Criminal Justice Professions Development Act

Criminal Justice Professions Development Act - Authorizes the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to make grants to States and local governmental agencies and to institutions of higher education and private nonprofit organizations for the purpose of paying not more than 85 percent of the cost of establishing, staffing and operating regional crime and delinquency centers in various areas of the country. Defines the term "crime and delinquency center" to mean a public or private nonprofit agency, institution, or organization which serves as (1) a training institution for students and practitioners of criminal justice; (2) a centralized channel for the recruitment of criminal justice personnel in conjunction with Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies; (3) a consultation center for criminal justice. Provides academic assistance for corrections systems professional personnel for study in subjects related to correctional administration and rehabilitative services. Authorizes to be appropriated to carry out such a program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1975; $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1976; and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1977. States that the President shall appoint a National Advisory Council on Criminal Justice Professions Development to review the operations of this Act. Requires the Council to make an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums of $150,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $250,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years. Authorizes the Administration to make grants to State and local corrections departments to assist them in the recruitment, employment and compensation of professional and paraprofessional personnel. Sets forth conditions under which applications for such grants shall be approved. Authorizes to be appropriated for such grants the sum of $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 and $20,000,000 for each of the two succeeding years.