U.S. Department of Justice

FY 2008 PERFORMANCE BUDGET

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

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February 2007

**FY 2008 OJP President's Budget by Appropriations**

**Table of Contents**

> Page

I.  **Overview 1**

> Mission 2
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> Organizational Structure 6
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> Organizational Chart 10
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> President's Management Agenda 11
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> Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Evaluations 14
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> OJP-Wide Efficiency Measure 15
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> OJP Funding 16
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> Major Program Termination 17

II. **Summary of Program Changes (This section is left blank
    intentionally.) 18**

III. **Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language
     19**

IV. **OJP Programs and Performance 23**

    A.  Justice Assistance 24

        1.  Program Description 26

        2.  Performance Resource and Performance Measure Tables 29

        3.  Performance, Resources, and Strategies 33

        4.  Exhibits 39

            A.  Organizational Chart (Included in Overview)

            B.  Summary of Requirements

            C.  Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation

            D.  Resources by DOJ Strategic Goals and Strategic
                Objectives

            E.  Justification for Base Adjustments

            F.  Crosswalk of 2006 Availability

            G.  Crosswalk of 2007 Availability

            H.  Summary of Reimbursable Resources

            I.  Detail of Permanent Positions by Category

            J.  Financial Analysis of Program Changes

            K.  Summary of Requirements by Grade

            L.  Summary of Requirements by Object Class

            M.  Status of Congressional Requested Studies, Reports, and
                Evaluation

> (Included in Appendix)

B.  State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance 40

    1.  Program Description 44

    2.  Performance Resource and Performance Measure Tables 49

    3.  Performance, Resources, and Strategies 54

    4.  Exhibits 64

        A.  Organizational Chart (Included in Overview)

        B.  Summary of Requirements

        C.  Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation

        D.  Resources by DOJ Strategic Goals and Strategic Objectives

        E.  Justification for Base Adjustments -- N/A

        F.  Crosswalk of 2006 Availability

        G.  Crosswalk of 2007 Availability

        H.  Summary of Reimbursable Resources

        I.  Detail of Permanent Positions by Category -- N/A

        J.  Financial Analysis of Program Changes

        K.  Summary of Requirements by Grade -- N/A

        L.  Summary of Requirements by Object Class

        M.  Status of Congressional Requested Studies, Reports, and
            Evaluation

> (Included in Appendix)

C.  Juvenile Justice Programs 65

    1.  Program Description 68

    2.  Performance Resource and Performance Measure Tables 72

    3.  Performance, Resources, and Strategies 75

    4.  Exhibits 79

        A.  Organizational Chart (Included in Overview)

        B.  Summary of Requirements

        C.  Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation

        D.  Resources by DOJ Strategic Goals and Strategic Objectives

        E.  Justification for Base Adjustments -- N/A

        F.  Crosswalk of 2006 Availability

        G.  Crosswalk of 2007 Availability

        H.  Summary of Reimbursable Resources

        I.  Detail of Permanent Positions by Category -- N/A

        J.  Financial Analysis of Program Changes

        K.  Summary of Requirements by Grade -- N/A

        L.  Summary of Requirements by Object Class

        M.  Status of Congressional Requested Studies, Reports, and
            Evaluation

> (Included in Appendix)

D.  Public Safety Officers Benefits 80

    1.  Program Description 81

    2.  Performance Resource and Performance Measure Tables 83

    3.  Performance, Resources, and Strategies 85

    4.  Exhibits 86

        A.  Organizational Chart (Included in Overview)

        B.  Summary of Requirements

        C.  Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation

        D.  Resources by DOJ Strategic Goals and Strategic Objectives

        E.  Justification for Base Adjustments -- N/A

        F.  Crosswalk of 2006 Availability

        G.  Crosswalk of 2007 Availability

        H.  Summary of Reimbursable Resources -- N/A

        I.  Detail of Permanent Positions by Category -- N/A

        J.  Financial Analysis of Program Changes

        K.  Summary of Requirements by Grade -- N/A

        L.  Summary of Requirements by Object Class

        M.  Status of Congressional Requested Studies, Reports, and
            Evaluation

> (Included in Appendix)

E.  Crime Victims Fund 87

    1.  Program Description 88

    2.  Performance Resource and Performance Measure Tables 92

    3.  Performance, Resources, and Strategies 95

    4.  Exhibits 98

        A.  Organizational Chart (Included in Overview)

        B.  Summary of Requirements

        C.  Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation -- N/A

        D.  Resources by DOJ Strategic Goals and Strategic Objectives

        E.  Justification for Base Adjustments N/A

        F.  Crosswalk of 2006 Availability

        G.  Crosswalk of 2007 Availability

        H.  Summary of Reimbursable Resources -- N/A

        I.  Detail of Permanent Positions by Category -- N/A

        J.  Financial Analysis of Program Changes -- N/A

        K.  Summary of Requirements by Grade -- N/A

        L.  Summary of Requirements by Object Class

        M.  Status of Congressional Requested Studies, Reports, and
            Evaluation

> (Included in Appendix)

V.  **Appendix 99**

> Exhibit C-2. Overall Program Increases/Offsets by Appropriation
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> Exhibit M. Status of Congressionally Requested Studies, Reports, and
> Evaluations
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> Exhibit N. Historic Budget Information

**I. Overview**

**I. Overview for the Office of Justice Programs**

**[Mission]{.underline}**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), established by the Justice
Assistance Act of 1984 and reauthorized in 2005, increases public safety
and improves the fair administration of justice across America through
innovative leadership and programs. OJP strives to make the Nation's
criminal and juvenile justice systems more responsive to the needs of
state, local, and tribal governments and their citizens. It partners
with federal, state, and local agencies, and national and
community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, to
develop, operate, and evaluate a wide range of criminal and juvenile
justice programs. These partnerships also provide resources to fight
crime and improve the quality of life and sense of safety in communities
across the Nation. The OJP mission supports the Department of Justice
(DOJ) Strategic Plan, specifically, Goal III: Assist State, Local, and
Tribal Efforts to Prevent or Reduce Crime and Violence; with the
following objectives:

-   3.1: *Improve the crime fighting and criminal justice system
    capabilities of state, tribal, and local government*

-   3.2: *Break the cycle of illegal drugs and violence through
    prevention and treatment*

-   3.3: *Uphold the rights of and improve services to America's crime
    victims, and promote resolution of racial tension*

The OJP Strategic Plan describes the underlying issues and

situations facing the United States' criminal and justice systems

at the state, local and tribal levels and how OJP is responding

to them. The Strategic Plan emphasizes the importance of

partnerships between OJP and state, local, and tribal governments.

Most importantly, the Plan communicates the challenges that OJP

faces in prioritizing increasing demands for resources and how it

will address these challenges. The OJP Strategic Plan provides a

framework to focus funding in order to optimize the return

on investment of taxpayer dollars. OJP is placing increased

emphasis on providing knowledge, information, and innovation

through a "knowledge-to-practice model"; a research-based

approach for providing evidence-based knowledge and tools to

meet the challenges of crime and justice.

The OJP strategic goals are as follows:

*Goal 1: Increase the Nation's capacity to prevent and control crime*

*Goal 2: Improve the fair administration of justice*

*Goal 3: Reduce the impact of crime on victims and hold offenders
accountable*

*Goal 4: Increase the understanding of justice issues and develop
successful interventions*

**[FY 2008 Request:]{.underline}**

In fiscal year 2008, OJP is requesting a total of \$1,681.103 million
including 672 FTE, which represents a decrease of \$520.781 million
below the FY 2007 Estimate[^1] of \$2,201.884 million. This request will
allow OJP to redirect existing resources to support top priority
initiatives aimed at strengthening efforts to combat violent crime, drug
trafficking and criminal gang activity.

OJP also proposes to re-establish its previously accepted appropriation
account structure from the current Decision Unit structure, to
include: 1) Justice Assistance; 2) State and Local Law Enforcement
Assistance (to include the Weed and Seed Program); 3) Juvenile Justice
Programs; 4) Public Safety Officers Benefits; and 5) the Crime Victims
Fund. Administrative resources requested under each account will be
transferred to and merged with the Justice Assistance account,
consistent with prior year administrative procedures.

One of the most significant changes proposed in this submission is the
reorganization of many existing OJP programs into three larger,
multi-purpose grant programs: 1) the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership
Initiative; 2) the Byrne Public Safety and Protection Program and 3) the
Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program. These three new discretionary
grant programs will award funding through a competitive grant process
(rather than formula-based awards processes). Under the State and Local
Law Enforcement Assistance appropriation account for a total of \$550
million: the new Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative, to be
funded at the requested level of \$200 million, will support
multi-jurisdictional task forces to help communities address spikes or
surges in violent crime; and funding for drug-related priorities will be
through the new, consolidated Byrne Public Safety and Protection
Program, to be funded at the requested level of \$350 million. In
addition to funding other criminal justice priorities, such as Project
Safe Neighborhoods (which includes Gang Technical Assistance, Weed and
Seed, and Project ChildSafe), the Byrne Program will provide competitive
grant funding, which can be used to establish drug courts and
prescription drug monitoring programs, as well as provide assistance
with cannabis eradication, cleanup of toxic methamphetamine labs, and
other drug-related issues. In addition, \$280 million is requested for
the Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program to reduce incidents of
child exploitation and abuse, including those facilitated by the use of
computers and the Internet.

Assisting the Nation's American Indian/Native American communities in
improving public safety on reservation lands and enhancing the
effectiveness of their criminal justice systems remains an important OJP
priority. All federally recognized Indian tribes and Native American
communities would be eligible to receive funding under the grant
programs outlined in this budget submission and will be encouraged to
apply.

These changes would enable OJP to more effectively target assistance to
areas with the greatest need and allow for adjustments in funding
priorities in response to changes and emerging trends in crime and
justice issues. The multi-purpose grant programs would also provide
state, local and tribal governments with increased flexibility in using
grant funds to best meet the unique needs of their jurisdictions.

Electronic copies of the Department of Justice's congressional budget
justifications and Capital Asset Plan and Business Case exhibits can be
viewed or downloaded from the Internet using the Internet address:
[**[http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/2008justification/]{.underline}**](http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/2008justification/).

**[Major Challenges]{.underline}**

OJP provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal
justice systems, disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge and practices
across America. Promoting state and local partnerships ensures that all
components of the criminal justice system work together toward a common
goal - reducing waste and duplication of efforts. OJP statistical work
helps to focus attention on the most pressing justice concerns and its
research anchors programs in the best evidence and practices available.

Although OJP does not directly carry out law enforcement and justice
activities, its role is to work in partnership with the justice
community to identify the most pressing challenges confronting the
justice system and to provide state-of-the-art knowledge, information
sharing, training, coordination, and innovative strategies and
approaches for dealing with these issues. The ultimate effectiveness of
the Nation's justice system depends on the effectiveness of federal,
state, local, and tribal law enforcement and justice agencies.

Since 1994, violent crime, as measured by victim surveys, has fallen by
57 percent and property crime by 50 percent. Near record low rates of
homicide, assault, sexual assault, and armed robbery rates have been
achieved. The proportion of serious violent crime committed by juveniles
has generally declined.

Despite these positive trends, significant challenges continue to
confront the justice system. These challenges are: Safe Neighborhoods
(Guns, Gangs, and Drugs); Law Enforcement and Information Sharing;
Tribal Justice; Forensics, DNA, Missing Persons, and Cold Cases;
Prisoner Reentry; Human Trafficking; Juvenile Delinquency, Prevention,
and Intervention; Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC); and Critical
Incident Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP).

**[Major Functions]{.underline}**

Through the programs developed and funded by its bureaus and program
offices, OJP administers a mix of formula and discretionary grant
programs and provides targeted training and technical assistance on
"what works" and evidence-based best practices. Although some research
and technical assistance is provided directly by OJP, most of the work
is accomplished through federal financial assistance to scholars,
practitioners, experts, and state and local governments and agencies.

Many OJP bureaus and program offices award grants to state agencies,
which, in turn, subgrant funds to units of state and local government.
Formula grant programs, in such areas as victims compensation and
victims assistance, are administered by state agencies designated by
each state's governor. Discretionary grant funds are announced on
[www.grants.gov](http://www.grants.gov/) and are competitively awarded
to a variety of state, local, private, non-profit, and faith-based
organizations.

The major functions of the OJP are to:

-   Implement national and multi-state programs, provide training and
    technical assistance, and establish demonstration programs to assist
    state, local, and tribal governments and community groups in
    reducing crime, improving the function of the criminal justice
    systems, and assisting victims of crime. Promoting information
    sharing partnerships among all levels of government is an essential
    part of OJP efforts in this area.

-   Provide targeted assistance to state, local, and tribal governments
    to advance and sustain public safety at the local level through the
    leveraging of both technical and financial resources and the
    development and implementation of community-based protective
    strategies, such as Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which provides
    assistance and programs in a focused effort to address violent
    crimes and gang-related activities in adversely-impacted
    neighborhoods.

-   Provide training and technical assistance in best practices to
    promote community involvement in public safety initiatives.
    Leveraging resources and supporting and developing partnerships with
    Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service
    and the Corporation for National and Community Service, focused on
    re-entry and neighborhood restoration through the Weed and Seed
    program.

-   Provide national leadership, direction, coordination, and resources
    to prevent, treat, and control juvenile violence and delinquency;
    improve the effectiveness and fairness of the juvenile justice
    system; and combat the problem of missing and exploited children.
    Additionally, strategies are implemented to help states and
    communities prevent, intervene in, and suppress crime by juveniles,
    as well as to protect youth from crime and abuse.

-   Collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate accurate, objective, and
    independent national statistical information on crime, criminal
    offenders, victims of crime, and the operations of justice systems
    at all levels of government, and enhance the quality, completeness,
    and accessibility of the Nation's criminal history records system.
    Criminal history records play a vital role in helping law
    enforcement and justice system personnel investigate and prosecute
    crimes, maintain sex offender registries, determine eligibility for
    firearms purchases; conduct employment-related background checks;
    and identify persons subject to warrants and protective orders.

-   Sponsor research in crime and criminal justice; evaluations of
    justice programs; and disseminate research findings, which support
    accurate, objective, and independent scientific research,
    development, and evaluation to practitioners and policymakers. These
    products support evidence-based policymaking across the Nation based
    on both statistical information and innovative methodologies derived
    from research and development of the physical and social sciences.

-   Support the development, testing, evaluation, adoption, and
    implementation of new and innovative technologies and techniques to
    support and enhance law enforcement, courts, and/or corrections.

-   Enhance the Nation's capacity to assist crime victims and provide
    leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote
    justice and healing for all victims of crime through strategies to
    develop and/or enhance services that ensure the consistent
    fundamental rights of victims, while providing training and
    education of justice and community networks. Assistance is also
    provided to state and local governments to improve processes for
    entering data regarding stalking and domestic violence into
    national, state, and local crime information databases, as well as
    increasing completeness and accessibility of data in sex offender
    registries.

-   Administer grant programs relating to sex offender management,
    registration and notification, including those authorized by Public
    Law 109-248 (Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act). In
    addition, OJP will serve as a focal point in overseeing the
    development of national standards and provide technical assistance
    to state, local and tribal governments and other public and private
    entities in relation to sex offender registration or notification or
    other measures for the protection of children or other members of
    the public from sexual abuse or exploitation.

**[Organizational Structure]{.underline}**

The Assistant Attorney General (AAG) promotes coordination among the
bureaus and one program office within OJP, which include: the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National
Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Community Capacity
and Development Office.

There are nine other offices within OJP that provide agency-wide
support, including the Offices

of Communications, Civil Rights, General Counsel, Chief Information
Officer, Administration, Comptroller, Budget and Management Services,
Program Review, and Equal Opportunity.

***Bureaus***

-   The **Bureau of Justice Assistance** (BJA) provides a mix of formula
    and discretionary funding resources, training, and technical
    assistance to state, local, and tribal governments to combat violent
    and drug-related crime and to help improve the criminal justice
    system. Programs administered by BJA align with DOJ Goal 3.1:
    *Improve the crime fighting and criminal justice system capabilities
    of state, tribal and local governments*, and Goal 3.2: *Break the
    cycle of illegal drugs and violence through prevention and
    treatment*.

-   The **Bureau of Justice Statistics** (BJS) collects and analyzes
    statistical data on crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and
    the operations of justice systems at all levels of government. It
    also provides financial and technical support to state governments
    to develop capabilities in criminal justice statistics, improve
    criminal history records, and implement crime identification
    technology systems. The BJS' goal - to develop and disseminate
    quality statistical and scientific information on crime and
    delinquency to inform policy and practice; and enhance the
    administration of justice - is consistent with DOJ Goal 3.1:
    *Improve the crime fighting and criminal justice system capabilities
    of state, tribal, and local government*.

-   The **National Institute of Justice** (NIJ) supports research and
    development programs; conducts demonstrations of innovative
    approaches to improve criminal justice; develops and tests new
    criminal justice technologies; evaluates the effectiveness of
    justice programs; develops knowledge through research on crime and
    justice issues; and disseminates research findings to practitioners
    and policymakers. The NIJ goal - to enhance the capacity and
    capability of criminal justice system practitioners to solve and
    administer justice through funding the development of new
    technologies and evidence-based knowledge - supports DOJ Goal 3.1:
    *Improve the crime fighting and criminal justice system capabilities
    of state, tribal, and local government*.

-   The **Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention**
    (OJJDP) provides federal leadership in preventing and controlling
    juvenile crime and improving the juvenile justice system at the
    state, local, and tribal levels. OJJDP provides resources to states,
    local communities, and Indian tribes to help improve the juvenile
    justice system, and sponsors innovative research, demonstration,
    evaluation, statistics, replication, technical assistance and
    training programs to improve the Nation's understanding of, and
    response to juvenile violence and delinquency. The OJJDP goal - to
    improve the capacity of the federal, state, local, and tribal
    governments to prevent delinquency; improve the juvenile justice
    system; and promote public safety - aligns with DOJ Goal 3.1 and
    Goal 3.3: *Uphold the rights of and improve services to America's
    crime victims, and promote resolution of racial tension*.

-   The **Office for Victims of Crime** (OVC) provides federal
    leadership in assisting victims of crime and their families. The
    majority of OVC funds are awarded under formula grants to states for
    victim compensation and assistance purposes. Additionally, OVC
    sponsors training and technical assistance activities for federal,
    state, local, and tribal criminal justice officials and other
    professionals to help improve their response to crime victims and
    their families. The OVC goal to improve response to and prevent
    victimization is aligned with DOJ Goal 3.3: *Uphold the rights of
    and improve services to America's crime victims, and promote
    resolution of racial tension*.

***Program Office***

-   The **Community Capacity Development Office** (CCDO) focuses on
    empowering local communities to develop the capacity to address
    community-specific criminal justice problems. This program office
    administers the Weed and Seed (W&S) program - a community-based,
    multi-disciplinary approach to combating crime that draws its
    strength from the blending of law enforcement and community economic
    development activities.

***Support and Administrative Offices***

-   The **Office for Civil Rights** (OCR) develops and implements
    policies and procedures to ensure compliance with civil rights laws,
    Executive Orders, rules, regulations, and guidelines by all
    recipients of OJP funds.

-   The **Office of General Counsel** (OGC) provides legal assistance
    and advice to OJP bureaus and offices and their officials, including
    assistance in drafting or revising legislation; rendering legal
    opinions and interpretations; and, preparing legal advice on all
    matters pertinent to the functions of OJP.

-   The **Office of Communications** (OCOM), formerly the Office of
    Congressional and Public Affairs (OCPA), coordinates with
    Congressional members, committees, and staff on legislation,
    policies, and issues, and keeps Congress, the criminal justice
    community, the news media, and the public informed of OJP's mission,
    goals, priorities, and activities.

-   The **Office of the Chief Information Officer** (OCIO) provides a
    variety of centralized information technology (IT) support
    functions, including developing a consistent series of IT policies
    and procedures.

-   The **Office of Administration** (OA) provides a variety of support
    services, including: contract administration; personnel management;
    electronic information systems; and telecommunication support.

