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...James Vorenberg '49, head of the private Cambridge Civil Rights Committee, said in an interview that "I would much prefer to see a high-level, city-encouraged committee doing the same thing...
...recent report of his committee's work, Vorenberg leveled mild criticism at the city. He asked that "the city take more responsibility in recognizing the problem Cambridge has in the civil rights area and in seeking ways to eliminate the sources of these problems rather than finding expedients to deal with the symptoms when they become visible or vocal...
...Vorenberg stressed that any city-sponsored civil rights committee should be "action-oriented" and not limited to just "advisory" or "mediation" roles...
Midway through August, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy '48 appointed James Vorenberg '49, professor of Law, to head a newly created Office of Criminal Justice. The general function of the new office will be to study and evaluate the effectiveness of the federal law system. Kennedy said he created the office to ensure that "the department over which I preside is more than a Department of Prosecution and is in fact a Department of Justice...
...Vorenberg will head the office on a part-time basis so that he can continue to teach here. The inequalities of the bail system, the parole system, and rehabilitation procedures will probably be among the first issues considered...