Solutions

for Safer 

Communities 

FY 2005 

Annual Report to Congress 

e Assistance 
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for Safer 

Communities 

FY 2005 

Annual Report to Congress 

ustice Assistance 
U.S. Department of Justice


Office of Justice Programs


810 Seventh Street NW. 

Washington, DC 20531 

Alberto R. Gonzales 

Attorney General 

Regina B. Schofield 

Assistant Attorney General 

Domingo S. Herraiz 

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance 

Office of Justice Programs 

Innovation • Partnerships • Safer Neighborhoods 

www.ojp.usdoj.gov 

Bureau of Justice Assistance 

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA 

NCJ 215665


The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. 
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives 

and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Pursuant to the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690), in accordance with Section 522, I am pleased to transmit the Bureau of Justice Assistance Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2005. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Domingo S. Herraiz, Director 

Bureau of Justice Assistance 

Washington, D.C. 

February 2007 

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e From the Director 

ureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and our local, state, and tribal partners dared great things in FY 2005, we 

d great things for criminal justice nationwide. 

beginning as the “money shop” has been eclipsed by our policy and planning efforts, making extraordinary use of 

s entrusted to us through our many programs and projects. In fact, this Report to Congress is designed to provide 

ongressional update, but also another tool to our law enforcement and justice partners as they implement their own 

 reduce and prevent crime. Building on our priorities—emphasizing local control, establishing partnerships, 

ound policy, streamlining grant programs, offering technical assistance and training, promoting accountability, 

 innovation, and communicating the value of justice initiatives—we listened to our constituents in 2005 and 

sults. 

JA raised the bar yet again with our partners and projects, offering a range of services that could rival the private 

 an online National Sex Offender Public Registry—built on time and under budget—for parents and concerned 

gh-quality capital case training for attorneys and judges to ensure reliable jury verdicts, BJA welcomed these 

 grew stronger with the possibilities that these new challenges offered. 

nor it is as BJA’s Director to see how America’s communities request technical assistance or seed funding from 

se it to build extraordinary projects tailored to local needs and conditions. Some of the most successful crime 

 and prevention initiatives within this report highlight the good ideas, versus the funding, behind the project. Even in 

 we uncovered the key elements that led, with the next try, to success. 

s and will always be about the individuals who comprise America’s public safety community. Because at BJA we 

that we still get the most accomplished through people. And that our work—the work of helping to keep America 

thy of tireless pursuit and excellence. 

Domingo S. Herraiz 

Director 

Bureau of Justice Assistance 

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Contents 

SECTION 1.
SECTION 2.
SECTION 3.
SECTION 4.


An Overview of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fiscal Year 2005 Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5


Crime Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 
Counter-Terrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 
Adjudication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 
Substance Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 
Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Justice Information Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89


State Successes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Appendixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165


BJA Legislative Purpose Area Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
BJA Awards to States and U.S. Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
BJA Deliverables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187


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SECTION 1 

An Overview of the 

Year 
SECTION 1. An Overview of the Year 

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was created in 1984 to further strengthen the nation’s criminal justice system and help America’s tribal, local, and state governments reduce violence and restore security to their neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools. In fiscal year (FY) 2005, BJA continued to serve as one of the nation’s premier resources for justice assistance. The impact of BJA programs and initiatives in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 territories—as well as thousands of local governments, organizations, institutions, and faith-based and community groups—was tremendous and further demonstrated the value of justice resources and efforts. To streamline justice funding and grant administration, BJA administered a blended Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant program in FY 2005—the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. This new program provides local and state jurisdictions with a single funding mechanism and the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most. As evidenced throughout this report, communities experienced tremendous successes in preventing and combating crime. Supporting these efforts was the JAG Program, which provided more than 1,400 grants totaling BJA Priorities almost $500 million dollars. BJA also administered $335 million in State ■ Emphasize local control. Criminal Alien Assistance Program and Southwest Border Prosecution ■ Build relationships Initiative funds, $170 million for the Byrne Discretionary Grant Program, in the field. nearly $70 million for the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, and $40 million for the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program, just to ■ Develop collaborations and partnerships. name a few. BJA clearly demonstrated its commitment to all its program 

■ areas, ensuring that crime prevention, law enforcement, counter- Promote capacity building through planning. terrorism, adjudication, substance abuse, corrections, and justice 

information sharing programs and initiatives were supported and ■ Streamline the strengthened at every turn. administration of grants. 

■ Increase training and BJA’s success depends on its ability to build relationships in the field technical assistance. 

and be responsive to the many issues impacting law enforcement and ■ Create project justice professionals today. Based on the feedback received from accountability. partners through progress reports and personal accounts, BJA is ■ Encourage innovation. making a difference. And BJA will continue to support and promote 

■ the best crime enforcement, reduction, and prevention practices and Communicate the value 

provide updates to the field through its regional conferences, web site, of justice efforts. publications, and annual report. 

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BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 3

ary Grant Program 170 

Other Programs 219

Tribal Assistance* 18

e Grant Program** 634

L PROGRAMS) $1,511

335 Payment Programs†

40 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program‡

70 Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program25 Bulletproof Vest Partnership 

 Appropriations for BJA-Administered Programs (in $ millions)

me Prevention 71

ation Sharing 77

Corrections 369

stance Abuse 104

Adjudication 64

ter-Terrorism 19 

807 Law Enforcement and Justice Services

Appropriations for BJA-Administered Programs, by Program Area (in $ millions)

Assistance, Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands, and Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs.

oys & Girls Clubs of America, Citizen Corps, and law enforcement technology.

rder Prosecution Initiative and State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.

fice of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Juvenile and Family Drug Court Programs and BJA’s National Drug

al Assistance Program.
SECTION 2 

Fiscal 

Year 2005 Programs 
SECTION 2. Fiscal Year 2005 Programs Crime Prevention When the rates of crime and violence decrease in this country, it is in part because citizens, law enforcement, and criminal justice agencies at all levels of government have worked together. The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is one of the nation’s premier leaders for justice assistance and resources, enabling communities and individuals to help protect their neighborhoods. BJA is committed to building public and private partnerships to plan, develop, and disseminate public awareness that focus people’s attention on crime prevention and creating changes in their communities and providing the tools and support needed to reduce and prevent crime. 

