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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 · Sec. 1709

Sec. 1709. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 1709 DEFINITIONS **[**[34 U.S.C. 10389](/us/usc/t34/s10389)**]** In this part— ####
(1)“**career law enforcement officer**” means a person hired on a permanent basis who is authorized by law or by a State or local public agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal laws. ####
(2)“**citizens' police academy**” means a program by local law enforcement agencies or private nonprofit organizations in which citizens, especially those who participate in neighborhood watch programs, are trained in ways of facilitating communication between the community and local law enforcement in the prevention of crime. ####
(3)“**Indian tribe**” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. ####
(4)“**school resource officer**” means a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, deployed in community-oriented policing, and assigned by the employing police department or agency to work in collaboration with schools and community-based organizations— #####
(A)to address crime and disorder problems, gangs, and drug activities affecting or occurring in or around an elementary or secondary school; #####
(B)to develop or expand crime prevention efforts for students; #####
(C)to educate likely school-age victims in crime prevention and safety; #####
(D)to develop or expand community justice initiatives for students; #####
(E)to train students in conflict resolution, restorative justice, and crime awareness; #####
(F)to assist in the identification of physical changes in the environment that may reduce crime in or around the school; and #####
(G)to assist in developing school policy that addresses crime and to recommend procedural changes. ####
(5)“**commercial sex act**” has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). ####
(6)“**minor**” means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. ####
(7)“**severe form of trafficking in persons**” has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102). ### PART R JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY BLOCK GRANTS
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