U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance

FY 1997

Discretionary

Grant Program

Awards

FY 1997

Discretionary

Grant Program

Awards

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Bureau of Justice Assistance

FY 1997 Discretionary Grant

Program Awards

April 1998 NCJ 169272
Dear Colleague:

Based on the positive interviews, responses, and reports I have received from the field concerning

the value of the FY 1996 Discretionary Grant Program Awards document, I am pleased to present

you with the FY 1997 edition.

In talking with you we have learned the value as a planning tool of last year’s discretionary report.

The FY 1997 edition will cover the same ground in describing the awards, grantees, amounts,

and contact persons. As a guide to funding and descriptions of innovative programs, I am sure it

will be helpful as you plan your own strategies and initiatives for this year.

As background, these discretionary awards are made possible through an appropriation from

Congress to the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Assistance Program. The Bureau of

Justice Assistance (BJA) administers the funds and is the grant maker and monitor of the awards.

Falling into two categories—formula and discretionary—the majority of the funds are awarded

to State governments on the basis of population. The second category falls within the discretion

of the Director to award funds for innovative crime- and drug-reduction programs directly to the

applicants from both the public and private sectors.

Some awards are earmarked by Congress to continue important national programs such as the

Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the “Take a Bite Out of Crime” McGruff Campaign from

the National Crime Prevention Council. Other discretionary awards are made to State and local

agencies to test innovative programs.

To foster this response from urban and rural communities, BJA was proud to announce its first

Open Solicitation Call for Concept Papers program. More than 1,700 concept papers were

received from large and small constituencies covering innovative ways to handle issues in law

enforcement, adjudication, rural community crime, and special challenges in the Native American and Alaskan Native tribal communities. Awards of $50,000 to $150,000 were made to 37

finalists after an extensive peer panel review process.

Learning what was important to all of these communities, many of which were rural and tribal,

was a giant step in reaching out to all Americans interested in arresting crime and reducing illegal

drug use. The Open Solicitation program will be offered again during FY 1998.

Building partnerships, coordinating resources, developing performance measures, and comprehensive planning are the stepping stones to developing successful programs. We hope that this document will help you achieve these goals.

Nancy E. Gist

Director

FY 1997 Discretionary Grant Program Awards Report
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Contents

Adjudication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Adjudication System Technical Assistance Project

Adult Transfer Programming

A Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners on Sex Offender Registration and

Notification Statutes

American Prosecutors Research Institute

A National Program of Training and Technical Assistance on Community Justice for

Rural Communities and Tribal Courts

A National Symposium on Sentencing: The Judicial Response to Crime

An Innovative Approach To Prevent and Address Juvenile Crime on the Tribe’s Reservation

Assessment and Enhancement of Indigent Defense Services

Assistance to Indigent Defense Services: Proposal for Planning

Behind Closed Doors: Improving Jury Deliberations

Closed Circuit Televising and Videotaping of Child Victim Testimony

(AZ, GA, MN, NM, OH, TX, VA, WI)

Computer Crimes Project

Creation of an Inter-Apache Conference of Tribal Courts

Delay Reduction Project

Electronic Filing of Court Documents by Attorneys and Pro Se Litigants

Family Assessment Intervention and Resource (FAIR) Center Pilot Project

Financial Investigations and Money Laundering (FIML) Prosecution Program

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Demonstration (MD, MN, WI)

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Training and Technical Assistance

Improving the Interaction Among Tribal, State, and Federal Courts

Judicial Education and Training

Juvenile Diversion Program

Mini-Densch Project

National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws

Promoting Innovation in Traditional Prosecutorial Settings

Prosecutor’s Pre-Charging Diversion Program

Red Hook Community Justice Center

Sentencing Analysis and Advocacy

Strategies To Address Issues Presented by Juveniles Charged as Adults

Summit on Elder Protection Initiatives

Technical Assistance for Tribal Courts

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project—A Prosecutor’s Response

Training and Certification of Court Services Professionals

Urban Court Managers Network

Yankton Sioux Sex Offender Intervention Project

Comprehensive Communities Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase II (CA, KS)

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB (GA, NE, SC)

National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention
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Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

A New Look at Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective

Community-Based Coalitions To Address Juvenile Issues

Community-Based Post Incarceration Services for Substance Abusing Ex-Offenders

Community Diversion Team Project

Cost-Effective Alternatives to Incarceration

Development of Performance-Based Standards for Community Corrections

Emerging Issues in the Privatization of Correction Services

Issues in Rural Communities

Issues in Rural Communities Circuit Drug Court

Issues in Rural Communities/Rural Sex Offender Treatment Program

Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment

La Bodega de la Familia: Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center and the Center for Employment

Opportunities, Innovation, and Information Transfer

Life Choices

Planning and Development of a Satellite-Delivered Television Network Designed Specifically

for Jail/Prison Inmates

Project Return: From Prison to Community

Stress Intervention in Rural Law Enforcement

Technical Assistance for the Corrections Option Grant Program

Crime Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Building Successful Partnerships To Reduce Crime Victimization

Cherokee Anti-Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Program

Community Services Program: Juvenile Delinquency Transfer to Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal

Traditional Court

Community Support Program

Creating Restitutions and Following Traditions (C.R.A.F.T.) Project

Crime Analysis and Planning Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Cultural Navigators Pilot Project in Bethel, Alaska

Cultural Recovery Project

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)

Expanding, Enhancing, and Establishing Boys and Girls Clubs

Gila River Gang and Community Violence Prevention Program

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa Service Learning Project

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1995)

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1997)

National Town Watch Crime and Drug Prevention Campaign—National Night Out 1996

Program Expansion and Maintenance: The TRIAD Concept To Reduce the Criminal Victimization of the Elderly

The Jemez Youth Program

Traditional Arts Project (TAP)

Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes; Rosebud

Sioux Tribe)

Youth Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program
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Contents

Evaluation and Technical Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

BJA State Evaluation Development Program

Design, Implementation, and Impact of the Comprehensive Homicide Initiative

Policy Review of Byrne Formula Grant Program

Replication of BJA-Automated Application and Award System

Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Women Offenders: Program and Training Models for

Judges and Criminal Justice

Technical Assistance for BJA-Funded Pretrial Drug Testing

Technical Assistance for Correctional Options

Technical Assistance for States on Topical Criminal Justice Issues

Technical Assistance to Bureau of Justice Assistance

The BJA FY 1996 Annual Report to Congress

Training and Technical Assistance Project

Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

A Comparative Analysis of Statewide Criminal Justice Information Sharing Systems

Analysis of Day Laborer Site Practices

Anti-Terrorism Training Project for CenTF

Aurora Gang Violence and Homicide Project

BJA/NSA Dissemination Project/Court Security and the Transportation of Prisoners

Closing the Gaps in Domestic Violence Enforcement: The Team Approach

Comprehensive Homicide Investigative Training Program

Cooperative Federal Local Violent Crime Task Force

Countering Witness Intimidation (CA, GA, MD)

Court Security and the Introduction to Risk Management for Judicial Officials Training Seminar

Crime Prevention for People With Developmental Disabilities

DRUGFIRE Equipment Program (18 sites)

Federal Firearms Licensee Compliance and Innovative Firearms Project

Firearms Trafficking Program

From Probable Cause to Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Gang-Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Violence Enforcement Project (NM, OR)

Jail Diversion in a Multi-Ethnic Community

Marketing and Institutional Strategies for “Nontraditional Law Enforcement Responses to

Family Violence”

Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN)

Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC)

Model Witness Intimidation Project

National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC)

New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN)

Operation Cooperation: Developing Guidelines for Security and Law Enforcement Partnerships

Operational Systems Support—Technical Assistance and Training

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Center for Task Force

(CenTF) Training Project

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Technical Training

and Policy Research
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Law Enforcement (continued)

Performance Management Assessment and Operations Analysis

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)—Performance Management Assessment and

Operations Analysis

Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC)

Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN)

Services, Support, and Technical Assistance to Small Police Departments

Special Prosecution Unit

Strategies To Counter Witness Intimidation That Facilitate Witness Participation in the

Criminal Justice System

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Task Force

The VOICES Project: Violence Outreach and Intervention Through Community

Education and Service

Training and Administrative Support to the Interstate Firearms Trafficking Compact

Training and Technical Support for the Model Clandestine Drug Laboratory

Enforcement Program (Phase IV)

Trauma Reduction Initiative

Update “A Guide to State Controlled Substance Acts”

Update “Assets Seizure and Forfeiture”

Video-Teleconferencing Warrant Applications

Violent Career Criminal Task Force Project

Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force (MATF) Project

Western States Information Network (WSIN)

Special Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Auto Theft Prevention Program (FL, MD, NJ, NY, NC, TN)

Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance—Vermillion County Suspicious

Death Task Force

First National Conference on Strengthening the Emergency Response to Terrorism

Medicolegal Assessment of PSOB Death Benefits Cases

National Fire Service Network of Survivors

National First Responder Training Grant Program for Terrorist Incidents and Weapons of Mass

Destruction (CA, MI, NM, NY)

National Motor Vehicle Titling Information System Pilot Project

Operation of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program

St. Petersburg, Florida, Civil Disturbances

Support Services for Families and Coworkers of Public Safety Officers Killed

in the Line of Duty

Technical Assistance and Training for National First Responder Training Program for Terrorist

Incidents and Weapons of Mass Destruction (CRA, FEMA)

Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement: Line of Duty Death

Appendix A BJA Discretionary Programs and Program Managers . . . . . . . . . 61
FY 1997 Discretionary Grant Program Awards 1

Adjudication

The mission of the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Adjudication Branch is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of the adjudication process—the courts, prosecution, and

defense. Toward this end, the Branch is committed to the development of partnerships among

the components of the criminal justice system. Branch initiatives focus on community justice,

including a collaborative effort with the Red Hook, Brooklyn, Community Justice Center and

the Community Justice Assistance Center in New York City to establish community justice

assistance centers nationwide. Other major areas of program activity include enhancing the

operation of courts; ensuring access to justice; developing pretrial and posttrial programs; and

training State and local judges, prosecutors, and defense counsels.

Branch Chief: Charles M. “Bud” Hollis

Telephone: 202–616–3218

E-mail: bud@ojp.usdoj.gov

Adjudication System Technical Assistance Project. American University provides technical

assistance to State and local criminal courts and other adjudication system agencies, such as

pretrial and defense, by a variety of support services including consultations, workshops, best

practice guides, and office-based assistance.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Joseph A. Trotter Charles M. Hollis

American University 202–616–3218

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW.

Washington, DC 20016 BJA Grant Number:

202–885–2875 97–DD–BX–0074

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$500,000

Adult Transfer Programming. The West Virginia Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Division is contracting with a qualified agency to develop an appropriate program to meet the special

needs of adult transfers being held in State juvenile detention and correctional facilities to reduce

recidivism, decrease the number of serious juvenile offenders that become serious adult offenders,

ease the transition of juveniles going from juvenile corrections into adult corrections at age 18,

and improve life skills and community adjustment for those released.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Tammy Collins Jeannie Santos

West Virginia Criminal Justice and 202–514–5440

 Highway Safety Division

1204 Kanawha Boulevard East BJA Grant Number:

Charleston, WV 25301 97–DD–BX–0090

304–558–8814, ext. 218 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000
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A Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners on Sex Offender Registration and Notification

Statutes. The National Criminal Justice Association has produced a manual for criminal justice

practitioners and victim service providers on sex offender registration and notification.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Cabell C. Cropper Jennifer Knobe

National Criminal Justice Association 202–616–3212

444 North Capitol Street NW.

Washington, DC 20001 BJA Grant Number:

202–624–1440 96–DD–BX–0076

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sso.org/ncja/ncja.htm $68,151

American Prosecutors Research Institute. The American Prosecutors Research Institute’s DNA

Legal Assistance Unit continues to provide training and technical assistance nationwide to

enhance prosecutors’ knowledge and utilization of DNA evidence through expert assistance,

training sessions, and distribution of a videotape, newsletter, and monograph.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Heike Gramokow Charles M. Hollis

DNA Legal Assistance Unit 202–616–3218

American Prosecutors Research Institute

99 Canal Center Plaza BJA Grant Number:

Alexandria, VA 22314 96–DD–BX–0047

703–549–4253 FY 1997 Grant Award:

Web Page: $150,000

http://www.ndaa.org/apri.htm

A National Program of Training and Technical Assistance on Community Justice for Rural

Communities and Tribal Courts. The Center for Effective Public Policy will enter into a

cooperative agreement with BJA to operate the Community Justice Project for Rural Communities and Tribal Courts.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Peggy McGarry Karen Sublett

Center for Effective Public Policy 202–616–3463

8403 Colesville Road

Silver Spring, MD 20910 BJA Grant Number:

301–589–9383 97–DD–BX–K002

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$249,989
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A National Symposium on Sentencing: The Judicial Response to Crime. BJA provided funds

to the State Justice Institute to support a national symposium on sentencing held in October

1997 by the American Judicature Society, which resulted in a video and written report on symposium recommendations.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Sandra Thurston Charles M. Hollis

State Justice Institute 202–616–3218

1650 King Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–684–6100 97–DD–BX–A055

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

An Innovative Approach To Prevent and Address Juvenile Crime on the Tribe’s Reservation.

