BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Assistance

FY 2000

PROGRAM PLAN
U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

810 Seventh Street NW.

Washington, DC 20531

Janet Reno

Attorney General

Daniel Marcus

Acting Associate Attorney General

Mary Lou Leary

Acting Assistant Attorney General

Nancy E. Gist

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance

Office of Justice Programs

World Wide Web Home Page

www.ojp.usdoj.gov

Bureau of Justice Assistance

World Wide Web Home Page

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

For grant and funding information contact

U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

1–800–421–6770

The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also

includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime.
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Message From the Director

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Program Plan is an overview of programs BJA will

support in fiscal year (FY) 2000. This document represents much more, however, than a

compilation of program titles and grantee names. It is a reflection of how much the vision of

those working in the justice system has broadened beyond simply reacting to crime.

Our vision of justice has grown because of two compelling concepts. The first is the need to

take a comprehensive approach to solving crime problems by investing in every level of the

justice system. The second is the powerful idea of community justice: that we must build

legitimate partnerships with the people the justice system serves—our nation’s communities.

Throughout this Program Plan, you will find initiatives that put the best ideas of community

justice into practice by using innovative partnerships to engage communities in restoring

safety to our nation’s streets, workplaces, and schools.

The funds appropriated for BJA activities in FY 2000 will support collaborative efforts in

every area of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, crime prevention, the

courts, supervision services, prosecution and indigent defense, pretrial services, technology

and systems integration, evaluation, and training and technical assistance. BJA will also

continue to support innovative solutions to local problems through the Open Solicitation

Grant Program. The extraordinary response we have received from state, local, and tribal

practitioners on how public-private partnerships can make the criminal justice system both

effective and accessible has given us a wealth of knowledge. We hope to use that knowledge

to improve criminal justice policy and practice at every level of government.

It is our hope that these and all the programs we support this year will continue to stimulate

the efforts of dedicated public servants who are looking at criminal justice in new ways.

Community justice has opened the criminal justice system at every level to unprecedented

opportunities for collaboration, and BJA is committed to finding the best of these new

approaches, demonstrating and documenting their effectiveness, and replicating them in

other communities.

We welcome your comments and suggestions on how we can support your work to make

our nation safer. I encourage you to write, call, or e-mail our staff. Only by working

together can we meet the challenge of assuring peace and justice for all of our citizens.

Nancy E. Gist

Director
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Contents

Message From the Director ..................................................................................................... iii

About BJA .................................................................................................................................... 1

BJA Programs ............................................................................................................................... 2

Accessing BJA Funds and Technical Assistance ...................................................................... 3

Chapter 1: Overview of FY 2000 Funding .............................................................................. 7

Building Community Partnerships for Justice ........................................................................ 7

Bringing More Resources to Tribal and Rural Justice Systems ............................................. 8

Improving the Justice System’s Response to Hate Crimes .................................................... 9

Reaching Out to Special Populations: Youth, the Elderly, and Offenders

With Mental Illness .............................................................................................................. 10

Creating a More Effective and Comprehensive Justice System .......................................... 10

Chapter 2: Empowering Communities ................................................................................. 13

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 13

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 14

Chapter 3: Supporting Law Enforcement............................................................................. 23

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 23

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 24

Chapter 4: Supporting Innovation in Adjudication........................................................... 31

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 31

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 5: Managing Offenders Under Supervision......................................................... 41

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 41

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 41

Chapter 6: Using Technology To Fight Crime ..................................................................... 47

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 47

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 48

Chapter 7: Preventing Victimization and Assisting Victims ............................................ 55

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 55

FY 2000 Programs ...................................................................................................................... 55
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Chapter 8: Measuring the Effectiveness of Justice Programs........................................... 61

Overview..................................................................................................................................... 61

FY 2000 Program ........................................................................................................................ 62

Appendix A: State Offices Administering Byrne Formula Funds and Local Law

Enforcement Block Grants ............................................................................................... 63

Appendix B: Byrne Grant Program Purpose Areas ............................................................ 73

Appendix C: Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program Purpose Areas............... 81
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About BJA

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs

(OJP), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which also includes the Bureau of Justice

Statistics (BJS), the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).

BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and assistance to local criminal justice strategies

to achieve safe communities. BJA’s overall goals are to reduce and prevent crime,

violence, and drug abuse and to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.

To achieve these goals, BJA programs emphasize enhanced coordination and

cooperation of federal, state, and local efforts.

BJA’s objectives in support of these goals are to:

■ Encourage the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies to

reduce and prevent crime and violence.

■ Encourage the active participation of community organizations and citizens in

efforts to prevent crime, drug abuse, and violence.

■ Provide training and technical assistance in support of efforts to prevent crime,

drug abuse, and violence at local, state, and national levels.

■ Reduce the availability of illegal weapons and develop strategies to address

violence in our communities.

■ Enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to reduce crime.

■ Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of the adjudication process,

including indigent defense services.

■ Assist states in freeing prison space for serious and violent offenders through the

design and implementation of effective correctional options for nonviolent

offenders.

■ Enhance the ability of criminal justice agencies to access and use new information

technologies.

■ Encourage and support evaluation of program effectiveness and dissemination of

program results.
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BJA has four primary components: (1) the State and Local Assistance Division, which

administers formula grant programs such as Byrne Formula Grants and Local Law

Enforcement Block Grants; (2) the Program Development Division, which administers

Byrne Discretionary Programs including the Open Solicitation and targeted funding

programs; (3) the Benefits Office, which administers the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits

(PSOB), Denial of Federal Benefits, and Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) programs;

and (4) the Office of Program Analysis and Communications, which provides

infrastructure and support services to BJA and its constituents, including budgeting,

publications support, and Web site maintenance.

BJA Programs

BJA administers six types of programs: formula, discretionary, benefits, payment,

targeted, and nongrant services. Formula grants are awarded to states or local units of

government in accordance with a legislatively established formula that is based, for

example, on population or crime statistics. BJA formula and block grant programs

include the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

Formula Grant Program (Byrne Formula) and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants

(LLEBG) Program.

Discretionary grants are those for which BJA has some flexibility in selecting topics and

grantees. BJA has one discretionary program, the Byrne Discretionary Grants Program,

under which most technical assistance and training grants are funded. Discretionary

grants can be awarded to states, units of local government, Indian tribes and tribal

organizations, individuals, educational institutions, private nonprofit organizations,

and private commercial organizations. Some discretionary awards are competitive and

make a limited amount of funds available to a number of potential recipients. An

example is the Open Solicitation, issued in FYs 1997, 1998, and 1999.

Targeted programs are those for which Congress has both designated the subject matter

and limited the pool of eligible grantees. Funds are normally made through a separate

line-item appropriation. BJA’s targeted programs include the Regional Information

Sharing Systems (RISS) Program and the National White Collar Crime Center

(NWCCC), which are noncompetitive, and the Community Prosecution and Tribal

Courts programs, which are competitive within a designated grantee pool. Funds may

also be earmarked under formula, discretionary, or targeted programs for special

ongoing activities or recipients. Examples are the Boys & Girls Clubs of America

(B&GCA) under LLEBG and the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign

(NCCPC) under Byrne Discretionary Grants. Payment programs such as the State
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Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) and the BVP provide funding to

participating jurisdictions for designated purposes but do not involve postaward

activities.

BJA-funded benefits programs include the PSOBP and the Public Safety Officers’

Educational Assistance Program. BJA’s nongrant programs, which include the Prison

Industries Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program, the Denial of Federal Benefits

Program, and certain federal surplus property transfer programs, provide services to

jurisdictions but do not provide funding to recipients.

Accessing BJA Funds and Technical Assistance

This section provides a general overview of how local criminal justice practitioners

access BJA formula, discretionary, and other funds and technical assistance. In addition,

funding opportunities for specific new and continuing programs will be announced

throughout the year through solicitation announcements. These announcements, which

contain application instructions, are mailed to eligible jurisdictions and agencies. To be

placed on the BJA mailing list, call the BJA Clearinghouse at 1–800–688–4252 or the U.S.

Department of Justice Response Center at 1–800–421–6770. Announcements are also

posted on the BJA Web page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA.

Accessing Byrne Formula Grant Funds

Local practitioners may seek funding for innovative projects under the Byrne Formula

Grant Program through a variety of methods. In each state, the Governor appoints a

State Administrative Agency (SAA) to handle the subgranting of these funds to local as

well as state criminal justice operations. (For a state-by-state listing, see appendix A or

visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.) Contacting the appointed office to obtain

application information is the first step. Typically, overall funding plans and funding

decisions are made by advisory boards consisting of a community’s leading criminal

justice officials, including police chiefs, prosecutors, chief justices, and corrections

commissioners. All states must pass a portion of funds on to local governments. Some

states do this via block subgrants in which decisions are made locally on individual

projects. For more information on these projects, local agencies and any advisory boards

they appoint should be contacted.
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Accessing Local Law Enforcement Block Grants

The LLEBG eligibility list for FY 2000, released in the spring, will be available through

BJA’s Web site (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA) and through the U.S. Department of Justice

Response Center (1–800–421–6770). The list will also be provided to constituency groups

such as the National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and the National

Association of Counties. LLEBG is not a competitive program. Jurisdictions apply for

and are awarded funding via the electronic LLEBG Administration System on the BJA

Web site. If a jurisdiction is eligible for funding and submits a complete application, BJA

will make an award.

Funds remaining after local allocations have been made will be awarded to each SAA.

The SAA has the choice of distributing award funds to state police departments and/or

to units of local government that did not qualify for direct awards from BJA. Additional

information about this portion of the funds is available from each SAA. (For a state-bystate listing, see appendix A or visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov/state.htm.)

Accessing Byrne Discretionary Grant Funds

Under the Byrne Discretionary Grants Program, BJA is authorized by Congress to

award grants to public and private agencies and organizations for national-scope

demonstration, training, and technical assistance programs in support of states and

local jurisdictions. Priorities for this program reflect a balance of congressional

mandates, administration priorities, and needs expressed by state and local criminal

justice practitioners. Discretionary grants will be made for continuation and

implementation programs, limited competition programs, sole-source selection

programs, and those programs designated by Congress to be funded by the Byrne

Discretionary Grants Program.

Crime prevention and control initiatives are most effective when they relate directly to a

comprehensive strategy. Such a strategy provides the context or anchor for addressing

locally determined priorities; describes in detail how programs implemented by

government agencies, other service providers, and residents mutually support one

another; and serves as the means for developing future partnerships among a wide

variety of public and private resources. For these reasons, BJA has looked at ways of

developing and, in some cases, reconfiguring programs to ensure that they are

comprehensive in nature and promote partnerships that support local strategic

planning and implementation.
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Explicit in any successful state or local crime prevention and control strategy is the

engagement of the ultimate beneficiaries—community residents. Community-based

strategies and initiatives must focus on neighborhood problems by involving

community leaders and residents in the planning and delivery of services. A number of

BJA-funded programs, including the Comprehensive Communities Program, the

NCCPC, and the Tribal Strategies Against Violence Program, support partnerships with

federal, state, and local governments, private organizations, and foundations to develop

solutions to prevent and control crime and improve the quality of life. Although Byrne

Discretionary Grant Program funds may be used to pay up to 100 percent of total

project costs under an initial grant award, BJA has instituted a policy of giving

preferential treatment to proposals in which applicant agencies or jurisdictions have

committed their own resources and propose a declining federal share over the course of

a multiyear award.

Accessing Other BJA Programs

Increasingly, BJA is undertaking the administration of new programs created by

Congress through line-item funding or the transfer of funds from other federal agencies.

These programs may be targeted or payment programs, as defined above, and they may

have limited eligibility or be competitive among a more broadly defined group.

Examples are the RISS Program limited to the six operational sites and the BVP Program

open to all jurisdictions with public safety personnel. In this document, programs are

marked with the symbol ◆ when FY 2000 funds will be distributed through a

competitive process. Generally, such competitions begin with a solicitation document

distributed to eligible recipients. Readers who meet the eligibility criteria of these

programs or would like to be included in the target audience should call the U.S.

Department of Justice Response Center at 1–800–421–6770 to ensure that they are on the

solicitation mailing list.

Accessing Training and Technical Assistance

One of BJA’s most important functions is supporting the work of practitioners in state

and local justice through training and technical assistance programs. BJA-funded

technical assistance provides direct assistance to state and local jurisdictions in

developing and implementing comprehensive, systemwide strategies for combating

violent crime and drug abuse, demonstrating and documenting programs that work,

and bringing improvements to the operation of criminal justice systems.
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BJA offers this assistance in a variety of settings ranging from specific demonstration

projects and onsite problem solving to regional trainings and national conferences.

Ongoing technical assistance opportunities are described throughout this Program Plan.

Programs that are open to agencies and practitioners on an as-needed basis or that

provide a wide range of services to a large segment of the criminal justice system are

marked with the symbol ✆.

For general information about BJA-funded training and technical assistance, visit the

BJA Web page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA. To request assistance offered by a specific

program, use the Ask BJA link and address your e-mail to TA Coordinator. Readers who

do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770.
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Chapter 1: Overview of FY 2000

Funding

In FY 2000, the Bureau of Justice Assistance will fund a wide range of initiatives to

reduce crime and violence and to strengthen the criminal justice system. These

initiatives support the following broad objectives.