-   The **Office of the Comptroller** (OC) ensures the integrity of OJP
    financial operations; maintains the OJP accounting system of record,
    the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS);
    provides "one voice" on financial management issues, such as
    promulgating external and internal financial policies, training,
    technical assistance, and reports; provides OJP grant portfolio risk
    management through financial monitoring of grantees; and conducts
    internal audits of OJP operations.

-   The **Office of Budget and Management Services** (OBMS) plans,
    develops, and coordinates all phases of the federal budget process,
    and provides general support and assistance for OJP management
    activities, including strategic planning and performance management.

-   The **Program Review Office** (PRO) is responsible for conducting
    operational reviews of OJP programs and processes, conducting and
    preparing the annual Financial Managers' Financial Integrity Act
    compliance review and ensuring compliance with recommendations
    issued during annual financial statement audits.

-   The **Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Office** provides equal
    employment opportunities for all OJP employees and applicants on the
    basis of merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
    age, national origin, sexual orientation, and physical or mental
    disability.

A. Organizational Chart

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS

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The Office of the Police Corps and Law Enforcement Education was
eliminated as of FY 2006 via a reprogramming. The Police Corps program
functions were absorbed and are being administered by the Bureau of
Justice Assistance.

**President's Management Agenda**

The President\'s Management Agenda (PMA), announced in the summer of
2001, is an aggressive strategy for improving the management of the
Federal government. It envisions a results-oriented, citizen-centered
government and establishes mechanisms for improving performance and
overall effectiveness. PMA reflects the Administration\'s commitment to
achieving immediate, concrete, and measurable results in the near term,
while focusing on finding and implementing remedies to serious problems.

PMA contains five government-wide goals: (1) Strategic Management of
Human Capital;

\(2\) Competitive Sourcing; (3) Improved Financial Performance; (4)
Expanded E-government; and (5) Budget and Performance Integration. Of
the nine agency-specific reforms, Faith-Based and Community Initiative
is specific to the DOJ, addressed in coordination with the Departments
of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development,
and Labor. These goals are mutually reinforcing. For example, workforce
planning and restructuring undertaken as part of Strategic Management of
Human Capital will be defined in terms of each agency\'s mission, goals,
and objectives\--a key element of budget and performance integration.
Agency restructuring is expected to incorporate organizational and
staffing changes resulting from competitive sourcing and expanded
E-government. Likewise, efforts toward budget and performance
integration will reflect improved program performance and savings
achieved from competitive sourcing and will benefit from financial and
cost accounting and information systems, which are part of efforts in
improved financial management.

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has made a strong commitment to the
principles contained in the PMA by implementing a variety of initiatives
to change the way business is conducted. Specifically, the agency is
moving forward to develop a comprehensive management information system;
streamline and revamp the guidelines of several programs; redesign and
create internal business processes; conduct a strategic review of our
workforce planning; and develop performance measures that better gauge
the impact and results of programs to the field.

OJP is also working to meet the requirement of the Faith-Based and
Community Initiative established by Executive Order 13279. This order is
aimed at providing faith and community groups with opportunities to
receive federal funds without compromising their beliefs or autonomy. To
meet the requirement for equal treatment of faith-based and community
groups that apply for federal funding, the agency efforts are targeted
to: (1) identify and remove barriers that prevent participation of faith
and community-based organizations from participating equally in the
federal grant process, including revising the Department's Certified
Assurances form;

\(2\) highlight best practice models of new, innovative programs that
show promise in implementing the goals of various grant programs; (3)
provide extensive technical assistance to organizations applying for
grant funding, including forwarding e-mail notifications of the latest
developments in grant program opportunities; and (4) ensure that all OJP
"Requests for Proposals" include explicit language inviting faith and
community-based programs to participate in grant funded activities.

**Competitive Sourcing**

The Office of Justice Programs has taken a number of steps designed to
cut costs and increase efficiency. In FY 2006, OJP completed its
Competitive Sourcing study in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 and the
President\'s Management Agenda. The implementation of a Most Efficient
Organization (MEO) for grants support services did not receive
congressional approval. In

FY 2008, OJP intends to capture many of the cost savings and
efficiencies the MEO process would have enabled.

**Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)**

During FY 2006, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) used the PART
to evaluate two OJP programs: (1) Juvenile Justice Programs, and (2)
Crime Victims\' Programs. Results of the assessments are as follows:

-   Juvenile Justice Programs received an overall rating of
    \"Adequate.\" While the assessment found that the Juvenile Justice
    Programs have reported mixed performance for long term and annual
    goals, overall they compare favorably to other programs with similar
    purpose and goals.

-   Crime Victims\' Programs received an overall rating of \"Adequate.\"
    Demonstrating steady progress in attaining long term and annual
    performance goals, the assessment also found opportunities to
    improve program performance.

    During FY 2005, OMB used the PART to evaluate the following three
    OJP programs: (1) Bureau of Justice Statistics, (2) National
    Institute of Justice, and (3) Multipurpose Law Enforcement Grants
    (Byrne Grants) Program. Results of the assessments are as follows:

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-   The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) received an overall rating of
    \"Effective.\"

-   The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) received an overall rating
    of \"Adequate.\"

-   The Multipurpose Law Enforcement Grants (Byrne Grants) program
    received an overall rating of \"Results Not Demonstrated.\"

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| for     | 9 | d | performance were identified: (1) Including         |
| Victims |   | e | performance information in budget submissions; (2) |
| of      |   | q | Developing a comprehensive evaluation plan for the |
| Crime   |   | u | programs to obtain better information on their     |
| (OVC)   |   | a | impact; and (3) Working with the Congress to       |
|         |   | t | obtain authority to promote greater consistency    |
|         |   | e | among state crime victims\' programs, ensuring     |
|         |   |   | that crime victims are treated similarly no matter |
|         |   |   | where they live.                                   |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Office  | 6 | A | Three follow-up action items to improve program    |
| of      | 5 | d | performance were identified: (1) Making Juvenile   |
| J       |   | e | Justice Programs\' performance results available   |
| uvenile |   | q | to the public through program publications         |
| Justice |   | u |                                                    |
| and     |   | a | and the internet; (2) Including performance        |
| Deli    |   | t | information in budget submissions to better link   |
| nquency |   | e | resources requested to program performance goals;  |
| Pre     |   |   | and (3) Developing a comprehensive evaluation plan |
| vention |   |   | for the Juvenile Justice Programs to obtain better |
|         |   |   | information on the programs\' impacts.             |
| (OJJDP) |   |   |                                                    |
| \--     |   |   |                                                    |
| (e      |   |   |                                                    |
| xcludes |   |   |                                                    |
| JABG)   |   |   |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| **FY    |   |   |                                                    |
| 2005**  |   |   |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Bureau  | 8 | E | While the assessment found that BJS is             |
| of      | 9 | f | well-managed and largely achieves its goals of     |
| Justice |   | f | providing information for policymakers and the     |
| Sta     |   | e | public, three follow-up action items to improve    |
| tistics |   | c | performance were identified: (1) Including         |
| (BJS)   |   | t | performance information in budget submissions; (2) |
| \--     |   | i | Planning a comprehensive review of the Bureau to   |
| (e      |   | v | demonstrate the impact of its programs; and        |
| xcludes |   | e |                                                    |
| NCHIP)  |   |   | \(3\) Reviewing data collection efforts for the    |
|         |   |   | National Criminal Victimization Survey to identify |
|         |   |   | potential cost efficiencies that will still allow  |
|         |   |   | for statistically valid estimates.                 |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| N       | 6 | A | While the assessment found that NIJ is generally   |
| ational | 9 | d | well managed and its investments are peer-reviewed |
| In      |   | e | and coordinated with related agencies, four        |
| stitute |   | q | follow-up action items to improve program          |
| of      |   | u |                                                    |
| Justice |   | a | performance were identified: (1) Ensuring that     |
| (NIJ)   |   | t | future budget requests explicitly link to the      |
|         |   | e | long-term and annual goals for the program; (2)    |
|         |   |   | Planning for an independent evaluation of key      |
|         |   |   | aspects of the program; (3) Updating and           |
|         |   |   | refocusing NIJ\'s strategic plan to better         |
|         |   |   | communicate the program\'s investment priorities   |
|         |   |   | to the Congress and others; and (4) Improving      |
|         |   |   | grant monitoring to address OIG-identified         |
|         |   |   | weaknesses.                                        |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Multi-  | 2 | R | Three follow-up action items to improve program    |
| purpose | 8 | e | performance were identified: (1) Defining          |
| Law     |   | s | long-term and annual goals for the program, as     |
| Enfo    |   | u | well as performance targets, and planning to       |
| rcement |   | l | collect performance data from grantees; (2)        |
| Grants  |   | t | Recommending the termination of the program        |
| (Byrne) |   | s | because it is unfocused and cannot demonstrate     |
| Program |   | N | results; and (3) Planning evaluation work to       |
|         |   | o | determine the impact of the program.               |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | D |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | m |                                                    |
|         |   | o |                                                    |
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|         |   | s |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
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|         |   | a |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | d |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| **FY    |   |   |                                                    |
| 2004**  |   |   |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Weed    | 6 | A | The reassessment demonstrated the progress that    |
| and     | 2 | d | had been made in program management and strategic  |
| Seed    |   | e | planning, leaving the following three follow-up    |
| Program |   | q | actions remaining to be addressed:                 |
| \--     |   | u |                                                    |
| Reass   |   | a | \(1\) Conducting a rigorous national evaluation to |
| essment |   | t | assess the impact of the Weed and Seed program, or |
|         |   | e | its component strategies, at sites across the      |
|         |   |   | nation; (2) Improving the automation of            |
|         |   |   | performance data collection and handling to better |
|         |   |   | track how the program is performing; and (3)       |
|         |   |   | Working with grantees to improve the               |
|         |   |   | sustainability of the program\--even in the        |
|         |   |   | absence of continued funding for each site.        |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| **FY    |   |   |                                                    |
| 2003**  |   |   |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| N       | 8 | M | The assessment found that the program is fairly    |
| ational | 4 | o | strong overall, but could improve on results. With |
| C       |   | d | OMB\'s concurrence, two follow-up actions remain   |
| riminal |   | e | to be addressed: (1) Establishing a program        |
| History |   | r |                                                    |
| Impr    |   | a | to systematically assess records quality, track    |
| ovement |   | t | and monitor improvements, and establish priorities |
| Program |   | e | for funding and (2) Focusing limited program       |
| (NCHIP) |   | l | resources on improving the completeness and        |
|         |   | y | accuracy of criminal history records, especially   |
|         |   | E | the final status of any action taken by the        |
|         |   | f | justice system.                                    |
|         |   | f |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | c |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | i |                                                    |
|         |   | v |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| State   | 1 | R | Four follow-up actions based on OMB\'s             |
| C       | 5 | e | recommendation are currently being addressed: (1)  |
| riminal |   | s | Requiring States and localities to report claimed  |
| Alien   |   | u | nationality, beginning in 2004, as part of the     |
| Ass     |   | l |                                                    |
| istance |   | t | application process for reimbursement to help      |
| Program |   | s | screen potential ineligible costs; (2) Reviewing   |
| (SCAAP) |   | N | whether any form of reimbursement should continue  |
|         |   | o | for inmates whose nationality is unknown or        |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | D | cannot otherwise be verified; (3) Conducting a     |
|         |   | e | program evaluation for a sampling of states to     |
|         |   | m | examine the accuracy of cost data submitted and    |
|         |   | o | the uses of these reimbursements; and              |
|         |   | n |                                                    |
|         |   | s | \(4\) Recommending that the program be terminated  |
|         |   | t | because it has no criminal justice goals and       |
|         |   | r | cannot demonstrate results.                        |
|         |   | a |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | d |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| **FY    |   |   |                                                    |
| 2002**  |   |   |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Drug    | 6 | R | Three follow-up actions remain to be addressed:    |
| Court   | 9 | e | (1) Determining how many additional drug court     |
| Program |   | s | programs are needed to achieve program goals; (2)  |
|         |   | u | Developing measures and timelines for the goals of |
|         |   | l | improving public safety and reducing drug abuse    |
|         |   | t | relapse; and (3) Improving grantees\' performance  |
|         |   | s | reporting.                                         |
|         |   | N |                                                    |
|         |   | o |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | D |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
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|         |   | s |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | r |                                                    |
|         |   | a |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | d |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Resi    | 4 | R | With OMB\'s concurrence, three follow-up actions   |
| dential | 0 | e | are currently being addressed: (1) Developing      |
| Su      |   | s | long-term goals for reducing drug abuse relapses   |
| bstance |   | u | among participants in residential substance        |
| Abuse   |   | l |                                                    |
| Tr      |   | t | abuse treatment programs operated by grantees; (2) |
| eatment |   | s | Improving the automation of performance data       |
| (RSAT)  |   | N | collection and handling to better track how the    |
| Program |   | o | program is performing; and (3) Making performance  |
|         |   | t | data available to the public via the internet and  |
|         |   | D | publications.                                      |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | m |                                                    |
|         |   | o |                                                    |
|         |   | n |                                                    |
|         |   | s |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | r |                                                    |
|         |   | a |                                                    |
|         |   | t |                                                    |
|         |   | e |                                                    |
|         |   | d |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| J       | 3 | I | Four follow-up actions are currently being         |
| uvenile | 0 | n | addressed: (1) Developing outcome-oriented         |
| Account |   | e | performance goals and measures and making them     |
| ability |   | f | available to the public in a transparent and       |
| Block   |   | f | meaningful                                         |
| Grants  |   | e |                                                    |
| (JABG)  |   | c | manner; (2) Tightening the grant funding criteria  |
| Program |   | t | and reporting requirements to establish a link     |
|         |   | i | between program funding and performance; (3)       |
|         |   | v | Collecting grantee performance data on an annual   |
|         |   | e | basis and make it available to public in a         |
|         |   |   | transparent and meaningful manner; (4)             |
|         |   |   | Demonstrating progress in achieving its long-term  |
|         |   |   | outcome goals; and (5) Conducting an evaluation to |
|         |   |   | determine the program\'s impact and addressing the |
|         |   |   | evaluation findings.                               |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+
| Weed    | 4 | R | After implementing improvements in program         |
| and     | 2 | e | management and strategic planning based on OMB's   |
| Seed    |   | s | recommendations, Weed and Seed was reassessed      |
| Program |   | u | during the FY 2006 budget process. Receiving an    |
|         |   | l | overall score of \"62\", the Weed and Seed program |
|         |   | t | improved its rating to \"Adequate.\"               |
|         |   | s |                                                    |
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|         |   | d |                                                    |
+---------+---+---+----------------------------------------------------+

  ------------------------ ------------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------
  **Performance/Resource                                                                              
  Table**                                                                                             

  **OJP Efficiency                            **FY2006**   **President\'s                **FY 2008**  
  Measure**                                                Budget FY 2007**                           

                                              **Actual**   **Actual**       **Target**   **Actual**   **Target**

                           OJP Application    103                           7 day                     11 day
                           Processing Time                                  reduction                 reduction

                                                                                                      

                                                                                                      

                                                                                                      
  ------------------------ ------------------ ------------ ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------

**FY 2008 OJP Funding**

(Dollars in Millions)

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**FY 2008 Major Number range CHAPTERProgram Termination**

In FY 2008, OJP proposes to terminate the following program, resulting
in a total decrease of \$240,570,000:

**State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) (\$240,570,000):**
During FY 2003, SCAAP was subject to a PART evaluation and received an
overall rating of "Results Not Demonstrated." As a result, OJP is
proposing to terminate this program in FY 2008.

**II. Summary of Program Changes**

**This section is left blank intentionally.**

**III. Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language**

Number range CHAPTER**Office of Justice Programs**

**Appropriations Language and Analysis of Appropriations Language**

The FY 2008 President's Budget request of \$1,681,103,000 includes the
following:

***Justice Assistance***

*For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance
authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
of 1968, and the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, \$167,269,000, to remain
available until expended, as follows:*

*(1) \$61,500,000 for criminal justice statistics programs, pursuant to
part C of the 1968 Act;*

> *(2) \$55,700,000 for research, development, and evaluation programs,
> pursuant to part B of the 1968 Act;*
>
> *(3) \$38,469,000 for the Regional Information Sharing System,
> pursuant to part M of the 1968 Act; and*
>
> *(4) \$11,600,000 for support services and administrative expenses of
> the Office for Victims of Crime.*

Note---A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is
operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 109-289), Division B, as
amended). The amounts included for 2007 in this budget reflect the
levels provided by the continuing resolution.

***State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance***

*For competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance, \$550,000,000 (including amounts for administrative costs,
which amounts shall be transferred to and merged with the 'Justice
Assistance' account), to remain available until expended, as follows:*

> *(1) \$200,000,000 for a violent crime reduction partnership
> initiative; and*
>
> *(2) \$350,000,000 for a Byrne public safety and protection program.*

Note---A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is
operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 109-289), Division B, as
amended). The amounts included for 2007 in this budget reflect the
levels provided by the continuing resolution.

***Juvenile Justice Programs***

*For competitive grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
assistance for a child safety and juvenile justice program,
\$280,000,000 (including amounts for administrative costs, which amounts
shall be transferred to and merged with the \`Justice Assistance\'
account), to remain available until expended.*

Note---A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is
operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 109-289), Division B, as
amended). The amounts included for 2007 in this budget reflect the
levels provided by the continuing resolution.

***Public Safety Officers Benefits***

*For payments and expenses authorized by part L of title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796),
such sums as are necessary, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law
100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340) (including amounts for administrative
costs, which amounts shall be paid to the 'Justice Assistance' account),
to remain available until expended; and \$5,000,000 for payments
authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act; and \$4,100,000 for
educational assistance, as authorized by section 1212 of such Act.*

Note---A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is
operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 109-289), Division B, as
amended). The amounts included for 2007 in this budget reflect the
levels provided by the continuing resolution.

***Crime Victims Fund***

*For expenses necessary for the programs authorized by 42 U.S.C. 10601
et seq., and notwithstanding section 10601(c), \$625,000,000, from the
General Fund, to remain available until expended, of which up to
\$14,000,000 shall be derived from unobligated balances from the Crime
Victims Fund: Provided, That the sum herein appropriated from the
General Fund shall be reduced as up to \$625,000,000 of receipts
assessed and collected pursuant to the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
(Public Law 98-473) are collected during fiscal year 2008, so as to
result in a fiscal year 2008 appropriation from the General Fund
estimated at \$0: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C.
10601(c) and (d)(5), amounts deposited or available in the Crime Victims
Fund in excess of \$625,000,000 shall not be available for obligation:
Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 10601(c) and (d)(5),
unobligated balances under this heading in excess of such sums as are
herein appropriated are permanently cancelled and transferred to
miscellaneous receipts at the Treasury.*

Note---A regular 2007 appropriation for this account had not been
enacted at the time the budget was prepared; therefore, this account is
operating under a continuing resolution (P.L. 109-289), Division B, as
amended). The amounts included for 2007 in this budget reflect the
levels provided by the continuing resolution.

***General Provisions -- Section 100***

*Of the unobligated recoveries from prior year appropriations for the
Office of Justice Programs, \$87,500,000 shall be cancelled.*

Number range CHAPTER[D. Analysis of Appropriations
Language]{.underline}:

1\. The FY 2008 President's Budget uses the FY 2007 President's Budget
language as a base so all language is presented as new.

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**A. Justice Assistance**

**(Dollars in Thousands)**

  -------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- ----------------
  **Justice Assistance**                 **Perm.     **FTE**    **Amount**
                                         Pos.**                 

  2006 Enacted w/ Rescissions and        278         278        \$230,254
  Supplementals                                                 

  2007 Estimate                          281         281        197,311

  Adjustments to Base and Technical      \--         \--        37,526
  Adjustments                                                   

  2008 Current Services                  281         281        234,837

  2008 Program Increases                 \--         \--        0

  2008 Program Offsets                   \(15\)      \(15\)     (67,568)

  2008 Request                           266         266        167,269

  **Total Change 2007-2008**             **(15)**    **(15)**   **(\$30,042)**
  -------------------------------------- ----------- ---------- ----------------

**Summary Statement**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is requesting \$167.269 million for
the Justice Assistance appropriation. This appropriation account
includes programs that provide grants, contracts and cooperative
agreements for research, development and evaluation; development and
dissemination of quality statistical and scientific information; and
promotion and expansion of law enforcement information sharing
initiatives and systems.

