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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 17, \"9/26/75 - Talking Points: Career Criminal\nPlanning Conference\" of the President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the\nGerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nTHANK YOU, MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL\nHAROLD TYLER\nADMINISTRATOR VELDE\nMR. WORK\nLADIES AND GENTLEMEN\nDigitized from Box 17 of President's Speeches and Statements:\nReading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\nTHE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN\nTALKING POINTS:\nCAREER CRIMINAL PLANNING CONFERENCE\nSEPTEMBER 26, 1975\n- I -\nI AM ESPECIALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOUR\nWORK ON A PROGRAM THAT HAS\nMY STRONG PERSONAL INTEREST\nAND SUPPORT.\nLAST SEPTEMBER, I DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\nTO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH CAREER CRIMINALS.\n- 2-\nITS GOALS ARE QUICK IDENTIFICATION OF THOSE WHO REPEATEDLY\nCOMMIT SERIOUS OFFENSES; PRIORITY PROSECUTION OF THEIR CASES;\nAND ASSURANCE OF APPROPRIATE SENTENCES UPON CONVICTION so\nTHEY COULD NOT RETURN IMMEDIATELY TO VICTIMIZE THE\nCOMMUNITY.\n- 3 -\nTHE PROGRAM HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH LEAA GRANTS IN\nELEVEN CITIES.\nIT WILL BE OPERATIONAL IN ALL OF THEM SOON.\nALTHOUGH EXPERIMENTAL IN NATURE, WE HAVE GREAT EXPECTATIONS\nFOR ITS SUCCESS.\n- 4 -\nYOU KNOW, BETTER THAN MOST, THE TOLL CRIME EXACTS\nFROM OUR CITIZENS -- A TOLL MEASURED IN BLOOD\nTREASURE\nAND\nPEACE OF MIND.\nAND CRIME IS ON THE RISE.\nSINCE 1960,\nREPORTED CRIME HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED, AS YOU ARE WELL AWARE.\n- 5 -\nLAST YEAR SAW THE ANNUAL CRIME RATE INCREASE BY 17 PERCENT,\nTHE LARGEST YEARLY INCREASE SINCE THE FBI BEGAN COLLECTING\nSTATISTICS 44 YEARS AGO.\nTHIS CRIME EPIDEMIC THREATENS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR\nSOCIETY - FOR IT IS LAW WHICH MAKES HUMAN SOCIETY POSSIBLE.\n-6-\nEACH OF US HAS TAKEN AN OATH TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE\nCONSTITUTION, WHICH CHARGES US WITH THE DUTY OF \"ENSURING\nDOMESTIC TRANQUILITY.\"\nBUT THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOMESTIC\nTRANQUILITY WHEN INCREASING NUMBERS OF CITIZENS AR E ROBBED,\nMUGGED, RAPED AND MURDERED.\n- 7 -\nEACH OF YOU HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING\nABOUT THIS.\nAS YOU KNOW, A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF SERIOUS\nCRIMES ARE COMMITTED BY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OFFENDERS.\nTHE CAREER CRIMINAL PROGRAM AIMS DIRECTLY AT SOLVING THIS\nPROBLEM.\n- 8 -\nTHE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR GREATER\nFOCUS ON CAREER CRIMINALS BY OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.\n- 9 -\nYOURS IS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT.\nTHE FEDERAL\nGOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE\nADMINISTRATION, HAS AWARDED OVER $5 MILLION DOLLARS IN\nGRANTS, TOGETHER WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.\n- IO -\nBUT THE DAY-TO-DAY PLANNING, THE CONDUCT AND DECISIONS ARE\nYOURS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THAT IS AS IT SHOULD BE.\nWITH FEW\nEXCEPTIONS, THE PROSECUTION OF SERIOUS CRIMES IS SOLELY WITHIN\nTHE JURISDICTION OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.\n- II -\nYOU ALL HAVE HAD A LONG AND -- I HOPE -- PRODUCTIVE\nDAY.\nEVEN THOUGH DISRAELI ONCE SAID IT IS \"WITH WORDS\nWE GOVERN MEN,\" I MIGHT ADD MY PERSONAL BELIEF THAT IS IS\n\"WITH WORDS WE ALSO WEAR MEN DOWN.\"\n- I2 -\nso LET ME END BY THANKING YOU FOR COMING HERE, FOR WORKING\nso HARD ON A PROGRAM so BRIGHT WITH PROMISE.\nMAY GOD SPEED YOU IN YOUR WORK.\nEND OF TEXT"
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