■ ■ ■ USA Freedom Corps To ensure a secure and safe homeland and safe and crime-free neighborhoods requires continued diligence in preparedness, training, and citizen involvement. Local and state government officials have increased opportunities for citizens to become an integral part of protecting the nation and supporting local first responders. Many of these opportunities have come about as a result of USA Freedom Corps, a national program launched by President George W. Bush in January 2002 to promote community service. Citizen Corps (www.citizencorps.gov), a vital component of USA Freedom Corps, is a locally driven initiative to have every individual assist in making communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds. Membership includes first responder groups, emergency management entities, volunteer organizations, government agencies, and the private sector. Leaders of the organizations and their colleagues at the local and state levels collaborate to create local Citizen Corps Councils and promote Citizen Corps’ mission. Tribal, local, and state Citizen Corps Councils coordinate Citizen Corps programs, develop community action plans, assess possible threats, and identify local resources. As of November 2005, there were 55 state and territory councils and 1,841 county/local/tribal councils serving more than 196 million people, or 68 percent of the total U.S. population. Citizen Corps has the following five components, the first two of which BJA administers: the Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) Program, National Neighborhood Watch Program, Community Emergency Response Team, Fire Corps, and Medical Reserve Corps. 

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is implemented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) on 

he White House Office of the USA Freedom Corps. The program’s ultimate goal 

apacity of local and state law enforcement to use volunteers. The VIPS Program 

ce for all law enforcement volunteer programs and efforts. The foundation of this 

its web site, located at www.policevolunteers.org, which, through FY 2005, has 

million hits. The web site serves as a gateway to information and resources for law 

es and citizens. The VIPS Program offers print and multimedia resources, training, 

tance to agencies interested in establishing or enhancing a law enforcement 

gram’s implementation on May 30, 2002, nearly 1,300 programs have registered, 

s of almost 83,000 volunteers who represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, 

Rico. 

ng DVD, The Executive Perspective, was created to introduce senior-level law 

ty managers to the VIPS Program. More than 1,400 copies of the DVD were 

ith two previously released training videos: Introducing Volunteer Activities to 

 and Introducing Law Enforcement Volunteerism to the Community. VIPS 

approximately 1,000 CD–ROMs containing VIPS resource materials and 5,600 

esource guide, Volunteer Programs: Enhancing Public Safety by 

urces (www.policevolunteers.org/resources/guide/index.cfm), to law enforcement 

ning sessions were conducted, introducing participants to resources offered by the 

ing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a law enforcement 

The training sessions were held in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boise, Boston, 

Kansas City, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San 

St. Louis, and Tampa. The program also hosted five senior-level seminars to assist 

ecutives interested in the development of a volunteer program. The seminars were 

w Orleans, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and St. Louis. 

S Program continued to provide technical assistance to local and state law 

es, providing the tools and guidance to develop and maintain successful volunteer 

ff conducted 11 site visits, made a total of 100 presentations in 35 states, and 

enforcement- or volunteer-related conferences in 12 states. 

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■	 In 2005, IACP and the Science Applications International Corporation recognized a number of local 

VIPS Programs through the annual “Outstanding Achievement in Law Enforcement Volunteer Programs Award.” Crime prevention efforts noted during the awards ceremony included stopping graffiti and helping homebound seniors. 

■	 The National Neighborhood Watch Program (www.USAonwatch.org), managed by the National 

Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), provides communities with a crime prevention and terrorism awareness infrastructure that brings together local officials, law enforcement personnel, and volunteers. Nearly 14,000 Neighborhood Watch programs from all 50 states, 3 U.S. territories, and 20 countries are registered with the BJA-funded program. 

■	 The program’s web site allows law enforcement agencies to register as a National Neighborhood 

Watch program and receive the Neighborhood Watch “e-zine,” an electronic news update. In 2005, there were more than 12 million hits on the web site, with an estimated 31,700 hits a day. 

■	 In FY 2005, the Neighborhood Watch Program’s goal was to reach out to law enforcement and crime 

prevention practitioners through training and technical assistance. To that end, NSA staff made 10 technical assistance site visits and exhibited at 16 events across the country to get the message out about the value of the Neighborhood Watch Program. 

■	 A two-part curriculum was developed in 2005 to assist citizens and local law enforcement with 

learning the “ins and outs” of the Neighborhood Watch Program to reduce crime in their communities. Pilot trainings of the curriculum were conducted at the 7th National Conference on Preventing Crime in Washington, D.C. and for the State of Tennessee. The national Terrorism Awareness and Prevention (TAP) program curriculum also was initiated in 2005 to provide citizens with the critical information they need to protect themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods. With funding from BJA, NSA has scheduled five training sessions in FY 2006. 

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 Neighborhoods 

dent Bush, Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) links local, state, and federal 

cutors, and community leaders in a comprehensive strategy of deterrence, 

ution of gun crime. The five core elements of PSN—partnerships, strategic 

munity outreach, and accountability—strengthen the success of the initiative 

is committed to building effective local, state, and federal partnerships; 

assist with guiding local strategies and measuring their impact; providing 

 conveying the initiative’s priorities, message, and results to the community 

ding a strong coalition with citizens for lasting change in their own 

nisters the PSN grant funds allocated to the U.S. Attorney in each of the 94 federal 

hout the nation. 

were not appropriated in FY 2005, funding was provided to sustain the district 

tivities. Task forces continued to work with research, media, community, and local 

cement partners to implement their comprehensive plans to combat gun violence. 

supported by the continued provision of training and technical assistance (T/TA) 

 enforcement, researchers, PSN coordinators, outreach partners, probation and 

embers of the task forces. As of September 30, 2005, approximately 18,000 PSN 

s have received training as part of a series of ongoing, comprehensive T/TA 

 by BJA and its PSN partners since the program was launched. Through FY 2005, 

rovided to PSN task forces in every state through the T/TA providers’ onsite 

 regional and national training events. 

e PSN T/TA providers conducted 78 onsite training and technical assistance 

but four task forces. This included 9 onsite community engagement trainings, 37 

orcement, 6 trainings for prosecutors, and 26 onsite technical assistance visits. 

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■	 In addition, BJA collaborated with the Advertising (Ad) Council to launch three national public service 

announcement (PSA) campaigns communicating the PSN message to would-be offenders and their families, as well as the community at large, to deter and prevent gun crime. Focusing on the consequences of using guns illegally, the PSAs used the tagline “Gun Crimes Hit Home.” 

■	 Through FY 2005, PSN has helped the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) increase the number of 

federal firearms cases filed by 73 percent. The number of defendants charged with federal gun crimes rose from approximately 10,600 in FY 2002 to more than 13,000 in FY 2005. In addition, defendants being charged with federal firearm offenses were sentenced to significant jail time. In FY 2005, more than 93 percent of these offenders received prison terms, with nearly 70 percent being sentenced to 3 or more years in prison. The program’s efforts have helped fuel historical lows in gun crime across America, as well as a 30-year low in the violent crime victimization rate. 