Through leadership, funding, and technical support, OJP plays a
significant role in the development of new technologies to assist law
enforcement, corrections personnel and courts in protecting the public,
and guides the development of new techniques and technologies in the
areas of crime prevention, forensic science, and violence and
victimization research. The research and statistical data compiled by
OJP staff are used at all levels of government to guide decision making
and planning efforts related to law enforcement, courts, corrections and
other criminal justice issues. Grants, technical assistance and national
leadership provided by OJP supported the establishment of the Regional
Information Sharing System, which has emerged as one of the Nation's
most important law enforcement intelligence sharing networks, and
continues to support efforts to expand and improve information sharing
among the Nation's federal, state local and tribal law enforcement and
criminal justice agencies.

**FY 2008 President's Budget Request**

(Dollars in Thousands)

  --------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------
  **Program**                       **FY 2006     **FY 2007     **FY 2008
                                    Enacted**     Estimate**    President's
                                                                Budget
                                                                Request**

  Research, Evaluation and          \$54,298      \$48,510      \$55,700
  Demonstration Program                                         

  Criminal Justice Statistics       34,553        27,720        61,500
  Program                                                       

  Victim Notification               8,885         5,940         0
  System/(SAVIN)                                                

  Justice for All Act (Victim       1,974         5,425         ^1/^
  Notification)                                                 

  National White Collar Crime       8,885         3,960         ^2/^
  Center                                                        

  Regional Information Sharing      39,719        41,915        38,469
  System                                                        

  Missing and Exploited Children    47,387        53,958        ^3/^
  Program (includes ICAC and Amber                              
  Alert)                                                        

  Drug Endangered Children's        0             2,475         0
  Program                                                       

  Young Witness Assistance Program  0             1,485         0

  Crime Victims Fund (Management    0             5,923         11,600
  and Administration only)                                      

  OJP General Management and        34,553        \[104,997\]   \[127,915\]
  Administration                                                

  **Total**                         **230,254**   **197,311**   **167,269**
  --------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------

^**NOTE:**\ Only\ lines\ displaying\ a\ funding\ amount\ in\ the\ FY\ 2008\ President's\ Budget\ Request\ column\ are\ discussed\ in\ this\ section.\ Lines\ displaying\ a\ zero\ in\ the\ FY\ 2008\ President's\ Budget\ Request\ column\ are\ included\ for\ funding\ history\ information\ only.^

^1/In\ FYs\ 2006\ and\ 2007,\ this\ program\ was\ funded\ under\ the\ Justice\ Assistance\ appropriation\ account.\ However,\ in\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ for\ this\ purpose\ is\ requested\ within\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Public\ Safety\ and\ Protection\ Program\ under\ the\ State\ and\ Local\ Law\ Enforcement\ Assistance\ appropriation\ account.^

^2/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ for\ this\ program\ is\ replaced\ by\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Public\ Safety\ and\ Protection\ Program\ under\ the\ State\ and\ Local\ Law\ Enforcement\ Assistance\ Account.^

^3/In\ FYs\ 2006\ and\ 2007,\ this\ program\ was\ funded\ under\ the\ Justice\ Assistance\ appropriation\ account.\ However,\ in\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ for\ this\ purpose\ is\ requested\ within\ the\ new\ Child\ Safety\ and\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Program\ under\ the\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Programs\ appropriation\ account.^

**1. Program Description -- Justice Assistance**

**[Research, Evaluation and Demonstration Program]{.underline}**

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) serves as the research and
development organization of the Department of Justice, as authorized by
42 U.S.C. 3721-3723. The mission of NIJ is to advance scientific
research, development, and evaluation to enhance the administration of
justice and public safety by providing objective, independent,
evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and
justice, particularly at the state and local levels. NIJ research,
development and evaluation (RD&E) efforts support practitioners and
policy makers at all levels of government.

NIJ focuses its resources in program areas where federal assistance will
generate the greatest benefit in order to successfully address the wide
range of mandates assigned to it by Congress. During strategic and
budgetary planning, NIJ emphasizes activities into the following major
program areas:

-   State and Local Law Enforcement RD&E;

-   Forensic Science RD&E;

-   Crime Prevention RD&E;

-   Violence and Victimization RD&E; and

-   Corrections and Courts RD&E.

Research, development, and evaluation efforts funded by NIJ concentrate
on practical and effective approaches to improving crime and delinquency
prevention; crime control and the administration of justice. NIJ
research funding supports the development of new applied technologies,
standards and tools for criminal justice practitioners; testing of
innovative concepts, equipment, and program models in the field;
development of new knowledge through research on crime, justice systems,
violence and victimization issues; evaluation of existing programs and
responses to crime; and dissemination of information to numerous
targeted audiences across the United States, including policymakers,
program partners, and federal, state, local, and tribal justice
agencies.

**[Criminal Justice Statistics Program]{.underline}**

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) serves as the primary statistical
arm of the Department of Justice, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3721-3735.
The Criminal Justice Statistics Program is the BJS base program and
funds its ongoing statistical series. BJS collects and analyzes
statistical data on all aspects of the criminal justice system; assists
state, local, and tribal governments in collecting and analyzing justice
statistics; and disseminates quality information and statistics to
inform policy makers, researchers, criminal justice practitioners and
the general public.

BJS uses relevance measures to gauge the degree to which data and
products are useful and responsive to user needs. Indicators include the
type and frequency of usage of data. These measures are useful in
determining whether BJS is meeting recognized governmental and societal
information needs and addresses the linkage between statistical outputs
and programmatic outcomes.

The Criminal Justice Statistics Program collects, analyzes and publishes
data on a wide range of criminal justice topics, including:

-   Victimization

-   Law Enforcement

-   Prosecution

-   Courts and Sentencing

-   Corrections

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-   Tribal Justice

-   Justice Expenditure and Employment

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-   International justice systems

-   Drugs, alcohol, and crime

In addition to statistical activities, BJS administers the State Justice
Statistics Program for the Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs). SACs
have been established in all states and most territories to centralize
and integrate criminal justice statistical functions. Through financial
and technical assistance to the State SACs, BJS promotes efforts to
coordinate statistical activities within states and conducts the
research as needed to estimate the impact of legislative and policy
changes. The SACs also serve in a liaison role, assisting BJS with data
gathering from respondent agencies within their states.

**[Regional Information Sharing System]{.underline}**

The Regional Information Sharing System (RISS), authorized by 42 USC
3796h(d) and administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is
the only national criminal intelligence system operated by and for state
and local law enforcement agencies. Six regional intelligence centers
operate in mutually exclusive geographic regions that include all 50
states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, with some member
agencies in Canada, Australia, and England. These regional centers
facilitate information sharing and communications to support member
agency investigative and prosecution efforts by providing
state-of-the-art investigative support and training, analytical
services, specialized equipment, secure information-sharing technology,
and secure encrypted e-mail and communications capabilities to over
6,000 municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
nationwide.

RISS initially supported state and local law enforcement, however, the
regional information sharing concept has expanded from efforts in
combating drug trafficking and organized criminal activity to
intelligence sharing across jurisdictional boundaries. Section 701 of
the USA PATRIOT Act authorized RISS to operate secure information
sharing systems to enhance the investigative and prosecutorial abilities
of participating law enforcement agencies in addressing terrorism.

**2. Performance Resource and Performance**

**Measures Tables**

  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                                
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                                

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                         
  Justice Assistance**                                                                                                                             

  **Workload/Resources**                        **Actual**                 **Estimate**                 **Changes**                  **Requested   
                                                                                                                                     (Total)**     

                           **Workload**         **FY 2006**                **FY 2007**                  **Current                    **FY 2008     
                                                                                                        Services                     Request**     
                                                                                                        Adjustments                                
                                                                                                        and FY 2008                                
                                                                                                        Program                                    
                                                                                                        Changes**                                  

                           Applications         1,393                                                                                               
                           Reviewed                                                                                                                

  ** **                    Grants Awarded       364                                                                                                 

                           **Total Dollars      \$304.4                                                                                            
                           Obligated**                                                                                                             

                           -Grants              \$155.1                                                                                            

                           -Non-Grants          \$149.3                                                                                            

                           **% of Dollars                                                                                                          
                           Obligated to Funds                                                                                                      
                           Available in the                                                                                                        
                           FY**                                                                                                                    

                           -Grants              63%                                                                                                

                           -Non-Grants          61%                                                                                                 

  **Total Costs and FTE**                       **FTE**      **\$000**     **FTE**        **\$000**     **FTE**       **\$000**      **FTE**       **\$000**

                                                ** **        ** **         ** **          ** **         ** **         ** **          ** **         ** **

                                                **278**      **\$246.4**   **281**        **\$233.6**   **(15)**      **(\$56.5)**   **266**       **\$177.1**

                           **Reimbursements**                \$117.1                                                                                

  **TYPE/STR OBJ**         **Performance        **Target**   **Actual**    **Target**     **Actual**    **Target**    **Actual**     **Target**    **Actual**
                           Measures**                                                                                                              

  Annual/ Outcome          Percent increase in  5%           1.2% above    5%                           0                            5%             
                           Regional Information              baseline                                                                              
                           Sharing System                                                                                                          
                           (RISS) inquiries                                                                                                        

  Annual/ Outcome          Number of prototype  0            25            6                            0                            6              
                           technologies                                                                                                            
                           developed                                                                                                               

  Annual/ Outcome          Number of NIJ-funded 16           17            17                           1                            18             
                           technologies                                                                                                            
                           commercialized                                                                                                          

  Long Term/ Outcome       Avg. number of user  312,067      527,089       329,650                      19,350                       349,000        
                           sessions per month                                                                                                      
                           on BJS and                                                                                                              
                           BJS-sponsored                                                                                                           
                           websites, including                                                                                                     
                           datasets accessed                                                                                                       
                           and downloaded via                                                                                                      
                           the Internet                                                                                                            

  Annual/ Outcome          Citations of BJS     1,080        ^1^TBD        1,125                        75                           1,200          
                           data in social                                                                                                          
                           science journals,                                                                                                       
                           and publications of                                                                                                     
                           secondary analysis                                                                                                      
                           using BJS data                                                                                                          

  Efficiency               Index of operation   18.57        27.07         19.54                        2.96                         22.50          
                           efficiency                                                                                                              

  Efficiency               Average days until   84           91            82                           0                            82             
                           closed status for                                                                                                       
                           delinquent NIJ                                                                                                          
                           grants                                                                                                                  

  **Data Definition,                                                                                                                               
  Validations,                                                                                                                                     
  Verification, and                                                                                                                                
  Limitations:**                                                                                                                                   

  Data is validated and                                                                                                                            
  verified by program                                                                                                                              
  monitors that collect                                                                                                                            
  and review grantee                                                                                                                               
  reports. No known                                                                                                                                
  limitations at this                                                                                                                              
  time.                                                                                                                                            

  ^1^ Data not available                                                                                                                           
  until May 2007.                                                                                                                                  

  **Endnote:**                                                                                                                                     ** **

  OJP is researching the                                                                  ^ ^           ^ ^           ^ ^            ^ ^           ^ ^
  development of a                                                                                                                                 
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                         
  projections.                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------
  **PERFORMANCE MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

  **Appropriation: Justice Assistance - National Institute of Justice**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

  Performance Report and Performance Plan Targets                                                                                                                                                                   FY 1999  FY 2000  FY 2001  FY 2002  FY 2003      FY 2004     FY2005       FY 2006     FY2007       FY2008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual       Actual      Actual       Actual      Target       Target

  Efficiency                                                                                                                                                                         Average days until closed      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      Baseline 511 275         81           30          90           90
                                                                                                                                                                                     status for delinquent NIJ                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                     grants                                                                                                                            

  Efficiency                                                                                                                                                                         Application processing time    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      Baseline 94  88          128          91          82           82

  Performance Measure                                                                                                                                                                Percent of NIJ RD&E            N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      98%          99.30%      100%         100%        100%         100%
                                                                                                                                                                                     applications subjected to                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                     external peer review                                                                                                              

  Performance Measure                                                                                                                                                                Avg. score by the public on    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A          75          76           73.5        79           79
                                                                                                                                                                                     the Customer Satisfaction                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                     Index Survey given to website                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                     visitors                                                                                                                          

  Performance Measure                                                                                                                                                                Number of projects researching N/A      3        6        1        3            5           2            2           2            2
                                                                                                                                                                                     new forensic DNA markers                                                                                                          

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Percent reduction in DNA       N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A          10.6%       21.2% /67.4% 33.9%       26% /25%     26% /25%
                                                                                                                                                                                     Backlog casework/offender \*                                                    /59.8%                   /86.3%                   

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Number of new NIJ grantee,     N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      33/127/168   23/91/112   133/100/92   96/65/96    28/100/130   28/100/131
                                                                                                                                                                                     Final Grant Report research                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                     papers/documents published                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                     online                                                                                                                            

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Number of prototype            N/A      N/A      5        6        5            8           15           25          6            6
                                                                                                                                                                                     technologies developed                                                                                                            

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Number of NIJ-funded           N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      9            14          3            17          17           18
                                                                                                                                                                                     technologies commercialized                                                                                                       

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Number of citations of NIJ     N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      54           53          65           176         70           70
                                                                                                                                                                                     products in peer reviewed                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                     journals                                                                                                                          

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    CODIS hits resulting from      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      92           878         1,758        7,557       1,016        1,016
                                                                                                                                                                                     Convicted offender funds\*                                                                                                        

  Outcome Measure                                                                                                                                                                    Total number of NIJ electronic N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      5,416,579    5,616,648   7,327,961    3,568,919   6,310,000    7.5 million
                                                                                                                                                                                     and hardcopy                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                     documents/publications/other                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                     requests                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

  ^\*This\ program\ did\ not\ undergo\ a\ PART\ independent\ of\ NIJ.\ As\ a\ result,\ its\ measure\ aligns\ to\ NIJ\ because\ of\ the\ manner\ that\ the\ office\ was\ assessed.^                                                                                                                                     
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- ------------ ------------

  ------------------ --------------- -------- -------- -------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
                                                                                                                            

  **PERFORMANCE                                                                                                              
  MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                           

  **Appropriation:                                                                                                           
  Justice                                                                                                                   
  Assistance -                                                                                                              
  Bureau of Justice                                                                                                         
  Statistics**                                                                                                              

  Performance Report                 FY 1999  FY 2000  FY 2001  FY 2002   FY 2003   FY 2004   FY 2005   FY 2006   FY2007    FY2008
  and Performance                                                                                                           
  Plan Targets                                                                                                              

                                     Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual    Actual    Actual    Actual    Actual    Target    Target

  Performance        Citizen-level   N/A      N/A      N/A      90.80%    91.60%    94.70%    91%       91%       90%       90%
  Measure            response rate                                                                                          

  Performance        Agency-level    N/A      N/A      N/A      98.6%     98.5%     99.9%     98.2%     99.8%     95%       95%
  Measure            response rate                                                                                          

  Performance        Number of       N/A      N/A      N/A      9 of 9    8 of 9    8 of 9    6 of 7    6 of 7    7 of 7    7 of 7
  Measure            reports issued                                                                                         
                     within one                                                                                             
                     month of the                                                                                           
                     expected                                                                                               
                     release date                                                                                           

  Performance        Index of        N/A      N/A      N/A      15.49     16.16     19.6      22.9      27.07     19.54     22.5
  Measure            operation                                                                                              
                     efficiency                                                                                             

  Outcome            Number of       N/A      N/A      N/A      22        25        27        31        30        28        26
                     scheduled data                                                                                         
                     collection                                                                                             
                     series and                                                                                             
                     special                                                                                                
                     analyses to be                                                                                         
                     conducted                                                                                              

  Outcome            Avg. number of  N/A      N/A      N/A      243,343   272,583   306,675   404,004   527,089   329,650   349,000
                     user sessions                                                                                          
                     per month on                                                                                           
                     BJS and                                                                                                
                     BJS-sponsored                                                                                          
                     websites,                                                                                              
                     including                                                                                              
                     datasets                                                                                               
                     accessed and                                                                                           
                     downloaded via                                                                                         
                     the Internet                                                                                           

  Outcome            Number of       N/A      N/A      N/A      5,829     8,074     9,811     11,251    11,898    12,285    13,367
                     products that                                                                                          
                     BJS makes                                                                                              
                     available                                                                                              
                     online                                                                                                 

  Outcome            Federal and     N/A      N/A      N/A      19        20        20        21        15        27        24
                     State court                                                                                            
                     opinions citing                                                                                        
                     BJS data                                                                                               

  Outcome            Congressional   N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A       15        20        13        22        18        15
                     record and                                                                                             
                     testimony                                                                                              
                     citing BJS data                                                                                        

  Outcome            Citations of    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A       N/A       1,188     991       ^1^TBD    1,125     1,200
                     BJS data in                                                                                            
                     social science                                                                                         
                     journals, and                                                                                          
                     publications of                                                                                        
                     secondary                                                                                              
                     analysis using                                                                                         
                     BJS data                                                                                               

  Outcome            Number of       N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A       0         0         0         0         0         0
                     requests to                                                                                            
                     seek correction                                                                                        
                     of BJS data in                                                                                         
                     accordance with                                                                                        
                     the BJS Data                                                                                           
                     Quality                                                                                                
                     Guidelines                                                                                             

                                                                                                                            

  ^1^Note: Data will                                                                                                        
  not be available                                                                                                          
  until 2007                                                                                                                
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**3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies**

[National Institute of Justice]{.underline}

**a. Performance Plan and Report Outcomes**

The mission of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is to advance
scientific research, development, and evaluation to enhance the
administration of justice and public safety. NIJ provides objective,
independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges
of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels.

NIJ's goal is to disseminate relevant knowledge and information to
practitioners and policymakers in a comprehensive, timely, and concise
manner. To accomplish this, NIJ utilizes measures on the collection of
data on the "number of new NIJ final grant reports, the number of NIJ
research documents, and the number of grantee research documents
published." This measure quantifies dissemination goals. In establishing
FY 2006 targets, NIJ projected that 28 new NIJ published documents would
be online. However, a larger pool of journals was included in the search
e.g. journals in forensic and other physical science arenas. That target
was exceeded by 68 and 96 NIJ documents were published. While NIJ had a
target of 100 documents to be published by NIJ grant recipients in FY
2006, only 65 were published. NIJ did not meet this target because
grantees published fewer articles than anticipated. The FY 2006 target
for final grant reports to be submitted to NCJRS was 130. However,
because more grantees than expected requested no-cost extensions, NIJ
only submitted 96 final reports to be published online by NCJRS**.** In
summary, during FY 2006, NIJ collected 96 final grant reports, 65 NIJ
research documents, and 96 published grantee research documents. Targets
for FY 2008 for this measure are: 28 NIJ final grant reports, 100 NIJ
research documents, and 131 grantee research documents to be published.

NIJ also collects performance data on the "Number of prototype
technologies developed." NIJ-developed technologies are transferred to
the field for use by criminal justice practitioners. This transfer may
be in the form of publications, demonstrations, commercialization,
assistance for first adopter, etc. In FY 2006, the total number of
prototype technologies developed was 25: 11 in the Investigative and
Forensics Sciences Division; 12 by the Information and Sensors
Technology Division; and 2 by the Operational Technologies Division. The
target for FY 2006 was zero due to the phase out of Counterterrorism
funds, and these prototypes were developed using non-Counterterrorism
funds. This measure was redefined in FY 2006 to include counterterrorism
prototypes and equipment of a particular use in interoperable
communications, computer crimes, and protective technologies. The target
for FY 2008 is six prototype technologies to be developed. The target
was established with an expansion of the original measure definition.
Future targets will be increased due to the expanded definition of the
measure.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

NIJ, as the research and development arm of DOJ, is uniquely positioned
to support OJP Strategic Objective 1.3: *Increase the availability and
use of technological resources for combating crime.* Technology is an
essential tool in the prevention, detection, investigation and
prosecution of many forms of crime. In FY 2006, NIJ supported the
accomplishment of this Strategic Objective by contributing to the
effectiveness of law enforcement through research on officer safety
technologies and innovative tools to assist criminal investigations,
such software that assists computer forensic specialists in searching
for human images, including child pornography. NIJ plays a leading role
in sponsoring innovative research and programs in the fields of forensic
science, crime prevention, courts and corrections, and violence and
victimization. NIJ funded research projects in the forensic sciences,
including research on trace evidence, controlled substances, questioned
documents, odontology, pathology, and toxicology.