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is developing a tribal infrastructure to prevent and

address juvenile crime.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Kimberly Kequom Paul Steiner

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 202–616–3630

310 Ninth Street

Manistee, MI 49660 BJA Grant Number:

616–723–8288 97–DD–BX–0040

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Assessment and Enhancement of Indigent Defense Services. The National Legal Aid and

Defender Association (NLADA) provides intensive hands-on training and technical assistance to

defenders at the State and local levels. NLADA will also expand its National Clearinghouse for

Defense Services so that the Clearinghouse can compile and disseminate information on trends

and innovative strategies in drug and violent crime cases.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Scott Wallace Jennifer Knobe

National Legal Aid and Defender Association 202–616–3212

1625 K Street NW.

Washington, DC 20006 BJA Grant Number:

202–452–0620, ext. 32 96–DD–BX–0038

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$205,000
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Assistance to Indigent Defense Services: Proposal for Planning. The Vera Institute of Justice,

Inc., designed a program to plan for technical assistance for indigent defense services to

strengthen the external management capacity of public defenders, contract organizations providing indigent defense, and panels of attorneys accepting individual appointments to represent

defendants in criminal proceedings.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Kirsten Livingston Jennifer Knobe

Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. 202–616–3212

377 Broadway

New York, NY 10013 BJA Grant Number:

212–334–1300 97–DD–BX–0018

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

Behind Closed Doors: Improving Jury Deliberations. The American Judicature Society will

develop, test, publish, and disseminate a jury deliberation resource guide for State criminal court

judges and court personnel aimed at developing programs and procedures to assist jurors during

the deliberation phase of the trial and a juror deliberation instructions booklet to be distributed

to jurors at the end of a trial as they prepare for the deliberation phase.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Sue Orem Charles M. Hollis

American Judicature Society 202–616–3218

200 West Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60606 BJA Grant Number:

312–558–6900 97–DD–BX–0054

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$145,131

Closed Circuit Televising and Videotaping of Child Victim Testimony. A grant of $365,587

was awarded to eight eligible States and local units of government to provide equipment and

personnel training to implement innovative projects using closed-circuit television and videotaping technologies in obtaining the testimony of child victims in criminal proceedings.

BJA Program Manager: Tahitia Barringer, 202–616–3294

Project Directors:

Prescott, Arizona: Rebecca Ahl, 520–445–5038

Atlanta, Georgia: John T. Clower, 404–559–4949

St. Paul, Minnesota: Inta M. Sellars, 612–296–0813

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Donna J. Farrell, 505–827–3338

Columbus, Ohio: Tracy Mahoney, 614–466–7782

Austin, Texas: Melissa Foley, 512–463–1936

Richmond, Virginia: Dorothy J. Hollahan, 804–371–0534

Madison, Wisconsin: Ray Luick, 608–266–7282
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Computer Crimes Project. Through the Science and Technology Council, the National Association of Attorneys General assists State attorneys general in examining computer crimes and

advanced computer technology systems used to commit crimes, such as unauthorized access into

computer networks, by facilitating communication and cooperation among the States on establishing new computer crime units.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Brian J. Zwit Jennifer Knobe

Science and Technology Council 202–616–3212

National Association of Attorneys General

750 First Street NE., Suite 1100 BJA Grant Number:

Washington, DC 20002 98–DD–BX–0007

202–326–6041 FY 1997 Grant Award:

Web Page: $100,000

http://www.naag.org

Creation of an Inter-Apache Conference of Tribal Courts. The Jicarilla Apache Tribal Court

will develop an Inter-Apache Conference of the Apache Tribal Courts dedicated to the advancement of common interests related to law and justice.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Jim D. Jamen Jennifer Knobe

Jicarilla Apache Tribal Court 202–616–3212

P.O. Box 221

Dulce, NM 87528 BJA Grant Number:

505–759–3366 [Award still pending]

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$42,177

Delay Reduction Project. The Superior Court of Delaware will reduce court delays by hiring

case managers to assist judicial officers in processing cases and by improving court data management systems.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Thomas J. Ralston Paul Steiner

Superior Court of Delaware 202–616–3630

Daniel L. Herrmann Court House

1020 North King Street BJA Grant Number:

Wilmington, DE 19801 96–DD–BX–00694

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$300,000
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Electronic Filing of Court Documents by Attorneys and Pro Se Litigants. The Leon County

Clerk of the Circuit Court will develop and establish a system for the electronic filing of court

documents by attorneys and pro se litigants to reduce visits to the courthouse to file documents,

reduce staffing required to input docket information, reduce errors in data input, increase the

speed with which documents enter the justice system, and make documents available online to

court system participants and interested parties.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John Stott Jeannie Santos

Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court 202–514–5440

P.O. Box 726

Tallahassee, FL 32302 BJA Grant Number:

850–921–4238 97–DD–BX–0068

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Family Assessment Intervention and Resource (FAIR) Center Pilot Project. The Judicial

Council of California will establish and operate a FAIR pilot resource center in a high-risk

neighborhood to provide intervention services to families in need in an effort to reduce formal

court intervention and increase the efficiency of the court and precourt interventions.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Diane Nunn Paul Steiner

Judicial Council of California 202–616–3630

303 Second Street, South Tower

San Francisco, CA 94107 BJA Grant Number:

415–396–9142 97–DD–BX–0073

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Financial Investigations and Money Laundering (FIML) Prosecution Program. The National

Association of Attorneys General will continue to assist State attorneys general and local prosecutors in strengthening their investigative and prosecutorial skills in the areas of financial

investigations and money laundering prosecutions.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Thomas Judd Charles M. Hollis

National Association of Attorneys General 202–616–3218

750 First Street NE., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20002 BJA Grant Number:

202–326–6016 95–DD–BX–0082

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.naag.org $200,000
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Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Demonstration. A grant of $437,000 was

awarded to three States to develop prototype strategies and techniques to strengthen the ability of

State attorneys general and local prosecutors to attack health care fraud through effective investigation and prosecution.

BJA Program Manager: Charles M. Hollis, 202–616–3218

Project Directors:

Baltimore, Maryland: Carolyn H. Henneman, 410–576–6300

St. Paul, Minnesota: Thomas Pursell, 612–296–8428

Madison, Wisconsin: Matthew Frank, 608–266–9594

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Training and Technical Assistance. The

National Association of Attorneys General continues to develop the means to assist its members

and three BJA-funded State attorneys general offices demonstration sites in strengthening their

investigative and prosecutorial skills in the complex area of health care fraud.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Thomas Judd Charles M. Hollis

National Association of Attorneys General 202–616–3218

750 First Street NE., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20002 BJA Grant Number:

202–326–6016 95–DD–BX–0089

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.naag.org $252,956

Improving the Interaction Among Tribal, State, and Federal Courts. The National Indian Justice

Center, Inc., provides direct technical assistance on jurisdictional issues of court organization,

personnel management, facilities, automation, case flow, and criminal history records to tribal

courts.

Project Director: BJA Program Managers:

Joseph A. Myers Jennifer Knobe/Martin Kamen

National Indian Justice Center, Inc. 202–616–3212/305–1745

7 Fourth Street

Petaluma, CA 94952 BJA Grant Number:

707–762–8113 95–DD–BX–0168

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

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Judicial Education and Training. This grant award will enable the National Judicial College to

educate and provide training to State and local trial judges on drug testing in substance abuse

prosecutions.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Kenneth A. Rohrs Charles M. Hollis

National Judicial College 202–616–3218

University of Nevada, Reno

Reno, NV 89557 BJA Grant Number:

702–784–6747 95–DD–BX–0039

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.abanet.org/njc $1,000,000

Juvenile Diversion Program. Howland Township seeks to reduce the number of juvenile offenders formally processed by the juvenile court.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John D. Emanuel Paul Steiner

Township of Howland 202–616–3630

169 Niles-Cortland Road NE.

Warren, OH 44484 BJA Grant Number:

330–856–2340 97–DD–BX–0048

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$68,026

Mini-Densch Project. The Orange County Board of Commissioners is helping to establish the

Densch Charities Continuum of Care Treatment Facility to serve the mentally ill and substance

abusing persons arrested each year in Orange County by providing a central location for intake and

assessment, diversion from jail and the criminal justice system, a stable residential environment,

supervised aftercare, and a central data system for client tracking and performance measurements.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Robert Spivey Jeannie Santos

Orange County Board of Commissioners 202–514–5440

201 South Rosalind Avenue

Orlando, FL 32801 BJA Grant Number:

407–836–7370 97–DD–BX–0089

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000
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National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. The National Alliance for Model State Drug

Laws educates State policymakers on the drug laws developed by the President’s Commission on

Model State Drug Laws and promoted by the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Sherry L. Green Jeannie Santos

National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws 202–514–5440

333 North Fairfax Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–6100 95–DD–BX–0016

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$900,000

Promoting Innovation in Traditional Prosecutorial Settings. The Jefferson Institute for Justice

Studies is providing a series of mentoring prosecutors offices to be matched with other local

prosecutors to provide the basic tools needed to make changes and improvements to traditional

practices and procedures for successful prosecution and the provision of top-quality service.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Joan E. Jacoby Jennifer Knobe

Jefferson Institute for Justice Studies 202–616–3212

2100 L Street NW.

Washington, DC 20037 BJA Grant Number:

202–659–2882 97–DD–BX–0006

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$325,342

Prosecutor’s Pre-Charging Diversion Program. The Pulaski County Prosecutor’s Office provides youthful offenders with a meaningful alternative to formal adjudication in juvenile court

through an interagency partnership that will bridge generational gaps, break down traditional

community barriers, and create less threatening environments. This project is currently undergoing a formal evaluation.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Kellie Milliam Jennifer Knobe

Pulaski County Grants Administration 202–616–3212

201 South Broadway, Suite 220

Little Rock, AR 72201 BJA Grant Number:

501–340–8401 95–DD–BX–0053

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$25,000

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Red Hook Community Justice Center. Through this continuation grant, the Center for Court

Innovation will complete the renovation for the Community Justice Center (CJC) site, finish the

program design, begin operation of the CJC, and develop and implement a program for documenting the planning and development of the CJC for the purposes of evaluation, replication,

and research.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Adam J. Mansky Jeannie Santos

Center for Court Innovation 202–514–5440

351 West 54th Street

New York, NY 10019 BJA Grant Number:

212–373–8093 96–DD–BX–K004

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$797,527

Sentencing Analysis and Advocacy. Maine CJPA and Assistance seeks to improve the understanding of statewide sentencing policies and practices of indigent defendants with technical

support, data collection, regional workshops, and support advocacy services.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James T. Glessner Jeannie Santos

Maine CJPA and Assistance 202–514–5440

4 Wabon Street

Augusta, ME 04330 BJA Grant Number:

207–822–0792 97–DD–BX–0056

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$146,639

Strategies To Address Issues Presented by Juveniles Charged as Adults. Through the New York

City Office of the Mayor, this project seeks to improve the legal representation of juveniles

transferred to adult courts.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Jane Schreiber Jeannie Santos

New York City Office of the Mayor 202–514–5440

One Centre Street, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10007 BJA Grant Number:

212–240–6929 97–DD–BX–0045

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000
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Summit on Elder Protection Initiatives. The National Association of Attorneys General, in

conjunction with the Massachusetts attorney general’s office, held a symposium in May 1997 in

Boston, Massachusetts, which featured the protection of the elderly, the elderly and the criminal

justice system, abuse and neglect of the elderly, and helpful programs sponsored by State attorneys general around the country for senior citizens.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Christine T. Milliken Jennifer Knobe

National Association of Attorneys General 202–616–3212

750 First Street NE., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20002 BJA Grant Number:

202–326–6016 97–DD–BX–0022

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.naag.org $24,500

Technical Assistance for Tribal Courts. The program will enable the National Indian Justice

Center, Inc., to provide training and technical assistance to tribal courts for the purpose of

enhancing the capacity of tribal court systems to administer justice and address child abuse,

domestic violence, and youth violence in Indian country communities.

