<P> The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) was a U.S. federal agency within the U.S. Dept. of Justice . It administered federal funding to state and local law enforcement agencies and funded educational programs, research, state planning agencies, and local crime initiatives as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on crime . </P> <P> The LEAA was established by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and was abolished in 1982 . Its predecessor agency was the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (1965--1968). Its successor agencies were the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics (1982--1984) and the Office of Justice Programs (1984--). </P>

A primary purpose of the law enforcement assistance administration (leaa) was to
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