Additionally, in response to the President's five-year \$1 billion DNA
Initiative to improve the Nation's capacity to use DNA evidence by
eliminating casework and convicted offender backlogs, NIJ established
the performance measure: "Percent reduction in DNA backlog" and has been
highly successful in aiding in increasing capacity and reduction of the
backlog. In FY 2006, NIJ reported an actual backlog reduction of 33.9
percent for casework and 86.3 percent for convicted offenders. NIJ
exceeded its targets of 26 percent casework; 25 percent offender in FY
2006. Three major factors for exceeding FY 2006 targets are: (1)
increased funding for the convicted offender program allowed NIJ to fund
more samples for DNA analysis than previously anticipated in FY 2006;
(2) increased demand from States for convicted offender DNA sample
analysis funding; and (3) improvements in DNA analysis technology has
reduced the weighted per case analysis costs for the casework program
allowing forensic laboratories to analyze more samples with less money.
The FY 2008 targets for reducing DNA backlog are established at 26
percent for casework and 25 percent for convicted offenders,
respectively. Due to the number of states that are collecting DNA
samples for an increasingly larger group of offences, including property
crime, tracking results through this measure will be increasingly
important.

While DNA technology is helping to solve crimes and exonerate the
innocent across the country, many public crime laboratories are not
fully equipped to handle the increased demand for DNA testing. Some
laboratories have large backlogs of unanalyzed DNA samples from
convicted offenders and crime scenes, which can significantly delay
criminal investigations and the administration of justice. OJP's DNA
initiative and other efforts are designed to increase the availability
and use of technological resources for increasing capacity and combating
crime.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Review**

NIJ underwent a PART review during FY 2005 and received an overall
rating of \"Adequate.\" The assessment found that NIJ is generally well
managed and its investments are peer-reviewed and coordinated with
related agencies. Four follow-up action items were identified to further
improve program performance. The areas that require further improvement
are budget/performance integration, planning for an independent
evaluation, updating the NIJ Strategic Plan, and improving grant
monitoring.

Follow-on actions to date for budget and performance items are that NIJ
held an in house briefing on performance reporting and resources used in
developing performance measures for research and development as well as
staff attending a two-day training course on budget and performance
integration. Steps taken for planning for an evaluation, NIJ met with
the National Academy of Science's Committee on Law and Justice and
invited them to undertake an independent evaluation of NIJ. The Academy
accepted and will begin work during 2007. NIJ aligned its existing
measures to OJP's Strategic Plan. Finally, NIJ is working towards
developing uniform grant monitoring procedures. NIJ is scheduled for
another PART Assessment in FY 2008.

[Bureau of Justice Statistics]{.underline}

**a. Performance Plan and Report Outcomes**

The mission of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is to collect,
analyze, publish, and disseminate accurate and timely information on
crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of
justice systems at all levels of government. Impartial, timely, and
accurate statistical data are essential to guide and inform federal,
state, and local policy-making on crime and the administration of
justice and improve the quality of and access to information used for
decision-making.

BJS uses relevance measures to gauge the degree to which data and
products are useful and responsive to user needs. Indicators include the
type and frequency of usage of data. These measures are useful in
determining whether BJS is meeting recognized governmental and societal
information needs and addressing the linkage between statistical outputs
and programmatic outcomes.

To accomplish their mission and ensure relevance, BJS established
standard performance measures for their solicitations which ensure that
they produce and disseminate accurate, objective, and independent
national statistics by measuring the relevance, utility, and
accessibility of its information. In demonstrating accessibility, BJS
currently collects performance data on the "Average number of user
sessions per month on BJS and BJS-sponsored web sites." One of the most
fundamental long-term goals of this BJS measure is to move from
traditional paper-based dissemination to web-based distribution and
utilization. The FY 2006 target was 312,067 average user sessions per
month with an actual number of 527,089 user sessions hosted. BJS
exceeded its target because of the increase in the number of reports
available electronically with a corresponding reduction in the number of
reports requested and disseminated by mail. The majority of BJS web
content information is moving to a joint site at the Department of
Justice with the Federal Bureau of Investigations' data, which should
lead to higher usage. The FY 2008 target is 349,000 sessions.

In order to ensure that BJS products are useful and responsive to users'
needs, another of BJS' measures identifies instances of "Citations in
social science journals, law reviews and journals, and publications of
secondary analysis using BJS data." Actual data for FY 2006 will not be
available until May 2007 because of the lag time between publication of
articles and the citation appearing in the Social Science Index. In FY
2006, BJS established a target of 1,080 citations and a target of 1,200
for FY 2008 for citations in social science journals, law reviews and
journals, and publications of secondary analysis.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

BJS supports OJP Strategic Objective 4.1: *Provide justice statistics
and information to support justice policy and decision making* by
ensuring that senior leadership both within OJP and across the justice
community have comprehensive, reliable, information in order to make
decisions and influence policy. This is done by providing a wide range
of reliable crime statistics. BJS plays a preeminent role in collecting,
publishing, and disseminating information on crime, criminal offenders,
victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of
government. These data are critical to federal, state, local, and tribal
policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both
efficient and even-handed.

During FY 2006, BJS supported the accomplishment of this objective by
continuing its support for more than four dozen of its ongoing
statistical studies. In addition, BJS collaborated with a variety of
partners to release reports on significant or emerging issues in the
fields of crime and criminal justice, including identity theft; school
crime and safety; reentry programs; and improving justice statistics
efforts in Indian country. In all, BJS released 30 publications during
FY 2006 and provided users access to more than 11,800 products
(including spreadsheets and data files) through its web site, which
records over 22,000 users daily. Many BJS reports are accompanied by
press releases or placed directly on the newswire and are given
prominent coverage in the Nation\'s electronic and print media.

Since the core function of BJS is the production and dissemination of
the highest possible quality of justice statistics, the measure which
tracks program results is "Number of requests to seek correction of BJS
data in accordance with the BJS Data Quality Guidelines." The FY 2006
goal was to have zero requests for corrections of BJS data and in FY
2006, BJS received zero requests for correction of BJS data. The reason
for achieving this goal was BJS' strict dedication to developing,
maintaining, and disseminating all of its statistics in accordance with
the highest professional and statistical standards as delineated in the
*BJS Data Quality Standards*. The

FY 2008 target for requests for corrections of BJS data is anticipated
to be zero.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Review**

BJS also underwent PART review during FY 2005 and received an overall
rating of "Effective." Currently, progress is being made on completing
follow-up actions in three areas: including performance information in
budget submissions; planning a comprehensive review of the BJS to
demonstrate the impact of its programs; and reviewing data collection
efforts for the National Criminal Victimization Survey to identify
potential cost efficiencies.

In response, to date, to these recommendations, BJS staff attended a
performance-based budget training. Also, BJS entered into an agreement
with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to complete a comprehensive review of
BJS' programs to evaluate BJS' impact and program effectiveness.
Finally, a component of the evaluation and review committee will seek to
identify potential cost efficiencies that will still allow for
statistically valid estimates on the NCVS.

**4. Exhibits**

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**B. State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance**

Number range CHAPTER

**(Dollars in Thousands)**

  -------------------------------------- ----------- --------- -----------------
  **State and Local Law Enforcement      **Perm.     **FTE**   **Amount**
  Assistance**                           Pos.**                

  2006 Enacted w/ Rescissions and        256         256       1,302,473
  Supplementals\*                                              

  2007 Estimate\*\*                      253         253       1,015,790

  Adjustments to Base and Technical      \--         \--       (257,083)
  Adjustments                                                  

  2008 Current Services\*\*\*            253         253       1,272,873

  2008 Program Increases                 6           6         200,000

  2008 Program Offsets                   \--         \--       (722,873)

  2008 Request                           259         259       550,000

  **Total Change 2007-2008**             **6**       **6**     **(\$465,790)**
  -------------------------------------- ----------- --------- -----------------

^\*FY\ 2006\ Enacted\ reflects\ \$1,253.112\ million\ in\ funding\ and\ 215\ positions\ and\ FTE\ for\ the\ State\ &\ Local\ Law\ Enforcement\ Assistance\ account\ and\ \$49.361\ million\ in\ funding\ and\ 41\ positions\ and\ FTE\ for\ the\ Weed\ and\ Seed\ Program\ Fund.\ However,\ it\ does\ not\ include\ the\ \$37.702\ million\ for\ the\ Community\ Oriented\ Policing\ Services\ (COPS)\ and\ the\ \$252.539\ million\ for\ the\ Office\ on\ Violence\ against\ Women\ (OVW)\ programs\ administered\ by\ OJP.^

^\*\*The\ FY\ 2007\ Estimate\ reflects\ \$995.990\ million\ in\ funding\ and\ 212\ positions\ and\ FTE\ for\ the\ State\ &\ Local\ Law\ Enforcement\ Assistance\ account\ and\ \$19.8\ million\ in\ funding\ and\ 41\ positions\ and\ FTE\ for\ the\ Weed\ and\ Seed\ Program\ Fund.^

^\*\*\*The\ FY\ 2008\ Current\ Services\ reflects\ \$1,220.829\ million\ in\ funding\ for\ the\ State\ &\ Local\ Law\ Enforcement\ Assistance\ account\ and\ \$52.044\ million\ for\ the\ Weed\ and\ Seed\ Program\ Fund.^

**Summary Statement**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is requesting \$550.0 million for
the State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance appropriation. This
appropriation account includes programs that are designed to further
establish and maintain partnerships with state, local, and tribal
governments, faith-based and community organizations and, through its
program activities, provide federal leadership regarding matters
including violent crime, criminal gang activity, illegal drugs,
information sharing, and related justice system issues. The
discretionary grants, training programs, and technical assistance
activities authorized under this account assist law enforcement
agencies, courts, local community partners and other components of the
criminal justice system with resources that help them prevent and
address violent crime, protect the public, and ensure that offenders are
held accountable for their actions.

**FY 2008 President's Budget Request**

(Dollars in Thousands)

+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Program**                            | **FY  | **FY  | **FY 2008 |
|                                        | 2006  | 2007  | Pr        |
|                                        | Enac  | Estim | esident's |
|                                        | ted** | ate** | Budget    |
|                                        |       |       | Request** |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **New in FY 2008**                     |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Violent Crime Reduction Partnership  | \$0   | \$0   | \$200,000 |
| > Initiative                           |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Byrne Public Safety and Protection     | 0     | 0     | 350,000   |
| (Byrne) Program                        |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Meth Cleanup and Enforcement           | 0     | 0     | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > USA Freedom Corps                    | 0     | 0     | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Enhancing the Nation's Capacity to   | 0     | 0     | ^1/^      |
| > Solve Cold Cases                     |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Currently Funded Under the State &   |       |       |           |
| Local Law Enforcement Assistance       |       |       |           |
| appropriation account**                |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Justice Assistance Grants (JAG)      | 32    | 45    | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 7,245 | 0,439 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Boys & Girls Clubs of America        | 8     | 7     | ^3/^      |
|                                        | 3,914 | 9,200 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > State and Local Anti-Terrorism       | 0     | 2,475 | 0         |
| > Training                             |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Byrne Discretionary                  | 18    | 11    | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 9,256 | 6,436 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > State Criminal Alien Assistance      | 39    | 24    | T         |
| > Program                              | 9,828 | 0,570 | erminated |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Southwest Border Drug Prosecutor       | 2     | 3     | ^1/^      |
| Initiative                             | 9,617 | 4,155 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Indian Country Initiatives             | 2     | 0     | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 1,719 |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Victims of Trafficking                 | 9,872 | 737   | ^2/^      |
|                                        |       |       |           |
| (Statistics in FY 2007)                |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Combating Domestic Trafficking         | 0     | 1     | ^1/^      |
|                                        |       | 1,880 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Residential Substance Abuse Treatment  | 9,872 | 3,465 | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Drug Courts                            | 9,872 | 2     | ^1/^      |
|                                        |       | 7,225 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Prescription Drug Monitoring           | 7,404 | 4,950 | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Prison Rape Prevention and           | 1     | 1     | ^2/^      |
| > Prosecution Program                  | 7,943 | 1,357 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > National Criminal Intelligence       | 9,872 | 990   | 0         |
| > Sharing Plan (NCISP)                 |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Missing Alzheimer's Patient Alert    | 839   | 495   | ^2/^      |
| > Program                              |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Capital Litigation Improvement Grants  | 987   | 4,455 | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Cannabis Eradication Grants            | 4,936 | 0     | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+

+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Program**                            | **FY  | **FY  | **FY 2008 |
|                                        | 2006  | 2007  | Pr        |
|                                        | Enac  | Estim | esident's |
|                                        | ted** | ate** | Budget    |
|                                        |       |       | Request** |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Mentally Ill Offender Act Program    | 4,936 | 4,950 | ^2/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| National Sex Offender Public Registry  | 0     | 1,964 | ^1/^      |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Hurricane Relief (Supplemental)        | 12    | 0     | 0         |
|                                        | 5,000 |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Law Enforcement Tribute Act            | 0     | 248   | 0         |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Subtotal**                           | *     | *     | **        |
|                                        | *1,25 | *995, | 550,000** |
|                                        | 3.1** | 990** |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Previously funded under the Office   |       |       |           |
| on Violence Against Women (OVW) and    |       |       |           |
| the Community Oriented Policing        |       |       |           |
| Services (COPS) appropriation          |       |       |           |
| accounts**                             |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| NIJ Research and Evaluation ^4/^       | \[5,  | \[2,  | ^7/^      |
|                                        | 035\] | 452\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| OJJDP Safe Start Program ^4/^          | \[9,  | \[0\] | ^7/^      |
|                                        | 872\] |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Court Appointed Special Advocate       | \[11, | \[12, | ^3/^      |
| Program^4/^                            | 745\] | 200\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Child Abuse Training Programs for      | \[2,  | \[2,  | ^3/^      |
| Judicial Personnel and Practitioners   | 258\] | 747\] |           |
| ^4/^                                   |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Grants for the Closed Circuit          | \[    | \[    | ^3/^      |
| Televising of Testimony of Children    | 973\] | 743\] |           |
| ^4/^                                   |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Training Program to Assist Probation   | \[4,  | \[5,  | ^7/^      |
| and Parole Officers ^4/^               | 895\] | 384\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| National Stalker and Domestic Violence | \[2,  | \[3,  | ^7/^      |
| Database ^4/^                          | 924\] | 416\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > National Tribal Sex Offender         | \[0\] | \[    | ^2/^      |
| > Registry                             |       | 495\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Bulletproof Vests Partnership^5/^    | \[29, | \[25, | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 617\] | 740\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > National Criminal History            | \[9,  | \[5,  | ^1/^      |
| > Improvement ^5/^                     | 873\] | 630\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| State/Local Prosecution Assistance     | \[14, | \[14, | ^1/^      |
| ^5/^                                   | 808\] | 755\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Gang Prevention ^5/^                 | \[39, | \[27, | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 489\] | 225\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| DNA Initiative ^5/^                    | \     | \     | ^1/^      |
|                                        | [107, | [173, |           |
|                                        | 145\] | 812\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Paul Coverdell Grants ^5/^             | \[18, | \[8,  | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 264\] | 910\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| CITA ^5/^                              | \[28, | \[0\] | ^2/^      |
|                                        | 407\] |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Faith-Based Prisoner Re-entry          | \[4,  | \[5,  | ^1/^      |
| Initiative^5/^                         | 936\] | 908\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Subtotal OVW/COPS**                  | **\[2 | **\[3 |           |
|                                        | 90,24 | 13,84 |           |
|                                        | 1\]** | 4\]** |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+

+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Program**                            | **FY  | **FY  | **FY 2008 |
|                                        | 2006  | 2007  | Pr        |
|                                        | Enac  | Estim | esident's |
|                                        | ted** | ate** | Budget    |
|                                        |       |       | Request** |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Previously Funded Under the Justice  |       |       |           |
| Assistance appropriation account**     |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > Justice for All Act (Victim          | \[8,  | \[5,  | ^1/^      |
| > Notification)                        | 885\] | 940\] |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Subtotal**                           | **\   | **\   | **\$      |
|                                        | $1,25 | $995, | 550,000** |
|                                        | 3.1** | 990** |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| **Previously Funded Under the Weed and |       |       |           |
| Seed Program Fund appropriation        |       |       |           |
| account**                              |       |       |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| Weed and Seed ^6/^                     | 4     | 1     | ^1/^      |
|                                        | 9,361 | 9,800 |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+
| > **Total**                            | **\   | **\   | **\$      |
|                                        | $1,30 | $1,01 | 550,000** |
|                                        | 2.4** | 5.7** |           |
+----------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+

^**NOTE:**\ Only\ lines\ displaying\ a\ funding\ amount\ or\ footnote\ #1\ indicating\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Public\ Safety\ and\ Protection\ (Byrne)\ Program\ consolidation\ in\ the\ FY\ 2008\ President's\ Budget\ Request\ column\ are\ discussed\ in\ this\ section.\ Lines\ displaying\ a\ zero\ in\ the\ FY\ 2008\ President's\ Budget\ Request\ column\ are\ included\ for\ funding\ history\ information\ only.^

^1/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ is\ requested\ for\ this\ purpose\ within\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Program.^

^2/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ for\ this\ program\ is\ replaced\ by\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Program.^

^3/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ is\ requested\ for\ this\ purpose\ within\ the\ new\ Child\ Safety\ and\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Program\ under\ the\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Programs\ appropriation\ account.^

^4/In\ FYs\ 2006\ and\ 2007,\ this\ program\ is\ funded\ under\ the\ OVW\ appropriation\ account.^

^5/In\ FYs\ 2006\ and\ 2007,\ this\ program\ is\ funded\ under\ the\ COPS\ appropriation\ account.^

^6/In\ FY\ 2008,\ the\ Weed\ and\ Seed\ Program\ is\ a\ requested\ purpose\ area\ under\ the\ new\ Byrne\ Program.^

^7/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ is\ requested\ for\ this\ purpose\ under\ the\ new\ Violence\ Against\ Women\ Program,\ which\ is\ administered\ by\ OVW.^

**1. Program Description -- State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance**

**[Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative]{.underline}**

This new program will help communities suffering from high rates of
violent crime to address this problem by forming and developing
effective multi-jurisdictional law enforcement partnerships between
federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Through a
competitive grant process, OJP will provide funding and technical
assistance to communities seeking to establish partnerships to
investigate and reduce violent crime \-- including efforts to address
drug trafficking and criminal gang activity, which contribute to many
violent offenses.

**[Byrne Public Safety and Protection (Byrne) Program]{.underline}**

The Byrne Public Safety and Protection (Byrne) Program consolidates the
most successful OJP law enforcement assistance programs into a single,
flexible grant that will help state, local, and tribal governments
develop programs appropriate to the particular needs of their
jurisdiction. Through a competitive grant process, OJP will focus
assistance on those jurisdictions experiencing significant criminal
justice problems and assist state and local governments in addressing a
number of high-priority criminal justice concerns.

The purpose areas allowed under this program are derived from ongoing
OJP programs in the

FY 2006 and FY 2007 budgets, as well as new proposals presented in this
submission and are discussed below.

*[New purpose areas proposed in FY 2008]{.underline}*

-   The Methamphetamine Cleanup and Enforcement grants provide
    assistance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in
    support of programs designed to combat methamphetamine production
    and distribution and target "hot spots" characterized by high levels
    of drug production or distribution. In cooperation with the Drug
    Enforcement Administration, funding from this initiative also
    supports assistance to state and local law enforcement in removing
    and disposing of hazardous materials generated by clandestine
    methamphetamine labs, initiating container programs and providing
    training, technical assistance and equipment to assist law
    enforcement agencies in managing hazardous waste.