■	 The Central District of Illinois is composed of 46 counties, the majority of which are rural. But the rural 

character of the District has not made it immune to urban-style crime. During the past several years, the District has seen a marked increase in gang, drug, and gun activity as Chicago gangs push south into new territories. These highly mobile offenders challenge law enforcement agencies across the District to adapt their small agencies to this new criminal activity. To combat this problem, the Central District’s PSN program funds local jurisdictions to participate in local/state/federal task forces that target the most serious offenders. In addition, the District supports programs like the successful Peoria Drug and Gun (DRAGUN) unit. Funded by FYs 2003–2005 PSN awards, the Peoria DRAGUN unit is composed of representatives from various organizations, including the Peoria City Police Department, the Peoria County Sheriff’s and State’s Attorney’s Offices, Weed and Seed, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Peoria Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG). The Peoria MEG is itself a local drug and gun task force composed of members of the Illinois State Police and law enforcement from jurisdictions surrounding Peoria. In the last quarter of 2005, the Peoria DRAGUN unit reported 16 investigations undertaken, 20 arrests made, 27 charges filed, and 19 weapons seized. 

■	 The Eastern District of Michigan PSN Task Force’s media partner has been successful in working with 

television and radio outlets, newspapers, and a local billboard company and in educating the public 

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of combating gun violence. During the past 2 years, just $140,000 was expended 

an $1.2 million in donated media. Television and radio stations have aired local 

 and a local radio personality, who ranks number one among urban youth ages 

n avid supporter at PSN events. The media partner worked with Weed and Seed 

 the community and get program activities featured on the news by promoting 

uding town hall meetings, a rap contest for youth, and a back-to-school rally. 

mpany produced advertisements—at no cost—for billboards and bus kings and 

nd discounted space in Detroit, Flint, and Jackson. By working consistently and 

 media for the past 2 years, more than 85 articles and broadcast news stories, 

s, television spots, print ads, and billboards, have resulted in more than 110 

ressions of PSN in the region. 

 Mexico used PSN funding to develop the Turning Point Initiative. This initiative 

ple can turn their lives around or face harsh consequences. Those who attend the 

nal sessions hear from people who have experienced similar difficulties and want 

ers from following the same path. The initiative focuses on prior violent offenders 

rovides offender intervention meetings and increased supervision. The meetings 

 to high-risk offenders and emphasize the consequences of continued involvement 

biannual interventions have been offered to more than 200 offenders. The key to 

ognizing that offenders can change if given the structured opportunity to better 

e is to inspire former offenders to follow in the footsteps of those who may have 

hips but made a positive life for themselves. 

h of the Northern Mariana Islands used PSN funding to train law enforcement 

epartment of Public Safety (DPS), Armory Section, on firearms safety and 

to this training, more than 300 firearms requiring maintenance or repair were in 

ause law enforcement officers were not certified to provide such services. Once 

ed firearms instructor and safety certifications, they were able to tend to the 300 

y, train other law enforcement officers on gun handling and storage, and teach 

 about gun safety. 

“This [PSN] initiative has 

laid the foundation for 

some of the Department 

[of Justice’s] most significant 

triumphs in the fight 

against violent crime.” 

—Alberto R. Gonzales, 

U.S. Attorney General 

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■ ■ ■ Project ChildSafe One component of PSN, Project ChildSafe (www.projectchildsafe.org), continued to expand greatly in FY 2005 to support efforts to reduce gun crime. This nationwide firearms safety program teaches firearms owners how to properly store and safely handle their weapons. Through the distribution of gunlocks and gun safety information, Project ChildSafe works to prevent children from accessing loaded firearms in the home. BJA continued its partnership with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (www.nssf.org), which administers the program and works with state Governors and local officials to raise awareness of firearms safety and promote the safety kits’ availability. 

■	 From September 2004 through August 2005, Project ChildSafe operated under a $25 million grant 

and distributed 12.4 million safety kits, bringing the total number of gun locks distributed since 2003 to 32 million. 

■	 In 2005, the National Shooting Sports Foundation distributed gunlock safety kits at 193 events in 

22 states. 

■	 Demand from the public for gunlocks remained very high. Organizations such as sportsman’s clubs 

and conservation groups that have frequent contact with firearms owners helped promote the safety message by providing locks for their members or events. Fish and wildlife agencies also distributed the safety kits to tribal communities. In addition, the program’s education component, in which comprehensive, state-specific television, radio, and print media campaigns are implemented to reinforce firearms safety, played a significant role in the overall effort. 

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hildSafe Safety Kit Allocations, 2003–2005 

WA ME 

492,400 IN 622,400 172,600 VT 99,800 MT ND


247,800 130,200 MN


OR 735,100
 NH 162,200 WV 392,800 

87,700 WI NY MA 420,100 ID SD MI 920,500 

230,200 153,400 1,159,600 722,300 RI 72,250 

WY 

PA CT 288,300 120,200 IA 

NE 392,800 1,365,600 NJ 317,800 OH 

NV 225,500 IL 966,000 DE 59,700 180,600 UT 1,068,000 MD 376,870 

202,800 CO VA 

612,350 KS MO KY 696,100 DC 9,500 

CA 303,800 852,800 626,700
 

73,500 NC


TN 787,150


641,400
 OK AR SC AZ NM 429,700 454,900 401,100 406,000 208,500


AL GA


516,600 788,100


MS


TX 438,200
 FL 1,019,000
 

1,814,630 LA 503,800 

HI 

U.S. 

Territories 

30,000 

American Samoa 5,000 Guam 5,000 Northern Mariana Islands 5,000 Puerto Rico 55,000 Virgin Islands 5,000 

orts Foundation. 2006. Project ChildSafe: Putting a Lock on Safety in 

Your Home: A Report to Program Partners in 2003–2005. 

g Sports Foundation. 