Project Director: BJA Program Managers:

Joseph A. Myers Jennifer Knobe/Martin Kamen

National Indian Justice Center, Inc. 202–616–3212/305–1745

7 Fourth Street

Petaluma, CA 94952 BJA Grant Number:

707–762–8113 97–DD–BX–0034

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$250,000

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project. The National Association of Attorneys General

(NAAG) serves as the coordinating organization for Federal, State, and local telemarketing fraud

enforcement. This includes investigative and prosecutorial training to combat telemarketing

fraud targeting the elderly in association with the National District Attorneys Association, the

American Prosecutors Research Institute, and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Sarah Reznek Jennifer Knobe

National Association of Attorneys General 202–616–3212

750 First Street NE., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20002 BJA Grant Number:

202–326–6016 98–LS–VX–0002

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.naag.org $400,000

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Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project—A Prosecutor’s Response. The American Prosecutors Research Institute will provide investigative and prosecutorial training to combat

telemarketing fraud targeting the elderly, in association with NAAG, the National District

Attorneys Association, and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Heike Gramokow Jennifer Knobe

American Prosecutors Research Institute 202–616–3212

99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–519–1647 98–LS–VX–0003

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ndaa.org/apri.htm $400,000

Training and Certification of Court Services Professionals. Through the Association of Pretrial

Professionals of Florida this project will ensure that all pretrial courts, specialty courts, or other

related disciplines with similar training needs, have access to a standardized curriculum that

emphasizes maintaining professional standards as outlined in the Code of Ethics and Conduct

for Court Services Officers of Florida.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

William J. Wills Charles M. Hollis

Association of Pretrial Professionals of Florida 202–616–3218

501–C Appleyard Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32304 BJA Grant Number:

904–488–7222 97–DD–BX–0021

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$6,338

Urban Court Managers Network. This 15-month project enhances the ability of a key group of

justice system practioners (the court administrators in American urban trial courts) to serve as

catalysts for significant improvement in criminal justice practices through the Justice Management Institute.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Barry Mahoney Charles M. Hollis

Justice Management Institute 202–616–3218

1900 Grant Street, Suite 630

Denver, CO 80203 BJA Grant Number:

303–831–7564 97–DD–BX–0020

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$199,792
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Yankton Sioux Sex Offender Intervention Project. The Yankton Sioux Tribe Court of Indian

Offenses will work to reduce the number of sexual offenders on the Yankton Sioux Reservation

where a program will treat adult and juvenile sex offenders and will provide special programming

for the spouse and/or partner of the sex offender.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Mick Scarmon Jennifer Knobe

Yankton Sioux Tribe Court of Indian Offenses 202–616–3212

P.O. Box 577

Wagner, SD 57380 BJA Grant Number:

605–384–5578 97–DD–BX–0008

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$30,000

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BJA’s Comprehensive Programs Branch is demonstrating an innovative, comprehensive, and

integrated multiagency approach to violent crime control and community mobilization in 16

jurisdictions across the Nation. Two key principles underlie this initiative. First, communities

must play the lead role in fostering violence prevention partnerships. Second, State and local

jurisdictions must establish strong coordinated and multidisciplinary approaches. Under the

Comprehensive Communities Programs (CCP), communities faced with high rates of violent

crime and drug abuse develop a comprehensive strategy for crime and drug control that requires

police departments and other city agencies to work in partnership with the community to

address crime- and violence-related problems and the environment that fosters them.

Branch Chief: J.A. (Jay) Marshall

Telephone: 202–616–3215

E-mail: jay@ojp.usdoj.gov

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase II. The East Bay Corridor Public Safety

Partnership is analyzing the problem of how to address violent crime and community improvements with special attention to drugs, gangs, and violence; analyzing economic and social problems in each of its jurisdictions; and developing a description of current efforts regarding police/

community relations and coordination and cooperative efforts within the criminal justice system

such as nonviolent dispute resolution, Boys and Girls Clubs, community prosecution and diversions, drug courts, and community-based alternatives to incarceration.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Maria Theresa Viramontes Lluana McCann

East Bay Corridor Public Safety 202–305–1772

 Partnership

1222 Preservation Park Way BJA Grant Number:

Oakland, CA 94612 95–MU–MU–0005

510–832–7071 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$400,000

Comprehensive

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Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase II. The CCP site for the City of Wichita,

Kansas, is analyzing the problem of addressing violent crime and community improvements with

special attention to drugs, gangs, and violence; analyzing economic and social problems in each

jurisdiction; and developing a description of current efforts regarding police/community relations and coordination and cooperative efforts within the criminal justice system, such as nonviolent dispute resolution, Boys and Girls Clubs, community prosecution and diversions, drug

courts, and community-based alternatives to incarceration.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Thomas Smith Mark A. Roscoe

City of Wichita 202–616–3668

455 North Main Street

Wichita, KS 67202 BJA Grant Number:

316–268–4271 95–MU–MU–0008

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$400,000

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB. The Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission analyzes how to address violent crime and community improvements with special

attention to drugs, gangs, and violence; analyzes economic and social problems in each jurisdiction; and develops a description of current efforts regarding police/community relations and

coordination and cooperative efforts within the criminal justice system such as nonviolent

dispute resolution, Boys and Girls Clubs, community prosecution and diversions, drug courts,

and community-based alternatives to incarceration.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Andrew Copassaki Mark A. Roscoe

Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission 202–616–3668

100 Edgewood Avenue NE.

Atlanta, GA 30303 BJA Number:

770–928–3465 96–DD–BX–0096

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$282,379
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Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB. The Nebraska Commission on Law

Enforcement and Criminal Justice provides strategic planning for citywide crime prevention and

control, coordinates strategies for public/private organizations and the community, and implements and expands activities such as community policing, community mobilization/prevention

intervention, nonviolent dispute resolution, community prosecution and diversion, and

community-based alternatives to incarceration.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Mary Lopez Mark A. Roscoe

Nebraska Commission on Law 202–616–3668

 Enforcement and Criminal Justice

301 Centennial Mall South BJA Grant Number:

Lincoln, NE 68509 95–DD–BX–0005

402–471–2194 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$400,000

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB. The Columbia Police Department CCP is

expanding community policing, conducting community police training, placing officers in other

communities, reviewing internal operations, coordinating community policing and community

mobilization efforts within the Columbia Police Department, and sustaining other community

policing initiatives such as nonviolent dispute resolution, Boys and Girls Clubs, community

prosecution and diversion, community-based alternatives to incarceration, and drug courts.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Nathaniel Land Sylvia Sutton

Columbia Police Department 202–514–5441

P.O. Box 1059

Columbia, SC 29202 BJA Grant Number:

803–733–8313 95–MU–MU–0003

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$400,000

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National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention. The National Funding Collaborative

on Violence Prevention, Inc., (NFCVP) continues implementing local and national components

of the NFCVP by providing training and technical assistance to local collaboratives as they

implement their violence prevention plans, facilitating peer learning, conducting outreach and

education, and fostering the site’s ability to become self-sustaining.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Linda K. Bowen J.A. Marshall

National Funding Collaborative 202–616–3215

 on Violence Prevention, Inc.

815 15th Street NW. BJA Grant Number:

Washington, DC 20005 97–DD–BX–0017

202–393–7731 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,000,000
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BJA’s Corrections Branch supports the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation

of demonstration projects to test a broad range of alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration. These projects assist offenders in their transition to the community following their release

by providing security, discipline, and services—including diagnosis, counseling, substance abuse

treatment, education, job training, and placement assistance—while the offenders are under

correctional supervision. The projects also provide linkage to similar services in the community.

All BJA correctional options demonstration projects have four basic goals: reduced incarceration

costs, relief of prison and jail crowding, reduced recidivism rates for youthful offenders, and

advancement in correctional practices.

Branch Contact: Richard Sutton

Telephone: 202–616–3214

E-mail: sutton@ojp.usdoj.gov

A New Look at Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective. The goal of Pretrial Services

Resource Center is to prepare a monograph that would be useful to those interested in identifying the factors that contribute to jail crowding and in seeking ways to alleviate jail crowding.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

D. Alan Henry Richard Sutton

Pretrial Services Resource Center 202–616–3214

1325 G Street NW.

Washington, DC 20005 BJA Grant Number:

202–638–3080 97–DD–BX–0016

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.pretrial.org/ $51,949

Community-Based Coalitions To Address Juvenile Issues. This grant supports the Boerne

Independent School District in developing and implementing a multidisciplinary collaborative

project called Collaborating for Children in an attempt to minimize inconsistencies in primary

(home, school, criminal justice) environments in hopes of reversing negative perceptions, attitudes, and interactions that can contribute to later inappropriate juvenile behavior.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Millie Bergman Richard Sutton

Boerne Independent School District 202–616–3214

123 West Johns Road

Boerne, TX 78006 BJA Grant Number:

830–537–4750 97–DD–BX–0085

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$75,000

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Community-Based Post Incarceration Services for Substance Abusing Ex-Offenders. The

primary focus of the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is a

demonstration program in inner-city neighborhoods to target drug abusing offenders returning

to their communities from prison or jail.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Mary Nakashian Richard Sutton

Center on Addiction and Substance 202–616–3214

 Abuse at Columbia University

152 West 57th Street BJA Grant Number:

New York, NY 10019 97–DD–BX–0013

212–841–5230 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$300,000

Community Diversion Team Project. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, along

with civic leaders, propose to develop community diversion teams for reservation communities to

conduct training workshops on the concept of community diversion teams and the relevancy of

the approach within tribal communities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Michael Pablo Linda Vines

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes 202–307–2015

P.O. Box 278

Pablo, MT 59855 BJA Grant Number:

406–675–2700 97–DD–BX–0083

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$75,000

Cost-Effective Alternatives to Incarceration. The Louisiana Seventh Judicial District Court is

providing pretrial intervention/diversion to persons motivated to cooperate with and become

involved in an effort to break the cycle of crime and the criminal lifestyle.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Madaline C. Gibbs Richard Sutton

Louisiana Seventh Judicial District Court 202–616–3214

Concordia Parish Courthouse

Vidalia, LA 71373 BJA Grant Number:

318–336–5526 97–DD–BX–0063

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$75,000
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Development of Performance-Based Standards for Community Corrections. BJA is assisting

the American Correctional Association in sponsoring a major revision initiative that will establish a framework for developing performance-based standards for all aspects of correctional

institutions, programs, and services.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

R.J. Verdeyen Linda Vines

American Correctional Association 202–307–2015

4380 Forbes Boulevard

Lanham, MD 20706 BJA Grant Number:

301–918–1800 97–DD–BX–0023

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$85,000

Emerging Issues in the Privatization of Correction Services. To address emerging issues, the

National Council on Crime and Delinquency is assisting BJA in sponsoring a national assessment and conference on the emerging role of privatization in the corrections field.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Austin Richard Sutton

National Council on Crime and Delinquency 202–616–3214

685 Market Street, Suite 620

San Francisco, CA 94105 BJA Grant Number:

415–896–6223 97–DD–BX–0014

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.nccd.com $107,646

Issues in Rural Communities. To reduce high-risk behaviors, the Iowa Fifth Judicial District of

the Iowa Department of Correctional Services is implementing a multidimensional preventive

and proactive approach for working with the 400 elementary (K–5) students in its system.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Beth A. Lenstra Richard Sutton

Iowa Fifth Judicial District 202–616–3214

1000 Washington Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50314 BJA Grant Number:

515–242–6585 97–DD–BX–0075

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$74,806

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Issues in Rural Communities Circuit Drug Court. The Clark County Eighth Judicial District

Court public defender’s office and the Clark County Drug Court propose to develop a treatment

drug court system that will allow rural communities to process and manage nonviolent alcohol

and other drug abuse offenders in their local communities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Robert D. Larsen Linda Vines

Clark County Eighth Judicial District Court 202–307–2015

200 South Third Street

Las Vegas, NV 89155 BJA Grant Number:

97–DD–BX–0078

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$74,952

Issues in Rural Communities/Rural Sex Offender Treatment Program. The primary emphasis

of the Iowa Fifth Judicial District is to initiate this program in extreme rural areas where offenders have very little access to any type of treatment and are often sentenced directly to prison.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Beth A. Lenstra Richard Sutton

Iowa Fifth Judicial District 202–616–3214

1000 Washington Avenue

Des Moines, IA 50314 BJA Grant Number:

515–242–6585 97–DD–BX–0046

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$30,045

Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment. The National Council on Crime and

Delinquency proposes to conduct a 9-month assessment of juveniles who are being housed in adult

jails and prisons, which will consist of the types of youth in such facilities, how they are being

housed, their access to programs and services, and any legal concerns that must be addressed.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Austin Richard Sutton

National Council on Crime and Delinquency 202–616–3214

685 Market Street, Suite 620

San Francisco, CA 94105 BJA Grant Number:

415–896–6223 97–DD–BX–0026

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.nccd.com $157,322
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La Bodega de la Familia: Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center and the Center for Employment