-   USA Freedom Corps seeks to harness the power of every individual
    through education, training, and volunteer service to make
    communities safer and better prepared to respond to threats of
    terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds.
    OJP provides support to two USA Freedom Corps components, USAonWatch
    (formerly the National Neighborhood Watch Program) and the
    Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program, which assist
    communities in developing and implementing strategies to improve
    community safety and preparedness.

-   Enhancing the Nation's Capacity to Solve Cold Cases increases the
    national capacity to solve cold cases by building, evaluating, and
    promulgating evidence-based approaches. An evaluation of existing
    cold case programs will be conducted to identify critical program
    components and best practices for identifying promising cold cases
    and develop estimates for operating cold case task forces.

*[Purpose areas currently funded under the State and Local Law
Enforcement Assistance appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   The Southwest Border Prosecutor Initiative provides funding for
    local prosecutor offices in the four border states (California,
    Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico). Payments support approved
    prosecution and pre-trial detention costs for cases formally
    referred to local prosecutors by the U.S. Attorneys' Offices and
    cases diverted from federal prosecution by law enforcement pursuant
    to a locally negotiated agreement.

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-   The Combating Domestic Trafficking initiative supports the efforts
    of state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies to improve
    programs designed to investigate and prosecute acts of trafficking
    in persons and sex trafficking.

-   Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) programs enhance the
    capability of states and units of local government to provide
    residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates;
    prepare offenders for their reintegration into their communities by
    incorporating reentry planning activities into treatment programs;
    and assist offenders and their communities with the reentry process
    through the delivery of community-based treatment and other
    broad-based aftercare services.

-   Drug Courts are a coordinated effort of the judiciary, prosecution,
    defense, probation, law enforcement, mental health, social service,
    and treatment communities to reduce crime committed by drug-involved
    offenders. OJP provides funding, training and technical assistance
    to state, local and tribal law enforcement and criminal justice
    agencies seeking to establish or enhance drug court programs.

-   Prescription Drug Monitoring programs enhance the capacity of
    regulatory and law enforcement agencies to collect and analyze
    controlled substance prescription data as a means of identifying and
    adjudicating individuals engaged in the diversion of pharmaceutical
    controlled substances. OJP provides grant funding and technical
    assistance to states in support of efforts to plan, implement or
    enhance prescription drug monitoring programs.

-   Capital Litigation Improvement Grants provide funding for training
    on capital case investigation techniques, trial proceedings and
    sentencing phase procedures for defense counsel, state and local
    prosecutors, and state trial judges to improve the quality of
    representation and the reliability of verdicts in capital cases. In
    addition to supporting implementation of training in all states that
    impose the death penalty, funding will also be used to provide
    continuing national technical support on capital litigation issues
    and maintain national information clearinghouses and web.

-   Cannabis Eradication Grants are designed to assist state and local
    law enforcement agencies in halting the spread of marijuana
    cultivation in the United States. Funding for these grants is used
    to provide financial assistance to state, local and tribal
    governments for operations, training, and guidance related to
    cannabis eradication.

-   The National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) is a searchable
    web site that links state and territory sex offender public
    registries and allows users access to public information about sex
    offenders throughout the country. OJP personnel support the
    development and enhancement of the NSOPR system as well as continued
    training and technical support for NSOPR users through the
    Comprehensive Sex Offender Management (CSOM) initiative.

-   Gang Technical Assistance, a component of Project Safe Neighborhoods
    (PSN), supports state, local and tribal initiatives aimed at
    disrupting criminal gang activity and reducing the threat of
    terrorism and violent crime through enhanced sharing of criminal
    intelligence. Three strategies are emphasized in these initiatives:
    coordinated prosecution and enforcement strategies; prevention and
    intervention strategies directed at America\'s youth; and prisoner
    re-entry strategies.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the]{.underline}* *[Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) appropriation accounts]{.underline}*

-   The National Criminal History Improvement Program, a component of
    PSN, is designed to assist states and territories to improve the
    quality, timeliness, and immediate accessibility of criminal history
    and related records for use by federal, state and local law
    enforcement, and to permit states to identify ineligible firearm
    purchasers; persons ineligible to hold positions involving children,
    the elderly, or the disabled; and persons subject to protective
    orders or wanted, arrested or convicted for stalking and/or domestic
    violence. The priority of this initiative is to address the
    incompleteness of criminal history records and the extent to which
    records are missing available disposition information.

-   State and Local Prosecution Assistance provides support to states
    and localities in prosecuting violent crime resulting from the
    criminal misuse of firearms as well as supporting training for
    prosecutors on matters related to violent crime. Assistance provided
    under this program is coordinated with other OJP anti-crime efforts
    through PSN.

-   The DNA Initiative is a comprehensive strategy to maximize the use
    of forensic DNA technology in solving crimes, saving lives, and
    protecting the innocent. OJP provides capacity building grants,
    training and technical assistance to state and local governments and
    supports innovative research on DNA analysis and use of forensic
    evidence.

-   Faith-Based Prisoner Re-entry Initiative is part of a comprehensive
    effort involving the Departments of Labor, Health and Human
    Services, and Justice that seeks to reduce criminal recidivism by
    helping released offenders find work, stable housing, and other
    services following their release. OJP provides grants to state and
    local criminal justice agencies to support pre- and post-release
    assessment and transition planning services to non-violent and
    violent offenders returning to their communities.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the Justice Assistance
appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   The Victim Notification initiative (authorized by the Justice for
    All Act of 2004) supports the Nationwide Automated Victim
    Information and Notification System (VNS) and provides legal counsel
    and support services for victims in criminal cases to ensure
    enforcement of crime victims' rights in federal jurisdictions and
    state and tribal governments.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the Weed and Seed Program Fund
appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   The Weed and Seed program provides assistance and programs in a
    focused effort to address violent crimes and gang-related activities
    in adversely-impacted neighborhoods through the community-based Weed
    and Seed strategy, which blends law enforcement and community
    economic development activities. Its efforts are coordinated with
    other OJP anti-crime efforts through PSN.

**2. Performance Resource and Performance**

**Measures Tables**

  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ --------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- -------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                                   
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                                   

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                            
  State and Local Law                                                                                                                                 
  Enforcement Assistance**                                                                                                                            

  **Workload/Resources**                        **Actual**                   **Estimate**                 **Changes**                   **Requested   
                                                                                                                                        (Total)**     

                           **Workload**         **FY 2006**                  **FY 2007**                  **Current                     **FY 2008     
                                                                                                          Services                      Request**     
                                                                                                          Adjustments                                 
                                                                                                          and FY 2008                                 
                                                                                                          Program                                     
                                                                                                          Changes**                                   

                           Applications         6,934                                                                                                  
                           Reviewed                                                                                                                   

  ** **                    Grants Awarded       3,191                                                                                                  

                           **Total Dollars      \$1,201.7                                                                                             
                           Obligated**                                                                                                                

                           -Grants              \$1,160.2                                                                                             

                           -Non-Grants          \$41.5                                                                                                

                           **% of Dollars                                                                                                             
                           Obligated to Funds                                                                                                         
                           Available in the                                                                                                           
                           FY**                                                                                                                       

                           -Grants              94%                                                                                                   

                           -Non-Grants          16%                                                                                                    

  **Total Costs and FTE**                       **FTE**      **\$000**       **FTE**        **\$000**     **FTE**       **\$000**       **FTE**       **\$000**

                                                ** **        ** **           ** **          ** **         ** **         ** **           ** **         ** **

                                                **215**      **\$1,231.6**   **212**        **\$955.0**   **47**        **(\$413.9)**   **259**       **\$541.1**

                           **Reimbursements**                \$260.1                                                                                   

  **TYPE/STR OBJ**         **Performance        **Target**   **Actual**      **Target**     **Actual**    **Target**    **Actual**      **Target**    **Actual**
                           Measures**                                                                                                                 

  Annual/ Outcome          Percent reduction in 26%/ 25%     33.9%/ 86.3%    26%/ 25%                     0                             26%/ 25%       
                           DNA backlog                                                                                                                
                           casework/offender                                                                                                          

  Annual/Output            Number of            17,500       ^1^TBD          20,000                       0                             20,000         
                           participants in                                                                                                            
                           Residential                                                                                                                
                           Substance Abuse                                                                                                            
                           Treatment program                                                                                                          

  Long Term/ Outcome       Percentage of        2%           ^1^TBD          2%                           0                             Biannual       
                           applications for                                                                                             Measure       
                           firearms transfers                                                                                                         
                           rejected primarily                                                                                                         
                           for the presence of                                                                                                        
                           prior felony                                                                                                               
                           conviction history                                                                                                         

  Long Term/ Outcome       Percentage of        67.6%        ^1^TBD          Biannual                     n/a                           71%            
                           records accessible                                Measure                                                                  
                           through Interstate                                                                                                         
                           Identification Index                                                                                                       

  Long Term/ Outcome       Percentage of recent 89.9%        ^1^TBD          Biannual                     n/a                           90%            
                           state records which                               Measure                                                                  
                           are automated                                                                                                              

  **Data Definition,                                                                                                                                  
  Validations,                                                                                                                                        
  Verification, and                                                                                                                                   
  Limitations:**                                                                                                                                      

  Data is validated and                                                                                                                               
  verified by program                                                                                                                                 
  monitors that collect                                                                                                                               
  and review grantee                                                                                                                                  
  reports. No known                                                                                                                                   
  limitations at this                                                                                                                                 
  time.                                                                                                                                               

  ^1^ Data not available                                                                                                                              
  until early 2007.                                                                                                                                   

  **Endnote:**                                                                                                                                        ** **

  OJP is researching the                                                                                                                              
  development of a                                                                                                                                    
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                            
  projections.                                                                                                                                        
  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ --------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ------------- -------------

  ------------------------ ---------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                                
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                                

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                         
  State and Local Law                                                                                                                              
  Enforcement Assistance                                                                                                                           
  (Weed and Seed                                                                                                                                   
  Program)**                                                                                                                                       

  **Workload/Resources**                          **Actual**                **Estimate**                **Changes**                  **Requested   
                                                                                                                                     (Total)**     

                           **Workload**           **FY 2006**               **FY 2007**                 **Current                    **FY 2008     
                                                                                                        Services                     Request**     
                                                                                                        Adjustments                                
                                                                                                        and FY 2008                                
                                                                                                        Program                                    
                                                                                                        Changes**                                  

                           Applications Reviewed  215                                                                                               

  ** **                    Grants Awarded         208                                                                                               

                           **Total Dollars                                                                                                         
                           Obligated**                                                                                                             

                           -Grants                \$49.5                                                                                           

                           -Non-Grants            \$6.2                                                                                            

                           **% of Dollars                                                                                                          
                           Obligated to Funds                                                                                                      
                           Available in the FY**                                                                                                   

                           -Grants                79%                                                                                              

                           -Non-Grants            10%                                                                                               

  **Total Costs and FTE**                         **FTE**      **\$000**    **FTE**        **\$000**    **FTE**       **\$000**      **FTE**       **\$000**

                                                  ** **        ** **        ** **          ** **        ** **         ** **          ** **         ** **

                                                  **41**       **\$62.3**   **41**         **\$26.2**   **(41)**      **(\$26.2)**   **0**         **\$0.0**

                           **Reimbursements**                  \$0.0                                                                                

  **TYPE/STR OBJ**         **Performance          **Target**   **Actual**   **Target**     **Actual**   **Target**    **Actual**     **Target**    **Actual**
                           Measures**                                                                                                              

  Long Term/ Outcome       Number of homicides    4.5          ^1^TBD       4.1                         0                            3.9            
                           per site                                                                                                                

  Annual/Output            Percentage of sites    96.8%        ^1^TBD       98%                         (3%)                         95%            
                           including a                                                                                                             
                           multi-jurisdictional                                                                                                    
                           task force                                                                                                              

  Annual/Output            Percentage of sites    69.7%        ^1^TBD       73.2%                       2                            75%            
                           that have a prosecutor                                                                                                  
                           dedicated to trying                                                                                                     
                           firearms cases                                                                                                          

  Annual/Output            Percentage of sites    97.1%        ^1^TBD       90%                         0%                           90%            
                           using 3 of 5 community                                                                                                  
                           policing activities                                                                                                     

  **Data Definition,                                                                                                                               
  Validations,                                                                                                                                     
  Verification, and                                                                                                                                
  Limitations:**                                                                                                                                   

  Data is validated and                                                                                                                            
  verified by program                                                                                                                              
  monitors that collect                                                                                                                            
  and review grantee                                                                                                                               
  reports. No known                                                                                                                                
  limitations at this                                                                                                                              
  time.                                                                                                                                            

  ^1^ Data not available                                                                                                                           
  until May 2007.                                                                                                                                  

  **Endnote:**                                                                                                                                     ** **

  OJP is researching the                                                                                                                           
  development of a                                                                                                                                 
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                         
  projections.                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------------ ---------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------

  ------------------ ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------
  **PERFORMANCE                                                                                                         
  MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                      

  **Appropriation:                                                                                                      
  State and Local                                                                                                      
  Law Enforcement                                                                                                      
  Assistance                                                                                                           
  (NCHIP)**                                                                                                            

  Performance Report                  FY 1999  FY 2000  FY 2001  FY 2002  FY 2003  FY 2004  FY 2005  FY 2006  FY2007   FY2008
  and Performance                                                                                                      
  Plan Targets                                                                                                         

                                      Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Target   Target

  Outcome            Percentage of    N/A      N/A      1.9%     1.7%     1.6%     1.6%     1.6%     Not      2.0%     Biannual
                     applications for                                                                avail.            Measure
                     firearms                                                                        until             
                     transfers                                                                       2007              
                     rejected                                                                                          
                     primarily for                                                                                     
                     the presence of                                                                                   
                     prior felony                                                                                      
                     conviction                                                                                        
                     history                                                                                           

  Outcome            Percentage of    N/A      N/A      63.0%    N/A      71.1%    N/A      N/A      Not      N/A      71.0%
                     records                                                                         avail.            
                     accessible                                                                      until             
                     through                                                                         2007              
                     Interstate                                                                                        
                     Identification                                                                                    
                     Index                                                                                             

  Outcome            Percentage of    N/A      N/A      89.4%    N/A      94.3%    N/A      N/A      Not      N/A      90.0%
                     recent state                                                                    avail.            
                     records which                                                                   until             
                     are automated                                                                   2007              

  Output             Number of States N/A      N/A      43       43       45       47       48       48       49       50
                     in Interstate                                                                                     
                     Identification                                                                                    
                     Index (III)                                                                                       
                     System                                                                                            

  Output             Number of States N/A      N/A      36       43       43       52       53       54       54       55
                     participating in                                                                                  
                     the FBI\'s                                                                                        
                     Integrated                                                                                        
                     Automated                                                                                         
                     Fingerprint                                                                                       
                     System (IAFIS)                                                                                    

  Output             Number of States N/A      N/A      31       49       54       54       54       54       54       54
                     providing data                                                                                    
                     to the FBI\'s                                                                                     
                     National Sex                                                                                      
                     Offender                                                                                          
                     Registry (NSOR)                                                                                   

  Output             Number of States N/A      N/A      34       42       45       47       47       46       54       54
                     participating in                                                                                  
                     the FBI\'s                                                                                        
                     protection order                                                                                  
                     file                                                                                              

  Output             Number of States N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      12       13       21       24       24       26
                     submitting data                                                                                   
                     to the FBI\'s                                                                                     
                     Denied Persons                                                                                    
                     File and/or                                                                                       
                     other National                                                                                    
                     Instant                                                                                           
                     Background Check                                                                                  
                     System index                                                                                      
                     files                                                                                             
  ------------------ ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----------

  ------------------ ---------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  **PERFORMANCE                                                                                                               
  MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                            

  **Appropriation:                                                                                                            
  State and Local                                                                                                            
  Law Enforcement                                                                                                            
  Assistance (Weed                                                                                                           
  and Seed                                                                                                                   
  Program)^1^**                                                                                                              

  Performance Report                        FY 1999  FY 2000  FY 2001  FY 2002  FY 2003  FY 2004  FY 2005  FY 2006  FY2007   FY2008
  and Performance                                                                                                            
  Plan Targets                                                                                                               

                                            Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Target   Target

  Performance        Reduction in homicides N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      2.13%    11.5%    See Note 3.8%     5.0%
  Measure            per W&S funded sites                                                                                    

  Performance        Number of homicides    3.5      5.5      4.1      3.8      5        4.5      3.7      See Note 4.1      3.9
  Measure            per site                                                                                                

  Performance        Percentage of sites    N/A      N/A      87.4%    86.4%    90.2%    99.6%    97.1%    See Note 98%      95%
  Measure            including a                                                                                             
                     multi-jurisdictional                                                                                    
                     task force                                                                                              

  Performance        Percentage of sites    N/A      N/A      32.2%    48.7%    74.4%    82.1%    66.0%    See Note 73.2%    75.0%
  Measure            that have a prosecutor                                                                                  
                     dedicated to trying                                                                                     
                     firearms cases                                                                                          

  Performance        Percentage of sites    N/A      N/A      93.1%    95.4%    91.3%    94.1%    93%      See Note 90%      90%
  Measure            using 3 or more                                                                                         
                     community policing                                                                                      
                     activities                                                                                              

  Performance        Application processing N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      203      83       150      74       194      192
  Measure            time in program office                                                                                  

                                                                                                                             

  **Note**: Data                                                                                                             
  will not be                                                                                                                
  available until                                                                                                            
  spring 2007.                                                                                                               

  ^1^In FY 2008, the                                                                                                         
  Weed and Seed                                                                                                              
  Program is a                                                                                                               
  requested purpose                                                                                                          
  area under the new                                                                                                         
  Byrne Public                                                                                                               
  Safety and                                                                                                                 
  Protection (Byrne)                                                                                                         
  Program within the                                                                                                         
  State and Local                                                                                                            
  Law Enforcement                                                                                                            
  Assistance                                                                                                                 
  appropriation                                                                                                              
  account.                                                                                                                   
  Historically, the                                                                                                          
  Weed and Seed                                                                                                              
  Program Fund has                                                                                                           
  been a separate                                                                                                            
  appropriation                                                                                                              
  account.                                                                                                                   
  ------------------ ---------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

**3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies**

[National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)]{.underline}

**a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes**

The National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) is the primary
vehicle for building the national infrastructure to support the
background check systems required under the Brady Handgun Violence
Prevention Act (Brady Act) and other legislation. Funds and technical
assistance have also been provided to support the interface between
states and the national record systems, including the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background Check System
(NICS), which was established pursuant to the permanent provisions of
the Brady Act; the National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR); and the
National Protection Order File, which facilitates compliance with
federal full faith and credit requirements.

At the state and local levels, a full NICS check uses NCHIP-funded
technical capabilities in order to conduct checks instantly against 14
separate databases containing approximately two-thirds of known criminal
history records. This support ensures compatibility in the design of
such systems, promotes the use of the newest technologies to assure
accurate and immediate checking capabilities, and fosters a
communications capacity across states to address the mobility of
criminal populations and growing concerns about terrorism. NCHIP allows
the FBI to decentralize record-keeping as a principal element of the
Interstate Identification Index (III) and provides increased
centralization of the NICS-Index of Prohibited Persons, which includes
persons denied approval of a firearm purchase, such as illegal aliens,
drug abusers, dishonorable dischargees, renunciates, and mental
defectives.

To accomplish program goals, NCHIP uses several outcome measures to
track progress and results. The most recent actual reported for this
bi-annual measure was for FY 2005 (data for this measure was not
collected in 2006). The "Percentage of applications for firearms
transfers rejected primarily for the presence of a prior felony
conviction history" resulted in 1.6 percent of applications being
rejected due to the existence of a prior felony conviction. For 2007,
the program will attempt to increase the rate of rejection by .04
percent to 2 percent rejection rate.

