House Passes National Criminal Justice Commission Act

The House of Representatives tonight passed H.R 5143, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act. Representative Bill Delahunt (D-Maryland) introduced the House version on April 27, 2010 as a companion bill to the Senate version (S. 714) introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-Virginia).

Senator Webb, a Vietnam-era combat Marine, has worked hard to bring the issues that plague law enforcement and the criminal justice system to the forefront in Congress through the National Criminal Justice Commission Act. With tonight’s passage of the House bill, the United States is one step closer to offering its citizens at a public forum through which they may take a critical look at the criminal justice system which is supposed to serve them and which, unfortunately, has not been doing such a good job the last couple of decades.

The National Criminal Justice Commission Act offers a chance to improve our criminal justice system, not only to better serve our citizens who are at the mercy of the system but also for the sake of those who need to work safely and honorably within the system.

If you and your group have not started brainstorming on what you would like to see happen with the National Criminal Justice Commission, you should get started now. This is a very big, complex topic and you should get your thoughts and ideas together in a thoughtful, considerate way. Go to the NCJCA Page for a How To Guide to help you get started.

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