Juvenile Delinquency Pre vention and Control Act of 1968 are t w o recently enacted fede r a l g ran t-in -aid sta tutes whi ch offe r r eal p r omi se of as s istance to the C ity of Atlanta . With th e e m pha s is on law and order in the platforrns of the national political pa r t ie s, it is evi dent that full fundin g o.:'. these a cts a s well as add iti onal fede r a l to ol s i n this ar e a w ill b e fo rth coming. I n o rd e r to fully p articipa t e , it will b e neces sary for t he C i t y of Atlanta t o d eve l o p c om pr e h ens i ve a nd r eali s ti c _pla n s for tr a ining , re s ear ch a nd o p e rational plapni ng for riot p revention a n d c ontrol. There is a l so de mons t rati on mone y w..hich migh t b e u sed v ery effe c t i vel y if we h a ve t he m e ans to u se it. The a tta ched propo sal w hich would r e organiz e the Atlant a Chil dr e n and Youth S ervi ces C o unc il i llus tr a t es th e n ee d for s ome c a r eful c onsiderat ion of A tl ant a ' s i mmedi a t e and future needs in the . pl a nning and d evelopme nt of programs to pr e vent and combat crime _and d e linque n c y . In view o f t his, t he foll owing point s are sugges t e d: 1. No a ction be t aken at t h is time on the proposed amendments to the resolution creating the Atl ant a Children and Yo uth Servi ces Council. �-· Mayor Allen Page Two August 26 , 1968 I 2. Serious consideration be given to merging the Atlanta Children and Youth Services Council with the Metropolitan Atlanta Commission on Crime and Delinquency. The ACYSC might be the youth or delinquency arm' of the Crime Commission. 3. The Crime Commission be,-designated as our planning agency for the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act and the Juvenile Delinquency Act. 4. Whatever the organizational structure, the Youth and Juvenile Delinquency programs should provide for the involvement of young people in the planning and execution of the program. The policy board should be composed entirely of people under 30 years of age. 5. The Crime Commission should be recognized and supported by the City and the counties c:if Metropolitan Atlanta. 6. It is recommended that the Mayor ask the Chairmen of the Crime Commis s ion and the Youth Council to discuss a possible merger of the two organizations at an early rlate in order that we get full advantage of the federal legislation.

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