A long term outcome measure established for this program is "Percentage
of recent state records which are automated." Data for this measure is
collected on a bi-annual basis and therefore, the FY 2006 data is not
available at this time. The program has however, established a target of
90 percent of records to be automated by FY 2008.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) utilized the measure "Records (in
millions) available through interstate access compared to total criminal
history records." The data for this performance measure is collected and
reported on a bi-annual basis. Therefore, the most recent results are
for FY 2003 and which were available to be reported in FY 2005. The FY
2003 actual number of records accessed was 50.5 million of a total of 71
million total criminal history records. The next reporting cycle will be
in FY 2007, where data for FY 2005 will be available for reporting in
2007. The next target to be established for this measure will be in FY
2009.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

The NCHIP program aligns under OJP Strategic Plan Objective 1.2:
*Enhance the capabilities of jurisdictions to share information*. Law
enforcement in the United States, unlike that in most other
industrialized countries, has several levels and is comprised of
approximately 18,000 federal, state, local, and tribal agencies. This
level of decentralization is consistent with American federalism, but it
presents numerous challenges to those who are intent on fostering
innovation and responding to national threats, such as terrorism.
Ensuring that the justice community shares information, adopts best
practices, and responds to emerging issues with the same level of
effectiveness and timeliness is a daunting task.

Law enforcement intelligence and sharing information are major OJP
priorities among federal, state, local, and tribal agencies. OJP faces
the challenge of working toward large-scale sharing of critical justice
and public safety information in an efficient, timely, and secure
manner, while also ensuring the privacy rights of individuals.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews**

The National Criminal History Improvement Program underwent a PART
assessment in FY 2003 and received an overall rating of "Moderately
Effective." Three follow up items were identified in the areas of: (1)
improved data collection, (2) measurement of record quality, and (3)
increasing state contributions to 20 percent. All three items have been
completed.

Beginning in FY 2006, OMB requires agencies to replace fully implemented
follow-on actions with new items. The NCHIP program will work towards
establishing a program to systematically assess records quality, track
and monitor improvements, and establish priorities for funding. The
second follow-on action to be implemented is to focus limited program
resources on improving the completeness and accuracy of criminal history
records, especially the final status of any action taken by the justice
system.

[Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program]{.underline}

**a. Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes**

The goal of the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program is to assist
states, state courts, local courts, units of local government, and
Indian tribal governments in developing and implementing treatment drug
courts that effectively integrate substance abuse treatment, mandatory
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services in a
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over non-violent,
substance-abusing offenders. Drug courts help reduce recidivism and
substance abuse among nonviolent offenders and increase an offender's
likelihood of successful rehabilitation through early, continuous, and
intense judicially supervised treatment, mandatory periodic drug
testing, community supervision, and appropriate sanctions and other
habilitation services.

The Drug Court Program requires that grantees demonstrate the
effectiveness of their program; increase their capacity by at least 50
percent; utilize evidence-based practices; and conduct impact
evaluations.

Programs funded by the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program are
required by law to target non-violent offenders and must implement a
drug court based on ten key components.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

The Drug Court Program aligns with OJP Strategic Plan Objective 2.2:
*Improve corrections and reduce recidivism*. OJP supports effective jail
and prison reentry programs that target offenders who are substance
abusers; technical violators of supervision conditions; violent and high
risk; non-violent but with multiple needs; and those who would otherwise
face major obstacles in their reentry back into the community. These
programs, which are funded through grants, technical assistance, and
training, emphasize collaborative efforts among community-based services
and resources; the use of non-profit, faith- and community-based
organizations and mentors; and information sharing among law enforcement
and other agencies. Initiatives may include gang reentry programs;
methamphetamine and other substance abuse reentry programs; sex offender
supervision programs; risk/need assessment of offenders; community
investment in offender supervision; family system work; housing issues
for offenders; sentencing options for offenders; community-based
supervision options; terrorism and corrections programming; and
partnerships with corrections agencies and organizations to identify,
develop, enhance, or replicate promising practices related to these
topics and others.

Performance data for the measure is collected and reported; however,
this and additional measures will be will be vetted for review and
approval by OMB at the time that these programs are re-assessed under
the PART process.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews**

The Drug Courts Program underwent a PART review in FY 2002 received an
overall rating of \"Results Not Demonstrated.\"

OJP is in the process of implementing OMB's recommendation to improve
grantee performance reporting. BJA is researching system options for
improved data collection, as well as a mechanism that better aggregates
the program performance results.

[Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)]{.underline}

a.  **Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes**

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) formula grant provides
funds to local correctional and detention facilities for substance abuse
treatment programs. RSAT assists state and local governments in
developing and implementing substance abuse treatment programs in state
and local correctional and detention facilities; and creating and
maintaining community-based aftercare services for offenders. The goal
of the RSAT Program is to break the cycle of drugs and violence by
reducing the demand for, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs. RSAT
enhances the capability of states and units of local government to
provide residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates;
prepares offenders for their reintegration into the communities from
which they came by incorporating reentry planning activities into
treatment programs; and assists offenders and their communities through
the reentry process through the delivery of community-based treatment
and other broad-based aftercare services.

This program tracks results by monitoring the number of participants in
the RSAT program. Due to data lag, actuals are not available until early
2007. The FY 2005 target was 12,500; however, the actual number of
participants reported was 35,350. The program expanded its focus in\
FY 2005 by broadening eligibility within the criminal justice community
encompassing additional services. When combined, these two factors
allowed for greater outreach and higher than expected results. The
target number of participants in FY 2006 is 17,500, and the target
currently for FY 2008 is to serve 20,000 participants.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

The RSAT program aligns under OJP Strategic Plan Objective 2.2: *Improve
corrections and reduce recidivism*. OJP supports effective jail and
prison reentry programs that target offenders who are substance abusers;
technical violators of supervision conditions; violent and high risk;
non-violent but with multiple needs; and those who would otherwise face
major obstacles in their reentry back into the community. These
programs, which are funded through grants, technical assistance, and
training, emphasize collaborative efforts among community-based services
and resources; the use of non-profit, faith- and community-based
organizations and mentors; and information sharing among law enforcement
and other agencies. Initiatives may include gang reentry programs;
methamphetamine and other substance abuse reentry programs; sex offender
supervision programs; risk/need assessment of offenders; community
investment in offender supervision; family system work; housing issues
for offenders; sentencing options for offenders; community-based
supervision options; terrorism and corrections programming; and
partnerships with corrections agencies and organizations to identify,
develop, enhance, or replicate promising practices related to these
topics and others.

Performance data for the measure is collected and reported however, this
and additional measures will be will be vetted for review and approval
by OMB at the time that these programs are re-assessed under the PART
process.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews**

The Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program underwent a
PART review in

FY 2002 and received an overall rating of "Results Not Demonstrated.\"
Addressing the OMB recommended three follow-up actions, the RSAT Program
completed development of long-term goals for reducing drug relapses
among treatment program participants in its 2005 application.

Further, RSAT instituted changes to improve the consistency and quality
of grantee performance data during February 2005. The third OMB
recommendation to develop a model for estimating grantees enrollment and
treatment costs was completed as of September 2005.

The new follow-on actions that RSAT will be looking to implement are to
improve the automation of performance data collection and handling to
better track how the program is performing; and to make performance data
available to the public via the internet and publications.

[Weed and Seed Program]{.underline}

a.  **Performance Plan and Report for Outcomes**

The principal purpose of the Community Capacity Development Office
(CCDO) is to reduce and prevent serious (particularly Part I) crime and
restore neighborhoods. CCDO develops, evaluates and implements policies
that serve as a catalyst and model for other national community capacity
development efforts; and provides assistance for federal, state, local,
and tribal governmental agencies and private sector clients on a variety
of justice related community issues. To fulfill this mission, CCDO
develops local capacity and promotes community participation which:

\(1\) enables communities to reduce violent and drug crime; (2)
strengthens community capacity to increase the quality of life; and (3)
promotes long-term community health and vitality.

The flagship CCDO strategy, Weed and Seed, operates in nearly 300 sites
across the country. Each site develops a local strategy that addresses
issues of law enforcement; community policing; prevention, intervention
and treatment; and neighborhood restoration. Weed and Seed sites serve
as effective platforms for other CCDO initiatives, as well as
initiatives of the Attorney General and the White House such as Project
Safe Neighborhoods, the Faith-based and Community Initiative, Reentry
and collaborations with other federal agencies, including Departments of
Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Labor, and the
Internal Revenue Service.

Currently, the Weed and Seed program collects from sites on the measure
"Number of homicides per site (average for sites reporting). FY 2006
performance data will be available early in 2007. The FY 2008 target is
established at 3.9 homicides.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

The Weed and Seed program aligns with OJP Strategic Plan Objective 1.1:
*Improve policing and prosecution effectiveness*. This broad objective
will be achieved by improving policing effectiveness with specific types
of crime including drugs, white collar, cyber, and hate crimes. OJP will
aid law enforcement with gun violence, domestic violence, child abuse,
cold cases, and human trafficking. OJP will emphasize innovative,
collaborative initiatives such as the community-based Weed and Seed
program. Prosecution effectiveness will be enhanced through
implementation of the capital litigation improvement initiative that
provides prosecutors with the tools, knowledge, and resources to try
capital cases effectively.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews**

During the FY 2004 PART process, the Weed and Seed program received a
rating of "Results Not Demonstrated." The Weed and Seed program
completed a reassessment by OMB during the FY 2006 budget process. The
assessment demonstrates progress has been made in program management and
strategic planning based on the OMB's recommendations. With refinements
to both long-term and annual performance goals, the Weed and Seed
program improved its overall rating to \"Adequate.\" CCDO posted a
solicitation in November 2006 for award of Phase II of the evaluation.
CCDO is reviewing applications for award of Phase II.

The new follow-on action that CCDO will be looking to implement is to
improve the automation of performance data collection and handling to
better track how the program is performing.

**Item Name: [Violent Crime Reduction Partnership
Initiative]{.underline}**

Budget Appropriation: State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

Strategic Goal & Objective: DOJ Strategic Goal 3.1: Improve the crime
fighting and criminal justice system capabilities of State, local, and
tribal governments

Organization: Bureau of Justice Assistance

Program Increase: Positions **[0]{.underline}** FTE **[0]{.underline}**
Dollars **[+\$200,000,000]{.underline}**

[Description of Item]{.underline}

In FY 2008, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) requests \$200 million
for the new Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative, to be
administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). This initiative
will assist state, local and tribal governments in responding to spikes
in violent crime, as well as chronic criminal gang activity and gun
violence.

This program will complement existing federal criminal justice programs
by targeting assistance to communities with unacceptably high rates of
violent crime through competitive discretionary grants. The program will
be strategically driven by local data which will allow adaptation of
strategies to regional or local crime priorities.

[Justification]{.underline}

Establishing a consistent funding stream for multi-agency task forces
would allow them to focus efforts on serious multi-jurisdictional
violent crime issues, such as gang activity. The goals of this program
are to:

-   **Address spikes or areas of increased violent crime.** While
    overall crime rates remain close to a 30-year low, many major and
    medium-size cities are currently reporting "spikes" or increases in
    specific types of violent crimes. In September 2006, the FBI
    released the *Uniform Crime Report* (UCR) for 2005, which showed a
    "mixed direction" in crime nationwide. According to the report, the
    number of violent crime offenses rose 2.3 percent over the previous
    year. Nationally, data for 2005 showed increases in three of the
    four UCR violent crimes from the previous year. The number of
    murders and non-negligent manslaughters rose 3.4 percent; robbery
    offenses increased 3.9 percent, and the number of aggravated
    assaults was up 1.8 percent.

-   **Disrupt criminal gang, gun and drug activities, particularly those
    with multi-jurisdictional characteristics.** According to data from
    the National Gang Center and the BJA-funded *2005 National Gang
    Threat Assessment* conducted by the National Alliance of Gang
    Investigators Associations, gangs pose a serious and growing problem
    in many communities and many gangs now operate in or across regions
    of the country. There is growing consensus that gangs are or will
    become the primary traffickers of drugs throughout the United
    States. As gangs become more sophisticated, they become more violent
    and notorious, creating a nexus between guns, violence, and drug
    trafficking. Every one of the top ten gangs as listed by the FBI's
    National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) is heavily involved in both
    guns and drugs and operates in multiple communities and regions of
    the United States.

-   **Prevent violent crime by improving criminal intelligence and
    information sharing.** Task forces funded by this program will be
    able to address violent crime and disrupt gang, gun, and drug crime
    threats through expanded intelligence collection and sharing efforts
    in close coordination with other federal law enforcement
    organizations. BJA will base information sharing efforts under the
    Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative on U.S. Department of
    Justice information sharing goals such as the Law Enforcement
    Information Sharing Plan (LEISP); proven information sharing efforts
    like the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) Program; and
    promising new developments in information sharing systems such as
    the Navy Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) Law Enforcement
    Information Exchange (LINX) system.

As proposed, the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative will be
built on the success and best practices of existing programs. All task
forces funded under this program will be required to demonstrate an
on-going partnership with a United States Attorney's Office and at least
one federal law enforcement agency (such as FBI, DEA, Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or the United States Marshals Service)
or task force. In allocating grant resources, the SAAs will also be
required to give priority to proposals from state and local task forces
that implement an interstate or regional approach to law enforcement.
Additionally, close coordination of task force plans will be required
between task force leaders and partner federal agencies, as well as key
information sharing mechanisms, including state, local, and regional
intelligence fusion centers.

[Impact on Performance]{.underline}

The Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Initiative supports DOJ's
Strategic Goal 3.1: *To improve the crime fighting and criminal justice
system capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.*

The targeted activities of this initiative and its requirement for
coordination with federal law enforcement agencies will help avoid
duplication of federal law enforcement programs, while enhancing and
expanding the ability of other agencies to meet performance goals. Task
forces will also be required to demonstrate additional characteristics
(such as co-location, vertical prosecution, control board leadership and
partner agencies) that are thought to contribute to the success of task
force operations.

If this program is not funded, there will be no federal funding program
focused on reducing violent crime spikes and addressing violent crime,
particularly multi-jurisdictional violent crime activities such as
criminal street gangs.

**Funding**

(Dollars in Thousands)

[Base Funding]{.underline}

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<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
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<col style="width: 11%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 15%" />
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td rowspan="2"><p id="section" class="heading"></p></td>
<td colspan="3"><p id="fy-2006" class="heading">FY 2006 </p>
<p id="enacted-appropriation-w-rescissions" class="heading">Enacted
Appropriation w/ Rescissions</p></td>
<td colspan="3"><p id="section-1" class="heading"></p>
<p id="fy-2007" class="heading">FY 2007 </p>
<p id="presidents-budget-request" class="heading">President’s Budget
Request</p></td>
<td colspan="3"><p id="section-2" class="heading"></p>
<p id="fy-2008" class="heading">FY 2008</p>
<p id="spring-call-request" class="heading">Spring Call Request</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Pos</td>
<td>FTE</td>
<td>Dollars</td>
<td>Pos</td>
<td>FTE</td>
<td>Dollars</td>
<td>Pos</td>
<td>FTE</td>
<td>Dollars</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Total</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>--</td>
<td>$200,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

[Personnel Increase Cost Summary]{.underline}

 

+------------+------------+----------+--------------+-----------------+
| Type of    | Modular    | Number   | FY 2008      | FY 2009 Net     |
| Position   | Cost       | of       |              |                 |
|            |            |          | Request      | Annualization   |
|            | per        | P        |              |                 |
|            | Position   | ositions |              |                 |
|            |            |          |              |                 |
|            |            | R        |              |                 |
|            |            | equested |              |                 |
+------------+------------+----------+--------------+-----------------+
| Total      |            |          |              |                 |
| Personnel  |            |          |              |                 |
+------------+------------+----------+--------------+-----------------+

 

Non-Personnel Increase Cost Summary

 

+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Item         | Unit        | Quantity    | FY 2008     | FY        |
|              |             |             | Request     | 2009Net   |
|              |             |             |             |           |
|              |             |             |             | Annu      |
|              |             |             |             | alization |
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
| Total        |             |             |             |           |
| N            |             |             |             |           |
| on-Personnel |             |             |             |           |
+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-----------+

 

Total Request for this Item

 

  --------------- ------ --------- ------------ --------------- ------------
  Item            Pos    FTE       Personnel    Non-Personnel   Total

  Grand Total                                   \$200,000       \$200,000
  --------------- ------ --------- ------------ --------------- ------------

**4. Exhibits**

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**C. Juvenile Justice Programs**

**(Dollars in Thousands)**

  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------------
  **Juvenile Justice Programs**           **Perm.    **FTE**    **Amount**
                                          Pos.**                

  2006 Enacted w/ Rescissions and         122        122        \$338,362
  Supplementals                                                 

  2007 Estimate                           122        122        290,040

  Adjustments to Base and Technical       \--        \--        2,286
  Adjustments                                                   

  2008 Current Services                   122        122        287,754

  2008 Program Increases                  9          9          0

  2008 Program Offsets                    \--        \--        (7,754)

  2008 Request                            131        131        280,000

  **Total Change 2007-2008**              **9**      **9**      **(\$10,531)**
  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------------

**Summary Statement**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is requesting \$280.0 million for
the Juvenile Justice Programs appropriation. This appropriation account
includes programs that support state, local and tribal community efforts
to develop and implement effective, coordinated prevention and
intervention juvenile programs.

Such programs are designed to: reduce juvenile delinquency and crime;
protect children from sexual exploitation; and improve the juvenile
justice system so that it protects public safety, holds offenders
accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored
to the needs of juveniles and their families.

America\'s youth are facing an ever-changing set of problems and
barriers to successful lives. As a result, OJP is constantly challenged
to develop enlightened policies and programs to address the needs and
risks of those youth who enter the juvenile justice system. OJP remains
committed to leading the Nation in efforts addressing these challenges
which include: preparing juvenile offenders to return to their
communities following release from secure correctional facilities;
dealing with the small percentage of serious, violent, and chronic
juvenile offenders; helping states address the disproportionate
confinement of minority youth; and helping children who have been
victimized by crime and child abuse.

**FY 2008 President's Budget Request**

(Dollars in Thousands)

+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **Program**                             | **FY  | **FY  | **FY     |
|                                         | 2006  | 2007  | 2008     |
|                                         | Enac  | Estim | Pre      |
|                                         | ted** | ate** | sident's |
|                                         |       |       | Budget   |
|                                         |       |       | R        |
|                                         |       |       | equest** |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **New in FY 2008**                      |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Child Safety and Juvenile Justice     | \$0   | \$0   | \        |
| > Program                               |       |       | $280,000 |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Project Safe Childhood                | 0     | 0     | ^1/^     |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Sex Offender Control and Apprehension   | 0     | 0     | ^1/^     |
| Initiative/Adam Walsh Act               |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **Currently Funded Under the Juvenile   |       |       |          |
| Justice appropriation account**         |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Juvenile Justice Grants               | 27    | 22    | ^1/^     |
| >                                       | 3,206 | 8,576 |          |
| > (includes Part A-G, Title V, and      |       |       |          |
| > VOCA)                                 |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Secure Our Schools                    | 1     | 1     | ^1/^     |
|                                         | 4,808 | 2,280 |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Juvenile Accountability Block Grant   | 4     | 4     | ^2/^     |
| > (JABG)                                | 9,361 | 9,184 |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| > Project Childsafe                     | 987   | 491   | ^1/^     |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **Previously Funded Under the Justice   |       |       |          |
| Assistance appropriation account**      |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Missing and Exploited Children:         |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| National Center for Missing and         | \[23, | \[24, | ^1/^     |
| Exploited Children (NCMEC)              | 693\] | 063\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Jimmy Rice Law Enforcement Training     | \[2,  | \[2,  | ^1/^     |
| Center                                  | 962\] | 946\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) | \[14, | \[19, | ^1/^     |
|                                         | 315\] | 181\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| AMBER Alert                             | \[4,  | \[4,  | ^1/^     |
|                                         | 936\] | 910\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| MEC Office                              | \[1,  | \[1,  | ^1/^     |
|                                         | 481\] | 903\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Management and Administration (MEC)     | \[0\] | \[    | ^1/^     |
|                                         |       | 954\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **Previously Funded Under the State &   |       |       |          |
| Local Law Enforcement Assistance        |       |       |          |
| appropriation account**                 |       |       |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| Boys and Girls Clubs of America         | \[83, | \[79, | ^1/^     |
|                                         | 914\] | 200\] |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+
| **Subtotal**                            | *     | *     | **2      |
|                                         | *338, | *290, | 80,000** |
|                                         | 362** | 040** |          |
+-----------------------------------------+-------+-------+----------+

  ------------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
  **Previously Funded Under the Office on                                      
  Violence Against Women (OVW) appropriation                                   
  account**                                                                    

  Grants for Closed Circuit Televising       \[973\]          \[743\]          ^1/^
  (CCTV) ^3/^                                                                  

  Court Appointed Special Advocate ^3/^      \[11,745\]       \[12,200\]       ^1/^

  Child Abuse Training for Judicial          \[2,258\]        \[2,747\]        ^1/^
  Personnel and Practitioners ^3/^                                             

  **Subtotal**                               **\[14,976\]**   **\[15,690\]**   

  **Total**                                  **\$338,362**    **\$290,531**    **\$280,000**
  ------------------------------------------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------

^**NOTE:**\ Only\ lines\ displaying\ a\ funding\ amount\ or\ footnote\ #1\ indicating\ the\ new\ Child\ Safety\ and\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Program\ consolidation\ in\ the\ FY\ 2008\ President's\ Budget\ Request\ column\ are\ discussed\ in\ this\ section.^

^1/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ is\ requested\ for\ this\ purpose\ within\ the\ new\ Child\ Safety\ and\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Program.^

^2/In\ FY\ 2008,\ funding\ for\ this\ program\ is\ replaced\ by\ the\ new\ Child\ Safety\ and\ Juvenile\ Justice\ Program.^

^3/In\ FYs\ 2006\ and\ 2007,\ this\ program\ is\ funded\ under\ the\ OVW\ appropriation\ account.^

**1. Program Description -- Juvenile Justice Programs**

**[Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program]{.underline}**

The Child Safety and Juvenile Justice Program consolidates existing
juvenile justice and exploited children programs into a single, flexible
grant program. Through a competitive discretionary grant process, OJP
will assist state and local governments in addressing multiple child
safety and juvenile justice needs to reduce incidents of child
exploitation and abuse, including those facilitated by the use of
computers and the Internet, improve juvenile justice outcomes, and
address school safety needs.