Building Community Partnerships for Justice

One of the most important responsibilities of BJA and the Federal Government is

supporting cost-effective, locally directed strategies to revitalize neighborhoods. The

goal of neighborhood revitalization is not only to reduce crime, violence, and substance

abuse in a community, but to improve the quality of life of its residents. Community

mobilization initiatives that BJA will continue to support in FY 2000 include the

NCCPC, the Community Justice Empowerment Project, and the Center on Rural Crime

and Justice, which is engaging targeted rural communities in crime prevention efforts.

A second priority for BJA is working with local practitioners to put the pioneering

concept of community justice into practice at every stage of the justice process. Policecommunity partnerships are making a dramatic impact on the security of neighborhoods

all over the country by building trust between law enforcement agencies and respected,

visible institutions in the community, most notably religious groups, schools, and

neighborhood safety organizations. Among the police-community collaborations BJA

will support in FY 2000 are the National Neighborhood Crime and Drug Abuse

Prevention Program and the Community Support Program (CSP) in Chelsea,

Massachusetts. CSP is using innovative teams of civilian conflict intervention specialists

to reduce neighborhood conflict and build residents’ faith in government institutions.

BJA will also continue its commitment to establishing community prosecution

partnerships and community courts in which a community’s law enforcement officers,

prosecutors, public defenders, elected officials, and local leaders work together to

improve public safety. These initiatives are finding innovative ways to link local justice

agencies working in crime prevention, prosecution, and adjudication to the community,

combining sanctions that restore the community’s security with measures that provide

appropriate treatment.
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States and localities are assuming ever greater roles in criminal justice planning and

implementation, but too often their efforts are not coordinated, resulting in both

duplication of activities and unnecessary gaps in crime programs. The Statewide

Community Initiative, a coordinated effort of BJA and the SAAs, will promote

integrated state and local criminal justice strategies emphasizing collaboration, resource

sharing, and balanced delivery of criminal justice services. The initiative will include an

assessment of how states integrate local crime prevention and control planning into

their strategic plans and the degree to which states take an active role in local planning

and implementing comprehensive community-based programs.

Bringing More Resources to Tribal and Rural Justice

Systems

BJA and the other bureaus and offices of OJP have made a strong commitment to

making funding opportunities and technical assistance programs more responsive to

local priorities. This need is particularly acute in tribal and rural jurisdictions that

historically have had difficulty accessing federal and state resources. In FY 2000, BJA

will fund a wide range of initiatives to address the pressing needs of criminal justice

agencies in tribal and rural communities.

Through the Alaska Native Technical Assistance and Resource Center, BJA is helping

Alaska Native villages develop the capacity to analyze and solve local crime problems.

A second large-scale project, the Tribal Court Initiative, will assist tribal governments in

the development, enhancement, and continuing operation of tribal judicial systems.

In Tulare County, California, the Agricultural Crime Technology Information and

Operations Network will address the unique crime prevention needs of rural residents.

The program will encourage farmers and ranchers to register their equipment with the

sheriff’s office, educate them about security systems, and work with the media and

grassroots organizations to publicize prevention, suppression, and prosecution actions.

In South Carolina, BJA will continue funding the crime prevention efforts of the Center

on Rural Crime and Violence Prevention, which links rural communities to local

criminal justice systems and helps them develop and evaluate local initiatives.

Other initiatives are broader in reach, addressing the needs of a large number of rural

communities using innovative information technology. In one, the American Probation

and Parole Association will conduct a series of training teleconferences for rural

jurisdictions on effective supervision practices. Topics will include restorative justice,

staff safety, and intermediate sanctions. In another initiative, the National Center for
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Rural Law Enforcement will create an Internet-based resource center and help desk to

provide technical assistance to rural jurisdictions on a wide range of information

technology issues.

Improving the Justice System’s Response to Hate

Crimes

DOJ has made a strong commitment to fund initiatives that will improve the response

of law enforcement and every other component of the justice system to hate crime. In

our communities—in our streets, schools, and places of worship—law enforcement,

prosecutors, and community leaders must aggressively confront hate crime, but the

Federal Government also has an important role to play. An investment in education and

training programs will help law enforcement and other justice agencies more effectively

prevent and respond to these acts of violence.

A major BJA-funded training initiative to help law enforcement officers fight hate crime

is Tools for Tolerance. This unique program puts teams of officers, investigators,

prosecutors, and judges through intense 4-day training institutes at the Simon

Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California. BJA will also

continue to support DOJ’s National Hate Crime Training Initiative. Among this

initiative’s core activities are regional training sessions for law enforcement officers

conducted by multidisciplinary teams; coordination with law enforcement professionals

and U.S. Attorneys’ local antihate crime strategies; dissemination of reports to

policymakers and law enforcement personnel describing successful antihate crime

initiatives in operation across the country; and a national hate crime education

campaign targeting law enforcement, youth, and criminal justice practitioners.

Additionally, BJA will support four other projects that are among the nation’s most

creative responses to hate crime. In Los Angeles, the District Attorney’s Juvenile

Offenders Learning Tolerance (JOLT) Program intervenes with at-risk youth who

commit nonviolent hate crimes using a comprehensive array of prevention, diversion,

and prosecution measures. In San Diego, the city’s police department and the AntiDefamation League are collaborating to help victims and witnesses of hate crimes

overcome the emotional pain, confusion, and posttraumatic stress associated with these

acts. And Maine and Massachusetts are using civil rights teams of students and faculty

to confront bias-motivated speech and violence in the schools.
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Reaching Out to Special Populations: Youth, the

Elderly, and Offenders With Mental Illness

For too long the justice system has overlooked the needs of those who are most

vulnerable in our society. In FY 2000, BJA will focus on three special populations: young

victims and offenders, senior citizens, and offenders suffering from mental illness.

BJA will continue its support of national youth programs, including the Boys & Girls

Clubs of America, that have a proven record of providing youth an alternative to drugs

and crime. These programs will expand their efforts to communities whose youth need

a safe place to study, to play, and to plan for a better life beyond public housing, gangs,

and family violence. The National Campaign Against Youth Violence will use BJA funds

to mount a national public education campaign modeled on past successful media

efforts to increase seat belt use and prevent forest fires. The National Crime Prevention

Council will work with BJA, OJJDP, DOJ, and the Advertising Council to develop

programs in at least 200 communities to teach gun owners about responsible ownership

and how to keep guns out of the hands of juveniles.

BJA will work to protect the elderly in FY 2000 by continuing to fund the national Triad

initiative and a wide range of efforts to prevent telemarketing, home improvement, and

other types of fraud. BJA’s investment in Triad will educate communities about elder

abuse and strengthen the criminal justice system’s to detect and prevent crime against

the elderly.

Finally, BJA will continue to address an area of concern long neglected in the criminal

justice system: the need to provide treatment for offenders who suffer from serious

mental illness. BJA will support the work of the GAINS Center, which helps states and

local communities develop services for individuals in the justice system afflicted with

mental illness, and will continue funding for a special court for offenders who are

mentally ill in Seattle, Washington.

Creating a More Effective and Comprehensive Justice

System

BJA will fund a number of initiatives in FY 2000 designed to help the justice system

operate more cohesively as offenders, victims, witnesses, and other participants pass

through its various stages. These initiatives provide training and technical assistance to

improve the operations of law enforcement agencies, pretrial services, prosecutor and

indigent defense offices, courts, and corrections and supervision services.
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A major new effort in law enforcement is the Bulletproof Vest Partnership. BVP is saving

the lives of our nation’s police officers by encouraging police departments to order

protective vests through a special application and award system administered entirely

through the Internet. BVP is administered by BJA and six federal partners: the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), OJP, NIJ, and BJS. In FY 1999, BVP

provided $23 million to 3,500 state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to purchase more than

92,000 vests. Two other BJA-funded programs, the State and Local Anti-Terrorism

Training Program and the PSOB Program, are also meeting critical law enforcement

needs.

To help our nation’s judicial system operate more effectively, BJA will fund the Pretrial

Services Resource Center to provide training on pretrial issues through a Pretrial Justice

Institute, the American Prosecutors Research Institute to develop caseload standards for

prosecutors, and the Vera Institute of Justice to increase the participation of defender

managers in criminal justice system policymaking. BJA will also fund innovative

community prosecution projects through competitive grants.

An important element in creating a comprehensive justice system is ensuring that the

various components of the system share vital information. In FY 2000, BJA will continue

its substantial investment in technology and information systems initiatives that are

helping state and local jurisdictions complete this important process. An important

initiative is the OJP Information Integration Initiative, a comprehensive effort that will

study how information moves within the criminal justice system and use that

knowledge to develop educational tools for state executives and legislators, business

leaders, law enforcement personnel, and the public. Other important BJA-funded

technology initiatives are the Regional Information Sharing Systems Program, a

network of regional centers that share intelligence on criminal organizations operating

across jurisdictional lines; the National White Collar Crime Center; and a number of

efforts to integrate criminal justice information systems nationwide.

Finally, while improving each facet of this nation’s justice system, BJA will work with

state and local jurisdictions to ensure that these efforts are producing genuine results. In

FY 2000, BJA will offer evaluation technical assistance through the Electronic Roadmap

for Evaluation, an interactive site available from the BJA Web page that provides stepby-step instructions for planning, designing, and conducting evaluations of state and

local criminal justice programs. BJA will also support states’ efforts to evaluate the

performance and outcomes of their programs through the State Evaluation

Development Program and the Byrne Evaluation Partnership Program.
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Chapter 2: Empowering Communities

Overview

BJA’s mission to reduce crime and improve the criminal justice system begins in local

communities. We have learned that no one program or agency—federal, state, or local—

can make our streets and schools safer. The most powerful weapon against crime and

violence is collaboration among community residents, faith-based organizations,

schools, businesses, and the criminal justice system on specific local problems.

We have also learned, however, that simple collaboration is not enough to solve our

most difficult crime problems. To be effective, community-based partnerships must

develop and support comprehensive crime prevention strategies that give community

members an opportunity to solve problems and participate in the justice system. In

FY 2000, BJA will support a variety of community-focused initiatives that are comprehensive,

that build trust between communities and justice system components, and that

strengthen local organizational capacity.

BJA will also continue its assistance to federally recognized tribal governments. The

Community Analysis and Planning Strategies program will enhance the crime

prevention efforts of tribal communities and strengthen community support for

criminal justice programs. The Alaska Native Technical Assistance and Resource Center

will help Alaska Native villages analyze and solve local crime problems.

In addition to the discretionary programs highlighted in this Program Plan, BJA

provides resources for local programs to engage communities through the Byrne

Formula Grant Program, administered through the Governor’s office in each state and

territory. In FY 2000, states and U.S. territories will receive $500 million from the Byrne

Program to address crime in local communities. States such as Colorado, Maryland,

Pennsylvania, and Virginia have dedicated a significant portion of their allocation to

support local crime strategies developed by public-private partnerships. Current crime

prevention programs funded under the Byrne Program include community

mobilization efforts; neighborhood watch initiatives; community policing programs;

and prevention, law enforcement, and prosecution efforts focusing on youth.

Moreover, the LLEBG Program provides resources to improve public safety. In FY 2000,

the $450 million appropriated for the program will support a wide range of crime

prevention initiatives that include enhancing security in schools; reducing juvenile crime;

and funding additional law enforcement officers, overtime, and crime prevention

programs.
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Continuing Programs

Alaska Native Technical Assistance and Resource Center ✆

Grantee: University of Alaska, Anchorage Justice Center

The Alaska Native Technical Assistance and Resource Center, coordinated by the

Anchorage Justice Center at the University of Alaska, was created to help Alaska

Natives analyze and solve local crime problems. The program trains staff from

participating villages in program management while providing onsite technical

support. As staff assist the villages, they will learn how to provide similar instruction

and technical support to peers in future partnering villages. Over the course of 3 years,

the project will enhance the community problem-solving skills of more than a dozen

rural Alaskan villages. In addition, the grantee, working in partnership with the

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, will develop and implement a 1-year study to examine the

feasibility of establishing a comprehensive mental health and substance abuse treatment

program for children and families in Alaska.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Building Capacity for Violence Prevention

Grantee: National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention

The National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention will continue to bring

together practitioners, policymakers, and evaluators engaged in community-based

work to mobilize national and local resources in the prevention of violent crimes. By

expanding its capacity, the National Funding Collaborative will provide direct

assistance to selected sites and disseminate information through a clearinghouse of best

practices and promising approaches in community strategies to prevent crime and

violence.
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Community Justice Empowerment Project

Grantee: National Training and Information Center

The National Training and Information Center (NTIC) has provided training and

technical assistance to America’s communities for nearly 30 years, working with more

than 300 neighborhood, institutional, faith-based, farm, senior, youth, and disabled

rights groups. Through this project, NTIC will help communities build partnerships

with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and other local stakeholders to plan and

implement solutions to community crime problems.

