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 90 STAT. 2412

PUBLIC LAW 94-503—OCT. 15, 1976 "(13) The establishment of early case assessment panels under the authority of the appropriate prosecuting oiScial for any unit of general local government within the State having a population of two hundred and fifty thousand or more to screen and analyze cases as early as possible after the time of the bringing of charges, to determine the feasibility of successful prosecution, and to expedite the prosecution of cases involving repeat offenders and perpetrators of violent crimes. "(14^ The development and operation of crime prevention programs m which members of the community participate, including but not limited to 'block watch' and similar programs.". ADDITIONAL JUDICIAL PARTICIPATION

SEC. 110. Section 302 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 42 USC 3732. Act is amended by inserting " (a) " immediately after "SEC. 302." and by adding at the end the following new subsections: Plan, filing. "(b) Any judicial planning committee established pursuant to this title may file at the end of each fiscal year with the State plamiing agency, for information purposes only, a multiyear comprehensive plan for the improvement of the State court system. Such multiyear comprehensive plan shall be based on the needs of all the courts in the State and on an estimate of funds available to the courts from all Federal, State, and local sources and shall, where appropriate— "(1) provide for the administration of programs and projects contained in the plan; "(2) adequately take into account the needs and problems of all courts in the State and encourage initiatives by the appellate and trial courts in the development of programs and projects for law reform, improvement in the administration of courts and activities within the responsibility of the courts, including bail and pretrial release services and prosecutional and defender services, and provide for an appropriately balanced allocation of funds between the statewide judicial system and other appellate and trial courts; "(3) provide for procedures under which plans and requests for financial assistance from all courts in the State may be submitted annually to the judicial planning committee for evaluation; "(4) incorporate innovations and advanced techniques and contain a comprehensive outline of priorities for the improvement and coordination of all aspects of courts and court programs, including descriptions of (A) general needs and problems; (B) existing systems; (C) available resources; (D) organizational systems and administrative machinery for implementing the plan; (E) the direction, scope, and general types of improvements to be made in the future; and (F) to the maximum extent practicable, the relationship of the plan to other relevant State or local law enforcement and criminal justice plans and systems; "(5) provide for effective utilization of existing facilities and permit and encourage units of general local government to combine or provide for cooperative arrangements with respect to services, facilities, and equipment provided for courts and related purposes; "(6) provide for research, development, and evaluation;

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