The purpose areas allowed under this program are derived from on-going
OJP programs in the

FY 2006 and FY 2007 budgets, as well as new proposals presented in this
submission and are discussed below.

*[New purpose areas proposed in FY 2008]{.underline}*

-   Project Safe Childhood supports the Attorney General's Project Safe
    Childhood initiative by providing training and technical assistance
    that builds on training already offered to the Internet Crimes
    Against Children (ICAC) Task Forces. Training and technical
    assistance efforts will focus on investigation strategies for
    computer exploitation cases; forensic analysis skills for computer
    exploitation cases; providing appropriate services to child victims;
    teaching families safety strategies; providing community education
    on child safety and crimes against children; building community
    coalitions; and support for performance measurement efforts.

-   The Sex Offender Control and Apprehension Initiative/Adam Walsh Act
    assists state, local and tribal governments and other appropriate
    organizations to conduct investigations and fugitive apprehension
    efforts relating to sex offenders; develop and operate, and enforce
    laws related to sex offender registries; and control and hold sex
    offenders accountable (through the use of electronic monitoring and
    civil commitment)Number range CHAPTER, as well as enhance the
    ability of state and local law enforcement (including prosecutors
    and supervision officers) to control and investigate sex offenders,
    through training, information, technical assistance, and technology.

*[Purpose areas currently funded under the Juvenile Justice Programs
appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   Juvenile Justice Grant Programs provide funding, training and
    technical assistance to state, local and tribal governments in
    support of efforts to prevent and control juvenile crime and improve
    the juvenile justice system. The research, evaluation and programs
    sponsored by these programs help Office of Juvenile Justice and
    Delinquency Prevention to fulfill its leadership responsibilities as
    Federal government's leading authority on juvenile crime,
    delinquency and justice matters.

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-   The Secure Our Schools Program provides discretionary grants to
    states, units of local government, and Indian tribes to provide
    improved security, including the placement and use of metal
    detectors and other deterrent measures, at schools and on school
    grounds.

-   Project Childsafe (PCS), a component of Project Safe Neighborhoods
    (PSN), seeks to prevent the misuse of guns by children without
    impeding the use of firearms by responsible adults for lawful
    purposes. It distributes free gun lock safety kits at major events,
    such as sportsman's shows and through PCS law enforcement partners
    and community organizations, as well as supporting a firearm safety
    education program.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the Justice Assistance
appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   The Missing and Exploited Children Program is the primary vehicle
    for building an infrastructure to support the national effort to
    prevent the abduction and exploitation of our Nation's children.
    Assistance is provided to families, children, law enforcement, and
    the public to safely recover missing children; and continue to
    develop its capacity to serve as a national resource during national
    emergencies.

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-   The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Regional Task Force
    Program is designed to encourage communities to adopt a
    multidisciplinary, multi-jurisdictional response to technology
    facilitated child sexual victimization to include online enticement
    and the proliferation of child pornography. This program is a
    network of 46 multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional Regional Task
    Forces receiving funding to provide nationwide coverage in the
    investigation and prosecution of ICAC cases. ICAC is a significant
    component of the Attorney General's Project Safe Childhood
    Initiative.

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-   The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law
    enforcement agencies and broadcasters to activate an urgent bulletin
    in the most serious child abduction cases. Broadcasters use the
    Emergency Alert System to initially deliver the information to the
    community. Instantly, a description of the abducted child and the
    suspected abductor is broadcast to millions of listeners and
    viewers. AMBER Alerts are also disseminated via a network of
    secondary distribution systems, including cell phone service and
    internet service providers.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the State & Local Law
Enforcement Assistance appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   The Boys and Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) is a network of
    approximately 3,300 clubs serving more than three million school-age
    boys and girls in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
    Islands, as well as American youth living on U.S. military bases
    around the world. B&GCA clubs help youth from all backgrounds
    develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and
    leaders. The success of B&GCA hinges on positive partnerships
    between young people and concerned adults, between Boys & Girls
    Clubs and their supporters, and between the national organization
    and local clubs. Special concern is shown for youth from
    disadvantaged circumstances.

*[Purpose areas previously funded under the Office on Violence Against
Women (OVW) appropriation account]{.underline}*

-   Grants for Closed Circuit Televising (CCTV) program goals are
    to: (1) encourage states to pass laws that enable the use of
    closed-circuit televising and videotaping the testimony of children
    in criminal proceedings involving violation of laws relating to
    child abuse; and (2) assist courts in establishing procedures for
    televised testimony in cases where the judge determines that a child
    witness will be traumatized by the presence of the defendant.

-   Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) supports state and local
    CASA programs across the country to ensure that abused and neglected
    children receive high-quality, sensitive, effective, and timely
    representation in dependency court hearings. CASA also provides
    training and technical assistance in program development and
    sustainability, volunteer management, data collection and
    evaluation, cultural competency, public relations and resource
    development, so that CASA programs provide quality and culturally
    competent advocacy for children in the juvenile court and social
    service delivery systems.

[]{.mark}

-   Child Abuse Training for Judicial Personnel and Practitioners is a
    program designed to: (1) disseminate information; (2) offer court
    improvement training programs; and

> \(3\) provide technical assistance on dependency court best practices
> for the purpose of improving courts\' handling of child abuse and
> neglect cases nationwide.

**2. Performance Resource and Performance**

**Measures Tables**

  ------------------------ --------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                                
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                                

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                         
  Juvenile Justice                                                                                                                                 
  Programs**                                                                                                                                       

  **Workload/Resources**                         **Actual**                 **Estimate**                 **Changes**                 **Requested   
                                                                                                                                     (Total)**     

                           **Workload**          **FY 2006**                **FY 2007**                  **Current                   **FY 2008     
                                                                                                         Services                    Request**     
                                                                                                         Adjustments                               
                                                                                                         and FY 2008                               
                                                                                                         Program                                   
                                                                                                         Changes**                                 

                           Applications Reviewed 2,353                                                                                             

  ** **                    Grants Awarded        822                                                                                               

                           **Total Dollars       \$355.9                                                                                           
                           Obligated**                                                                                                             

                           -Grants               \$321.6                                                                                           

                           -Non-Grants           \$34.3                                                                                            

                           **% of Dollars                                                                                                          
                           Obligated to Funds                                                                                                      
                           Available in the FY**                                                                                                   

                           -Grants               86%                                                                                               

                           -Non-Grants           9%                                                                                                

  **Total Costs and FTE**                        **FTE**      **\$000**     **FTE**        **\$000**     **FTE**       **\$000**     **FTE**       **\$000**

                                                 ** **        ** **         ** **          ** **         ** **         ** **         ** **         ** **

                                                 **122**      **\$374.5**   **122**        **\$288.8**   **9**         **(\$9.9)**   **131**       **\$278.9**

                           **Reimbursements**                 \$1.7                                                                                 

  **TYPE/ STR OBJ**        **Performance         **Target**   **Actual**    **Target**     **Actual**    **Target**    **Actual**    **Target**    **Actual**
                           Measures**                                                                                                              

  Long Term/ Outcome       Percent of youth who  38%          ^1^TBD        37%                          (1%)                        36%            
                           offend or reoffend                                                                                                      

  Long Term/               Percent of states and 93%          ^2^ 86%       95%            ** **         2%            ** **         97%           ** **
  Annual/Outcome           territories that are                                                                                                    
                           determined to be in                                                                                                     
                           compliance with the                                                                                                     
                           four Core                                                                                                               
                           Requirements of the                                                                                                     
                           Juvenile Justice and                                                                                                    
                           Delinquency                                                                                                             
                           Prevention Act of                                                                                                       
                           2002                                                                                                                    

  Annual/ Outcome          Percent of youth who  39%          ^1^TBD        41%            ** **         2%            ** **         43%           ** **
                           exhibit a desired                                                                                                       
                           change in the                                                                                                           
                           targeted behavior                                                                                                       

  Annual/ Outcome          Percent of grantees   46%          ^1^TBD        56%            ** **         10%           ** **         66%           ** **
                           implementing one of                                                                                                     
                           more evidence based                                                                                                     
                           programs                                                                                                                

  Annual/ Efficiency       Percentage of funds   30%          ^1^TBD        35%            ** **         5%            ** **         40%           ** **
                           allocated to grantees                                                                                                   
                           implementing evidence                                                                                                   
                           based programs                                                                                                          

  **Data Definition,                                                                                                                               
  Validations,                                                                                                                                     
  Verification, and                                                                                                                                
  Limitations:**                                                                                                                                   

  Data is validated and                                                                                                                            
  verified by program                                                                                                                              
  monitors that collect                                                                                                                            
  and review grantee                                                                                                                               
  reports. No known                                                                                                                                
  limitations at this                                                                                                                              
  time.                                                                                                                                            

  ^1^ Data not available                                                                                                                           
  until May 2007.                                                                                                                                  

  ^2^ The target for this                                                                                                                          
  measure (new in 2007)                                                                                                                            
  was not met due to                                                                                                                               
  increased monitoring.                                                                                                                            
  Future data reported                                                                                                                             
  will allow for                                                                                                                                   
  adjustment to FY 2008                                                                                                                            
  target as appropriate.                                                                                                                           

  **Endnote:** OJP is                                                                                                                              
  researching the                                                                                                                                  
  development of a                                                                                                                                 
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                         
  projections.                                                                                                                                     
  ------------------------ --------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

  ------------------ ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- --------
  **PERFORMANCE                                                                                                             
  MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                          

  **Appropriation:                                                                                                          
  Juvenile Justice**                                                                                                       

  Performance Report                  FY 1999  FY 2000  FY 2001  FY 2002  FY 2003  FY 2004    FY 2005    FY 2006  FY2007   FY2008
  and Performance                                                                                                          
  Plan Targets                                                                                                             

                                      Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual     Actual     Actual   Target   Target

  Performance        Percent of youth N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      40%        11%        ^1^TBD   37%      36%
  Measure            who offend or                                                 Baseline   Partial                      
                     reoffend                                                                 Data                         

  Performance        Percent of       N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      87.5%      89%        86%      95%      97%
  Measure            states and                                                    Baseline                                
                     territories that                                                                                      
                     are determined                                                                                        
                     to be in                                                                                              
                     compliance with                                                                                       
                     the four Core                                                                                         
                     Requirements of                                                                                       
                     the Juvenile                                                                                          
                     Justice and                                                                                           
                     Delinquency                                                                                           
                     Prevention Act                                                                                        
                     of 2002                                                                                               

  Performance        Percent of youth N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      35%        37%        ^1^TBD   41%      43%
  Measure            who exhibit a                                                 Baseline                                
                     desired change                                                                                        
                     in the targeted                                                                                       
                     behavior                                                                                              

  Performance        Percent of       N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A        26%        ^1^TBD   56%      66%
  Measure            grantees                                                                 Baseline                     
                     implementing one                                                                                      
                     of more evidence                                                                                      
                     based programs                                                                                        

  Performance        Average number   N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      110        78         81       74       72
  Measure            of processing                                                 Baseline                                
                     days by program                                                                                       
                     for grant awards                                                                                      

  Performance        Percentage of    N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A        20%        ^1^TBD   35%      40%
  Measure            funds allocated                                                          Baseline                     
                     to grantees                                                                                           
                     implementing                                                                                          
                     evidence based                                                                                        
                     programs                                                                                              

                                                                                                                           

  ^1^Note: Data will                                                                                                       
  not be available                                                                                                         
  until 2007                                                                                                               
  ------------------ ---------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- --------

**3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies**

[Juvenile Justice Programs]{.underline}

**a.** **Performance Plan and Report Outcomes**

The Juvenile Justice Programs' purpose is to support state and local
efforts to prevent juvenile delinquent behavior and address juvenile
crime. Funds are provided for block grant and demonstration programs,
research and evaluation, and training and technical assistance to
facilitate development of effective programs.

One of OJP's most significant responsibilities is supporting efforts to
protect America's children from abuse and exploitation and to
investigate crimes against children. In FY 2006, Internet Crimes Against
Children (ICAC) Task Forces identified 1,121 exploited child victims in
pornographic images, investigated 5,416 cases of internet predator
traveler/child enticement, and made over 2,000 arrests of individuals
who sexually exploit children\--bringing the arrest total to over 8,000
since 1998. Using the performance measure, "Number of computer forensic
technical assistance examinations provided by ICAC Task Forces to
non-ICAC law enforcement," the actual FY 2006 total was 8,907 forensic
technical assistance examinations. The target was 2,500, which was
exceeded due to the number of affiliated law enforcement agencies
participating in the ICAC Task Force program continued to increase
throughout the fiscal year. As a result, there was an increase in the
number of cases and forensic examinations completed. Secondly, as
technology improves, greater volumes of evidence are able to be stored
on multiple types of media devices. The increased number of forensic
exams completed by the ICAC Task Forces is a direct result of the
advances in technology because more data can be stored on multiple
devices (e.g., CD, DVD, Jump Drives, memory cards, etc.), therefore,
increasing the number of exams needing to be conducted. The FY 2008
target currently established is to provide 2,750 computer forensic
examinations to non-ICAC law enforcement.

The core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 2002 require deinstitutionalization of status offenders and
non-offenders; sight and sound separation of juveniles and adults;
removal of juveniles from jails and lockups; and reducing the
disproportionate representation of minority youth in the juvenile
justice system. OJJDP tracks results on the percent of states and
territories that are determined to be in compliance with these four core
requirements. In FY 2006, the target of 93 percent was missed as the
actual percentage reported was 86 percent of states and territories in
compliance with these four core requirements. Even though the target was
missed, it was determined that not a single state was out of compliance
with all four core requirements. The FY 2008 target is to achieve 97
percent compliance.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

Our Nation faces many challenges related to juvenile delinquency,
including youth gangs, recidivism among youth offenders, and tribal
youth crime. Researchers estimate that roughly one-third of the more
than 600,000 returning offenders (adult and juvenile) each year is
younger than 24 years of age. In spite of the high cost of out-of-home
placement, the recidivism rate among juveniles following release from
secure or other residential placement remains alarmingly high. Juveniles
are likely to have repeated placements and many of them will have been
incarcerated for approximately one-third of their adolescence.

Programs identified under this account directly support OJP Strategic
Objective 1.4: *Improve the effectiveness of juvenile justice systems.*
Two key performance measures supporting this objective are: (1) the
percent of program youth who offend or re-offend; and (2) the percent of
program youth who exhibit a desired change in behavior. Additionally,
the percent increase in the number of children recovered within 72 hours
of the issuance of an AMBER Alert supports this objective.

OJJDP established the measure "Percent of program youth who offend or
re-offend" for grants that provide funds for direct service delinquency
prevention or intervention programs. Offense is defined as \"arrest or
appearance at juvenile court for a new delinquent offense.\"

FY 2006 performance data is not available yet; this data will be
collected and reported in early 2007. The target for FY 2008 is 36
percent, which is a one percent decrease from the prior year target of
37 percent.

OJJDP also uses the performance measure "Percent of program youth who
exhibit a desired change in the targeted behavior" to determine the
extent to which OJJDP-funded programs are facilitating changes in youth
behaviors, or conditions which would make them less likely to commit
delinquent acts in the future. Targeted behaviors differ, depending upon
the specific grant program\'s purpose, and reflect risk and protective
factors for delinquency. Specific behaviors monitored and reported
against the performance measure include: improvement in social
competence; improvement in school attendance; improvement in Grade Point
Average; attainment of a GED (High School Equivalency); High School
completion; improvement in job skills; improvement in employment status;
no teen pregnancy; improvement in family relationships; improvement in
family functioning; decrease in anti-social behavior;
decrease/non-initiation of substance use; and decrease/non-initiation of
gang related activities. FY 2006 performance data is not available yet;
this data will be collected and reported in early 2007. The target for
FY 2008 is 43 percent, which is a two percent increase from the prior
year target of 41 percent.

The AMBER Alert program has played an increasingly prominent role in
OJP's efforts to protect children from abduction. During FY 2006, the
program increased its outreach to border communities, Indian Country,
and partners in Canada and Mexico to streamline the process for
recovering children abducted across various jurisdictional lines. This
program also deployed new training for journalists to ensure that
representatives of the media know how the AMBER Alert system works and
are prepared to use their skills and resources to facilitate the
program; additional new training was deployed for first-response call
takers such as 911 operators. In

FY 2006, 85 children were recovered as a result of the AMBER Alert
program. A baseline is being established in FY 2007 for the measure,
"Increase in percentage of children recovered within 72 hours of the
issuance of an AMBER Alert."

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Review**

Juvenile Justice Programs underwent a PART review in FY 2006 and
received an overall rating of \"Adequate.\" To improve the performance
of the program, OJP is making Juvenile Justice Programs\' performance
results available to the public through program publications and the
internet, such as the complete dissemination of PART and performance
data via the "OJJDP News-at-a-Glance" newsletter. Furthermore, OJJDP is
including performance information in budget submissions to better link
resources requested to program performance goals, and has already
included information regarding level of state compliance with the Core
Requirements of the JJDP Act in budget justifications. Finally, OJJDP is
developing a comprehensive evaluation plan for the Juvenile Justice
Programs to obtain better information on programs\' impacts. Evaluations
for all major OJJDP-funded programs are currently underway or planned
through FY 2009.

**4. Exhibits**

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**D. Public Safety Officers' Benefits**

**(Dollars in Thousands)**

  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------------
  **Public Safety Officers' Benefits**    **Perm.    **FTE**    **Amount**
                                          Pos.**                

  2006 Enacted w/Rescissions and          16         16         72,834
  Supplementals                                                 

  2007 Estimate                           16         16         73,743

  Adjustments to Base and Technical       \--        \--        50
  Adjustments                                                   

  2008 Current Services                   16         16         73,793

  2008 Program Increases                  \--        \--        0

  2008 Program Offsets                    \--        \--        (14,959)

  2008 Request                            16         16         58,834

  **Total Change 2007-2008**              **\--**    **\--**    **(\$14,909)**
  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ----------------

**Summary Statement**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is requesting \$58.834 million for
the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) appropriation. This
appropriation account supports one mandatory and two discretionary
programs that provide benefits to public safety officers who are
severely injured in the line of duty and to the families and survivors
of public safety officers killed or mortally injured in the line of
duty. These programs represent the continuation of a thirty-year
partnership among the Department of Justice; national public safety
organizations; and state, local, and tribal public safety agencies.