Community Justice Resource Center ✆

Grantee: Fund for the City of New York, Center for Court Innovation

The Community Justice Resource Center will provide technical assistance to

jurisdictions beginning or enhancing a community justice initiative. Bringing together

experts from the justice system (police department, prosecution, courts, probation, and

parole) and community leaders, the center will help jurisdictions develop

comprehensive, community-based strategies and initiatives. In addition to providing

onsite technical assistance, the Center produces publications, publishes a newsletter,

maintains a database of community justice projects, and prepares reports to document

emerging opportunities and issues in community justice.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Community Security

Grantee: Local Initiatives Support Corporation

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) will provide grassroots support to

help communities mobilize partnerships and to help community members rebuild

deteriorated neighborhoods and rural areas throughout the country. LISC provides

financial resources and technical assistance to community development corporations,

which serve as important partners for transforming neighborhoods through public and

private collaborations.
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Community Support Program

Grantee: Chelsea Police Department

Through this program, the Chelsea Police Department in Chelsea, Massachusetts, is

using a civilian conflict intervention unit to solve low-level neighborhood disputes that

often escalate into assaults or litigation. The program has saved the city of Chelsea

thousands of dollars and hundreds of patrol hours by avoiding costly police

intervention in noncriminal disputes.

Crime Analysis and Planning Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native

Communities

Grantee: Fox Valley Technical College

This training initiative is designed to assist tribal jurisdictions in developing a

comprehensive model for identifying crime risk factors and assessing the factors’

impact. The project focuses on fostering cohesive partnerships and improving

coordination among law enforcement, other components of the criminal justice system,

and the community. In FY 2000, Fox Valley Technical College will continue training

American Indians and Alaska Natives and develop a monograph to assist tribes in a

comprehensive planning process.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education ✆

Grantee: D.A.R.E. America

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program is the nation’s predominant

school-based drug abuse and violence prevention program. It involves more than 8,600

law enforcement agencies in school systems across the country. BJA funding supports

the development of the D.A.R.E. curricula and the operation of five regional training

centers for new D.A.R.E. officers. The centers provide inservice training for instructors

who work with and train parents using the D.A.R.E. curricula, training for junior and

senior high school students, program development, and monitoring and technical

assistance for agencies replicating the program nationwide. The centers are located in

the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the Los Angeles Police Department, the

Missouri State Highway Patrol, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, and

the Virginia Department of State Police.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Establishing, Expanding, and Enhancing Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Grantee: Boys & Girls Clubs of America

B&GCA provide millions of children with a safe haven from the negative influences of

the street. Established in 1906, B&GCA has grown from 53 clubs to a national network

of more than 2,300 clubs in public housing developments, schools, religious buildings,

shopping malls, homeless shelters, orphanages, Native American reservations, and U.S.

military bases around the world. Today, B&GCA serves more than 3 million youth;

employes more than 9,500 trained, full-time professionals; and organizes more than

200,000 volunteers. Over its 7-year partnership with B&GCA, BJA has distributed funds

to programs that reach more than 400,000 youth.

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign ✆

Grantee: National Crime Prevention Council

National in scope but local in implementation, NCCPC will continue to reach out to

families, youth, public and private service providers, and elected officials to reduce

crime, violence, and substance abuse and build safer, more caring communities. NCCPC

promotes and teaches prevention as an effective method to reduce crime. The

campaign’s award-winning public service messages featuring McGruff the Crime Dog

use print, broadcast, and cablecast formats to challenge Americans to do something

about crime and violence. The NCCPC provides training and technical assistance to

community leaders on a wide variety of crime prevention topics; develops programs in

areas such as comprehensive government and grassroots crime prevention planning

partnerships; promotes crime prevention through environmental design; and organizes

youth violence prevention activities. In FY 2000, the campaign will continue to develop

comprehensive, community-based approaches to reducing crime and fear of crime.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

National Neighborhood Crime and Drug Abuse Prevention Program

Grantee: Milton Eisenhower Foundation

This community-based initiative will continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of

community-police partnerships in up to four urban settings. Key objectives include

building diverse coalitions and planning teams, adopting community- and problemoriented policing techniques by law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies,
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reducing the number of at-risk youth involved in delinquent activities; providing

alternatives to gangs and gang membership, and developing an environment conducive

to social and economic growth.

National Night Out ✆

Grantee: National Association of Town Watch

The National Night Out (NNO) Program assists in strengthening comprehensive

community partnerships and supports the development and enhancement of innovative

local crime, violence, and drug prevention initiatives. Since its inception in 1984, NNO

has evolved into a yearlong program in which 31 million people in 9,500 communities

across the United States and in U.S. military bases throughout the world participate.

NNO activities are cosponsored by local businesses, corporations, and public utility

companies and coordinated by the National Association of Town Watch, which provides

information and technical assistance to federal and state agencies, local units of

government, civic and neighborhood organizations, and residents.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Open Solicitation Grant Program ◆

Grantee: Multiple recipients

Through the Open Solicitation Grant Program, BJA encourages state, local, and tribal

governments to identify emerging or chronic criminal justice problems within their

communities and then propose innovative strategies to address those problems. BJA

solicits brief concept papers in broad categories that reflect local priorities. An important

goal of the program is opening the application process to constituencies that historically

have not had access to federal criminal justice grants. BJA urges applicants to reach out

within their communities and build partnerships with schools, social service agencies,

private-sector organizations, and other institutions with a stake in creating safe and

vibrant neighborhoods.

◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.
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Safe Gun Storage Media Campaign

Grantee: National Crime Prevention Council

The National Crime Prevention Council, working in conjunction with BJA, OJJDP, DOJ,

and the Advertising Council will develop new programs in at least 200 communities to

teach gun owners about responsible ownership and how to keep guns out of the hands

of juveniles. The initiative will include a public service announcement campaign to

promote personal responsibility among gun owners.

State and Local Training and Technical Assistance Program ✆

Grantee: Community Research Associates

This program provides training and technical assistance to state, local, and tribal

jurisdictions to support community-based crime prevention efforts, including the

development and implementation of comprehensive, systemwide strategies to prevent

and control violent crime and illegal drug trafficking. The training and technical

assistance also seek to enhance state formula grant administration capabilities to

develop and implement statewide drug control and violent crime prevention strategies.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Statewide Communities Initiative

Grantee: National Criminal Justice Association

This initiative will enhance capacity at state, local, and community levels to develop

highly responsive strategies to prevent and reduce crime. The initiative will (1) promote

the policies, procedures, and practices of state justice agencies that excel at bottom-up

strategy development; (2) increase knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct

comprehensive strategic approaches to reducing crime; (3) establish a national resource

center to assist state, local, private, and community organizations in developing

responsive strategies; (4) establish state justice planning centers to sustain crimefighting skills; and (5) facilitate the integration of federal and state funding streams to

focus on local crime problems.
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Technical Assistance to Prevent Violence in Rural Communities ✆

Grantee: Center on Rural Crime and Justice, Clemson University

The Center on Rural Crime and Justice will continue to engage rural communities in

crime prevention efforts, linking them to local criminal justice systems and helping

them develop and evaluate local initiatives. The center will facilitate the linking of

selected rural communities to other communities that have achieved success in violence

prevention strategies and interventions.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Youth Violence Prevention

Grantee: Chicago Area Project

The Chicago Area Project’s Youth as Resources program will continue its efforts to

develop and sustain local partnerships with community organizations, local law

enforcement, and juvenile courts. FY 2000 initiatives will include providing technical

assistance to other jurisdictions and creating innovative products and guides to aid

public housing communities in preventing violence.

New Programs

Oregon Partnership

Grantee: Oregon Partnership

The Oregon Partnership is a statewide coalition that helps parents and youth live in safe

and healthy communities. The focal point of the partnership is preventing and

intervening in drug and alcohol abuse, using educational, training, and technical

support services such as Partnerlink, Youthlink, and Parentlink to reach the community.

The partnership maintains a resource center and Web site that provide reference

materials for educational activities in schools and for community volunteers.

Public Education: Effective Solutions to Youth Violence

Grantee: National Campaign Against Youth Violence

This public education project addresses the need for increased citizen participation in

juvenile crime prevention efforts. The National Campaign Against Youth Violence will

develop a national public education campaign that will be modeled on other national
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campaigns such as seat belt use and the prevention of forest fires. The campaign will be

developed in collaboration with other DOJ-sponsored organizations, including the

National Crime Prevention Council and the Advertising Council.
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Chapter 3: Supporting Law

Enforcement

Overview

Law enforcement agencies have a visible impact on a community’s quality of life.

Although overall crime rates have fallen in recent years, the level of violence,

particularly violence committed by and against youth, remains high in too many

communities. This violence is fueled by illegal firearms trafficking and the easy

availability of guns. All citizens have a right to live and work in a safe environment, and

BJA will work with state and local police agencies, communities, and professional

associations in FY 2000 to protect that right in a rapidly changing society.

The Bulletproof Vest Partnership will help meet that goal by encouraging police

departments to order protective vests through a special Web site. The program, which

reimburses up to 50 percent of the cost of each vest, is administered entirely through the

Internet by BJA and six federal partners: the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, the U.S. Bureau of the Census, COPS, OJP, NIJ, and BJS. In FY 1999,

BVP provided $23 million to 3,500 state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to purchase more

than 92,000 vests. Many of these jurisdictions ordered vests for small, rural departments

that would otherwise lack the resources to equip their officers with these important

safety devices.

Other continuing efforts in FY 2000 will support the vital work of law enforcement

professionals in a broad range of activities. These activities include community policing,

drug seizures and clandestine laboratory raids, vehicle theft prevention, antiterrorism

training, illegal firearms control, rural and agricultural crime prevention, and hate

crimes investigations and prosecutions. To increase law enforcement officers’

understanding of the dynamics of prejudice and discrimination and how they lead to

hate speech and crime, BJA will continue to fund the Simon Wiesenthal Center to host

intensive trainings at the Museum of Tolerance.
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FY 2000 Programs

Continuing Programs

Agricultural Crime Technology Information and Operations Network

Grantee: Tulare County, California

This project is helping to establish a center to coordinate strategies, information,

technology, and training for the investigation and prosecution of agricultural crime in

rural California. The center will encourage farmers and ranchers to register their

farming equipment with the sheriff’s office, educate ranchers and farmers about

available security systems, and work with the media and grassroots organizations to

publicize information about prevention, suppression, and prosecution actions that deter

agricultural crime.

Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center

Grantee: Riverside County, California, Sheriff’s Department

This project supports a multidisciplinary public safety training facility and Web site in

Riverside County, California. FY 2000 funding will upgrade the infrastructure of

classrooms, facilitate the use of technology, support instructor development and

education, and improve the quality of training delivered to public safety personnel.

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program ◆

Grantee: State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies

BVP pays for up to 50 percent of the total cost of bulletproof vests purchased by

approved jurisdictions, not to exceed one vest per law enforcement officer. Indian tribal

governments may use other federal funds to provide this match. At least half of the

funds provided under this program are distributed to units of local government serving

populations under 100,000. Applications and vest orders are submitted online at the

BVP Web site.

◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.
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Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement Training ✆

Grantee: Circle Solutions, Inc.

This program provides training on a wide range of clandestine laboratory enforcement

and cleanup issues to meet the growing needs of state and local agencies in this critical

area. Priority is given to state and local agencies in designated High Intensity Drug

Trafficking Areas.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory Enforcement Training and Technical

Assistance ✆

Grantee: National Sheriffs’ Association

The National Sheriffs’ Association provides training and technical assistance to state

and local law enforcement officials, prosecutors, state and local elected officials, and

government regulatory agency personnel on what methods to use to safely investigate

clandestine drug laboratories. The project complements the training and technical

assistance efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Grants Management Training Program ✆

Grantee: Institute for Intergovernmental Research

The Institute for Intergovernmental Research is conducting a series of nationwide

seminars on grants management and associated programmatic and administrative

requirements. The project serves first-time recipients of LLEBG funds. The seminars

provide fundamental training and assistance in managing and administering grant

funds, facilitate BJA program awareness among grantees, and enhance the

administrative, management, and planning capabilities of grantees in the

implementation of their LLEBG programs.
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✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Law Enforcement Services ✆

Grantee: International Association of Chiefs of Police

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), an organization dedicated to

the advancement of police services, has collaborated with BJA to support projects, such

as criminal justice system integration studies, illegal firearms training, development of

law enforcement facility guidelines, and technical assistance to small jurisdictions. BJA

will continue to provide assistance to the IACP.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Law Enforcement Services ✆

Grantee: Police Executive Research Forum

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), a national membership organization of

police executives, is dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism

through research and policy debate. BJA has collaborated with PERF in the past to

support projects, including the development of protocols for law enforcement and

medical professionals to help prevent crime; witness intimidation training and technical

assistance; illegal firearms training; and homicide investigation training. BJA will

continue to work with PERF to meet pressing law enforcement needs through training

and technical assistance.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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National Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program

Grantee: To be determined

The Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to

establish a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention initiative. This initiative,

called the Watch Your Car Program, provides motorists with a decal that alerts police

that their vehicles are not normally driven between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. or

across international land borders and near ports of entry. BJA encourages innovative

approaches to implementing comprehensive, unique vehicle theft prevention initiatives

and will evaluate applications on the size and scope of the proposed project and how

it will work in concert with other theft prevention measures. Other factors for

consideration will include the amount of public and private resources leveraged in the

proposal.

The FY 2000 solicitation announcement for the program will be released in spring 2000.

For more information, check the BJA Web site at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S.

Department of Justice Response Center at 1–800–421–6770.