Opportunities, Innovation, and Information Transfer. The Vera Institute of Justice, Inc., is

proposing to develop a Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center to improve the effectiveness of nonresidential services for addicts. The central aim is to provide direct services to families and others

around the addict to support the addict through recovery and assist families as well as addicts in

their interactions with the courts and criminal justice agencies during periods of recovery.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Carol Shapiro Linda Vines

Vera Institute of Justice, Inc. 202–307–2015

377 Broadway

New York, NY 10013 BJA Grant Number:

212–334–1300 95–DD–BX–0094

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.vera.org $100,000

Life Choices. The New Horizons Community Service Board, in collaboration with the

Randolph County Board of Commissioners, proposes to provide the Life Choices program,

which is specifically developed for mandated referrals in need of substance abuse services.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Billy Moore Linda Vines

Randolph County Board of Commissioners 202–307–2015

309 Webster Street

Cuthbert, GA 31740 BJA Grant Number:

912–732–6440 97–DD–BX–0084

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$73,000

Planning and Development of a Satellite-Delivered Television Network Designed Specifically for

Jail/Prison Inmates. The National Sheriffs’ Association, in partnership with the American Correctional Association, is developing the Direct Education Television for Corrections project to produce

a telecommunications distance-learning medium that will introduce inmates to a healthy and

productive lifestyle and integrate a new management tool into the life of the institution.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

A.N. Moser, Jr. Richard Sutton

National Sheriffs’ Association 202–616–3214

1450 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–7827 95–DD–BX–0045

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sheriffs.org $150,000

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Project Return: From Prison to Community. Project Return has been developed and implemented by Tulane University as a cost-effective correctional option program that reduces reliance on incarceration and that provides treatment and services to assist youthful and former

offenders in the pursuit of lawful and productive conduct.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Robert E. Roberts Richard Sutton

Tulane University 202–616–3214

1010 Common Street

New Orleans, LA 70112 BJA Grant Number:

504–592–9877 96–DD–BX–0037

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.tulane.edu/~aphealth/plain.html $775,000

Stress Intervention in Rural Law Enforcement. The Glenville State College proposes to

educate the rural law enforcement officers of West Virginia in the techniques necessary to

mitigate the stresses that are inherent in policing and to develop the additional components

necessary to supply a law enforcement-specific element to the existing Critical Incident Stress

Debriefing Team.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Willard M. Oliver Linda Vines

Glenville State College 202–307–2015

200 High Street

Glenville, WV 26351 BJA Grant Number:

304–462–7361 97–DD–BX–0061

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$75,000

Technical Assistance for the Corrections Option Grant Program. Criminal Justice Associates is

coordinating the delivery and documentation of BJA’s technical assistance program for the

Corrections Option Grant.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

George E. Sexton Richard Sutton

Criminal Justice Associates 202–616–3214

9 East Moreland Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19118 BJA Grant Number:

215–247–1390 97–DD–BX–K001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$652,008
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The mission of BJA’s Crime Prevention Branch is to collaboratively work with units of government, nonprofit organizations, and residents to efficiently and effectively prevent crime, violence,

and drug abuse. This is accomplished through both developing and implementing innovative

practices and helping localities to establish comprehensive strategies to control and prevent

crime. Key programming themes revolve around prevention education for preschool through

adult, at-risk youth, family violence, community-based policing, and community justice.

Branch Chief: Bob Brown

Telephone: 202–616–3297

E-mail: bobb@ojp.usdoj.gov

Building Successful Partnerships To Reduce Crime Victimization. The National Crime Prevention Council, through an interagency agreement, is providing technical assistance, training, and

a conference on crime- and violence-reduction strategies for selected refugee communities, with a

focus on developing program self-sufficiency in the area of crime prevention and crime victimization reduction.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Lyn McCoy Louise S. Lucas

National Crime Prevention Council 202–616–3454

1700 K Street NW.

Washington, DC 20006 BJA Grant Number:

202–466–6272, ext. 140 95–DD–BX–K012

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ncpc.org $275,000

Cherokee Anti-Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Program. Through this program, the Eastern Band

of Cherokee Indians will work to combine intelligence and investigations with intervention and

suppression. Officers will work closely with schools, businesses, and local youth service organizations to offer at-risk youth alternatives to gangs and delinquency.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Charles A. Baldwin Louise S. Lucas

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 202–616–3454

P.O. Box 455

Cherokee, NC 28719 BJA Grant Number:

704–495–2540 97–DD–BX–0052

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

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Community Services Program: Juvenile Delinquency Transfer to Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal

Traditional Court. The Ho-Chunk Nation is addressing juvenile delinquency through a Community Services Program. The program focuses on youthful offenders who are processed through

the Ho-Chunk Nation Traditional Court by strengthening cultural identity and building selfesteem in an effort to reduce recidivism.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Loa Porter Maria Amato

Ho-Chunk Nation 202–514–8871

W9814 Airport Road

Black River Falls, WI 54615 BJA Grant Number:

715–284–7548 97–DD–BX–0081

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

Community Support Program. The Chelsea Police Department is replicating this project,

which was first implemented in Burlington, Vermont, in 1996, as an alternative response to

traditional law enforcement in addressing nonemergency calls for service by offering alternative

dispute resolution in appropriate instances.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Patrick Ryan Maria Amato

Chelsea Police Department 202–514–8871

180 Crescent Avenue

Chelsea, MA 02150 BJA Grant Number:

617–889–8610 97–DD–BX–0059

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$74,966

Creating Restitutions and Following Traditions (C.R.A.F.T.) Project. Through this project, the

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians is providing a successful and cost-effective alternative to

incarceration for adjudicated juveniles in the Red Lake Reservation to reduce the rate of recidivism among its participants. In the project, adjudicated youth must make restitution to victims

of their crimes by presenting traditional Indian crafts to their victims, which reconnects the

youth to their cultures.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Wanda L. Lyons Maria Amato

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 202–514–8871

P.O. Box 550

Red Lake, MN 56671 BJA Grant Number:

218–679–3303 97–DD–BX–0050

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$49,995
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Crime Analysis and Planning Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.

Through the Fox Valley Technical College, the Crime Analysis and Planning Strategies for

American Indian and Alaska Native Communities program is improving crime analysis and

needs assessment by fostering cohesive partnerships and better coordinating the efforts of law

enforcement with other components of the criminal justice system and community.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Edward Krueger Bob Brown

Fox Valley Technical College 202–616–3297

1825 North Bluemound Drive

Appleton, WI 54913 BJA Grant Number:

414–735–3297 97–DD–BX–0071

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$425,000

Cultural Navigators Pilot Project in Bethel, Alaska. The Alaska Department of Public Safety is

using cultural navigators to assist victims who encounter intimidation that interferes with

witnesses.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Nancy Shaw Louise S. Lucas

Alaska Department of Public Safety 202–616–3454

P.O. Box 11200

Juneau, AK 99811 BJA Grant Number:

907–264–8267 97–DD–BX–0057

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$108,934

Cultural Recovery Project. Through this project, the Chippewa Cree Tribe is addressing chemical dependency on the reservation to those most at risk by introducing a value system founded

on spiritual beliefs and the tribe’s communal strength, which fosters dignity and pride in the

Chippewa Cree heritage.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Robert Gopher Maria Amato

Chippewa Cree Tribe 202–514–8871

544 RR #1

Box Elder, MT 59521 BJA Grant Number:

406–395–4207 97–DD–BX–0055

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

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Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.). D.A.R.E. is the Nation’s predominant schoolbased drug abuse and violence prevention program. D.A.R.E. America continues its goal to

further develop the D.A.R.E. curriculum and operate its five regional training centers.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Patrick C. Froehle Louise S. Lucas

D.A.R.E. America 202–616–3454

9800 South La Cienega Boulevard, Suite 401

Inglewood, CA 90301 BJA Grant Number:

310–215–0575 95–DD–BX–K007

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,750,000

Expanding, Enhancing, and Establishing Boys and Girls Clubs. The Boys and Girls Clubs of

America continues to establish new clubs in at-risk communities, including those in public

housing and on Indian reservations, and strengthens and supports programs and violence prevention outreach initiatives in existing clubs in distressed communities with the greatest need.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Tim Flaherty Bob Brown

Boys and Girls Clubs of America 202–616–3297

1230 West Peachtree Street NW.

Atlanta, GA 30309 BJA Grant Number:

404–815–5748 97–LB–VX–K001

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.bgca.org $20,000,000

Gila River Gang and Community Violence Prevention Program. This grassroots project in the

Gila River Indian Community will provide training to at least 500 committee members who are

volunteering to combat gang and community violence through such efforts as neighborhood

cleanups and block watches.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Esther Moyah Louise S. Lucas

Gila River Indian Community 202–616–3454

P.O. Box 97

Sacaton, AZ 85247 BJA Grant Number:

520–562–6160 97–DD–BX–0080

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000
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Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa Service Learning Project. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa is addressing the increased number of at-risk youth in their community through the Mille Lacs

Service Learning Project, a community-based, restorative justice program, by providing an

educational and skill-oriented resource to community groups and agencies.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Terry Anfinson Maria Amato

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa 202–514–8871

HCR 67

Onamia, MN 56359 BJA Grant Number:

320–532–4046 97–DD–BX–0079

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1995). This grant will enable the National

Crime Prevention Council to continue administering the widely acclaimed National Citizens’

Crime Prevention Campaign. For more than 17 years, this initiative has helped to develop,

coordinate, and promote crime, violence, and drug prevention activities at the national, State,

and local levels.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John A. Calhoun Bob Brown

National Crime Prevention Council 202–616–3297

1700 K Street NW.

Washington, DC 20006 BJA Grant Number:

202–466–6272, ext. 118 97–DD–BX–K003

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ncpc.org $3,709,819

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1997). The National Crime Prevention Council

provides specialized training and technical assistance to BJA-funded Comprehensive Communities

Programs (CCP) sites to support sustainment of local CCP strategies and contribute to sites’ abilities

to achieve long-term impact on crime and quality of life in their communities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John A. Calhoun Bob Brown

National Crime Prevention Council 202–616–3297

1700 K Street NW.

Washington, DC 20006 BJA Supplemental Grant Number:

202–466–6272, ext. 118 95–DD–BX–K003

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ncpc.org $290,181

Crime Prevention
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National Town Watch Crime and Drug Prevention Campaign—National Night Out 1996.

Through the current grant, the National Association of Town Watch Crime and Drug Prevention Campaign, commonly referred to as National Night Out, will continue to work to reduce

crime and violence and build safer and stronger neighborhoods through coalitions and partnerships among law enforcement, public and private service providers, schools, businesses, residents,

and youth.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Matt Peskin Maria Amato

National Association of Town Watch 202–514–8871

1 Wynnewood Road #102, P.O. Box 303

Wynnewood, PA 19096 BJA Grant Number:

610–649–7055 96–DD–BX–K002

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://nationaltownwatch.org $250,000

Program Expansion and Maintenance: The TRIAD Concept To Reduce the Criminal Victimization of the Elderly. TRIAD, a national scope program sponsored by the National Sheriffs’

Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the American Association of

Retired Persons, is identifying the needs and concerns of the elderly and helping institute new

crime prevention programming for their protection.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Aldine N. Moser, Jr. Patricia Thackston

National Sheriffs’ Association 202–305–1774

1450 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–7827 97–DD–BX–0003

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sheriffs.org $600,000

The Jemez Youth Program. The Jemez Youth Program provides cost-effective alternatives to

incarceration to keep high-risk, delinquent youth in the community in the Pueblo of Jemez by

enrolling high-risk youth in community building activities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Vincent Toya Louise S. Lucas

Pueblo of Jemez 202–616–3454

P.O. Box 100

Jemez Pueblo, NM 87204 BJA Grant Number:

505–834–7359 97–DD–BX–0082

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000
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Crime Prevention

Traditional Arts Project (TAP). Through TAP, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona offers juvenile

offenders and alleged offenders comprehensive exposure to and participation in Yoeme cultural

arts as an alternative to incarceration and street gang membership.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Gina Garvis Louise S. Lucas

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona 202–616–3454

7474 South Camino de Oeste

Tucson, AZ 85746 BJA Grant Number:

520–883–5020 97–DD–BX–0087

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000

Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV). Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes are focusing

on the continued development of the necessary resources to facilitate the sustainment of the

TSAV process and implement comprehensive reservationwide strategies to reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse activities beyond the Federal funding period for this award.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Coleen Clark Patricia Thackston

Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes 202–305–1774

P.O. Box 1027

Poplar, MT 59255 BJA Grant Number:

406–653–2951 95–DD–BX–0135

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$120,000

Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV). The Rosebud Sioux Tribe focuses on the continued

development of the necessary resources to facilitate sustainment of the TSAV process and implement comprehensive reservationwide strategies to reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse

activities beyond the Federal funding period for this award.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Wilma Bordeaux Patricia Thackston

Rosebud Sioux Tribe 202–305–1774

P.O. Box 430

Rosebud, SD 57570 BJA Grant Number:

605–747–5830 95–DD–BX–0158

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$90,000
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Youth Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program. The Yupiit of Andreafski Tribe Youth Alcohol

and Drug Prevention Program is addressing the needs of at-risk youth by bringing resource

agencies together and developing an interdisciplinary team to identify youth at risk for substance

abuse-related delinquency and those who have come into contact with the criminal justice

system. The program is developing treatment plans to prevent and decrease the use of drugs and

alcohol and lower the related crime and mortality rates in the village.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Arlene Alstrom Maria Amato

Yupiit of Andreafski Tribe 202–514–8871

P.O. Box 88

St. Marys, AK 99658 BJA Grant Number:

907–438–2572 97–DD–BX–0047

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$50,000
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Evaluation and

Technical Assistance

The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 mandates that all programs funded under the Byrne Memorial Grant Program be evaluated. The goal is to identify and disseminate information about

programs with proven effectiveness so that jurisdictions throughout the country can replicate

them. In addition, evaluation results guide the formulation of policy and programs within

Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is an active participant in BJA’s evaluation program. BJA

and NIJ jointly develop evaluation guidelines and conduct comprehensive evaluations of selected

programs receiving discretionary and formula grant funds. The Director of NIJ is required to

report to the President, Attorney General, and Congress on the nature and findings of the Byrne

Program evaluation activities.