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■ ■ ■ Gang Resistance Education And Training Program 

In FY 2005, the Office of Justice Programs made $20 million in funding available for several gangprevention initiatives. Central to these initiatives was BJA’s Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program, a school-based, law enforcement officer-instructed classroom curriculum. The program’s primary objective is prevention and is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. G.R.E.A.T. lessons focus on providing life skills to students to help them avoid delinquent behavior, involvement in gangs and substance abuse, and the use of violence to solve problems. The G.R.E.A.T. Program (www.great-online.org) consists of four components: a 13-week middle school curriculum, a 6-week elementary school curriculum, a summer program, and training for families. Five regional training centers provide training to sworn law enforcement officers to teach the G.R.E.A.T. curriculum in elementary and middle schools across the country. Through its training partner, the Institute for Intergovernmental Research, BJA provides national training coordination services and related tasks. Since the program’s inception in 1991, more than 8,000 law enforcement officers have been certified as G.R.E.A.T. instructors and more than 4 million students have graduated from the G.R.E.A.T. Program. 

■	 G.R.E.A.T. differs from most efforts to reduce gang problems. Many programs are directed at active 

gang members and target high-risk youth. The G.R.E.A.T. Program, in contrast, is presented to entire classrooms to help prevent risk factors leading to gang involvement. Uniformed officers teach students to set positive goals, resist negative pressures, resolve conflicts, and understand how gangs impact the quality of their lives. 

■	 A longitudinal evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. Program conducted by OJP’s National Institute of Justice 

(NIJ) provided recommendations on how to update the program to make it even more effective. Recommendations included placing greater emphasis on engaging teachers in the lesson plan to enhance the reinforcement of lessons and skills learned, focusing more on active learning rather than a didactic approach, and providing booster sessions to reinforce skills students learned via the program in prior years. 

■	 In FY 2005, 186 local law enforcement agencies applied for and received funding to implement the 

G.R.E.A.T. Program. Since the NIJ-funded program evaluation was completed, local and state law enforcement leaders who guide the national implementation of the program have successfully revised the program to meet the evaluator’s recommendations for making the program even more effective. 

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G.R.E.A.T. officers were certified to facilitate the G.R.E.A.T. Families component. 

ave established connections with school officials, faith-based organizations, and 

t agencies to promote the “families” approach in their communities. 

ent agencies have used G.R.E.A.T. funding to leverage other funds and 

rt to serve large numbers of youth in high-risk areas. For example, in 2005, the 

 signed a formal partnership agreement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America 

oration at the local level between law enforcement agencies offering G.R.E.A.T. 

 & Girls Clubs, including making G.R.E.A.T. available as part of their afterschool 

Training was taken to the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in June 2005. 

Indian law enforcement officers were certified as G.R.E.A.T. officers, greatly 

munity’s ability to provide the program to more high-risk reservation youth. 

ment and Youth Partnerships for Crime Prevention 

nd Youth Partnerships for Crime Prevention Initiative (www.cpinitiatives.org) 

BJA, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and many other national law 

oriented organizations to reinvigorate crime prevention efforts in local 

e country. The partnership is designed to promote the value of engaging 

me prevention activities. National conferences were held in 2004 and 2005, 

orcement, crime prevention, and youth organization leaders received training 

int for action in their communities. Each community received up to $15,000 to 

 crime prevention programs tailored for its area. 

areness and technical support of the local teams from crime prevention 

s the country, the 2005 Law Enforcement and Youth Conference was held in 

t the same venue and just prior to the 7th Annual National Crime Prevention 

was hosted by BJA, the National Crime Prevention Council, and the Crime 

n of America. 

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■	 The 2005 national conference was attended by Boys & Girls Club executive leaders from 110 Clubs 

and 17 American Indian communities; nearly 130 senior law enforcement officials such as chiefs of police, captains, and commanders; and influential crime prevention leaders like city mayors, city council members, and representatives from state attorneys’ offices. Attendees formed Community Crime Prevention Teams, and after attending workshops on successful crime prevention programs, every local team developed an action plan to implement a new initiative involving youth in crime prevention. 

■	 The 2004 conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is already showing results at the local level. 

For example, in Mobile, Alabama, the Boys & Girls Club of South Alabama worked with the police department and a host of other agencies and organizations to create a “Kids and Cops” summer camp. The camp is a 3-week police academy program that targets youth in four public housing communities. The program teaches leadership skills, public speaking, and goal setting and focuses on building self-esteem. Officers estimate that the program has contributed to a 15 percent drop in the crime rate in South Alabama. And young people, who used to view public safety officers in a negative light, now see them as their friends. 

■	 There also was a unique and innovative partnership between the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kenai Peninsula, 

Alaska, and the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Mustang. In this program, Coast Guard volunteers, as 

well as volunteers from local law enforcement and the fire department, mentor 35 young people. The volunteers provide one-on-one tutoring, offer outdoor educational sessions, and participate in civic activities such as beach cleanup and senior citizen assistance. The volunteers instill confidence in the Club’s young members and serve as positive role models to youth from single-parent households. 

■	 The Waterville Area, Maine, Boys & Girls Clubs and four local police agencies developed the Central 

Maine Public Safety Explorers to help prevent crime in their communities, introduce youth to public safety professions, and foster positive leaders among youth. The program sponsors a 2-day leadership training camp and includes two specialized components: a color guard unit and antiunderage drinking unit. It is now the largest collaboration for an explorer post in the state and is touted as an exemplary explorer program. Local police departments all proudly support their active members and openly recruit new members. Because of BJA’s seed funding, startup costs that could have been prohibitive to the program were defrayed. The end result is that more than 20 youth are involved in a positive partnership with law enforcement and the groundwork is laid for more youth to become engaged in positive activities. 

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Watch Program in Boys & Girls Clubs 

cipation in the 2004 Law Enforcement and Youth Partnerships for Crime 

 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than 30 community teams expressed 

a Neighborhood Watch Program. The following are examples of what some 

ed and implemented. 

rnia. The Boys & Girls Club of the South Bay has helped create law 

outh partnerships for crime prevention that bring together more than 25 years 

me prevention, community partnerships, and working with youth and community 

e team developed the Junior Block Captain Program, where more than 25 

sentations and training sessions to become Junior Block Captains. The training 

loped in partnership with the Los Angeles Police Department and taught the 

how to identify community blight and contact the appropriate city department to 

. Once participants graduated and became Junior Block Captains, they worked 

aw enforcement to distribute literature to community residents about 

y communities, and community pride; participated in park and alley cleanups; 

mmunity forum to address crime-related issues involving the general community. 

rengthened relationships between youth and law enforcement and helped to 

y pride and safety. 

lvania. The Jack Walker Boys & Girls Club prides itself on civic and community 

art of their crime prevention initiative, a neighborhood committee asked Club 

elect and improve a targeted area of the neighborhood. In response, local law 

group of young people joined together to create a Crime and Grime Busters 

 2 weeks with a mediator from the Lancaster Neighborhood Intervention group 

e discussion of ideas and made certain that all participants had an opportunity 

scussions, the group agreed on what needed to be done to help make their 

: provide more outdoor lighting to prevent graffiti, hold block parties to clean up 

add trash cans and cameras throughout the neighborhood, and install additional 

ore than 80 youth received trophies and were recognized for their attendance 

 an honorary banquet with family and community members. In addition, the Club 

safety in partnership with the Lancaster City police. During the sessions, police 

ety and protection issues and candidly addressed what to do in emergency 

o developed a “Kids in Control” program, where local police spent time at the 

 participating in activities such as reading and gym games. 