Operation Streetsweeper

Grantee: New Hampshire Department of Public Safety

Modeled on a successful partnership between the New Hampshire State Police and the

Manchester, New Hampshire, Police Department, Operation Streetsweeper is a

statewide initiative that uses the combined resources of state police and local law

enforcement to target drug and violent crime activities. Streetsweeper uses specialized

units, equipment, and tactics to rapidly respond to illegal drug activities and other

violations of state and federal criminal laws. State troopers and local law enforcement

will jointly conduct patrols in high-risk operations and provide support to supplement

local investigations and arrests.

Security for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah

Grantee: Utah Department of Public Safety

This project will continue development and implementation of a public safety master

plan for the XIX Winter Olympic Games and the VIII Paralympic Games. The project

goals are to research prior events, design a security planning structure, develop a

security plan, identify and obtain resources, and test and refine the security plan. The

project will implement the plan during the games and conduct a followup review.
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State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training ✆

Grantee: Institute for Intergovernmental Research

The State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) program is the only ongoing

training and technical assistance counterterrorism initiative specifically designed for

state and local law enforcement and prosecution authorities. SLATT addresses

preincident issues relating to domestic antiterrorism, violent extremist criminal activity,

detection and investigation, early interdiction and prevention, and readiness. Working

in close cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its National Security

Division Training Unit, the SLATT program delivers specialized executive, investigative,

intelligence, and officer safety training, with an emphasis on less populated jurisdictions.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Tools for Tolerance ✆

Grantee: Simon Wiesenthal Center

The Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California, provides training to help law

enforcement officials address hate crimes. The program offers 4-day training institutes

that use the unique interactive resources of the Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of

Tolerance. Participants attend the institutes in teams comprising two law enforcement

officers, one probation officer, two attorneys, and one member of the judiciary—all from

the same jurisdiction. The project helps law enforcement professionals collaboratively

formulate strategic approaches to combating hate crimes based upon an increased

understanding of the unique elements that differentiate hate crimes from other acts of

violence.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force

Grantee: Arlington County, Virginia, Police Department

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force will continue to

provide a visible law enforcement presence through the following activities: disrupting

major links among drug suppliers, distributors, and users; initiating enforcement action

against property owners who knowingly allow their property to be used in the

distribution of illicit drugs; developing comprehensive intelligence systems; and

coordinating with appropriate agencies to control illegal firearms used by drug

organizations and drug traffickers. This project will continue to support a regional

gang-tracking system.

New Programs

Cultural and Diversity Awareness Training

Grantee: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City Police

Departments

This project will support the development and delivery of cultural and diversity

awareness training for police department personnel in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los

Angeles, and New York City.

Law Enforcement Innovation Center

Grantee: University of Tennessee

Working with the Knoxville Police Department, the University of Tennessee will

establish a Law Enforcement Innovation Center to provide training and technical

assistance to law enforcement leaders. The center will build on community-oriented

policing principles and integrate traditional law enforcement services and educational

opportunities. The project will expand the work begun by the Southeastern Community

Oriented Police Education Institute, which provides law enforcement training. Initial

efforts will focus on Tennessee and work toward creating a national center for law

enforcement education.

Long Island Anti-Gang Task Force

Grantee: To be determined

This project will augment efforts to reduce gang problems in the Suffolk County/Long

Island, New York, area. The objectives are to increase enforcement activities and to

involve community residents in neighborhood watches and other crime prevention
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programs. BJA funds will be used to hire additional officers, procure law enforcementrelated equipment, and increase community outreach activities.

Los Angeles County Roll Out Teams

Grantee: Los Angeles County, California

This project will support independent investigations of officer-involved shootings. The

program will be coordinated by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office and

will involve investigators from outside the jurisdictions where shootings occur.

San Bernardino Night Light Program

Grantee: San Bernardino County, California

Modeled after Boston’s Night Light Program, this project will expand the role of police

and probation officers in reducing crime by increasing joint patrol and enforcement

activities. The program assigns probation officers and law enforcement officers to patrol

together during peak crime periods.

Western Missouri Public Safety Training Institute

Grantee: Blue River Community College

This project will support a variety of activities at the institute, which provides

continuing education for Missouri law enforcement officers. These activities include

developing new courses, increasing the pool of certified instructors, and enhancing the

infrastructure needed to offer comprehensive preservice and basic training.
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Chapter 4: Supporting Innovation in

Adjudication

Overview

Local criminal justice systems face a host of complex problems, including backlogged

dockets, crowded jails, and recidivism of drug-addicted offenders—problems not easily

solved by a single agency. To mount an effective response to these problems, local

justice agencies must work together. Research has found that partnerships involving

courts, other justice agencies, the community, and service providers are more effective

than single-agency solutions. Adjudication system practitioners are taking on new roles

in areas such as crime prevention and community partnership. For example:

■ District attorneys are working with neighborhoods to solve community

problems—not just prosecuting offenders.

■ Judges are working in specialized drug, family violence, and probation courts to

closely monitor offender progress, coordinate drug treatment, and impose

sanctions for noncompliance.

■ Public defenders are working with prosecutors to route defendants into

treatment and surveillance programs.

■ Teen and youth courts are involving youth and communities in the adjudication

process.

BJA’s FY 2000 funding will support this kind of innovation and help local justice

systems operate more cohesively as offenders, victims, witnesses, and other participants

pass through their courts. BJA-funded initiatives will provide training and technical

assistance to improve the operations of pretrial services agencies, prosecutor and

indigent defense offices, courts, and corrections and supervision services. In addition,

BJA will award $5 million in FY 2000 for the development, enhancement, and

continuing operation of tribal judicial systems.

Byrne Discretionary Grant funds will also support programs dealing with juveniles

charged as adults, including the development and pilot testing of a curriculum for

juvenile transfers held in juvenile institutions in West Virginia and special defender and

advocacy services for juveniles tried as adults in New York City. LLEBG Program funds
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will continue to be used to establish or support drug courts that include supervision of

nonviolent substance abuse offenders, as well as testing, treatment, and aftercare

services.

FY 2000 Programs

Continuing Programs

Adjudication Services ✆

Grantee: American Prosecutors Research Institute

BJA has collaborated with the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) in the

past to support projects such as a DNA legal assistance unit, community prosecution

technical assistance, and development of caseload standards for prosecutors. BJA will

continue to work with APRI to meet pressing adjudication needs through training and

technical assistance.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Adjudication System Technical Assistance ✆

Grantee: American University

American University, Washington, D.C., in partnership with the National Legal Aid

and Defender Association, the Pretrial Services Resource Center, and the Justice

Management Institute, will continue to provide technical assistance to state and local

criminal courts and to other adjudication system components such as pretrial and

defense. This technical assistance will include onsite consultation to courts and

jurisdictions by experts from the national adjudication system community and from

senior staff of the consortium organizations. The grantee and its partners will also

conduct self-help workshops for judicial system representatives and develop bestpractice guides on topics of importance to judicial system planning and operations.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Assessment and Enhancement of Indigent Defense Services

Grantee: National Legal Aid and Defender Association

This project will help state and local indigent defense organizations improve program

management, quality of representation, and use of problem-solving models of indigent

defense service delivery. The National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA)

will provide technical assistance on best practices in program development and

management, staff training, and representation of noncitizen clients. For more

information, see the NLADA Web site at www.nlada.org.

Assistance to Indigent Defense: Strengthening Defender Management ✆

Grantee: Vera Institute of Justice

This project promotes the active participation of defender managers in criminal justice

system policy development and planning. The Vera Institute of Justice, through the

National Defender Leadership Project, delivers training and technical assistance on

strategic management and leadership to defender managers across the country. To aid in

the training, four issue briefs are being published, including Ultimate Advocacy: A

Defender’s Guide to Strategic Management, which is now available. The project

complements the training and technical assistance currently offered by the National

Legal Aid and Defender Association, the American Bar Association, American

University, and The Spangenberg Group.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Community Prosecution Technical Assistance ✆

Grantee: American Prosecutors Research Institute

The American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) will build on the training and

technical assistance developed in previous grant periods to enhance documents and

workshops that inform prosecutors interested in planning and implementing

community prosecution programs. APRI will document the progress of individual

community prosecution projects and report its findings through APRI’s national

publications.
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✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Computer Crimes Project

Grantee: National Association of Attorneys General

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) will continue to assist state

attorneys general in examining computer crimes and advanced computer technology

systems used to commit computer crimes. NAAG will undertake a variety of activities

to facilitate communication and cooperation among the states in establishing new

computer crimes units.

Judicial Education and Training ✆

Grantee: National Judicial College

The National Judicial College will continue to provide training for state and local trial

judges on issues related to community courts, tribal courts, courtroom technology, and

state court responses to federal habeas corpus rules. The grant will also fund faculty

development workshops on the use of adult education methods, computer-generated

multimedia technology, and the Electronic Group Response System. A limited number

of scholarships are funded through this grant.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Legal Education and Advocacy Training for Local Prosecutors

Interagency transfer to: Executive Office for United States Attorneys

This initiative will support the participation of the National District Attorneys

Association and local prosecutors in legal education and advocacy training at the

National Advocacy Center, Columbia, South Carolina.
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National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws ✆

Grantee: National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws

This project will continue to educate state policymakers on the 42 Model State Drug

Laws developed by the President’s Commission for Model State Drug Laws by

supporting at least six statewide Model State Drug Law conferences. The National

Alliance will act as a resource center to states interested in improving legislation on

programs for drug abuse reduction and prevention.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems

Grantee: National Opinion Research Center

In partnership with BJA, BJS and the National Opinion Research Center will continue

this project to measure the way in which legal services are provided to criminal indigent

defendants. Data collection will focus on the nation’s 100 most populous counties as

well as states with centralized indigent defense systems. The project will provide

current information about the types of criminal indigent defense systems in use, the

number of programs in place, and the budgets, staffing, and caseloads of criminal

indigent defense programs.

Promoting Innovation in Traditional Prosecutorial Settings ✆

Grantee: Jefferson Institute for Justice Studies

The Jefferson Institute for Justice Studies (JIJS) provides technical assistance to small and

medium-sized prosecutorial offices through project coordinators, who, in turn, provide

technical assistance and training to other interested prosecutorial offices. JIJS

collaborates with the National Criminal Justice Association to provide technical

assistance to various prosecutorial office demonstration sites.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Sentencing Advocacy

Grantee: The Sentencing Project

The Sentencing Project will continue to provide training and technical assistance for

defenders, sentencing advocates, and other relevant criminal justice personnel, with

particular emphasis on issues related to the overrepresentation of minorities in the

criminal justice system and the question of adequate representation of children tried as

adults.

Technical Assistance for the Re-Entry Court Initiative ✆

Grantee: Legal Action Center

The Legal Action Center provides technical assistance to reentry courts on employment

and other reintegration barriers facing offenders. Among its many services, the center

bolsters the ability of reentry courts to manage and facilitate the reintegration of

offenders, assists policymakers with the laws governing the employment of offenders

and with practical solutions to remove barriers, and provides information to offenders

on their employment rights and obligations as well as useful strategies for maximizing

their prospects of employment.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Training and Technical Assistance on Community Justice for Rural Communities

and Tribal Courts ✆

Grantee: Center for Effective Public Policy

This project provides assistance to rural and tribal courts and jurisdictions in

implementing and operating community justice initiatives through mentor sites. The

project also produces and disseminates written materials about the principles of

community justice and the lessons learned from rural and tribal jurisdictions that have

community justice programs.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Urban Court Managers Network

Grantee: Justice Management Institute

This project will continue to enhance the ability of a key group of justice system

practitioners—court administrators in America’s urban trial courts—to serve as

catalysts for improving criminal justice practices in those courts. A series of seminars

will be conducted in which urban court administrators will candidly examine problems

unique to the administration of justice and develop strategies for implementing

innovative and effective programs in urban courts across the country.

New Programs

Community Prosecution Grant Program ◆

Grantee: Multiple recipients

In FY 1999, Congress appropriated $5 million for a pilot community prosecution

program and BJA released a competitive solicitation that closed in June 1999. Following

the review of concept papers by peer panels and OJP staff, awards were made to

jurisdictions to plan or implement a new community prosecution project or to enhance

an existing community prosecution program. In FY 2000, BJA will solicit additional

planning and implementation concept papers. A special emphasis will be placed on

proposals for programs in rural jurisdictions. Following a peer review process, BJA will

request full applications from qualifying jurisdictions. BJA will also request applications

to enhance existing, successful community prosecution programs.

◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.

Enhancing the Kane County Child Advocacy Center

Grantee: Kane County Child Advocacy Center

The Kane County Child Advocacy Center (KCCAC) works to ensure coordination

among agencies that respond to child sexual abuse and severe physical abuse cases. The

center’s goal is to minimize stress for the child and his or her family and to ensure that

effective treatment is provided to victims. KCCAC has formed three teams by

geographic area to handle all issues related to children’s assault cases. The teams

comprise a prosecutor, investigator, assigned investigator, and case manager. This grant
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will provide funding to hire at least three investigative officers for permanent

assignment to the child advocacy teams.

Indigent Defense Symposium

Grantee: To be determined

This project will support a symposium in Washington, D.C., to explore practical ways in

which the defense bar can effectively forge alliances, build and strengthen innovative

partnerships, and collaborate to improve the criminal justice system. The event’s 500

participants will include judges, defenders, prosecutors, and other criminal justice

representatives.