**FY 2008 President's Budget Request**

(Dollars in Thousands)

  ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -----------------
  **Program**                     **FY 2006      **FY 2007      **FY 2008
                                  Enacted**      Estimate**     President's
                                                                Budget Request**

  Public Safety Officers' Death   \$64,000       \$65,000       \$49,734
  Benefits Program (Mandatory)                                  

  Public Safety Officers'         4,822          4,776          5,000
  Disability Benefits Program                                   

  Public Safety Officers'         4,012          3,967          4,100
  Educational Assistance Program                                

  **Total**                       **\$72,834**   **\$73,743**   **\$58,834**
  ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- -----------------

**1. Program Description -- Public Safety Officers' Benefits**

**[Public Safety Officers' Benefits]{.underline}**

Enacted in 1976, the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) Act assists
in the recruitment and retention of qualified public safety officers in
America; establishes the value communities place on the contributions of
those who are willing to serve communities in potentially dangerous
circumstances; and offers peace of mind to men and women seeking careers
in public safety.

A unique partnership effort of the U.S. Department of Justice; federal,
state, and local, public safety agencies; and national organizations,
PSOB provides benefits including death, education assistance, and
disability to those eligible for the Program. The PSOB Office at the OJP
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is responsible for the program's
administration, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 3796, as amended. Within 90
days of receipt of all documents, the Office reviews and processes
hundreds of death, disability, and education claims a year. In addition,
the Office works with national law enforcement and first responder
groups, educating public safety agencies regarding the initiative and
offering support to families and colleagues of fallen law enforcement
officers and firefighters.

**2. Performance Measures and Performance**

Resource Tables

  ------------------------ --------------------------- ------------ ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                                     
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                                     

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                              
  Public Safety Officers                                                                                                                                
  Benefits (Mandatory,                                                                                                                                  
  Education, and                                                                                                                                        
  Disability)**                                                                                                                                         

  **Workload/Resources**                               **Actual**                **Estimate**                **Changes**                  **Requested   
                                                                                                                                          (Total)**     

                                                       **FY 2006**               **FY 2007**                 **Current                    **FY 2008     
                                                                                                             Services                     Request**     
                                                                                                             Adjustments                                
                                                                                                             and FY 2008                                
                                                                                                             Program                                    
                                                                                                             Changes**                                  

                           **Contributing Workload**                                                                                                    

  ** **                    Applications Reviewed       1                                                                                                

  ** **                    Grants Awarded              1                                                                                                

                           Total Dollars Obligated     \$57.6                                                                                           

                           -Grants                     \$1.2                                                                                            

                           -Non-Grants                 \$56                                                                                             

                           \% of Dollars Obligated to                                                                                                   
                           Funds Available in the FY                                                                                                    

                           -Grants                     2%                                                                                               

                           -Non-Grants                 94%                                                                                              

  ** **                    **Total Costs and FTE**     **FTE**      **\$000**    **FTE**        **\$000**    **FTE**       **\$000**      **FTE**       **\$000**

                           **Performance/Resources**                                                                                                    

                           ** **                       **16**       **\$60.2**   **16**         **\$73.2**   **0**         **(\$14.4)**   **16**        **\$58.8**

                           **Reimbursements**                       \$0.0                                                                               

  **Endnote:** OJP is                                                                                                                                   
  researching the                                                                                                                                       
  development of a                                                                                                                                      
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                              
  projections.                                                                                                                                          
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**3. Performance, Resources, and Strategies**

**PSOB is a reimbursable program. OMB is currently not considering
conducting a PART evaluation, therefore there are no OMB approved
performance measures for inclusion in a discussion.**

**4. Exhibits**

**IV. OJP Programs and Performance**

**E. Crime Victims Fund**

**(Dollars in Thousands)**

  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------
  **Crime Victims Fund**                  **Perm.    **FTE**    **Amount**
                                          Pos.**                

  2006 Enacted w/ Rescissions and         \--        \--        \$625,000
  Supplementals                                                 

  2007 Estimate                           \--        \--        625,000

  Adjustments to Base and Technical       \--        \--        0
  Adjustments                                                   

  2008 Current Services                   \--        \--        625,000

  2008 Program Increases                  \--        \--        0

  2008 Program Offsets                    \--        \--        0

  2008 Request                            \--        \--        625,000

  **Total Change 2007-2008**              **\--**    **\--**    **\$0**
  --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------

**Summary Statement**

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is requesting an appropriations cap
of \$625 million, which includes up to \$50 million for the
Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve, for the Crime Victims Fund (CVF).
Programs supported by the CVF focus on providing compensation to victims
of crime and survivors; supporting appropriate victims services programs
and victimization prevention strategies; and building capacity to
improve response to crime victims needs and increase offender
accountability. The Fund was established to address the need to expand
victim services programs and assist state, local, and tribal governments
in providing appropriate services to their communities.

**FY 2008 President's Budget Request**

(Dollars in Thousands)

  ------------------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
  **Program**                     **FY 2006       **FY 2007       **FY 2008
                                  Enacted**       Estimate**      President's
                                                                  Budget
                                                                  Request**

  Crime Victims Fund              \$625,000       \$625,000       \$625,000

  **Total**                       **\$625,000**   **\$625,000**   **\$625,000**
  ------------------------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------

**1. Program Description -- Crime Victims Fund**

**[Crime Victims Fund]{.underline}**

The Crime Victims Fund (authorized by the 21st Century Department of
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act \[P.L. 107-273\]) is financed
by collections of fines, penalty assessments, and bond forfeitures from
defendants convicted of federal crimes. The resources available under
the Fund are administered by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). In
accordance with the statutory distribution formula, funding (authorized
by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) of 1984, as amended) is distributed
as follows:

-   **[Improving Services for Victims of Crime in the Federal Criminal
    Justice System]{.underline} -- *Federal Assistance, Coordination,
    and Compliance***. The program provides financial support to federal
    crime victims; coordinates federal, military, and tribal agency
    responses to all crime victims; and monitors federal compliance with
    the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982, as well as the
    "Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance."
    Implementation of the Attorney General Guidelines is accomplished
    through improving victim service delivery at: 94 U.S. Attorneys
    Offices; 56 Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Field Offices;
    FBI's 25 largest resident agencies; and 31 positions across Indian
    Country. Funds enable the enhancement of computer automation for
    investigative, prosecutorial, and corrections components to meet the
    victim notification requirements specified in the Attorney General
    Guidelines, the Nationwide Automated Victim Information and
    Notification System (VNS). VNS is implemented by the Executive
    Office for U.S. Attorneys, the Bureau of Prisons, and the FBI.

-   **[Improving the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse
    Cases]{.underline} -- *Children\'s Justice and Assistance Act
    Programs in Indian Country***. The program helps tribal communities
    improve the investigation, prosecution, and overall handling of
    child sexual and physical abuse in a manner that increases support
    for and lessens trauma to the victim. Activities funded include the
    revision of tribal codes to address child sexual abuse; provision of
    child advocacy services for children involved in court proceedings;
    development of protocols and procedures for reporting, investigating
    and prosecuting child abuse cases; enhancement of case management
    and treatment services; specialized training for prosecutors,
    judges, investigators, victim advocates, multidisciplinary or child
    protection teams, and other professionals who handle severe child
    abuse and sexual abuse cases; and development of procedures for
    establishing and managing child-centered interview rooms. Up to \$20
    million must be used annually to improve the investigation,
    handling, and prosecution of child abuse cases. The money is divided
    between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), up
    to \$17 million (85 percent), and OVC, up to \$3 million (15
    percent).

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-   **[Number range CHAPTERAntiterrorism Emergency Reserve
    Fund]{.underline}**

> The Director of OVC is authorized to set aside up to \$50 million in
> the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve to meet the immediate and
> longer-term needs of terrorism and mass violence victims in the
> following three ways: (1) providing supplemental grants to states for
> victim compensation, (2) providing supplemental grants to states for
> victim assistance
>
> and (3) providing direct compensation to victims (U.S. Nationals, an
> officer, or employee of the U.S. government, including Foreign Service
> Nationals working for the U.S. Government) of terrorism occurring
> abroad.
>
> Number range CHAPTERThe Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention
> Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386), authorized the establishment of an
> International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program for
> victims of international terrorism, that includes all U.S. Nationals
> and/or officers or employees of the U.S. Government, including Foreign
> Service Nationals injured or killed as a result of a terrorist act or
> mass violence abroad. Funds for this initiative are provided under the
> Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve and may be used to cover expenses
> incurred by victims who suffer injury or death as a result of
> international terrorism. In addition, funds may be used to pay claims
> from victims of past attacks since 1988 of international terrorism
> occurring abroad under this program. It is difficult to anticipate at
> this time the exact amount needed to pay these claims until a final
> determination is made regarding maximum award amounts, if any.

After funding is allocated for the mandatory purpose areas, the
remaining funds are available for the following:

-   **[Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation]{.underline} -
    *Victim Compensation Formula* *Grant Program***. Of the remaining
    amounts available, 47.5 percent funds grant awards to state crime
    victims compensation programs to reimburse crime victims for
    out-of-pocket expenses related to their victimization such as
    medical and mental health counseling expenses; lost wages; funeral
    and burial costs; and other costs (except property loss) authorized
    in a state's compensation statute.

> Number range CHAPTERAnnually, OVC awards each state a percentage of
> the total amount the state paid to victims from state funding sources
> two years prior to the year of the federal grant award. The rate of
> reimbursement for state crime victim compensation programs is 60
> percent. If the amount needed to reimburse states for payments made to
> victims is less than the 47.5 percent allocation, any remaining amount
> is added to the Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program funding. If
> the amount needed to reimburse states exceeds the 47.5 percent, a
> smaller reimbursement percentage will be disbursed equally amongst all
> states.
>
> Currently, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin
> Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territory of Guam
> have victim compensation programs. State compensation programs will
> continue to reimburse victims for crime related expenses.

-   **[Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance]{.underline} -
    *Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program***. Of the remaining
    amounts available, 47.5 percent is made available to state agencies
    designated by the governor to administer federal funds for state and
    community-based victim service program operations. Each year, states
    are awarded VOCA victim assistance funds to support community-based
    organizations that serve crime victims. Grants are made to domestic
    violence shelters; rape crisis centers; child abuse programs; and
    victim service units in law enforcement agencies, prosecutors'
    offices, hospitals, and social service agencies. These programs
    provide services including: crisis intervention; counseling;
    emergency shelter; criminal justice advocacy; and emergency
    transportation. States will continue to sub-grant funds to eligible
    organizations to provide comprehensive services to victims of crime.

-   **[Discretionary Grants/Activities Program]{.underline} - *National
    Scope Training and Technical Assistance and Direct Services to
    Federal Crime Victims***. VOCA authorizes OVC to use up to 5 percent
    of funds remaining in the Crime Victims Fund, after statutory
    set-asides and grants to states for victim compensation and
    assistance to support national scope training and technical
    assistance, demonstration projects and programs, program evaluation,
    compliance efforts, fellowships and clinical internships, and to
    carry out programs of training and special workshops for
    presentation and dissemination of information resulting from
    demonstrations, surveys, and special projects. At least 2.5 percent
    must be allocated for national scope training and technical
    assistance, and demonstration and evaluation projects.

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**2. Performance Resource and Performance**

Measures Tables

  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
  **Performance and                                                                                                                              
  Resources Table**                                                                                                                              

  **Name of Appropriation:                                                                                                                       
  Crime Victims Fund**                                                                                                                           

  **Workload/Resources**                        **Actual**                 **Estimate**                 **Changes**                **Requested   
                                                                                                                                   Total**       

                                                **FY 2006**                **FY 2007**                  **Current                  **FY 2008     
                                                                                                        Services                   Request**     
                                                                                                        Adjustments                              
                                                                                                        and FY 2008                              
                                                                                                        Program                                  
                                                                                                        Changes**                                

                           **Contributing                                                                                                         
                           Workload**                                                                                                            

  ** **                    Applications         497                                                                                              
                           Reviewed                                                                                                              

  ** **                    Grants Awarded       222                                                                                              

                           Total Dollars        \$546.0                                                                                          
                           Obligated                                                                                                             

                           -Grants              \$546.0                                                                                          

                           -Non-Grants          \$0                                                                                              

                           \% of Dollars                                                                                                         
                           Obligated to Funds                                                                                                    
                           Available in the FY                                                                                                   

                           -Grants              87%                                                                                              

                           -Non-Grants          0%                                                                                               

  **Total Costs and FTE**                       **FTE**      **\$000**     **FTE**        **\$000**     **FTE**       **\$000**    **FTE**       **\$000**

  ** **                                                                                                                                          

                                                **0**        **\$626.0**   **0**          **\$625.0**   **0**         **\$0.0**    **0**         **\$625.0**

                           **Reimbursements**                \$0.0                                                                               

  **TYPE/STR OBJ**         **Performance        **Target**   **Actual**    **Target**     **Actual**    **Target**    **Actual**   **Target**    **Actual**
                           Measures**                                                                                                            

  Long Term/ Outcome       Ratio of Victims     0.169        ^1^TBD        0.177                        0.008                      0.185         
                           that received Crime                                                                                                   
                           Victims Fund                                                                                                          
                           assistance services                                                                                                   
                           to the total number                                                                                                   
                           of victimizations                                                                                                     

  Long Term/ Outcome       Ratio of Crime       0.0097       0.009         0.0106                       0.0009                     0.0115        
                           Victims Fund                                                                                                          
                           compensation dollars                                                                                                  
                           awarded to total                                                                                                      
                           economic loss                                                                                                         
                           incurred by victims                                                                                                   
                           of crime                                                                                                              

  Annual/ Output           Number of victims    3.8m         ^1^TBD        3.9m                         0.1m                       4.0m          
                           that received Crime                                                                                                   
                           Victims Fund                                                                                                          
                           Assistance services                                                                                                   

  Annual/ Outcome          Percentage violent   9.9%         ^1^TBD        10.4%                        0.5%                       10.9%         
                           crime victims that                                                                                                    
                           received help from                                                                                                    
                           victim agencies                                                                                                       

  Annual/ Efficiency       Ratio of Crime       97.9         129.1         94.9                         (2.7)                      92.2          
                           Victims Fund dollars                                                                                                  
                           awarded to program                                                                                                    
                           M&A dollars spent                                                                                                     

  ^1^ Data not available                                                                                                                         
  until during the latter                                                                                                                        
  part of 2007.                                                                                                                                  

  **Endnote:** OJP is                                                                                                                             
  researching the                                                                                                                                
  development of a                                                                                                                               
  methodology for workload                                                                                                                       
  projections.                                                                                                                                   
  ------------------------ -------------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ------------- ------------- ------------ ------------- -------------

  ------------------ ---------------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- -------- -------- ---------- -------- -------- --------
  **PERFORMANCE                                                                                                               
  MEASURE TABLE**                                                                                                            

  **Appropriation:                                                                                                            
  Crime Victims                                                                                                              
  Fund**                                                                                                                     

  Performance Report                  FY 1999  FY 2000    FY 2001    FY 2002  FY 2003  FY 2004  FY 2005    FY 2006  FY2007   FY2008
  and Performance                                                                                                            
  Plan Targets                                                                                                               

                                      Actual   Actual     Actual     Actual   Actual   Actual   Actual     Actual   Target   Target

  Performance        Ratio of Victims N/A      .121       0.147      0.166    0.157    0.17     0.163      ^1^TBD   0.177    0.185
  Measure            that received             Baseline                                                                      
                     Crime Victims                                                                                           
                     Fund assistance                                                                                         
                     services to the                                                                                         
                     total number of                                                                                         
                     victimizations                                                                                          

  Performance        Ratio of Crime   N/A      N/A        .0058      0.0071   0.0118   0.012    0.011      0.009    0.0106   0.0115
  Measure            Victims Fund                         Baseline                                                           
                     compensation                                                                                            
                     dollars awarded                                                                                         
                     to total                                                                                                
                     economic loss                                                                                           
                     incurred by                                                                                             
                     victims of crime                                                                                        

  Performance        Number of        N/A      3.1m       3.5m       3.8m     3.7m     4.0m     3.8m       ^1^TBD   3.9m     4.0m
  Measure            victims that              Baseline                                                                      
                     received Crime                                                                                          
                     Victims Fund                                                                                            
                     Assistance                                                                                              
                     services                                                                                                

  Performance        Percentage       N/A      N/A        7.4%       7.9%     8.6%     9.3%     8.1%       ^1^TBD   10.4%    10.9%
  Measure            violent crime                        Baseline                                                           
                     victims that                                                                                            
                     received help                                                                                           
                     from victim                                                                                             
                     agencies                                                                                                

  Performance        Ratio of Crime   N/A      N/A        N/A        N/A      N/A      N/A      101.2      129.1    94.9     92.2
  Measure            Victims Fund                                                               Baseline                     
                     dollars awarded                                                                                         
                     to program M&A                                                                                          
                     dollars spent                                                                                           

                                                                                                                             

  ^1^Note: Data will                                                                                                         
  not be available                                                                                                           
  until 2007                                                                                                                 
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**3. Performance Resource and Strategies**

[Crime Victims Fund]{.underline}

**a. Performance Plan and Report Outcomes**

Crime Victims\' Programs are administered by the Office for Victims of
Crime (OVC), a federal agency within the Office of Justice Programs,
U.S. Department of Justice. Congress formally established OVC in 1988
through an amendment to the 1984 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) to provide
leadership and funding on behalf of crime victims. The mission of OVC is
to enhance the Nation's capacity to assist crime victims and to provide
leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices that promote
justice and healing for all victims.

During 2006, Crime Victims\' Programs continued to provide federal funds
to support victim compensation and assistance programs across the Nation
with continued favorable performance reflected by the program key
outcome measure "Ratio of victims that received Crime Victims Fund
assistance services to the total number of victimizations." The actual
data for 2005 received during 2006 produced a ratio of .163, exceeding
its targeted value of .161. Continued increases in performance are
planned through 2008 with the target for the performance measure raised
to the ratio of .185.

**b. Strategies to Accomplish Outcomes**

The Crime Victims\' Programs support OJP\'s Strategic Goal 3: *Reduce
the impact of crime on victims and hold offenders accountable.* The
Crime Victims Fund (the Fund) provides the primary means to attain this
goal. The Fund is comprised of monies collected from criminal fines,
forfeited bail bonds, penalties, and special assessments. OVC is able to
provide compensation and services for victims and their survivors from
the Fund. One way to measure the extent compensation reaches victims of
crime is to gauge the ratio of funds compensated versus the amount of
economic loss suffered by victims. Since 2001, this ratio has shown an
overall increase, from .0058 in 2001 to .0090 in 2006. Because of an
increase in criminal activity in 2006, resulting in fewer dollars to
compensate victims, the 2006 actual was slightly below the target of
.0097. The 2008 target is the ratio of .0115 compensation dollars to
economic loss.

OJP also supports victims in a variety of other ways, including working
with victims of domestic and international human trafficking, recovering
children who have been removed from the U.S., supporting female victims
of violence against women, and meeting the unique needs of victims in
Indian Country. Specific strategies that will be implemented include
development of victim outreach tools in languages other than English and
training on facilitating support meetings for victims of traumatic loss.

OJP has made considerable progress in meeting victim needs, but more
work remains. Changing the culture and behaviors of those who work in
the justice system and how they deal with victims of crime is a major
priority.

**c. Results of Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Reviews**

Crime Victims\' Program underwent a PART review in FY 2006 and received
an overall rating of \"Adequate.\" Demonstrating steady progress in
attaining long-term and annual performance goals, the assessment also
found opportunities to improve program performance. In response to these
findings, an improvement plan consisting of follow-up actions and
milestones has been developed, with OMB concurrence. Follow-up actions
are to include performance data in budget submissions, starting with the
FY 2009 spring call; developing a comprehensive evaluation plan for
programs to obtain better information on their impact; and working with
Congress to obtain the authority to promote greater consistency among
state crime victims\' programs, ensuring that crime victims are treated
similarly no matter where they live.

**4. Exhibits**

**V. Appendix**

[^1]: The FY 2007 Estimates were calculated using the average of the
    Senate Committee and House marks, less one percent.