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■	 Columbia, South Carolina. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands worked with their citywide 

coalition to research, assess, and prepare recommendations to address the five community risk factors identified: friends engaging in problem behavior, low neighborhood attachment, family management problems, lack of commitment to school, and gang involvement. The collaborative effort included the Boys & Girls Clubs, city council, city youth commission, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, local school districts, city police, county sheriff’s office, and The Salvation Army. They also expanded their three elementary school-based Clubs, opened a new teen center (the first Club to serve high-school-age youth), and received positive midyear results from the junior high school truancy program by reducing the average school absence rate of 47 case-managed youth from 23 to 7 percent. 

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t 

s crime, and individuals whose identities have been stolen can spend months or 

actions that harmed their good name and credit record. In the meantime, victims 

ies; be refused education, housing, or car loans; or even be arrested for crimes 

n law enforcement and victims, the identity theft initiative has brought several 

er for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee. This cross-cutting 

J’s Criminal Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Justice 

 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), as well as other federal 

cement and policy subcommittee helps to define future identity theft initiatives 

d federal law enforcement and contributes to policymaking for identity theft 

 the collaboration of these agencies is a tremendous success for law enforcement 

the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) completed and released a BJA

t PSA campaign. The PSA, containing the widely known McGruff the Crime Dog®, 

,500 broadcast and cable television outlets nationwide. Since its distribution, 

red more then $6 million in donated media time. NCPC also created a booklet, 

Theft, of which nearly 7,000 copies were distributed to individuals and 

es. 

ed from crime prevention practitioners, NCPC created Crime Prevention 

me I, a CD–ROM with PowerPoint presentations on several topic areas, including 

llowed local law enforcement and crime prevention staff to use the CD–ROM and 

l at local conferences. Through FY 2005, 3,300 copies of the CD–ROM were 

rovided funding to the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) to 

theft research project in FY 2006 involving prosecutors nationwide. This project 

cus groups to help develop a curriculum for prosecutors on education/evidence 

d survey prosecutors to ascertain the extent of identity theft nationwide. 

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■ ■ ■ National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign 

The National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign is a partnership among BJA, the National Crime Prevention Council, the Crime Prevention Coalition of America (CPCA), and the Ad Council, Inc., that encourages citizens to participate in crime prevention through a public service advertising campaign, provides training and technical assistance to citizen and law enforcement organizations, coordinates demonstration programs, and produces publications and other resources. Even after 25 years, the campaign’s McGruff the Crime Dog® still reaches children and teaches them about the basic tenets 

of crime prevention. 

■	 In FY 2005, NCPC used a variety of strategies, including a multimedia forum, to provide crime 

prevention resources to children, adults, and families to make their neighborhoods and communities safer. As with prior years, NCPC addressed prevention by using the Crime Prevention Month Kit (www.ncpc.org/cms/cms-upload/ncpc/files/NCPC%20Calendar%20Final.pdf) to celebrate October as Crime Prevention Month. In all, 87,500 copies were produced and distributed. Designed as a 12-month calendar, the kit provides crime prevention tips for addressing hot-button issues such as telemarketing fraud, identity theft, and Internet safety. In addition, CPCA’s third annual report, Mobilizing the Nation To Prevent Crime, Violence, and Drug Abuse, was printed, and 3,000 copies 

were distributed. 

■	 NCPC released several new documents in FY 2005, including the re-release of the core of the 

Coalition’s crime prevention principles, A Call to Action. To help combat new and emerging 

substantive trends, NCPC produced and distributed new brochures, documents, and CD–ROMs on Responding to Methamphetamines (10,000); Taking a Stand Against Violence, Drugs, and Other 

Crime (1,000); and Preventing Identity Theft: A Guide for Consumers (15,000). To reach juveniles, 

McGruff the Crime Dog® Presents Winners Don’t Use Drugs, a comic-activity book, also was produced and disseminated (150,000 copies). All of these publications are available at www.ncpc.org/new_ncpc/publications. 

■	 In addition to its publications and PSAs, NCPC has provided training and technical assistance to the 

field. In FY 2005, staff presented at six crime prevention association conferences, as well as oversaw and supported the National McGruff House® Network, a program that provides a temporary haven 

to children who find themselves in a frightening or dangerous situation. To further the crime prevention 

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s participation was secured in nearly two dozen citywide events (e.g., parades, 

airs, and school visits) around the country. And, to introduce a new generation to 

opies of McGruff® Collectible Trading Cards were disseminated. 

mission of prevention and preparedness, 2005 saw the development and 

rtnerships with a wide range of state and national organizations, including the 

dministration’s Federal Citizens’ Information Center (FCIC). From March to May 

ted its spring catalog featuring NCPC’s Citizens’ Preparedness Guide; all 10,000 

 this purpose were distributed by FCIC following requests from the public, 

es, and others who received the catalog. 

f Change: State and Local Initiatives 

h the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program fund 

programs and projects at the local level. These programs seek to be proactive 

ainst the community, building collaborative relationships, and empowering 

selves and their property. Using these goals as the foundation for their crime 

tates experienced a wide range of successes in FY 2005. 

ia: Positive Behavior Intervention and Support. Only 1 month into the new 

ncipal at one of Washington, D.C.’s public charter middle schools resigned. 

uation more difficult was this was the school’s fourth principal in 4 years, and 

y was adversely affecting student behavior and achievement. When the fifth 

 she asked for help in improving morale and the school climate. The District of 

Grants Administration was prepared for such a request, as it was already using 

port the Center for Student Support Services (CSSS)—an agency that employs 

ctices to reduce violence and substance abuse and increase student success. 

e school’s concerns and implemented the Positive Behavior Intervention and 

o address student behavior, morale, and achievement. 

o address hallway congestion and misbehavior. Tape was placed down the center 

eate “lanes” of student traffic, signs were posted instructing students on how to 

ays, and faculty actively monitored the hallways between classes. Not only did 

prove, but learning time increased now that classes were able to start on time. 

also set up a student-run store where students could spend reward certificates 

g parties and lunches with the principal for well-behaved students. In addition, 

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the dean established a countermeasure for students who disobeyed the rules and were sent to him for detention or in-school suspension. These students are now required to read a problem-solving packet, develop an individualized plan to improve their behavior, and share the completed plan with their parents and teachers. Finally, to strengthen teachers’ skill sets, CSSS staff observed the teachers and provided constructive feedback on what they saw. They also taught the principal observation and feedback techniques that she could use to continue providing her staff with feedback. 