Judicial Education for Court Personnel in Administering Complex Cases

Grantee: University of Mississippi School of Law

This program will offer training to core personnel involved in the adjudication of

complex legislation. Judges, clerks, and other key court personnel will receive training

in handling highly visible and sensitive cases, such as lawsuits against the tobacco and

firearms industries.

Rural Youth Court Pilot Project

Grantee: Alaska Native Justice Center

Through this initiative, the Alaska Native Justice Center will promote prevention and

early intervention services for Alaska Native youth, particularly those in rural

communities. The project will establish pilot youth courts in two rural communities,

provide training and technical assistance to other communities based on the experience

of the two pilot programs, and promote the establishment of youth courts in Alaskan

communities. In addition, the center will institute a Spirit Camp, develop restorative

justice programs, and create a multijurisdictional task force to address bootlegging and

inhalant issues.

Tribal Court Initiative ◆

Grantee: Multiple recipients

BJA will administer $5 million to assist federally recognized tribal governments and

Alaska Native villages in the development, enhancement, and continuing operation of

tribal judicial systems. These grants will be competitive, based upon the extent and

urgency of the need of each applicant and will be supported with an extensive array of

technical assistance. Once a formal plan is submitted to Congress, further information

will be made available by BJA.
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◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.
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Chapter 5: Managing Offenders

Under Supervision

Overview

According to BJS data, the number of people under correctional supervision in the

United States, which includes people under federal, state, and local adult correctional

supervision, has increased 35 percent since 1990 and tripled since 1980 to a record 5.9

million in 1998. There were 1.3 million inmates in state and federal prisons in 1998, up

68 percent since 1990. In addition to these record correctional populations, corrections

managers face the challenge of offenders with alcohol- and substance-abuse problems,

mental illness, HIV, and other problems.

To help states and communities address these challenges, BJA supports the planning,

development, implementation, and evaluation of demonstration programs to test a

broad range of alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration. These projects assist

offenders in their transition to the community by providing security, counseling,

substance-abuse treatment, education, and job training and placement. BJA’s funding of

these types of supervision services has four basic goals: reduce incarceration costs,

relieve prison and jail crowding, reduce recidivism rates for youthful offenders, and

advance correctional practices.

Through the Federal Surplus Property Transfer Program, BJA facilitates the transfer or

conveyance of surplus federal property to state and local governments and territories at

no cost. This property is determined by the Attorney General to be needed by

correctional and law enforcement agencies for the care or rehabilitation of criminal

offenders.

FY 2000 Programs

Continuing Programs

Alternative to Incarceration Program

Grantee: McDermott Center/Haymarket Center

This program provides an alternative to incarceration by offering a treatment program

to nonviolent offenders referred by the court to Haymarket Center, a community-based
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substance-abuse treatment facility. The program provides detoxification and substanceabuse treatment in a highly regimented environment and requires community service as

part of rehabilitation.

Benefits of Community Corrections

Grantee: Center for Community Corrections

The Center for Community Corrections will work to increase the use of community

corrections as an alternative sanction for nonviolent offenders. The goal of the initiative

is to educate legislators, executive branch personnel, and criminal justice personnel

about the philosophy and purpose of community corrections, opportunities for its

application, and the benefits of using it as an alternative sanction.

Correctional Options Technical Assistance Program ✆

Grantee: The George Washington University, Institute on Crime, Justice and Corrections

Since 1992, BJA technical assistance providers have worked with more than 40

jurisdictions to develop, enhance, and evaluate correctional options programs to reduce

prison and jail crowding without jeopardizing public safety. Under this grant, the

Institute on Crime, Justice and Corrections at The George Washington University will

continue to provide technical assistance on evaluation to state and local jurisdictions

interested in developing such programs.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Dually Diagnosed Offenders ✆

Grantee: GAINS Center

The GAINS Center is a national technology transfer organization for dually diagnosed

criminal justice populations. The project provides technical assistance to justice systems

that seek to improve intervention by targeting mental health disorders and addictions.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Effective Offender Supervision Practices and Programming in Community

Corrections ✆

Grantee: American Probation and Parole Association

The American Probation and Parole Association is conducting a series of training

teleconferences to teach probation and parole officers effective offender supervision

practices and programming strategies. Topics include effective offender supervision,

programming strategies, cognitive behavioral programming for offenders, promising

practices in restorative community justice, staff safety, and intermediate sanctions.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Family Works: Fathers in Prison Initiative

Grantee: Osborne Associates

This project supports efforts to work with incarcerated fathers at Sing Sing Prison in

New York state. Its goal is to reestablish parental responsibilities to prepare fathers for

reentry into the community.

Performance-Based Standards for Community Corrections

Grantee: American Correctional Association

The American Correctional Association will work with BJA, the OJP Corrections

Program Office, and the National Institute of Corrections to develop performance-based

standards for community corrections. This effort will serve as a pilot program for

adopting performance-based standards in other correctional components.

Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program

Grantee: Correctional Industries Association

This initiative provides technical assistance to state prison industries programs and to

BJA’s PIE Certification Program. Under the PIE Certification Program, BJA certifies state

prison industry programs as meeting the requirements necessary to be exempt from

federal restrictions on product marketability. This project works with the public and

private sectors to enhance states’ prison industries programs and to provide the latest

information and strategies on prison industries.
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Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Program Technical Assistance ✆

Grantee: Correctional Industries Association

The Correctional Industries Association provides technical assistance to state prison

industries programs and to BJA’s PIE Certification Program. Under the PIE Certification

Program, BJA certifies state prison industry programs as meeting the requirements

necessary to be exempt from federal restrictions on product marketability. This project

works with the public and private sectors to enhance states’ prison industries programs

and to provide the latest information and strategies on prison industries.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Project Return

Grantee: Tulane University Medical Center

Project Return is a correctional options program designed to maximize the

employability of juvenile and youthful offenders and reduce recidivism. The program

provides a network of substance-abuse treatment, education, workplace preparedness,

job placement, and other needed services to assist youth in developing a lawful and

productive status in the community.

State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

Grantees: Eligible states and localities

SCAAP provides payments to states and localities to cover a portion of the costs for

incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens in their correctional facilities. All state or

local jurisdictions with facilities housing aliens convicted of one or more felonies or two

or more misdemeanors for periods of more than 72 hours are eligible. Applicants must

provide inmate-specific information for comparison with Immigration and

Naturalization Service (INS) records. Payment amounts depend on the number of

eligible aliens verified by INS, the aliens’ length of stay in the applicant’s facilities, and

the average annual cost of correctional officers’ salaries.
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New Programs

Chattanooga Endeavors Program

Grantee: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Endeavors Program

This program provides employability training and job placement services to exoffenders in Hamilton County, Tennessee, who are at risk of committing new crimes

because they are unemployed or underemployed. The program comprises an intense 4-

week attitudinal skills development curriculum and a 13-week period for aftercare. The

program’s goal is to place graduates in full-time, permanent positions earning at least

$7 an hour.

Clearinghouse on Women Offenders and Their Children ✆

Grantee: Center for Effective Public Policy

This project will establish a national clearinghouse to promote increased understanding,

knowledge, and awareness about programs that seek to unite or reunite women

offenders with their children. The grantee will establish a national advisory committee

to define and guide the work of the clearinghouse; compile a list of existing resources,

research, literature, and other materials that provides information about women

offenders and their children; synthesize lessons learned; and disseminate information

and resources to practitioners and policymakers. The Center will collaborate with other

organizations such as the Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents, the National

Institute of Corrections, and the International Community Corrections Association that

have efforts and programs under way to address the needs of women offenders and

their children.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Women’s Leadership Taskforce Initiative ✆

Grantee: International Community Corrections Association

The International Community Corrections Association will work with the National

Institute of Corrections, OJP, and the Center for Effective Public Policy to improve

information, coordination, training, technical assistance, and resources for programs for

female offenders and their children.
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✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Chapter 6: Using Technology To

Fight Crime

Overview

Technology, including integrated information sharing systems, is one of the nation’s

most important crime fighting tools. Technology has improved the work of practitioners

at every stage of the criminal justice system, from crime prevention and law

enforcement to adjudication and corrections. Technology has greatly enhanced law

enforcement’s forensics, investigative, and crime mapping abilities; given states and

local jurisdictions access to interstate and national information databases such as the

Regional Information Sharing Systems Program; and helped prosecutors combat

sophisticated cybercrime and fraud.

As vital as information technology is to success in criminal justice operations, many

jurisdictions and organizations are not able to share crucial information on a timely

basis. Integrated information technology is critical to allow the myriad local, state, and

federal information systems to communicate and share information. BJA is promoting

the integration of criminal justice information technology through the OJP Information

Integration Initiative, a joint effort by the bureaus and offices of OJP. The goal of the

initiative is to build a national integrated justice information architecture that can be

accessed by federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies. BJA will also support the

integration of justice information systems in states and Indian tribes with funds

transferred from COPS under the Crime Identification Technology Act.

BJA will also continue its support of RISS and NWCCC. RISS has become a valuable

asset to law enforcement agencies in fighting drug trafficking and organized criminal

activity across jurisdictional lines. Six regional intelligence centers provide criminal

information exchange and other operational support services to more than 4,700

municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. The

NWCCC provides support for federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulatory

agencies in all aspects of the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of white-collar

and economic crimes. These crimes include investment fraud, health-care fraud,

telemarketing and securities fraud, financial crimes against the elderly, and computer

crime.
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FY 2000 Programs

Continuing Programs

Consolidated Advanced Technologies for Law Enforcement

Grantee: New Hampshire Department of Public Safety

In partnership with the University of New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Department

of Public Safety will develop a program to test and demonstrate new communications

and information exchange technologies for use with systems currently deployed by

state and local law enforcement agencies. Field-based demonstrations of new off-theshelf and application-specific technologies in a multijurisdictional environment will be

combined with laboratory-based replication of the operations environment to identify

and solve problems that hinder operations. The program will build upon the university’s

performance as the test site used by more than 100 computer companies to ensure

interoperability of their products in wired and wireless networks operating in an open

architecture environment.

Criminal Intelligence Systems Training and Technical Assistance ✆

Grantee: Institute for Intergovernmental Research

Through this initiative, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) provides

technical assistance to state and local BJA grantees on the operating policies of

interjurisdictional criminal intelligence systems, including compliance with federal

regulations. IIR also delivers onsite resolution to specific problems and coordinates

specialized technical assistance. Priority for assistance under this project is given to BJA

LLEBG grantees.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Investigative and Surveillance Technology Initiative ✆

Grantee: Institute of Investigative Technology

The Institute of Investigative Technology provides training and technical support in

investigative and surveillance technology through classes in law enforcement

administration and basic and intermediate training classes for law enforcement

investigators. Most classes are conducted at state law enforcement training facilities
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located throughout the country. Training for recipients of LLEBG funds is a priority

under the program.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Managing Investigative Criminal Justice Technologies ✆

Grantee: Institute for Forensics

The Institute for Forensics provides computer-based information management technical

support and training to criminal justice agencies with investigative responsibilities.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

National Motor Vehicle Title Information System

Grantee: American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and Participating Sites

In cooperation with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, BJA is

providing financial assistance to Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,

New Hampshire, and Virginia to implement and test the National Motor Vehicle Title

Information System (NMVTIS). This 5-year pilot project will establish a national

electronic switching system linking state department of motor vehicle computers to a

network. NMVTIS will enable states to verify the validity of existing titles prior to

issuing new titles, obtain information on whether a vehicle has been stolen, prevent

odometer tampering, obtain information from the manufacturer’s Certificate of Origin

to help create a vehicle’s first title, and automatically notify previous states of record

when a new title is issued.

National White Collar Crime Center ✆

Grantee: West Virginia Office of the State Auditor

NWCCC provides a national resource for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution

of multijurisdictional economic crimes. These crimes include investment fraud,

telemarketing fraud, boiler room operations, securities and commodities fraud, and

advanced-fee loan schemes. The center provides a wide range of technical assistance,

including a national training and research institute focusing on economic crime issues.
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In FY 2000, BJA funding for NWCCC will support the National Cybercrime Training

Partnership, an initiative organized by DOJ’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property

Section to create a national network of law enforcement trainers and specialists in

computer crime-related investigation and prosecution.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Operational Systems Support Training and Technical Assistance ✆

Grantee: SEARCH Group, Inc.

This project supports training and technical assistance for justice agencies to improve

criminal justice information management. The project has three components. First,

SEARCH will continue to provide in-house and outreach technical assistance to criminal

justice agencies across the nation. Second, SEARCH will continue to provide training on

justice information management and technology at the SEARCH National Criminal

Justice Computer Laboratory and Training Center in Sacramento, California. Third,

SEARCH will continue to provide resource development through their biannual

publication of BJA/SEARCH technical bulletins and expand its technical assistance Web

site.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Regional Information Sharing Systems Program

Grantees: Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network

Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center

New England State Police Information Network

Regional Organized Crime Information Center

Rocky Mountain Information Network

Western States Information Network

RISS is composed of six regional centers that share intelligence and coordinate efforts

against criminal networks that operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines.