During FY 1997, BJA continued to make awards and work with State and local units of government to determine the effectiveness and impact of funded programs. BJA’s evaluation strategy

emphasizes working with its partnerships with State Administrative Agencies, local programs,

and NIJ to coordinate evaluation activities. By building strong foundations for evaluation in the

50 States and 6 territories, and by working with NIJ and others, BJA increasingly is able to

identify and publicize effective, proven programs for replication.

Branch Chief: Robert Kirchner

Telephone: 202–616–3455

E-mail: kirchner@ojp.usdoj.gov

BJA State Evaluation Development Program. This supplemental award provides support for a

cooperative agreement with the Justice Research and Statistics Association to provide coordination and logistical support for planning, organizing, conducting, and evaluating BJA’s State

Evaluation Development Program.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Joan C. Weiss Robert Kirchner

Justice Research and Statistics Association 202–616–3455

777 North Capitol Street NE.

Washington, DC 20002 BJA Grant Number:

202–842–9330 95–DD–BX–K011

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$819,467
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Design, Implementation, and Impact of the Comprehensive Homicide Initiative. The Crime

and Justice Research Institute will carry out the next phase of the Comprehensive Homicide

Initiative by providing assistance to additional demonstration sites in developing and finalizing

strategies for implementing their comprehensive homicide initiatives and documenting the

impact of the strategies as they are implemented in Richmond, VA, Richmond, CA, and in the

additional sites that BJA expects to fund for the project.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John S. Goldkamp Karen L. Sublett

Crime and Justice Research Institute 202–616–3463

520 North Columbus Road

Philadelphia, PA 19123 BJA Grant Number:

215–627–3766 96–DD–BX–0091

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.netcom.com/~cjri/homepage.htm $300,000

Policy Review of Byrne Formula Grant Program. This project enables the Crime and Justice

Research Institute to conduct a review, assessment, and report on the Byrne Formula Grant

Program and how the program has affected States and localities and their criminal justice practices for the development of legislative, administrative, programmatic, and other policy changes

to preserve or enhance positive aspects of the program and help craft needed reforms.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

M. Kay Harris Gabrielle Parada

Crime and Justice Research Institute 202–307–6061

520 North Columbus Road

Philadelphia, PA 19123 BJA Grant Number:

215–627–3766 97–DD–BX–0019

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.netcom.com/~cjri/homepage.htm $300,000

Replication of BJA-Automated Application and Award System. Network Systems Integration,

Inc., currently has in place for the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (LLEBG) Division an

automated system that tracks applications, awards, and other followup materials for tracking the

Division’s extensive number of awards, and BJA would like to make this system available to

selected State Administrative Agencies that administer LLEBG awards.

Project Director: BJA Program Contact:

Fernando S. Lagunes Mary Santonastasso

Network Systems Integration, Inc. 202–616–3467

9672 Pennsylvania Avenue

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 BJA Grant Number:

97–LB–VS–K026

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,979,290
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Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Women Offenders: Program and Training Models for

Judges and Criminal Justice. Through the Center for Community Alternatives, this project

provides training for judges and court and criminal justice personnel on substance abuse treatment needs for women offenders.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Marsha Weissman Gabrielle Parada

Center for Community Alternatives 202–307–6061

115 East Jefferson Street

Syracuse, NY 13202 BJA Grant Number:

212–691–1911 97–DD–BX–0067

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Technical Assistance for BJA-Funded Pretrial Drug Testing. The Pretrial Services Resource

Center serves as the primary technical assistance provider for BJA in establishing or improving

pretrial services drug-testing components and providing materials, consulting, conferences, and

workshops.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

D. Alan Henry Karen Sublett

Pretrial Services Resource Center 202–616–3463

1325 G Street NW.

Washington, DC 20005 BJA Grant Number:

202–638–3080 97–DD–BX–0009

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.pretrial.org/ $114,493

Technical Assistance for Correctional Options. The National Council on Crime and Delinquency provides technical assistance in support of the BJA Correctional Options Demonstration

Program in a national effort to implement and evaluate innovative correctional options

programs.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Austin Karen Sublett

National Council on Crime and Delinquency 202–616–3463

685 Market Street, Suite 620

San Francisco, CA 94105 BJA Grant Number:

415–896–6223 97–DD–BX–0004

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.nccd.com $200,000

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Technical Assistance for States on Topical Criminal Justice Issues. Under this grant, the National Criminal Justice Association is assisting BJA in developing and managing four regional

training conferences for recipients of Federal block and formula grant funds and is submitting a

paper examining the nature and extent of hate crimes.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Gwen A. Holden Karen L. Sublett

National Criminal Justice Association 202–616–3463

444 North Capitol Street NW.

Washington, DC 20001 BJA Grant Number:

202–624–1440 96–DD–BX–0013

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sso.org/ncja/ncja.htm $265,029

Technical Assistance to Bureau of Justice Assistance. Cygnus Corporation provides BJA with

technical assistance to conduct and administer peer review panels for competitive grant applications.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Lou Biondi Gabrielle Parada

Cygnus Corporation 202–307–6061

5640 Nicholson Lane, Suite 300

Rockville, MD 20852 BJA Grant Number:

301–231–7537 97–DD–CX–C003

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.cygnusc.com $360,756

The BJA FY 1996 Annual Report to Congress. This project authorizes the National Council on

Crime and Delinquency to prepare the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY 1996 Annual Report.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Austin Tracey Willis

National Council on Crime and Delinquency 202–305–1766

685 Market Street, Suite 620

San Francisco, CA 94105 BJA Grant Number:

415–896–6223 97–DD–BX–0011

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.nccd.com $75,000
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Training and Technical Assistance Project. Community Research Associates, Inc., provides training and technical assistance to State, local, and Native American Indian jurisdictions in developing

and implementing comprehensive, systemwide strategies to prevent and control violent crime and

illegal drug trafficking and use and to support community-based crime prevention.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Doyle A. Wood Tracey Willis

Community Research Associates, Inc. 202–305–1766

309 West Clark Street

Champaign, IL 61820 BJA Grant Number:

217–398–3120 95–DD–BX–K001

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.community/research.com $1,260,000

Evaluation and Technical Assistance
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BJA’s Law Enforcement Branch develops and administers demonstration programs, technical

assistance programs, and training in a broad range of subjects affecting law enforcement. It serves as

a liaison with practitioners and professional organizations representing law enforcement agencies

and coordinates program activities with Federal law enforcement agencies. The Branch also represents BJA on working groups that coordinate activities and make recommendations for program

and policy direction on topics such as gangs, drugs, terrorism, firearms, and technical automation.

Branch Chief: Luke Galant

Telephone: 202–616–3211

E-mail: luke@ojp.usdoj.gov

A Comparative Analysis of Statewide Criminal Justice Information Sharing Systems. This

project addresses the lack of integration of available case information in a centralized State

criminal justice management information system. The International Association of Chiefs of

Police investigates and highlights the value of the innovative use of contemporary technology

and identifies the most promising strategies offered by State criminal justice systems for integration of this information.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Jerry Needle Luke Galant

International Association of 202–616–3211

 Chiefs of Police

515 North Washington Street BJA Grant Number:

Alexandria, VA 22314 97–DD–BX–0037

703–836–6767 FY 1997 Grant Award:

Web Page: $163,429

http://www.amdahl.com/ext/iacp

Analysis of Day Laborer Site Practices. This grant will enable the Sheriff’s Department of the

Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, in cooperation with the Immigration

and Naturalization Service (INS), to conduct an analysis of day laborer site practices to address

the problem of the growing presence of (im)migrant day laborers soliciting casual employment in

public places in the hope of reducing the demand for local law enforcement and other law

enforcement resources (including those of the INS) at these sites.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Ron Wakabayashi Tammy I. Shelton

Los Angeles County Commission on Human 202–305–2361

 Relations

320 West Temple Street, #1184 BJA Grant Number:

Los Angeles, CA 90012 97–DD–BX–0064

213–974–7601 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

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Anti-Terrorism Training Project for CenTF. The Institute for Intergovernmental Research will

deliver specialized, multiagency, antiterrorism preparedness training and information through the

Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) project to law enforcement and prosecution trainee

audiences.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Emory B. Williams Luke Galant

Institute for Intergovernmental Research 202–616–3211

P.O. Box 12729

Tallahassee, FL 32317 BJA Grant Number:

904–385–0600 97–TR–CX–0001

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iir.com $2,000,000

Aurora Gang Violence and Homicide Project. The Illinois State Police (including the Illinois

State Police—Springfield) will develop, through a collaborative effort with the Aurora Police

Department and the Illinois Special Gang Anti-Violence Enforcement Leaders, an

interjurisdictional law enforcement strategy to address gang violence and homicide.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Larry Kot Jeffrey R. Hall

Illinois State Police—Springfield 202–616–3255

400 Armory Building

Springfield, IL 62794 BJA Grant Number:

847–697–6430 95–DD–BX–0175

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$79,944

BJA/NSA Dissemination Project/Court Security and the Transportation of Prisoners. This

grant enables the National Sheriffs’ Association to reproduce and disseminate 10,000 copies of

the publication, “Court Security and the Transportation of Prisoners: A National Study,” to

assess the current state of the art in court security and the transportation of prisoners, determine

common areas where improvements should be made, and recommend methods for upgrading

procedures for court security and the transportation of prisoners.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

A.N. Moser Tammy Shelton

National Sheriffs’ Association 202–305–2361

1450 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–7827 97–DD–BX–0027

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sheriffs.org $29,997
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Closing the Gaps in Domestic Violence Enforcement: The Team Approach. The Niagara

County Sheriff’s Department is implementing this project, which is aimed at filling the gap that

exists in followup services and protection for victims between the initial domestic violence

complaint and the final disposition of the case. The approach involves creating a seamless system

to ensure the proper handling of all aspects of the case and providing safeguards to enhance the

cooperation of all parties throughout the process.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James A. Wesolowski Tammy Shelton

Niagara County Sheriff’s Department 202–305–2361

5526 Niagara Street Extended

Lockport, NY 14095 BJA Grant Number:

716–438–3331 97–DD–BX–0058

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$137,236

Comprehensive Homicide Investigative Training Program. The Police Executive Research

Forum (PERF) is developing a step-by-step curriculum for a comprehensive homicide investigative training program for nationwide distribution to police departments.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Clifford L. Karchmer Jeffrey R. Hall

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) 202–616–3255

1120 Connecticut Avenue NW.

Washington, DC 20036 BJA Grant Number:

202–466–7820 97–DD–BX–0042

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.policeforum.org/ $119,215

Cooperative Federal Local Violent Crime Task Force. Under the Indiana Criminal Justice

Institute, this project is to achieve coordination and cooperation in bringing the combined

resources of all agencies involved in the task force to identify and adequately punish armed,

violent offenders whose actions have resulted in an unprecedented increase in violent crime by

decreasing the availability and possession of illegal firearms and reducing the use of firearms in

committing violent criminal acts in the city.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Douglas Fowler Luke Galant

Indiana Criminal Justice Institute 202–616–3211

302 West Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204 BJA Grant Number:

317–232–2561 97–DD–BX–0041

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$112,000

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Countering Witness Intimidation. A grant of $350,678 was awarded to three eligible States and

local units of government to develop, enhance, and implement both traditional and innovative

comprehensive strategies for countering witness intimidation, especially domestic violence,

including clinical counseling, educational opportunities, enforcement, legal strategies, and

followup processes.