■	 North Dakota: Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC). CAC coordinates a comprehensive, 

multidisciplinary team approach in the prevention, investigation, assessment, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse. Through onsite collaboration, professionals from law enforcement, social services, prosecution, victim advocacy, and the medical and mental health communities come together under CAC to protect and offer services to victims of child sexual abuse and physical abuse. The program provides forensic interviews and medical examinations, education/ prevention, advocacy, and counseling services to children and their families. JAG funding helped families without medical insurance or other coverage receive medical services and forensic interviews. 

■	 Oregon: HomeWorks Program. The HomeWorks Program was created in response to a need 

for an in-home family therapy program for youth ages 12–17 at high risk of involvement in juvenile crime in Washington County. The program uses Multisystemic Therapy (MST)—an empirically evaluated family-based intervention that addresses the known determinants of serious antisocial behavior in adolescents and their families—to reduce delinquency, alcohol and drug use, and school dropout. MST has been designated as a best practices program and has been shown to reduce the rates of antisocial behavior in adolescents, reduce out-of-home placements, and empower families to resolve future difficulties. In FY 2005, the program served 51 families, 70 percent of which successfully completed the program. Of the families who responded to a parent survey, 99 percent indicated that parents are using their new skills with the family outside of counseling sessions, and 92 percent responded that conflict had been reduced in the family. 

■	 Tennessee: Crime Prevention Through Codes Enforcement Program. In FY 2005, the City 

of Chattanooga partnered with its police and code enforcement departments to create the Crime Prevention Through Codes Enforcement Program. These organizations formed teams to focus on various high-crime areas, which often have a large number of open or abandoned properties that offenders occupy to conduct criminal behavior. Teams have succeeded in cleaning up, condemning, or demolishing abandoned properties. In all, 1,385 locations in high-crime areas were inspected. 

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code violations were identified and addressed, fewer citations were made 

s—thus fewer code violation cases entered the court dockets. Most important, 

vely cleaned up and eradicated code violations throughout many neighborhoods. 

: Operation Clean Sweep Program. In FY 2005, the Virgin Islands Fire 

 identified many lots and structures within the Frederiksted community as safety 

 revitalize the community and discourage further neglect, the Operation Clean 

rked with VIFD, the Virgin Islands Public Works, and local property and home 

the identified sites. Using JAG funding, the program removed debris and 

ry from 20 abandoned properties, displacing drug dealers and users who had 

inhabited properties and surrounding areas as a safe haven for illegal activities. 

vention Resource Officers (PROs). For FYs 2003–2005, West Virginia used 

e 45 PROs in middle and high schools throughout the state. These PROs are 

nia police officers who have received specialized training conducted by the 

 Justice Services. The officers spend a minimum of 35 hours per week in their 

ending extracurricular activities, facilitating classes on nontraditional topics, 

ssues and prevention, and learning more about youth and how to engage them 

ocess. In FY 2005, 38 officers served in this capacity. From July through 

ROs served nearly 9,000 youth, taught more than 1,000 classes to a total of 

d responded to 41 drug-, 10 alcohol-, and 135 tobacco-related incidents. 

 Sound. Milwaukee’s Community Partners outreach program, Safe & Sound, 

me, uplift neighborhoods, and provide youth and their families with afterschool 

ational, social, and recreational activities. The program offers services to 20 local 

ese target areas have a combined population of 250,000 residents who are living 

est crime and lowest income neighborhoods in Milwaukee. The areas account 

g majority of the city’s violent felony offenses, weapons, and crime and gang 

 program’s inception in 1998, there has been a 30 percent decrease in violent 

 areas. More than 150 block clubs have been formed, and nearly 150,000 

ived information about crime prevention, available social services, community 

unities, and other programs that address resident concerns. In 2005 specifically, 

ommunity members were served by this prevention-based program. 

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Law Enforcement Every day, this country’s law enforcement officers serve as the front line in the fight against crime and violence, and they perform a difficult and dangerous job with courage, dedication, and skill. To honor their service and increase the safety and security of communities, BJA is dedicated to providing law enforcement with the support, resources, and training necessary to meet the needs of their areas. Ultimately, the greatest tool in the fight against crime is having each community’s support. BJA will continue to help law enforcement agencies work with communities to prevent crime and build support for their enforcement efforts. 

■ ■ ■ Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Proposed to streamline justice funding and grant administration, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows tribes, local governments, and states to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own needs and conditions. Established in FY 2005, JAG blends the Byrne Formula Grant and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) programs to provide agencies with a single funding mechanism and the flexibility to prioritize and place justice funds where they are needed most. JAG provides grants to tribes, units of local government, and states for additional personnel, training, technical assistance, information systems, equipment, supplies, and contractual support for criminal justice. Funds may be used for law enforcement; prosecution and courts; prevention and education; corrections and community corrections; drug treatment; and planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs. Any law enforcement or justice initiative previously eligible for funding under Byrne or LLEBG is eligible for funding. Numerous successes have come out of the more than 1,400 grants totaling almost $500 million that were awarded in FY 2005. 

■	 During FY 2005, BJA established guidance on how units of local government and states were to 

apply for and administer their JAG grants. Overall performance goals and reporting mechanisms were established for JAG, and intensive training and technical assistance were provided to applicants and grantees to ensure successful implementation of the program through a series of regional conferences, focus groups, conference calls, e-newsletters, and program publications. 