Typical targets of RISS activities are drug trafficking, violent crime and gang activity,

and organized criminal activities. Each center, however, selects its own target crimes

and the range of services provided to member agencies. RISS serves more than 4,700 law
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enforcement agencies in 50 states, 2 Canadian provinces, and the District of Columbia.

Each RISS center has from 350 to 1,000 member agencies. The Drug Enforcement

Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, Secret

Service, U.S. Customs Service, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms participate

in the program.

Regional Information Sharing Systems Secure Intranet

Grantees: Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network

Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center

New England State Police Information Network

Regional Organized Crime Information Center

Rocky Mountain Information Network

Western States Information Network

A memorandum of understanding between BJA and COPS has made funds available to

BJA to upgrade the communications infrastructure of RISS. The improved infrastructure

will facilitate the rapid exchange of information pertaining to criminals and criminal

activity by providing law enforcement member agencies access to the RISS Secure

Intranet. Having such access increases the agencies’ ability to share and retrieve

criminal intelligence information on a real-time basis.

Strategic Information Technology Resource Center ✆

Grantee: National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, University of Arkansas-Little

Rock

The Strategic Information Technology Resource Center is charged with developing a

national strategic information technology (IT) plan to provide easy, guided access to

centralized and categorized information and technical assistance related to IT planning,

implementation, and management. As part of this project, the center will compile an

inventory of IT needs; create a centralized, Internet-based resource center; and establish

a full-spectrum help desk on IT issues for state and local jurisdictions.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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New Programs

Kentucky Criminal Justice Information System

Grantee: To be determined

Funds will be provided under the Crime Identification Technology Act to Kentucky to

implement a statewide law enforcement technology program.

Procurement Improvement Initiative

Grantee: To be determined

This project will improve the process for procuring information technology. The project

will compile information about successful strategies used in current requests for

proposals for information technology projects and will support procurement reform by

disseminating information about effective procurement practices to Governors, state

legislators, and other decisionmakers.

Project Management Curriculum

Grantee: Project Management Institute

This project will develop curricula for improving the management of technology

initiatives by state and local criminal justice agencies, particularly information

technology. Research will be conducted to examine existing approaches and needs in

criminal justice project management, and a strategy for developing appropriate

curricula will be recommended to OJP.

Southwest Alabama Department of Justice

Grantee: To be determined

Under the Crime Identification Technology Act, funds will be provided to the

Southwest Alabama Department of Justice’s initiative to integrate data from various

criminal justice agencies.

Strategic Planning Assistance ◆

Grantee: Competitive

Under the Crime Identification Technology Act, BJA will award funds transferred from

COPS to states and Indian tribes to help them plan integrated justice information

systems. Further information about this program will be posted on BJA’s Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA.
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◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.
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Chapter 7: Preventing Victimization

and Assisting Victims

Overview

BJA funds a variety of efforts through Byrne Formula and Discretionary Grant Programs

to support and protect elderly crime victims, victims of domestic violence, and victims

of hate crimes. States may also use LLEBG funds for victim-focused initiatives,

including hiring additional law enforcement personnel, forming specialized units to

protect victims of stalkers or witnesses to crime, developing victim notification systems,

and hiring prosecutors.

BJA will continue its commitment in FY 2000 to stopping crime and fraud against the

elderly. These projects will improve police response to elderly victimization, increase

prosecution of fraud crimes against the elderly, and provide victim assistance to the

elderly. The Telemarketing Fraud Task Force, a multiagency committee led by the

National Association of Attorneys General that includes National District Attorneys

Association through American Prosecutors Research Institute, NWCCC, and the

American Association of Retired Persons, will provide training on combating

telemarketing fraud to state and local investigators, prosecutors, and other related

professionals. Byrne formula funds may be used to improve the criminal justice system

and communities’ response to domestic and family abuse and violence through the

implementation of programs and initiatives that address domestic violence issues via

assistance, awareness, and education. Such programs include violence intervention and

prosecutor programs, domestic violence task forces, domestic violence training, legal

advocacy, and domestic violence shelter programs. In addition, the BJA LLEBG Program

supports the development of family violence prevention initiatives, including the hiring

of family advocates and domestic violence personnel.

FY 2000 Programs

Continuing Programs

Assistance for Families of Fallen Law Enforcement Officers ✆

Grantee: Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc.

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., provides services, support, and assistance to families

and coworkers of fallen law enforcement officers during National Police Week, which is
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held each May in Washington, D.C. It also participates in national law enforcement

conferences to provide information, resources, and support to members of the law

enforcement community; sponsors regional training sessions on the trauma of law

enforcement death; and provides outreach to police agencies, survivors, and coworkers

through newsletters, publications, posters, and the Internet.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Batterers Intervention Demonstration Project

Grantee: Westcare Arizona

Westcare Arizona’s Batterers Intervention Demonstration Project will continue its efforts

to provide comprehensive services to batterers and victims of domestic violence in

Mohave County, Arizona. A task force of criminal justice representatives and domestic

violence providers initiated during the first phase of the project will coordinate

treatment intake efforts that will extend from arrest to pretrial diversion through

probation and parole. Batterers will receive treatment and intervention tailored to their

individual history of abuse, and postcare services will be made available to support the

learned behaviors that the program has provided. The program will also work to ensure

the safety of victims and to support children who have witnessed violence.

Closed-Circuit Televising of Child Victims of Abuse Program ◆

Grantee: Competitive among states and units of local government

The Closed-Circuit Televising of Child Victims of Abuse Program provides equipment

and training for use in closed-circuit televising and videotaping of children’s testimony

in criminal child abuse proceedings. Funding can be used to help courts or other system

agencies establish procedures, obtain equipment, and train court personnel on how to

televise or videotape the testimony of child victims and witnesses. The goals of the

program are to expand current efforts to ensure attention is given to the rights and

needs of victims throughout the system; continue current efforts to use technology in all

arenas of the criminal justice system; and extend programs and services that target the

reduction of family violence, including domestic violence and child victimization.

◆ This program is competitive. For more information visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA or call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center at

1–800–421–6770 and ask to be placed on the solicitation announcement mailing list.
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Expanded Violence Intervention Program

Grantee: Metropolitan Family Services

Through this program, Metropolitan Family Services educates the community about the

resources available to domestic violence victims, provides outreach, and links victims

with needed services. The project is designed to improve victims’ satisfaction with the

criminal justice system, including access to the legal system and social services.

Metropolitan Family Services serves seven underserved communities in the Chicago

area. It provides a 24-hour telephone response line, temporary emergency shelter, legal

advocacy, financial literacy training, and counseling.

Family Violence Response Teams

Grantee: Los Angeles Police Department

This project supports the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Family Violence

Response Team—a special unit of detectives who investigate domestic violence, elder

abuse, and child abuse crimes. The detectives work with citizens in responding to

emergencies and providing assistance to victims. The program evolved from three

programs being implemented concurrently by the LAPD: the Emergency Response

Intervention Network, the Domestic Abuse Response Team, and the Domestic Violence

Response Team.

National Fire Service Survivors’ Support Program ✆

Grantee: National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Every year in the United States, approximately 100 firefighters are killed while serving

in an official capacity. Many come from rural, volunteer fire companies with limited,

often inadequate, support services and counseling resources. The National Fallen

Firefighters Foundation provides peer counseling, training, and technical assistance to

the families and coworkers of firefighters killed in the line of duty. Services include

nationwide peer support for survivors, counseling programs, publications and reference

materials, training for senior fire department managers on how to deal with line-of-duty

deaths, a fire chief peer support network, and public awareness education to promote

the fire service and its critical role in public safety.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Operation Child Haven

Grantee: Operation Child Care

Child protective services officials and domestic violence advocates currently provide a

variety of services for women and children who have been victims of family violence.

Operation Child Care will broaden the range of services to include emergency shelters

for women and children, a housing program that allows women to live rent free for up

to 1 year while they become self-sufficient, prevention services to help women stabilize

their families if they choose to remain at home, and a domestic violence database.

Preventing Telemarketing Fraud of the Elderly—Training and Technical

Assistance ✆

Grantees: National Association of Attorneys General, American Prosecutors Research

Institute, American Association of Retired Persons Foundation, and National White

Collar Crime Center

This award will continue BJA’s support of a consortium of prevention, education, and

prosecution projects working to thwart fraudulent telemarketers who prey on senior

citizens. A major component of the project is the State/Local Telemarketing Fraud

Training Task Force, a multiagency committee led by the National Association of

Attorneys General that includes the National District Attorney Association through

NWCCC, and the American Association of Retired Persons Foundation. Project goals

are to continue to broaden criminal and civil enforcement efforts by increasing the

numbers of state and local telemarketing prosecutions, coordinate statewide and local

investigations and prosecutions, enhance technical and case preparation assistance for

state and local prosecutors, and increase U.S.-Canada cooperation to reduce the crossborder flow of telemarketing fraud

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program ✆

Grantee: Families of Public Safety Officers

The PSOB Program provides financial and emotional assistance to families of public

safety officers killed in the line of duty and to officers who are permanently and totally

disabled as the result of traumatic injuries sustained in the line of duty. In addition, BJA

provides financial support for higher education to the spouses and children of law

enforcement officers killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.
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✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.

Triad: A Strategy To Reduce Criminal Victimization of the Elderly ✆

Grantee: National Sheriffs’ Association

Triad is a national program sponsored by National Sheriffs’ Association, the

International Association of Chiefs of Police, and American Association of Retired

Persons. Activities include educating communities about elder abuse; strengthening the

criminal justice system’s process of prevention and detection of crimes against the

elderly; improving assistance for elderly crime victims; implementing reassurance

programs for homebound and isolated elders; and providing technical assistance for

new and existing Triads, which now number 436 in 46 states, Canada, and England.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Chapter 8: Measuring the

Effectiveness of Justice Programs

Overview

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 mandates that all programs funded under Byrne grant

programs be evaluated. The goal is to identify and disseminate information about

programs with proven effectiveness so that jurisdictions across the country can replicate

them. In addition, evaluation results guide the formulation of policy and programs

within federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies.

During FY 2000, BJA will continue its comprehensive strategy to enhance evaluation

capacities at state and local levels. BJA’s evaluation strategy emphasizes working with

its partnerships with SAAs, local programs, and NIJ to coordinate evaluation activities.

By building strong foundations for evaluation in the 50 states and 6 U.S. territories and

by working with NIJ and others, BJA is able to identify and publicize effective, proven

programs for replication. BJA will showcase exemplary evaluations of Byrne-funded

programs through its State Evaluation Program. The program evaluations, which are

nominated by SAAs and reviewed by a panel of practitioners, administrators, and

researchers, are published by BJA and posted on its home page.

BJA will also continue to develop, with assistance from the Justice Research and

Statistics Association and with input from NIJ, OJJDP, and the U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, the Electronic Roadmap for Evaluation. This innovative

Web site provides step-by-step instruction for planning, designing, and conducting

evaluations of state and local criminal justice programs. It features evaluation models,

bibliographies, resource guides, glossaries, and examples of evaluations conducted by

state and local practitioners. The Electronic Roadmap can be found at

www.bja.evaluationwebsite.org.

NIJ is an active participant in BJA’s evaluation initiatives. BJA and NIJ jointly develop

evaluation guidelines and conduct comprehensive evaluations of selected programs

receiving discretionary and formula grant funds. BJA and NIJ will also cosponsor the FY

2000 National Research and Evaluation Conference, which will be held July 16–19, 2000,

in Washington, D.C.
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BJA also sponsors comprehensive, multiyear evaluations of its major formula and

discretionary grant programs. In FY 2000, BJA will continue to fund the Cosmos

Corporation’s evaluation of the LLEBG Program. The knowledge produced through this

initiative will be an important tool in future decisions about federal grant making

because it is documenting an unprecedented level of information on how grantees use

LLEBG funds. The evaluation will trace the influence of public participation in the

LLEBG allocation process; study the extent to which LLEBG funds are used as a catalyst

at the local level to build multiissue, multijurisdiction partnerships; and identify

innovative LLEBG-funded programs.

FY 2000 Program

Continuing Program

State Evaluation Development Program ✆

Grantee: Justice Research and Statistics Association

BJA will continue to coordinate and support state efforts to evaluate program

performance and outcomes. This initiative provides technical assistance and supports

evaluation capacity-building initiatives.

✆ To request the technical assistance offered through this program, visit the BJA Web site at

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA and click on the Ask BJA link; address your e-mail to TA Coordinator.