BJA Program Manager: Jeffrey R. Hall, 202–616–3255

Project Directors:

Vacaville, California: Ed Goldberg, 707–449–5277

Savannah, Georgia: Spencer Lawton, 912–652–7308

Baltimore, Maryland: Haven H. Kodeck, 410–396–4646

Court Security and the Introduction to Risk Management for Judicial Officials Training

Seminar. The National Sheriffs’ Association will introduce contemporary risk management

practices to State and local law enforcement officials, criminal justice officials, court administrators, and members of the judiciary to enhance their ability to protect judicial officials (such as

magistrates, judges, and prosecutors), court personnel, and the public.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Edward Keyton Luke Galant

National Sheriffs’ Association 202–616–3211

1450 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–7827 97–DD–BX–0072

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sheriffs.org $170,575

Crime Prevention for People With Developmental Disabilities. With this project, the City of

Portland hopes to reduce the involvement of developmentally disabled people in criminal activity as both victims and offenders and reduce the amount of staff time needed to obtain essential

information when special needs people require a police response.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Sheryl Lahey Tammy Shelton

City of Portland 202–305–2361

1120 Southwest Fifth Avenue

Portland, OR 97204 BJA Grant Number:

503–823–0259 97–DD–BX–0070

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.teleport.com/~police $149,997
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DRUGFIRE Equipment Program. In FY 1997, a grant of $1,954,644 was received through an

interagency transfer from the Federal Bureau of Investigation to implement the DRUGFIRE

program in selected States and local jurisdictions. This program is an image-based computer

database and high-speed network able to analyze and match the ballistic fingerprint of a recovered cartridge or bullet. In FY 1996, the program began linking forensic laboratories from highcrime jurisdictions across the country and providing selected forensic laboratories with the

computer equipment and associated system-level software necessary to go online. In FY 1997,

the project was continued for or newly funded in the following jurisdictions: Alaska, California

(2 sites), District of Columbia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,

Ohio, Oklahoma (2 sites), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

BJA Program Manager: Jeffrey R. Hall, 202–616–3255

Federal Firearms Licensee Compliance and Innovative Firearms Project. This project is designed to enhance the ability of the Oakland Police Department, jointly with the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), to conduct more complete and comprehensive background investigations on applicants for new or renewed Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) and

ensure dealer compliance with local, State, and Federal laws.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Douglas Anderson Luke Galant

Oakland Police Department 202–616–3211

455 Seventh Street

Oakland, CA 94607 BJA Grant Number:

510–238–3380 95–DD–BX–0125

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

Firearms Trafficking Program. The project is designed to enhance the ability of the Santa Ana

Police Department, jointly with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (BATF), to reduce

violent crime in the City of Santa Ana by reducing the number of Federal Firearms Licenses

(FFLs), decreasing the availability and possession of illegal firearms, and reducing firearmsrelated violent crime.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Paul M. Walters Luke Galant

City of Santa Ana 202–616–3211

20 Civic Center Plaza, M–17

Santa Ana, CA 92701 BJA Grant Number:

714–647–5002 95–DD–BX–0145

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

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From Probable Cause to Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Through this project, the Police Department in the City of Longview is providing a link between arrest and final case disposition in

domestic violence cases.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Stan Munger Tammy Shelton

City of Longview 202–305–2361

City of Longview Police Department

1976 First Avenue, P.O. Box 128 BJA Grant Number:

Longview, WA 98632 97–DD–BX–0053

360–414–5512 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$104,500

Gang-Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Violence Enforcement Project. The New Mexico

Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office assists local law enforcement agencies in addressing the

growing problem of gang-related violence by focusing on drugs and firearms. The purpose of the

project is to demonstrate that when the structure and activities of violent gangs are weakened, the

violent and criminal impacts of these gangs can be minimized and the gang dismantled.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Reynaldo Montano Luke Galant

New Mexico Second Judicial District 202–616–3211

 Attorney’s Office

111 Union Square SE. BJA Grant Number:

Albuquerque, NM 87102 95–DD–BX–0090

505–841–7231 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

Gang-Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Violence Enforcement Project. The Multnomah

County District Attorney’s Office assists local law enforcement agencies in addressing the

growing problem of gang-related violence by demonstrating that when the structure and activities of violent gangs are weakened, the violent and criminal impacts of these gangs can be minimized and the gang dismantled.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Michael D. Schrunk Luke Galant

Multnomah County District 202–616–3211

 Attorney’s Office

1021 Southwest Fourth Avenue, Room 600 BJA Grant Number:

Portland, OR 97204 95–DD–BX–0080

503–248–3143 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000
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Jail Diversion in a Multi-Ethnic Community. The Santa Fe Police Department seeks to decrease jail time and reduce recidivism for mentally ill adult offenders, thereby lifting the burden

on police officers by reducing the amount of time they spend handling these offenders.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Kim Koomoa Tammy I. Shelton

City of Santa Fe, New Mexico 202–305–2361

Santa Fe Police Department

P.O. Box 909 BJA Grant Number:

Santa Fe, NM 87504–0909 97–DD–BX–0076

505–473–5053 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Marketing and Institutional Strategies for “Nontraditional Law Enforcement Responses to

Family Violence.” With the assistance of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement

Executives, the project constructs a bridge between BJA support and independent support for

the Nontraditional Law Enforcement Responses to Domestic Violence training project to ensure

that the curriculum is readily available to a wide audience of police chiefs, policymakers, and

agencies interested in domestic violence.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Gilbert M. Branch Tammy I. Shelton

National Organization of Black 202–305–2361

 Law Enforcement Executives

4609 Pinecrest Office Park Drive BJA Grant Number:

Alexandria, VA 22312 97–DD–BX–0033

703–658–1529 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$77,854

Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN).

The Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania supports

MAGLOCLEN, one of six regional intelligence sharing systems (RISS) providing investigation

support mechanisms for participating agencies in identifying, targeting, and removing criminal

conspiracies and activities spanning jurisdictional boundaries.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Gerald Lynch Scott Kelberg

Grantee: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 202–305–2142

Office of the Attorney General

140 Terry Drive, Suite 100 BJA Grant Number:

Newton, PA 18940 96–RS–CX–0002

1–800–345–1322 FY 1997 Grant Award:

Web Page: $2,500,000

http://www.iir.com/riss/magloclen/index.htm

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Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC). Under this grant, the Missouri

Office of the Attorney General supports MOCIC as one of six regional information sharing

systems (RISS) that support member agencies’ efforts to combat multijurisdictional criminal

conspiracies through the rapid and controlled exchange and sharing of information pertaining to

known or suspected criminals.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

David Green (MICIC) Scott Kelberg

Grantee: Missouri Office of the Attorney General 202–305–2142

P.O. Box 899

Jefferson City, MO 65102 BJA Grant Number:

1–800–846–6242 96–RS–CX–0005

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$2,015,900

Model Witness Intimidation Project. The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) provides

technical assistance and training to BJA demonstration sites for the Model Witness Intimidation

Project.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Clifford L. Karchmer Jeffrey R. Hall

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) 202–616–3255

1120 Connecticut Avenue NW.

Washington, DC 20036 BJA Grant Number:

202–466–7820 97–DD–BX–0051

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.policeforum.org/ $105,058

National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC). The West Virginia Office of the State Auditor will assist NWCCC in providing a national support system for the prevention, investigation,

and prosecution of economic crimes by providing access to public databases, analytical products,

confidential funds, a telecommunications system, and training and technical assistance.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Dick Johnston Scott Kelberg

West Virginia Office of the State Auditor 202–305–2142

Building 1, Room W100

Charleston, WV 25305 BJA Grant Number:

304–558–2251 96–WC–CX–0001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$3,850,000
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New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN). The Massachusetts State Police

supports NESPIN, one of six regional intelligence sharing systems (RISS) providing investigation

support mechanisms for participating agencies in identifying, targeting, and removing criminal

conspiracies and activities spanning jurisdictional boundaries.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

William Deyermond (NESPIN) Scott Kelberg

Grantee: Massachusetts State Police 202–305–2142

470 Worcester Road

Framingham, MA 01701 BJA Grant Number:

1–800–343–5682 96–RS–CX–0006

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,520,249

Operation Cooperation: Developing Guidelines for Security and Law Enforcement Partnerships. This project, through the Institute for Law and Justice, Inc., is designed to combine

resources and foster partnerships between law enforcement agencies and private security organizations.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Ed Conners Luke Galant

Institute for Law and Justice, Inc. 202–616–3211

1018 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–684–5300 97–DD–BX–K005

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ilj.org/ $249,549

Operational Systems Support—Technical Assistance and Training. Search Group, Inc., supports and develops training and technical assistance to justice agencies throughout the Nation to

improve the general level of knowledge and understanding of criminal justice information

management.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

David J. Roberts Scott Kelberg

Search Group, Inc. 202–305–2142

7311 Greenhaven Drive

Sacramento, CA 95831 BJA Grant Number:

916–392–2550 97–DD–BX–0077

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,000,000

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Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Center for Task Force

(CenTF) Training Project. The Institute for Intergovernmental Research provides for the delivery

of specialized, multiagency-response, narcotics task force training, video productions, and multimedia development services to law enforcement officials through the CenTF Training Project.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Emory B. Williams Luke Galant

Institute for Intergovernmental Research 202–616–3211

P.O. Box 12729

Tallahassee, FL 32317 BJA Grant Number:

904–385–0600 95–DD–BX–0097

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iir.com $200,000

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Technical Training

and Policy Research. The primary goal of the program is to enhance the ability of Federal, State,

and local criminal justice agencies through the Institute for Intergovernmental Research to

remove specifically targeted major narcotics trafficking conspiracies and offenders through

investigation, arrest, prosecution, and conviction services to the Gang Violence Enforcement

projects funded under the OCN Trafficking Enforcement Program.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Emory B. Williams Luke Galant

Institute for Intergovernmental Research 202–616–3211

P.O. Box 12729

Tallahassee, FL 32317 BJA Grant Number:

904–385–0600 97–DD–BX–0015

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iir.com $100,000

Performance Management Assessment and Operations Analysis. The Institute for Intergovernmental Research provides the National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC) program site

with management review and analysis and technical assistance service to produce a national

support mechanism for participating agencies in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution

of economic crimes.

Project Director: Program Manager:

Emory B. Williams Scott Kelberg

Institute for Intergovernmental Research 202–305–2142

P.O. Box 12729

Tallahassee, FL 32317 BJA Grant Number:

904–385–0600 96–WC–CX–0002

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iir.com $90,000
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Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)—Performance Management Assessment and

Operations Analysis. Under this grant, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research provides

technical assistance, management, and operations analysis of the RISS program, which identifies,

targets, and removes criminal conspiracies and activities across jurisdictional boundaries.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Emory B. Williams Scott Kelberg

Institute for Intergovernmental Research 202–305–2142

P.O. Box 12729

Tallahassee, FL 32317 BJA Grant Number:

904–385–0600 95–MU–CX–0016

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iir.com $1,111,379

Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC). Under this grant, the Tennessee

Bureau of Investigation supports ROCIC, one of six regional intelligence sharing systems (RISS)

assisting criminal justice agencies in the tracking and apprehension of narcotics violators and

other career criminals, and in the collection and dissemination of narcotics and other criminal

activity intelligence.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Rogers (ROIC) Scott Kelberg

Grantee: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 202–305–2142

1148 Foster Avenue

Nashville, TN 37210 BJA Grant Number:

1–800–238–7985 96–RS–CX–0001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

Subrecipient: $2,661,900

Regional Organized Crime Information Center

545 Marriott Drive

Suite 850

Nashville, TN 37214

615–871–0013

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Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN). Under this grant, the Arizona Department of

Public Safety supports RMIN, one of six regional intelligence sharing systems (RISS), an electronically linked nationwide network for enhancing the ability of State and local criminal justice

agencies to identify, target, and remove criminal conspiracies and activities that span jurisdictional boundaries. RMIN facilitates communication among its eight member States.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John Vinson (RMIN) Scott Kelberg

Grantee: Arizona Department of Public Safety 202–305–2142

P.O. Box 6638

Phoenix, AZ 85005 BJA Grant Number:

1–800–821–0640 96–RS–CX–0004

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,923,642

Services, Support, and Technical Assistance to Small Police Departments. This program will

enable the International Association of Chiefs of Police to provide technical assistance to small

police departments that lack resources and to develop a network with other departments and

justice agencies to mobilize and share information and resources.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Jerry Needle Jeffrey R. Hall

International Association of Chiefs of Police 202–616–3255

515 North Washington Street

Alexandria, VA 22314 BJA Grant Number:

703–836–6767 97–DD–BX–0043

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.amdahl.com/ext/iacp/ $199,101

Special Prosecution Unit. This unit attempts to provide the Montana Department of Justice

with the effective disposition of investigations and prosecutions relating to criminal antigovernment activities by individuals and groups in the State, by adding staff to the State attorney

general’s office and the Garfield County Sheriff’s Department to assist with the investigation of

criminal antigovernment activities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John Connor Jeffrey R. Hall

Montana Department of Justice 202–616–3255

215 North Sanders

Helena, MT 59620 BJA Grant Number:

406–444–2026 96–DD–BX–0028

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$67,000
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Strategies To Counter Witness Intimidation That Facilitate Witness Participation in the

Criminal Justice System. The Fresno County Probation Department and district attorney’s

office plan to develop and implement an effective comprehensive strategy, in collaboration with

other law enforcement agencies and citizen groups, to reduce witness intimidation and thereby

facilitate witness participation in the criminal justice system.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Marcie Williams Jeffrey R. Hall

Fresno County Probation Department 202–616–3255

1100 Van Ness Avenue, Room 804

Fresno, CA 93709 BJA Grant Number:

209–488–3197 97–DD–BX–0086

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The West Virginia Office of the State Auditor

will assist the National White Collar Crime Center in investigative and prosecutorial training to

combat telemarketing fraud targeting the elderly, in association with the National Association of

Attorneys General, the National District Attorneys Association, the American Prosecutors

Research Institute, and the American Association of Retired Persons.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Bill Spaulding Scott Kelberg

West Virginia Office of the State Auditor 202–305–2142

Building 1, Room W100

Charleston, WV 25305 BJA Grant Number:

304–558–2251 98–LS–VX–0001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$200,000

The VOICES Project: Violence Outreach and Intervention Through Community Education

and Service. Through Nova Southeastern University, Inc., the VOICES project provides conflict

resolution training for personnel who intervene most often in violent or even chronic abuse

situations, onsite family therapy services and conflict management, and community outreach and

dissemination.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Barbara Sterry Tammy I. Shelton

Nova Southeastern University, Inc. 202–305–2361

3301 College Avenue

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314 BJA Grant Number:

954–262–5365 97–DD–BX–0035

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.nova.edu/VOICES $250,000

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Training and Administrative Support to the Interstate Firearms Trafficking Compact. The

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) informs and trains State and local law enforcement

officers on Federal and State firearms-related statutes and publicizes the purpose and goals of the

project to Federal, State, and local criminal justice officials, public officials, and the general

public to assist in the investigation, interdiction, and prosecution of cases involving the criminal

misuse of illicit firearms.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

John Stedman Luke Galant

Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) 202–616–3211

1120 Connecticut Avenue NW.

Washington, DC 20036 BJA Grant Number:

202–466–7820 95–DD–BX–0042

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.policeforum.org/ $109,060

Training and Technical Support for the Model Clandestine Drug Laboratory Enforcement

Program (Phase IV). This project enables Circle Solutions, Inc., to expand training and

followup technical assistance for BJA to effectively respond to public safety agencies’ needs for

additional support in the face of the increasing problem of clandestine drug laboratories and

methamphetamine trafficking, particularly the hazardous chemical problems associated with the

clandestine manufacturing of illegal drugs.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Michael McCampbell Luke Galant

Circle Solutions, Inc. 202–616–3211

2070 Chain Bridge Road

Vienna, VA 22182 BJA Grant Number:

305–726–3522 97–DD–BX–0030

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$149,978

Trauma Reduction Initiative. This initiative will enable the Patient Relations/Pastoral Care

Department of the Cooper Health System to develop and work with a citywide advisory committee to reduce violence in the city through the use of chaplain trainees.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Gary S. Young Tammy I. Shelton

Cooper Health System 202–305–2361

Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center

1 Cooper Plaza BJA Grant Number:

Camden, NJ 08103 97–DD–BX–0044

609–342–3390 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$252,597
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Update “A Guide to State Controlled Substance Acts.” The National Criminal Justice Association will update this guide to reflect changes, the current state of the law, and the emergence of

new patterns of drug abuse.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Cabell C. Cropper Jeffrey R. Hall

National Criminal Justice Association 202–616–3255

444 North Capitol Street NW.

Washington, DC 20001 BJA Grant Number:

202–624–1440 97–DD–BX–0010

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sso.org/ncja/ncja.htm $49,618

Update “Assets Seizure and Forfeiture.” The National Criminal Justice Association will update

a compendium and manual to assist policymakers and law enforcement officials in developing

asset seizure and forfeiture policies and capabilities.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Cabell C. Cropper Luke Galant

National Criminal Justice Association 202–616–3211

444 North Capitol Street NW.

Washington, DC 20001 BJA Grant Number:

202–624–1440 97–DD–BX–0007

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.sso.org/ncja/ncja.htm $45,388

Video-Teleconferencing Warrant Applications. Using video-teleconferencing units strategically

placed in police department and courtrooms, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

will improve the current warrant application process from the standpoints of victims, witnesses,

law enforcement officials, and the courts.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James Gieseke Tammy I. Shelton

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 202–305–2361

1200 Market Street

St. Louis, MO 63103 BJA Grant Number:

314–444–5687 97–DD–BX–0038

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

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Violent Career Criminal Task Force Project. Under this award, the North Carolina State

Bureau of Investigation targets, arrests, and convicts active violent predatory criminals throughout the State by using various investigative techniques developed by the Violent Career Criminal

Task Force to disrupt the flow of weapons to armed violent offenders.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

James J. Coman Luke Galant

North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation 202–616–3211

114 West Edenton Street

Raleigh, NC 27602 BJA Grant Number:

919–662–4500 95–DD–BX–0177

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$100,000

Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force (MATF) Project. The goal

of the Washington, DC, MATF is to improve the capabilities of local law enforcement agencies

to investigate and immobilize crack/cocaine traffickers. This program demonstrates a hybrid

enforcement approach incorporating elements of the task force by the Arlington County Police

Department to focus on the drug enforcement aspect and reduce availability of crack/cocaine

and other illicit drugs in major urban areas.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Robert A. Dreischer Luke Galant

Arlington County Police Department 202–616–3211

1425 North Courthouse Road

Arlington, VA 22201 BJA Grant Number:

703–358–4101 97–DD–BX–0012

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$2,000,000

Western States Information Network (WSIN). Under this grant, the California Department of

Justice supports WSIN, one of six regional intelligence sharing systems (RISS). WSIN increases

law enforcement effectiveness in collecting, analyzing, automating, and disseminating narcotics

information to participating agencies throughout the service area.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Donald L. Meyers (WSIN) Scott Kelberg

Grantee: California Department of Justice 202–305–2142

1300 I Street, Room 1210

Sacramento, CA 95814 BJA Grant Number:

619–227–3467 96–RS–CX–0003

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$2,820,561
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The Special Programs Division (SPD) within BJA expedites high-priority programs of national

interest specializing in arranging grants for complex programs with particular emphasis on program

design, development, and implementation. SPD comprises two branches: the Public Safety Officers’

Benefits (PSOB) Program Branch and the National Initiatives Branch (NIB).

PSOB administers the Federal Death and Disability Benefits Program for fallen firefighters and

law enforcement officers and the Federal Law Enforcement Dependent Assistance (FLEDA)

program, which provides financial assistance for higher education to the spouses and children of

Federal law enforcement officers killed or permanently and totally disabled in the line of duty.

PSOB also provides crisis intervention and emotional support services for the families and

coworkers of Federal, State, and local public safety officers killed in the line of duty. This assistance is provided through grants to Concerns of Police Survivors Inc. (COPS) and the National

Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).

NIB is tasked with implementing programs and issuing grant awards as required by several

legislative mandates. NIB has successfully implemented the Church Arson Prevention Grant

Program, the National First Responder Training Grant Program for Terrorist Incidents and

Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, the Motor Vehicle

National Theft Prevention Grant Program, and the Motor Vehicle National Titling Program.

Branch Chief, Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Branch: Ashton Flemmings

Telephone: 202–616–9045

Branch Chief, National Initiatives Branch: Carol Winfield

Telephone: 202–307–2858

Auto Theft Prevention Program. A grant of $863,353 was awarded to six eligible States and

local units of government to assist in developing a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program in cooperation with States, local governments, and BJA.

BJA Program Manager: Greg Morris, 202–616–3458

Project Directors:

Tampa, Florida: Christine Sullivan-Lutz

Towson, Maryland: Ray Presley

Trenton, New Jersey: Bruce Bidwell

Albany, New York: Gary Schreivogl

Raleigh, North Carolina: Antony E. Queen

Nashville, Tennessee: David Dweck

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Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance—Vermillion County Suspicious Death Task

Force. The Indiana State Police will undertake a major homicide investigation regarding 165

patients who died over a 22-month period beginning in May 1993 at the Vermillion County

Hospital Intensive Care Unit in Clinton, Indiana.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Donald Brackman Greg Morris

Indiana State Police 202–616–3458

Indiana Government Center North

Indianapolis, IN 46204 BJA Grant Number:

95–EA–CX–0001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$300,000

First National Conference on Strengthening the Emergency Response to Terrorism. The

International Association of Fire Chiefs will sponsor a national conference for firefighters and

emergency services providers to strengthen their responses to terrorism and weapons of mass

destruction.

Project Director: BJA Program Contact:

Garry L. Briese Carol Winfield

International Association of Fire Chiefs 202–307–2858

4025 Fair Ridge Drive

Fairfax, VA 22033 BJA Grant Number:

703–273–0911 97–LF–CX–0004

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.ichiefs.org/ $500,000

Medicolegal Assessment of PSOB Death Benefits Cases. The U.S. Department of Defense—

Armed Forces will provide expert medicolegal review of PSOB claims for death benefits pursuant

to 42 U.S.C. 3796.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Jerry D. Spencer Jeff Allison

U.S. Department of Defense—Armed Forces 202–307–0635

6825 16th Street NW.

Washington, DC 20306 BJA Grant Number:

301–319–0145 97–PS–DX–A040

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$49,000
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National Fire Service Network of Survivors. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

provides emotional assistance to the families and coworkers of the Nation’s firefighters and fire

service personnel killed in the line of duty.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Steve Robinson Jeff Allison

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation 202–307–0635

P.O. Drawer 498

Emmitsburg, MD 21727 BJA Grant Number:

301–447–1365 97–DD–BX–0062

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$150,000

National First Responder Training Grant Program for Terrorist Incidents and Weapons of

Mass Destruction. A separate grant of $250,000 was awarded to one State and three local units

of government to produce a model training program for first responders (the emergency services

community of firefighters and emergency medical technicians) to terrorist incidents and the uses

of weapons of mass destruction.

BJA Program Contact: Carol Winfield, 202–307–2858

Project Directors:

Los Angeles, California: John Sullivan, 213–980–2290

Lansing, Michigan: Gerald Wheeler, 517–322–1942

Albuquerque, New Mexico: Ron Backman, 505–764–6300

Brooklyn, New York: John Fanning, 718–722–3402

National Motor Vehicle Titling Information System Pilot Project. The American Association

of Motor Vehicle Administrators will implement the National Motor Vehicle Titling Information System in the States of Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia

to help prevent consumer fraud involving misrepresented vehicles.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Charlie Katz Greg Morris

American Association of Motor 202–616–3458

 Vehicle Administrators

4301 Wilson Boulevard BJA Grant Number:

Arlington, VA 22203 97–DD–BX–K004

703–522–4200 FY 1997 Grant Award:

$1,000,000

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Operation of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program. Network Systems Integration, Inc.,

provides automated data processing, software maintenance, and support functions for the

Department of Federal Benefits and Defense Procurement Clearinghouse programs.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Fernando Lagunes Carol Winfield

Network Systems Integration, Inc. 202–307–2858

9672 Pennsylvania Avenue

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 BJA Grant Number:

202–783–3010 95–DD–CX–C003

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$99,951

St. Petersburg, Florida, Civil Disturbances. Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, and the

municipalities of St. Petersburg and Treasure Island, were reimbursed for expenses they incurred

in responding to civil disturbances in St. Petersburg on October 24 and November 13, 1996.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Clayton Wilder Greg Morris

Florida Bureau of 202–616–3458

 Community Assistance

Tallahassee, Florida BJA Grant Number:

97–EX–CX–0001

FY 1997 Grant Award:

$508,735

Support Services for Families and Coworkers of Public Safety Officers Killed in the Line of

Duty. Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc., provides emotional assistance to the families and

coworkers of the Nation’s public safety officers who have been killed in the line of duty.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Suzanne F. Sawyer Jeff Allison

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. 202–307–0635

North Highway 5

Camdenton, MO 65020 BJA Grant Number:

573–346–4911 97–PS–DX–0001

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iland.net/cops $150,000
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Technical Assistance and Training for National First Responder Training Program for Terrorist

Incidents and Weapons of Mass Destruction. A Cooperative Agreement and an Interagency

Agreement was developed between BJA, Community Research Associates ($3,000,000), and the

Federal Emergency Management Agency ($500,000) to develop first responder training curriculum,

conduct and sustain training, and provide logistical support for training in targeted jurisdictions.