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ecognition Technology. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department used JAG 

using biometric technology to measure and record numerous facial “landmarks.” 

ows officials to take booking photographs and quickly compare them against a 

ain identification. When inmates are brought into the jail’s prebooking area, they 

with a digital camera. The photo is stored and the image is matched against more 

s already in the county database. Authorities immediately know whether an inmate 

tem before, even if under an alias. Although authorities started using the system 

aken release of offenders, it also has helped law enforcement identify suspects 

 had a picture but no name and helped apprehend criminals with outstanding 

y’s 2 jails process 30,000 inmates annually, and 17 other cities send their booking 

county and have access to the database for comparison. Even visitors to the jail 

o run their photos through the database to see if there is an outstanding warrant 

re is no match, their photographs are not retained. In 2005, officers arrested five 

tstanding warrants. The goal is to one day put this technology in patrol cars and 

t the county courthouse. 

nty Narcotics Task Force. Marijuana plants are prevalent in Arizona’s 

 backcountry marijuana groves often are placed in rough, hard-to-access 

at have a water supply. In August 2005, the Gila County Narcotics Task Force 

own a marijuana farm in the Calf Pen Canyon area of the Coconino National 

ce, funded through the JAG Program, had observed people patrolling the area 

nd thus kept the area under surveillance. When the time was right, they moved in 

sts. What they found was one of the largest growing operations in Arizona history: 

ved more than 102,000 marijuana plants valued at nearly $85 million from a 6-mile 

base and Analysis Enhancements. Since 1998, Florida has dedicated more 

Byrne and JAG Program funding to enhance its DNA databases and DNA analysis 

 collects 45,000 samples each year and leads the nation in the number of DNA 

er of times it has helped other agencies in their criminal investigations: matches 

NA database account for 14 percent of the national totals and, since 1990, have 

e in nearly 4,700 investigations. In 2005, the DNA database matched offenders to 

s, 75 homicides, 134 robberies, 643 burglaries, and other criminal activities. 

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■	 Georgia: Operation Arenal. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s State Drug Task Force (SDTF) 

provides undercover operatives and surveillance units to Georgia law enforcement agencies whose jurisdictions are grappling with drug-related and violent crimes. In FY 2005, at the request of the Athens/Clarke County Drug Squad and the Canton Regional Drug Enforcement Office, SDTF initiated Operation Arenal—Spanish for “quicksand” or “sandy ground”—to target street- and mid-level narcotics distribution. SDTF developed a strategic plan to identify and target mid- and upper-level dealers and their distribution networks in the Athens/Clarke County area. During the 6-month investigation, SDTF successfully identified and established narcotics purchases from a number of significant distributors of crack and powder cocaine. Within this short period of time, and without the assistance of informants, SDTF agents infiltrated the area’s drug community and network and significantly affected the distribution of narcotics in the Athens/Clarke County area. In all, Operation Arenal charged 103 individuals as a result of 149 undercover narcotics transactions, of which 12 will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for an array of violations ranging from distribution of crack cocaine to firearms violations. 

■	 Hawaii: Hawaii High Technology Crime Unit. With the increased availability of computers and 

Internet connectivity comes an increase in computer-related crimes. The State of Hawaii lacked the resources to address computer crimes statewide, as only three detectives from the Honolulu Police Department White Collar Crime Unit were trained to properly investigate computer-related crimes and perform forensics analysis of suspected computers. It became evident that a computer crime unit at the state level was necessary to help all counties as computer crimes continued to increase. The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General used JAG funding to establish the Hawaii High Technology Crime Unit (HHTCU) to increase the investigative capabilities of local law enforcement in the detection, investigation, and prosecution of computer-related crimes. HHTCU has educated nearly 175 law enforcement officers through individual forensic software, legal, and first responder trainings. The Unit has investigated and/or prosecuted several high-publicity cases involving illicit use of the Internet to seduce minors, as well as investigated many Internet fraud, e-mail harassment, and identity theft cases. Memoranda of Understanding have been executed to create a statewide high technology task force composed of 22 county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. In addition, the unique, state-of-the-art forensic laboratory now assembled within HHTCU is available to members of the task force for their training and high-tech criminal prosecution. 

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olice Department. The Wichita Police Department received JAG funding to assist 

vestigation of the “Bind, Torture, Kill” (BTK) serial killer. The fear and pain the BTK 

e Wichita community was devastating, and the investigation consumed much of the 

 resources. In addition to helping the police department, the grant assisted the 

orensic Science Center and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation with their 

ses. On February 26, 2005, Dennis Rader was arrested in connection with the 

ne 27, 2005, he confessed to the crimes; and on August 18, 2005, BTK serial killer 

sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences for a string of murders that had 

dents for decades. 

oral Emergency Services Team (BEST). Maryland’s BEST project is part of a 

o the increasing number of individuals with mental illness in crisis becoming 

nforcement, often repeatedly and sometimes resulting in tragedy. This initiative 

w to respond to individuals who are having a psychiatric crisis that requires police 

ease the likelihood of arrest and increase the likelihood of diversion into the 

m. In the program’s 2 years of operation, it has trained 93 Baltimore Police 

s, 34 Baltimore City sheriff’s deputies, and 42 downtown partnership safety guides. 

 had 129 encounters with their target population, 39 of which resulted in a referral 

 service or treatment and only 1 of which resulted in an arrest. The remaining 89 

ceived a warning or citation, depending on the circumstance. 

urisdictional Drug Task Force Program. Mississippi used JAG funding to 

sdictional Drug Task Force Program, which is composed of 15 drug units. These 

ve directly brought about improved coordination and cooperation among local, 

aw enforcement agencies and reduced duplicative investigative efforts. In FY 2005, 

ask force units reported more than 7,000 initiated investigations, nearly 5,700 

almost 1,600 convictions, the seizure of more than $2.5 million in nondrug assets 

0,000 in nondrug forfeited assets, and the seizure of 300 weapons and 550 

dy River Drug Task Force. Many times children are found in homes where 

and other illegal substances are produced. Drug Endangered Children (DEC) 

e efforts by law enforcement, medical services, and child welfare workers to 

und in these environments. The Big Muddy River Drug Task Force (BMRDTF) of 

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Northeastern Montana has implemented a DEC program’s approach by combining efforts by tribal 

and county law enforcement officers, the FBI, social service agencies, medical professionals, and others. In FY 2005, the task force responded to a call in Sheridan County. The local sheriff made the call at 10 a.m., reporting he had discovered a methamphetamine laboratory. By 11:30 a.m., the task force had acquired search warrants and put their raid team in place. Five children were on the scene when officers arrived. An officer immediately called child protection workers, as well as decontamination and medical screening personnel, to the scene. This collaborative effort has allowed more laboratories to be dismantled, while still taking into account the physical and psychological wellbeing of drug endangered children. 