Readers who do not have Web access should call the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center

at 1–800–421–6770.
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Appendix A: State Offices

Administering Byrne Formula Funds

and Local Law Enforcement Block

Grants

ALASKA

Colonel Glenn Godfrey, Director

Alaska State Troopers

5700 East Tudor Road

Anchorage, Alaska 99507

Contact: Catherine Katsel

Phone: (907) 269–5082

Fax: (907) 337–2059

E-mail: pckatsel@psafety.state.ak.us

ALABAMA

Dewayne Freeman, Director

Department of Economic and Community

Affairs

401 Adams Avenue

 P.O. Box 5690

Montgomery, Alabama 36103–5690

Contact: Doug Miller

Phone: (334) 242–5843

Fax: (334) 242–0712

ARIZONA

Rex M. Holgerson, Executive Director

Arizona Criminal Justice Commission

3737 North Seventh Street, Suite 260

Phoenix, Arizona 85014

Contact: Joseph R. Farmer

Phone: (602) 230–0252

Fax: (602) 728–0752

E-mail: acjc@goodnet.com

(notify before sending)

ARKANSAS

Jerry Duran, Administrator

Office of Intergovernmental Services

Department of Finance and Administration

15909 West Seventh Street

P.O. Box 3278

Little Rock, Arkansas 72203

Contact: Jerry Duran

Phone: (501) 682–1074

Fax: (501) 682–5206

E-mail: Jerry.Duran@DFA.state.ar.us
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FLORIDA

Lena A. Price, Chief

Department of Community Affairs

2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard

Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2110

Contact: Clayton Wilder

Phone: (850) 488–8016

Fax: (850) 487–4414

CALIFORNIA

Frank Grimes, Executive Director

Office of Criminal Justice Planning

1130 K Street, LL60

Sacramento, California 95814

Contact: Carol Gerber

Phone: (916) 323–7726

Fax: (916) 323–1756

E-mail: carol.gerber@ocjp.ca.gov

LLEBG: Herman Hill

Phone: (916) 324–9152

Fax: (916) 323–1756

COLORADO

Carole C. Poole, Director

Division of Criminal Justice

700 Kipling Street, Third Floor

Denver, Colorado 80215

Contact: Lance Clem

Phone: (303) 239–4442

Fax: (303) 239–4491

E-mail: lance.clem@safety.state.co.us

CONNECTICUT

Leonard F. D’Amico, Under Secretary

Office of Policy and Management

450 Capitol Avenue, MS #52CPD

P.O. Box 341441

Hartford, Connecticut 06134–1308

Contact: Steven Moniz

Phone: (860) 418–6341

Fax: (860) 418–6496

E-mail: steven.moniz@po.state.ct.us

DELAWARE

James Kane, Director

Criminal Justice Council

Carvel State Office Building

820 North French Street, Fourth Floor

Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Contact: Cheryl Stallman

Phone: (302) 577–8695

Fax: (302) 577–3440

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Erik P. Christian, Deputy Mayor

Office of Justice Grants Administration

717 14th Street NW., 11th Floor

Washington, DC 20001

Contact: Anthony Arnold

Phone: (202) 727–0605

Fax: (202) 727–1617
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IDAHO

E.D. Strickfaden, Director

Idaho Department of Law Enforcement

P.O. Box 700

Meridian, Idaho 83680–0700

Contact: Roberta Silva

Phone: (208) 884–7040

Fax: (208) 884–7094

E-mail: rsilva@dle.state.id.us

ILLINOIS

Candice M. Kane, Executive Director

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1016

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Contact: Robert Taylor

Phone: (312) 793–8550

Fax: (312) 793–8422

GEORGIA

Martha Gilland, Director

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

503 Oak Place, Suite 540

Atlanta, Georgia 30349

Contact: Joe Hood

Phone: (404) 559–4949

Fax: (404) 559–4960

IOWA

Robert B. Upchurch, Coordinator

Governor’s Alliance on Substance Abuse

Lucas State Office Building, Second Floor

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Contact: Dale R. Woolery

Phone: (515) 281–3788

Fax: (515) 242–6390

HAWAII

The Honorable Earl I. Anzai, Attorney General

State of Hawaii

425 Queen Street, Room 221

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Contact: Lari Koga

Phone: (808) 586–1151

Fax: (808) 586–1373

E-mail: kwoek@lava.net

INDIANA

Catherine O’Connor, Executive Director

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute

302 West Washington Street, Room E–209

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

Contact: Doug Fowler

Phone: (317) 232–1230

Fax: (317) 232–4979
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LOUISIANA

Michael Ranatza, Executive Director

Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement

1885 Wooddale Boulevard, Suite 708

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

Contact: Elizabeth Reno

Phone: (504) 925–3513

Fax: (504) 925–1998

KANSAS

Barbara Tombs, Executive Director

Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

700 SW. Jackson, Room 501

Topeka, Kansas 66603

Contact: Ronald McVeigh

Phone: (913) 296–0926

Fax: (913) 296–0927

E-mail: rmcveigh@wws.net

MAINE

Michael Kelly, Commissioner

Maine Department of Public Safety

42 State House Station

Augusta, Maine 04333–0104

Contact: David Giampetruzzi

Phone: (207) 624–7074

(207) 624–8578

Fax: (207) 624–8768

E-mail: david.a.giampetruzzi@state.

me.us

KENTUCKY

Robert Stephens, Secretary

Kentucky Criminal Justice Council

Kentucky Justice Cabinet

Bush Building, Second Floor

403 Wapping Street

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Contact: Debra McGovern

Phone: (502) 564–7554

Fax: (502) 564–4840

MARYLAND

Michael Sarbanes, Executive Director

Governor’s Office of Crime Control and

Prevention

300 East Joppa Road, Suite 1105

Baltimore, Maryland 21286–3016

Contact: Don Farabaugh

Phone: (410) 321–3521

Fax: (410) 321–3116

MASSACHUSETTS

Michael O’Toole, Executive Director

Executive Office of Public Safety

One Ashburton Place, Suite 2110

Boston, Massachusetts 02202

Contact: Jane Zuroff

Phone: (617) 727–6300, ext. 301

Fax: (617) 727–5356

E-mail: jane.zuroff@state.mass.us

E-mail: don@goccp-state-md.org
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MICHIGAN

Darnell Jackson, Director

Office of Drug Control Policy

Lewis Cass Building, Second Floor

320 South Walnut

Lansing, Michigan 48913

Contact: Ardith DaFoe

Phone: (517) 373–2952

Fax: (517) 373–2963

MISSISSIPPI

Ron Sennett, Executive Director

Department of Public Safety

Division of Public Safety Planning

401 North West Street, Eighth Floor

P.O. Box 23039

Jackson, Mississippi 39225–3039

Contact: Joyce Word

Phone: (601) 359–7880

Fax: (601) 359–7832

MONTANA

Jim Oppedahl, Executive Director

Montana Board of Crime Control

3075 North Montana Avenue

Helena, Montana 59620–1408

Contact: Al Brockway

Phone: (406) 444–3604

Fax: (406) 444–4722

E-mail: abrockway@state.mt.us

NEBRASKA

Allen L. Curtis, Executive Director

Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement

and Criminal Justice

301 Centennial Mall South, Fifth Floor

P.O. Box 94946

Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Contact: Nancy Steeves

Phone: (402) 471–3416

Fax: (402) 471–2837

MINNESOTA

Mary Ellison, State Administrator

Minnesota Department of Public Safety

Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention

1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, Minnesota 55113–4266

Contact: Jeri Boisvert

Phone: (651) 582–8312

Fax: (651) 582–8499 (ODP)

MISSOURI

Gary B. Kempker, Director

Missouri Department of Public Safety

Truman State Office Building, Room 870

P.O. Box 749

Jefferson City, Missouri 65102–0749

Contact: Marco Tapia

Phone: (573) 751–5997

Fax: (573) 751–5399
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Contact: Heddy Levine-Sabol

Phone: (609) 292–1502

Fax: (609) 292–1451

NEW MEXICO

Darren P. White, Cabinet Secretary

Department of Public Safety

P.O. Box 16284491 Cerrillos Road

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504

Contact: Donna Farrell

Phone: (505) 827–3420

Fax: (505) 827–3398

E-mail: dfarrell@dps.state.nm.us

NEW YORK

Katherine N. Lapp, Commissioner

New York State Division of Criminal Justice

Services

Executive Park Tower

Stuyvesant Plaza

Albany, New York 12203–3764

Contact: Gary Schreivogl

Phone: (518) 457–8462

Fax: (518) 485–7358

NORTH CAROLINA

David Jones, Executive Director

Governor’s Crime Commission

1201 Front Street, Suite 200

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

Contact: Craig Turner

Phone: (919) 733–4564

Fax: (919) 733–4625

NEVADA

John Drew, Director

Department of Motor Vehicles and Public

Safety

555 Wright Way

Carson City, Nevada 89711–0900

Contact: Sandy Mazy

Phone: (702) 687–5282

Fax: (702) 687–6328

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Mark C. Thompson, Director of Administration

Office of the Attorney General

33 Capitol Street

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Contact: Gale Dean

Phone: (603) 271–7987

Fax: (603) 271–2110

Paul Doran

Phone: (603) 271–1297

Fax: (603) 271–2110

NEW JERSEY

The Honorable John J. Farmer, Jr.

Attorney General

Division of Criminal Justice

Department of Law and Public Safety

25 Market Street, CN 085

Trenton, New Jersey 08625–0085
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NORTH DAKOTA

William Broer, Jr., Director

Bureau of Criminal Investigation

Attorney General’s Office

P.O. Box 1054

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502

Contact: Tammy Becker

Phone: (701) 328–5500

Fax: (701) 328–5510

Fed Ex: 4205 North State Street

E-mail: msmail.tbecker@ranch.state.

nd.us

OREGON

Carmen Merlo, Acting Director

Oregon Department of State Police

Criminal Justice Services Division

400 Public Service Building

Salem, Oregon 97310

Contact: Carmen Merlo

Phone: (503) 378–3725, ext. 4145

Fax: (503) 378–6993

E-mail: carmen.merlo@state.or.us

PENNSYLVANIA

James Thomas

Executive Director

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and

Delinquency

P.O. Box 1167, Federal Square Station

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108–1167

Contact: Bob Donovan

Phone: (717) 787–8559, ext. 3064

Fax: (717) 783–7713

E-mail: donovan@pccd.state.pa.us

RHODE ISLAND

Joseph E. Smith

Executive Director

Governor’s Justice Commission

One Capitol Hill, Fourth Floor

Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5803

Contact: David Laddies

Phone: (401) 222–4495

Fax: (401) 222–1294

OKLAHOMA

Suzanne McClain Atwood, Executive

Coordinator

District Attorneys Council

2200 Classen Boulevard, Suite 1800

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106–58ll

Contact: Lou Jones

Phone: (405) 264–5008

Fax: (405) 264–5095

OHIO

John Bender, Director

Governor’s Office of Criminal Justice Services

400 East Town Street, Suite 120

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Contact: Suzanne Webb

Phone: (614) 466–7782

Fax: (614) 466–0308
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SOUTH CAROLINA

Burke Fitzpatrick, Administrator

Office of Safety and Grants

Department of Public Safety

5400 Broad River Road

Columbia, South Carolina 29210–4088

cgi@mail06.scdps.state.sc.us

Contact: Ginger P. Dukes

Phone: (803) 896–8706

Fax: (803) 896–8714

E-mail: dukesm@scdps.state.sc.us

SOUTH DAKOTA

Pamela Roberts, Chief of Staff

Attorney General’s Task Force on Drugs

State Capitol Building

500 East Capitol Avenue

Pierre, South Dakota 57501–5070

Contact: Wanda L. Fergen

Phone: (605) 773–6313

Fax: (605) 773–6471

TENNESSEE

Patricia Dishpan, Director

Office of Criminal Justice Programs

Department of Finance and Administration

Andrew Jackson Building, Suite 1400

500 Deaderick Street

Nashville, Tennessee 37243–1700

Contact: Patricia Dishpan

Phone: (615) 741–8277

Fax: (615) 532–2989

E-mail: pdishman@mail.state.tn.us

TEXAS

Robert R. Nedelkoff, Executive Director

Criminal Justice Division

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 12428, Capitol Station

Austin, Texas 78711

Contact: Robert J. Bodisch, Sr.