BJA Program Contact: Carol Winfield, 202–307–2858

Project Directors:

Community Research Associates, Al Cole, 615–399–9908

Federal Emergency Management Agency/National Fire Academy, James F. Coyle, 301–447–1181

Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement: Line of Duty Death. Concerns of Police

Survivors, Inc., prepares law enforcement agencies to effectively assist family members and coworkers of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.

Project Director: BJA Program Manager:

Suzanne F. Sawyer Jeff Allison

Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. 202–307–0635

North Highway 5

Camdenton, MO 65020 BJA Grant Number:

573–346–4911 97–DD–BX–0005

Web Page: FY 1997 Grant Award:

http://www.iland.net/cops $150,000

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The following is a list of discretionary programs that BJA administers and that are funded with

appropriations from 1997 and earlier years.

Adjudication

Program Manager: Tahitia Barringer

Telephone: 202–616–3294

E-mail: tahitia@ojp.usdoj.gov

Closed Circuit Televising and Videotaping of Child Victim Testimony

 (AZ, GA, MN, NM, OH, TX, VA, WI)

Program Manager: Charles M. Hollis

Telephone: 202–616–3218

E-mail: bud@ojp.usdoj.gov

Adjudication System Technical Assistance Project

American Prosecutors Research Institute

A National Symposium on Sentencing: The Judicial Response to Crime

Behind Closed Doors: Improving Jury Deliberations

Financial Investigations and Money Laundering (FIML) Prosecution Program

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Demonstration (MD, MN, WI)

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Training and Technical Assistance

Judicial Education and Training

Training and Certification of Court Services Professionals

Urban Court Managers Network

Program Manager: Jennifer Knobe

Telephone: 202–616–3212

E-mail: knobej@ojp.usdoj.gov

A Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners on Sex Offender Registration and

 Notification Statutes

Assessment and Enhancement of Indigent Defense Services

Assistance to Indigent Defense Services: Proposal for Planning

Computer Crimes Project

Creation of an Inter-Apache Conference of Tribal Courts

Improving the Interaction Among Tribal, State, and Federal Courts

Promoting Innovation in Traditional Prosecutorial Settings

Prosecutor’s Pre-Charging Diversion Program

Summit on Elder Protection Initiatives

Technical Assistance for Tribal Courts

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project—A Prosecutor’s Response

Yankton Sioux Sex Offender Intervention Project

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Adjudication (continued)

Program Manager: Jeannie Santos

Telephone: 202–514–5440

E-mail: santosj@ojp.usdoj.gov

Adult Transfer Programming

Electronic Filing of Court Documents by Attorneys and Pro Se Litigants

Mini-Densch Project

National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws

Red Hook Community Justice Center

Sentencing Analysis and Advocacy

Strategies To Address Issues Presented by Juveniles Charged as Adults

Program Manager: Paul Steiner

Telephone: 202–616–3630

E-mail: steiner@ojp.usdoj.gov

An Innovative Approach To Prevent and Address Juvenile Crime on the Tribe’s Reservation

Delay Reduction Project

Family Assessment Intervention and Resource (FAIR) Center Pilot Project

Juvenile Diversion Program

Program Manager: Karen Sublett

Telephone: 202–616–3463

E-mail: sublettk@ojp.usdoj.gov

A National Program of Training and Technical Assistance on Community Justice

 for Rural Communities and Tribal Courts

Comprehensive Communities Programs

Program Manager: J.A. (Jay) Marshall

Telephone: 202–616–3215

E-mail: jay@ojp.usdoj.gov

National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention

Program Manager: Lluana McCann

Telephone: 202–305–1772

E-mail: mccannl@ojp.usdoj.gov

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase II (CA)

Program Manager: Mark A. Roscoe

Telephone: 202–616–3668

E-mail: roscoe@ojp.usdoj.gov

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase II (KS)

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB (GA)

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB (NE)

Program Manager: Sylvia Sutton

Telephone: 202–514–5441

E-mail: sutton@ojp.usdoj.gov

Comprehensive Communities Program—Phase IIB (SC)
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Corrections

Program Manager: Richard Sutton

Telephone: 202–616–3214

E-mail: suttonr@ojp.usdoj.gov

A New Look at Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective

Community-Based Coalitions To Address Juvenile Issues

Community-Based Post Incarceration Services for Substance Abusing Ex-Offenders

Cost-Effective Alternatives to Incarceration

Emerging Issues in the Privatization of Correction Services

Issues in Rural Communities

Issues in Rural Communities/Rural Sex Offender Treatment Program

Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment

Planning and Development of a Satellite-Delivered Television Network Designed Specifically

 for Jail/Prison Inmates

Project Return: From Prison to Community

Technical Assistance for the Corrections Option Grant Program

Program Manager: Linda Vines

Telephone: 202–307–2015

E-mail: vines@ojp.usdoj.gov

Community Diversion Team Project

Development of Performance-Based Standards for Community Corrections

Issues in Rural Communities Circuit Drug Court

La Bodega de la Familia: Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center and the Center for Employment

 Opportunities, Innovation, and Information Transfer

Life Choices

Stress Intervention in Rural Law Enforcement

Crime Prevention

Program Manager: Maria Amato

Telephone: 202–514–8871

E-mail: amatom@ojp.usdoj.gov

Community Services Program: Juvenile Delinquency Transfer to Ho-Chunk Nation Tribal

 Traditional Court

Community Support Program

Creating Restitutions and Following Traditions (C.R.A.F.T.) Project

Cultural Recovery Project

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwa Service Learning Project

National Town Watch Crime and Drug Prevention Campaign—National Night Out 1996

Youth Alcohol and Drug Prevention Program

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Crime Prevention (continued)

Program Manager: Bob Brown

Telephone: 202–616–3297

E-mail: bobb@ojp.usdoj.gov

Crime Analysis and Planning Strategies for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Expanding, Enhancing, and Establishing Boys and Girls Clubs

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1995)

National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign (1997)

Program Manager: Louise S. Lucas

Telephone: 202–616–3454

E-mail: lucas@ojp.usdoj.gov

Building Successful Partnerships To Reduce Crime Victimization

Cherokee Anti-Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Program

Cultural Navigators Pilot Project in Bethel, Alaska

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)

Gila River Gang and Community Violence Prevention Program

The Jemez Youth Program

Traditional Arts Project (TAP)

Program Manager: Patricia Thackston

Telephone: 202–305–1774

E-mail: thacksto@ojp.usdoj.gov

Program Expansion and Maintenance: The TRIAD Concept To Reduce the Criminal Victimization

 of the Elderly

Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes; Rosebud

 Sioux Tribe)

Evaluation and Technical Assistance

Program Manager: Robert Kirchner

Telephone: 202–616–3455

E-mail: kirchner@ojp.usdoj.gov

BJA State Evaluation Development Program

Program Manager: Gabrielle Parada

Telephone: 202–307–6061

E-mail: meszaros@ojp.usdoj.gov

Policy Review of Byrne Formula Grant Program

Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Women Offenders: Program and Training Models for

 Judges and Criminal Justice

Technical Assistance to Bureau of Justice Assistance

Program Contact: Mary Santonastasso

Telephone: 202–616–3467

Replication of BJA-Automated Application and Award System
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Evaluation and Technical Assistance (continued)

Program Manager: Karen Sublett

Telephone: 202–616–3463

Internet e-mail: sublettk@ojp.usdoj.gov

Design, Implementation, and Impact of the Comprehensive Homicide Initiative

Technical Assistance for BJA-Funded Pretrial Drug Testing

Technical Assistance for Correctional Options

Technical Assistance for States on Topical Criminal Justice Issues

Program Manager: Tracey Willis

Telephone: 202–305–1766

E-mail: willist@ojp.usdoj.gov

The BJA FY 1996 Annual Report to Congress

Training and Technical Assistance Project

Law Enforcement

Program Manager: Luke Galant

Telephone: 202–616–3211

E-mail: luke@ojp.usdoj.gov

A Comparative Analysis of Statewide Criminal Justice Information Sharing Systems

Anti-Terrorism Training Project for CenTF

Cooperative Federal Local Violent Crime Task Force

Court Security and the Introduction to Risk Management for Judicial Officials

 Training Seminar

Federal Firearms Licensee Compliance and Innovative Firearms Project

Firearms Trafficking Program

Gang-Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Violence Enforcement Project (NM, OR)

Operation Cooperation: Developing Guidelines for Security and Law Enforcement Partnerships

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Center for Task Force

 (CenTF) Training Project

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Trafficking Enforcement Program—Technical Training

 and Policy Research

Training and Administrative Support to the Interstate Firearms Trafficking Compact

Training and Technical Support for the Model Clandestine Drug Laboratory

 Enforcement Program (Phase IV)

Update “Assets Seizure and Forfeiture”

Violent Career Criminal Task Force Project

Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force (MATF) Project

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Law Enforcement (continued)

Program Manager: Jeffrey R. Hall

Telephone: 202–616–3255

E-mail: hall@ojp.usdoj.gov

Aurora Gang Violence and Homicide Project

Comprehensive Homicide Investigative Training Program

Countering Witness Intimidation (CA, GA, MD)

DRUGFIRE Equipment Program (18 sites)

Model Witness Intimidation Project

Services, Support, and Technical Assistance to Small Police Departments

Special Prosecution Unit

Strategies To Counter Witness Intimidation That Facilitate Witness Participation in the

 Criminal Justice System

Update “A Guide to State Controlled Substance Acts”

Program Manager: Scott Kelberg

Telephone: 202–305–2142

E-mail: kelbergs@ojp.usdoj.gov

Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN)

Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center (MOCIC)

National White Collar Crime Center (NWCCC)

New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN)

Operational Systems Support—Technical Assistance and Training

Performance Management Assessment and Operations Analysis

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)—Performance Management Assessment and

 Operations Analysis

Regional Organized Crime Information Center (ROCIC)

Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN)

Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Task Force

Western States Information Network (WSIN)

Program Manager: Tammy I. Shelton

Telephone: 202–305–2361

Analysis of Day Laborer Site Practices

BJA/NSA Dissemination Project/Court Security and the Transportation of Prisoners

Closing the Gaps in Domestic Violence Enforcement: The Team Approach

Crime Prevention for People With Developmental Disabilities

From Probable Cause to Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Jail Diversion in a Multi-Ethnic Community

Marketing and Institutional Strategies for “Nontraditional Law Enforcement Responses

 to Family Violence”

The VOICES Project: Violence Outreach and Intervention Through Community

 Education and Service

Trauma Reduction Initiative

Video-Teleconferencing Warrant Applications
FY 1997 Discretionary Grant Program Awards 67

Special Programs

Program Manager: Jeff Allison

Telephone: 202–307–0635

E-mail: allisonj@ojp.usdoj.gov

Medicolegal Assessment of PSOB Death Benefits Cases

National Fire Service Network of Survivors

Support Services for Families and Coworkers of Public Safety Officers Killed in

 the Line of Duty

Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement: Line of Duty Death

Program Manager: Greg Morris

Telephone: 202–616–3458

E-mail: morris@ojp.usdoj.gov

Auto Theft Prevention Program (FL, MD, NJ, NY, NC, TN)

Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance—Vermillion County Suspicious

 Death Task Force

National Motor Vehicle Titling Information System Pilot Project

St. Petersburg, Florida, Civil Disturbances

Program Manager/Contact: Carol Winfield

Telephone: 202–307–2858

E-mail: winfield@ojp.usdoj.gov

First National Conference on Strengthening the Emergency Response to Terrorism

National First Responder Training Grant Program for Terrorist Incidents and Weapons of

 Mass Destruction (CA, MI, NM, NY)

Operation of the Denial of Federal Benefits Program

Technical Assistance and Training for National First Responder Training Program for Terrorist

 Incidents and Weapons of Mass Destruction (CRA, FEMA)

Appendix A
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:

❒ Mail

P.O. Box 6000

Rockville, MD 20849–6000

❒ Visit

2277 Research Boulevard

Rockville, MD 20850

❒ Telephone

1–800–688–4252

Monday through Friday

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

eastern time

❒ Fax

301–519–5212

❒ Fax on Demand

1–800–688–4252

❒ BJA Home Page

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA

❒ NCJRS World Wide Web

http://www.ncjrs.org

❒ E-mail

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