Phone: (512) 463–1806

Fax: (512) 475–2440

UTAH

S. Camille Anthony, Executive Director

Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

State Capitol Building, Room 101

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114

Contact: Marvin Dodge

Phone: (801) 538–1031

Fax: (801) 538–1024

E-mail: mdodge@state.ut.us

VERMONT

James Walton, Jr., Commissioner

Vermont Department of Public Safety

Waterbury State Complex

103 South Main Street

Waterbury, Vermont 05676–0850

Contact: Capt. Donald Ravenna

Phone: (802) 244–7345

Fax: (802) 244–1106
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WISCONSIN

Jerry Baumbach, Executive Director

Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance

131 West Wilson Street, Suite 202

Madison, Wisconsin 53702

Contact: Raymond J. Luick

Phone: (608) 266–7282

Fax: (608) 266–6676

WYOMING

Thomas J. Pagel, Director

Divison of Criminal Investigation

316 West 22nd Street

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002

Contact: Jennifer Wroe

Phone: (307) 777–6785

Fax: (307) 777–7252

E-mail: jwroe@missc.state.wy.us

AMERICAN SAMOA

Ala’salamua L. Filoiali’si, Executive Director

Criminal Justice Planning Agency

American Samoa Government

Executive Office Building, Third Floor

Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799

Contact: Craig Keener

Phone: (9) (011) 684–633–5221

Fax: (9) (011) 684–633–1933

VIRGINIA

Joseph B. Benedetti, Director

Department of Criminal Justice Services

805 East Broad Street, 10th Floor

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Contact: Joe Marshall

Phone: (804) 786–1577

Fax: (804) 371–8981

WASHINGTON

Steve Wells, Assistant Director

Washington State Department of Community,

Trade and Economic Development

906 Columbia Street SW.

P.O. Box 48300

Olympia, Washington 98504

Contact: Paul Perz

Phone: (360) 586–8411

Fax: (360) 586–0489

E-mail: paulp@cted.wa.gov

WEST VIRGINIA

J. Norbert Federspiel, Director

West Virginia Division of Criminal Services

1204 Kanawha Boulevard East

Charleston, West Virginia 25301

Contact: Division of Criminal Services

Phone: (304) 558–8814, ext. 215

Fax: (304) 558–0391
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PUERTO RICO

The Honorable Angel E. Rotger Sabat,

Attorney General

Department of Justice

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

P.O. Box 9020192

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902–0192

Contact: Luis M. Gonzalez-Javier

Phone: (787) 725–0335

Fax: (787) 725–6144 (AG)

(787) 721–7280

COMMONWEALTH OF THE

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

Harry Blanco, Executive Director

Criminal Justice Planning Agency

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands

Building 1314, Capitol Hill

Office of the Governor

Saipan, MP 96950

Contact: Harry Blanco

Phone: (9) (011) 670–664–4550

Fax: (9) (011) 670–664–4560

E-mail: harry.cjpa@saipan.gov

GUAM

Clifford A. Guzman, Director

Bureau of Planning

Governor’s Office

P.O. Box 2950

Agana, Guam 96932

Contact: Miki Leon Guerrero

Phone: (9) (011) 671–472–4201/4202

Fax: (9) (011) 671–477–1812

E-mail: leleong@ns.gov.gu

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

Wayne Chinnery, Drug Policy Advisor

Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning

Commission

8172 Submarine Base, Suite 3

Estate Nisky #6 Southside Quarter

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802

Contact: Helene Smollett

Phone: (340) 774–6400

Fax: (340) 776–3317
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Appendix B: Byrne Grant Program

Purpose Areas

The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq., at

section 501, provides a general statement of the overall purposes of the Byrne Grant

Program and establishes 26 purpose areas which define the nature and scope of

programs and projects which might be funded under it. Frequently, Congress also uses

other legislation (e.g., appropriations bill) to provide additional authorizations for

limited periods (usually the current year only). Together, these laws provide substantial

authorization for programs addressing drug control, violent and serious crime, all

aspects of criminal justice processing including incarceration and treatment of offenders,

and general improvements in the justice system operations. There is, however, some

degree of overlap within several of these purpose areas and the program examples

following each. This listing is, in part, an attempt to distinguish among them.

(1) Demand reduction education programs in which law enforcement officers

participate

• Demand Reduction Education (not D.A.R.E.)

• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)

• Officer Training for D.A.R.E. Program

(2) Multijurisdictional task force (MJTF) programs that integrate federal, state,

and/or local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of

enhancing interagency coordination and intelligence and facilitating

multijurisdictional investigations

• Multijurisdictional/Regional Drug Task Forces

• Regional Violent Drug Trafficker Program

• Organized Crime/Narcotics Program

• Special Narcotics Prosecutor (in direct support of MJTF)

• Statewide Confidential Funds Pool

• Narcotics Surveillance Equipment and Training Program (if in support of

multisite enforcement programs)

• Drug Offenders Intelligence System (in direct support of MJTF)
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(3) Programs designed to target the domestic sources of controlled and illegal

substances, such as precursor chemicals, diverted pharmaceuticals, clandestine

laboratories, and cannabis cultivations

• Pharmaceutical Diversion

• Clandestine Laboratories

• Marijuana Eradication

• Drug Identification (laboratory-based research studies)

(4) Providing community and neighborhood programs that assist citizens in

preventing and controlling crime, including special programs that address the

problems of crimes committed against the elderly and special programs for

rural jurisdictions

• Community Crime Prevention

• Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

• Neighborhood Watch

• National Night Out Against Crime

• Community Policing/Prosecution (see also purpose areas 10 and 16)

• Drug-Impacted Rural Jurisdictions

• Reaching High-Risk Youth Through Outdoor Activities

• Senior Citizen Crime Prevention/Golden Alert Program

• Triad

(5) Disrupting illicit commerce in stolen goods and property

• County Attorney’s Office Property Crime Program

• Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention

(6) Improving the investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime (e.g.,

organized crime, public corruption crimes, and fraud against the government

with priority attention to cases involving drug-related official corruption)

• Reducing Drug Corruption in Police Departments

• Targeting White-Collar Crime

(7A) Improving the operational effectiveness of law enforcement through the use of

crime analysis techniques, street sales enforcement, school yard violator

programs, and gang-related and low-income housing drug control programs

• Drug Task Force (single jurisdiction effort)

• Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement

• Arson Prevention and Control

• Preserving the Crime Scene
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• Drug Dog/Canine Acquisition and Training/K–9 Unit

• Violent Fugitives Arrest Squad

• Firearms Trafficking/Control/Licensing Enforcement

(7B) Developing and implementing antiterrorism plans for deep draft ports,

international airports, and other important facilities

• “Night Eyes” State Water Patrol

• Airport Antiterrorism Task Force

(8) Career criminal prosecution programs, including the development of model

drug control legislation

• Career Criminal/Major Offender/Career Drug Offender Prosecution

• Narcotics Prosecution Unit (but use purpose area 2 if directly in support of

MJTF)

• Model Drug Control Legislation (directed at offenders)

• Use of Civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) in

Drug Enforcement

(9) Financial investigative programs that target the identification of money

laundering operations and assets obtained through illegal drug trafficking,

including the development of proposed model legislation, financial

investigative training, and financial information sharing systems

• Financial Investigations

• Asset Forfeiture Units

• Model Drug Control Legislation (directed at assets)

(10) Improving the operational effectiveness of the court process by expanding

prosecutorial, defender, and judicial resources and implementing court delay

reduction programs

• Community Prosecution/Community Courts (see also purpose area 16)

• Differentiated/Expedited Case Management

• Indigent Defense Service Improvement

• Drug Courts (specialized narcotics courtrooms; contrast purpose area 20)

• Pretrial Services Delivery (but use purpose area 15A if primary focus is

drug testing or purpose area 20 if focus is reducing jail crowding)

• Video Arraignment/Presentence Telecommunications Project
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(11) Programs designed to provide additional public correctional resources and

improve the corrections system, including treatment in prisons and jails,

intensive supervision programs, and long-range corrections and sentencing

strategies

• Intensive Supervision Probation and Parole

• Boot Camps

• Treatment in a Jail Setting

• Substance Abuse Treatment for Female Inmates

• Correctional Facilities Planning/Population Projections

• Sentencing Strategies Development

(12) Providing prison industry projects designed to place inmates in a realistic

working and training environment which will enable them to acquire

marketable skills and to make financial payments for restitution to their

victims, for support of their own families, and for support of themselves in the

institution

• Prison/Jail Industries

(13) Providing programs which identify and meet the treatment needs of adult and

juvenile drug-dependent and alcohol-dependent offenders

• Treatment for Drug Addicted Offenders

• Day Treatment Center for Juvenile Offenders

• Treatment Aftercare Unit

• Driving Under the Influence/Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI)

Rehabilitation and Training

(14) Developing and implementing programs which provide assistance to jurors

and witnesses and assistance (other than compensation) to victims of crime

• One Day-One Trial/Jury Management Improvement

• Systems for Setting Juror Fees/Compensation

• Victim/Witness Program

• Offenders’ Restitution for Victims

• Victim Assistance
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(15A) Developing programs to improve drug control technology, such as pretrial

drug testing programs, programs which provide for the identification,

assessment, referral to treatment, case management and monitoring of drugdependent offenders, and enhancement of state and local forensic laboratories

• Pretrial/Probation/Parole Drug Testing

• Statewide Urinalysis Testing

• Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes (TASC)

• Forensic Laboratory Enhancement (but use purpose area 25 if DNA

related)

(15B) Criminal justice information systems to assist law enforcement, prosecution,

courts, and corrections organizations (including automated fingerprint

identification systems)

• Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRI)

• Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS)

• Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)

• Prosecution Management Support Systems

• Management Information Systems (for administrative support)

• Metropolitan Criminal Intelligence System (but use purpose area 2 if

restricted solely to MJTF drug-related information)

• DUI Data Collection System

(16) Innovative programs which demonstrate new and different approaches to

enforcement, prosecution, and adjudication of drug offenses and other serious

crimes

• Hot Spots Comprehensive Neighborhood Crime Program

• Community Justice Centers

(17) Addressing the problems of drug trafficking and the illegal manufacture of

controlled substances in public housing

• Enforcement in Public Housing Developments

• Eliminating Crack Houses (in public housing)

(18) Improving the criminal and juvenile justice system’s response to domestic and

family violence, including spouse abuse, child abuse, and abuse of the elderly

• Domestic/Family Violence Intervention

• Law Enforcement’s Response to Domestic Violence

• Child Abuse Prosecution
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• Responding to Sexual Abuse of Children

• Crimes Against the Elderly (in domestic settings; see also purpose area 4)

(19) Drug control evaluation programs which state and local units of government

may utilize to evaluate programs and projects directed at state drug control

activities

• Evaluation of Drug Control Programs

• Research and Evaluation

(20) Providing alternatives to prevent detention, jail, and prison for persons who

pose no danger to the community

• Alternatives to Incarceration

• House Arrest/Electronic Monitoring

• Drug Courts (directed at diverting offenders into treatment; contrast

purpose area 10)

• Restitution by Juveniles

• Community Service Labor Program

• User Accountability Sanctioning (not involving incarceration)

(21) Programs of which the primary goal is to strengthen urban enforcement and

prosecution efforts targeted at street drug sales

• Street Sales/Street-Level Narcotics Enforcement

• Drug Enforcement Enhancement

• Crack Houses/Nuisance Abatement Unit

• Reverse Sting Demand Reduction Enforcement

• Drug Recognition Training for Patrol Officers

• Motor Vehicle Officers’ Watch for Drugs

(22) Prosecution of driving while intoxicated charges and the enforcement of other

laws relating to alcohol use and the operation of motor vehicles

• Enhanced Prosecution of DWI Cases

• Diversion of DWI Offenders Into Treatment

(23) Addressing the need for effective bindover systems for the prosecution of

violent 16- and 17-year-old juveniles in courts with jurisdiction over adults for

(certain enumerated) violent crimes

• Violent Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court Program

• Prosecutor’s Juvenile Bindover Unit
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(24) Law enforcement and prevention programs that relate to gangs or to youth

who are involved in or are at risk of involvement in gangs

• Gang Task Forces

• Specialized Gang Prosecutors

• Juvenile Gangs Involvement in Drug Trafficking

• Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT)

(25) Developing or improving forensic laboratory capabilities to analyze DNA for

identification purposes

• DNA Database Identification System

• DNA Laboratory Enhancement and Training Program

(26) Developing and implementing antiterrorism training programs and procuring

equipment for use by local law enforcement authorities

• Law Enforcement Officer Training in Antiterrorism

• Enhancing Enforcement Capabilities for Responding to Terrorist Acts

Note: Congress has authorized the use of Byrne funds to support programs that assist in

the litigation of death penalty federal habeas corpus petitions and drug testing

initiatives. This authorization applies to FY 1998, 1999, and 2000 awards and may or

may not be available in future funding cycles.
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Appendix C: Local Law Enforcement

Block Grants Program Purpose Areas

Through the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) Program, BJA provides

funds to units of local government to underwrite projects to reduce crime and improve

public safety. LLEBG funds must be spent in the following nine purpose areas:

• Hiring, training, and employing on a continuous basis new, additional law

enforcement officers and necessary support personnel.

• Paying overtime to employed law enforcement officers and necessary support

personnel to increase the number of hours worked by such personnel.

• Procuring equipment, technology, and other materials directly related to basic

law enforcement functions.

• Enhancing security measures in and around schools and other facilities or

locations that the unit of local government considers to be at risk for incidents of

crime.

• Establishing or supporting drug courts.

• Enhancing the adjudication of cases involving violent offenders, including cases

involving violent juvenile offenders.

• Establishing a multijurisdictional task force, particularly in rural areas, composed

of law enforcement officials representing units of local government. These task

forces must work with Federal law enforcement officials to prevent and control

crime.

• Establishing cooperative crime prevention programs between community

residents and law enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investigate crime

or to prosecute criminals.

• Defraying the cost of indemnification insurance for law enforcement officers.

LLEBG funds may not be used to purchase, lease, rent, or acquire tanks or armored

vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, limousines, real estate, yachts, or any vehicle not used

primarily for law enforcement. Funds are not to be used to retain consultants.

Construction of new facilities is also prohibited. In addition, federal funds may not be

used to supplant state or local funds; they must be used to increase the amount of funds

that would otherwise be available from state and local sources.
Bureau of Justice Assistance

Information

General Information

Callers may contact the U.S. Department of Justice Response Center for general information or specific needs,

such as assistance in submitting grants applications and information on training. To contact the Response Center,

call 1–800–421–6770 or write to 1100 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20005.

Indepth Information

For more indepth information about BJA, its programs, and its funding opportunities, requesters can call the

BJA Clearinghouse. The BJA Clearinghouse, a component of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service

(NCJRS), shares BJA program information with state and local agencies and community groups across the

country. Information specialists are available to provide reference and referral services, publication distribution, participation and support for conferences, and other networking and outreach activities. The Clearinghouse can be reached by:

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