■	 Nebraska: Multijurisdictional Drug and Violent Crime Task Forces. Nebraska’s one state and nine 

local multijurisdictional drug and violent crime task forces arrested nearly 6,000 individuals for illegal drug activities in FY 2005. Investigators in one rural task force, for example, discovered that high school students were using Internet chat rooms to publicly share their drug activities. In doing so, these students were identifying associates involved in drug use and dealing. The task force monitored the chat rooms, and in turn investigators were able to develop several meaningful drug cases. 

■	 Oklahoma: Drug Task Forces. In FY 2005, Oklahoma made drug enforcement a priority. In turn, 

Oklahoma’s drug task forces and cooperating agencies were responsible for making more than 3,200 drug-related arrests. They also made more than 300 nondrug arrests, including weapons violations, knowingly concealing stolen property, identity theft, and fugitive warrants. The majority of the 3,200 drug-related arrests involved methamphetamine-related violations: 

■	 285 arrests, possession with intent to distribute. ■	 101 arrests, trafficking. ■	 177 arrests, distribution of controlled dangerous substances (CDS). ■	 210 arrests, manufacturing. ■	 100 arrests, attempting to manufacture. ■	 74 arrests, conspiracy. ■	 652 arrests, possession. 

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arrests involved marijuana (1,031 arrests); cocaine and crack cocaine (448 

iption drugs, ecstasy, PCP, hallucinogens, and other forms of CDS (140 arrests). 

uth Dakota Highway Patrol’s Canine Program. Initiated in 1991, the South 

trol’s Canine Program began with two Labradors trained in drug detection. Since 

rvice Dog Unit was created and now includes 12 dogs. The South Dakota Highway 

ice Dog Unit is an indispensable asset to the state’s law enforcement agencies 

onsible for the interception of millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs and the 

ral million dollars in currency, weapons, and vehicles. 

 are paired with troopers and trained together in either narcotics or explosive 

m is going to be a patrol dog team, they are required to take additional training 

etection coursework is complete. The Police Service Dog Unit actively seeks out 

porting drugs throughout South Dakota and is routinely invited into schools 

e to look for illegal drugs. These unannounced visits include an educational 

dangers of drug use, along with a demonstration of the dog’s capabilities. The 

o periodically conducts unannounced visits to prison facilities across the state, 

sweeps of large areas in advance of visiting dignitaries and special events, and 

hreats and other associated security items around the state. 

ane Regional Drug Task Force. The Spokane Regional Drug Task Force 

Washington State’s oldest multijurisdictional narcotics interdiction efforts, made up 

nd federal investigators. In FY 2005, SRDTF received information about a major 

drug trafficking organization in the greater Spokane area. During the next 6 

rs gathered evidence that culminated in the service of 7 search warrants and 

rs of the organization. In all, 7 pounds of crystal methamphetamine (street value 

, seven load vehicles, two houses, and more than $30,000 in drug proceeds were 

e arrested was the organization’s leader—an Idaho resident. After his arrest, he 

ganization distributed more than 80 percent of the methamphetamine in the 

ern Idaho regions. Investigators noted that for several weeks following the 

organization, street prices of methamphetamine rose from $650 per ounce to 

liveries were significantly delayed. 

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Remembering Police Officer Edward Byrne 

In 1988, New York City, like many other cities, was facing a drug war that was escalating daily. Citizens were harassed, threatened, or even killed if they stood in the way of drug deals, making it difficult for communities and law enforcement to stand united. That would all change, however, on February 26, 1988. Rookie Edward Byrne, who recently had been assigned to the 103d Precinct, was sitting in his patrol car guarding the home of a family who was willing to testify against local drug dealers by talking about what they saw and had experienced firsthand in their neighborhood every day. At approximately 3:30 a.m., four armed men approached Police Officer Byrne’s vehicle, opening fire and fatally wounding him. The four suspects were members of a gang and had been instructed by a jailed drug kingpin to kill a police officer—any police officer. At the age of 22, Officer Byrne had made the ultimate sacrifice. In tribute to Officer Byrne’s memory, the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program was created as a result of the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act, which increased criminal penalties for offenses related to drug trafficking and created new federal offenses and regulatory drug control requirements. Edward Byrne program grants were intended to strengthen and improve the criminal justice system by addressing the problems of crime, violence, and illegal drugs. In FY 2005, the Byrne Formula Grant Program evolved into the new Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, combining Byrne with the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, to help further law enforcement and justice initiatives throughout the country. BJA remembers Officer Byrne and his heroic efforts to keep his community safe. His efforts will live far beyond that fateful morning of February 26, 1988 through the law enforcement and criminal justice programs and practices bearing his name. 

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est Partnership Program 

rtnership (BVP) Program protects the lives of public safety officers by assisting 

overnments in equipping their officers with armor vests. The program pays up 

 of each vest purchased by applicants. Eligible law enforcement officers 

heriff deputies, correctional officers, parole and probation agents, prosecutors, 

pplicants may select and purchase any ballistic- or stab-resistant vest that 

stitute of Justice’s (NIJ’s) applicable standards. 

ade nearly $24 million in BVP payments to more than 4,000 agencies to support 

re than 181,000 vests for public safety officers during a 4-year period. The 

f vests to be purchased with these funds has increased by more than 6,500 

rojections. 

priation allowed BJA to cover the full 50 percent match for jurisdictions with 

00,000 and nearly 15 percent of the amount requested by jurisdictions with 

 than 100,000. The amount awarded to the larger jurisdictions increased by 

amount provided to larger jurisdictions in FY 2004. 

 in response to concerns from the law enforcement community regarding the 

et-resistant armor, the Attorney General directed NIJ to initiate an examination 

let-resistant armor (both new and used) and to review the existing program by 

nt armor is tested. In August 2005, NIJ announced new interim vest standards. 

cepted applications for an additional $10 million in funds, which were designated 

ement of recently deployed Zylon® vests. A total of 1,146 jurisdictions with 

00,000 and 197 jurisdictions with populations greater than 100,000 applied for 

,711 Zylon® vests. 

maintain BVP’s Body Armor Safety Initiative web site (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi) 

afety community up to date on the most recent official statements and research 

ability. 

Report to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative Testing and 

at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bvpbasi) was released in August 2005, providing the latest 

ity. 

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■ ■ ■ Less-Lethal Technology 

In the past 2 years, conducted energy devices (CEDs) have gained the interest of law enforcement agencies as manufacturers have increased their marketing of the technology. With little information about such products beyond that from the manufacturers themselves, the law enforcement community needed independent assistance, and BJA—along with its partners—answered the call by identifying key issues in shaping national policy on less-lethal issues. 

■	 In April 2005, BJA, NIJ, and the COPS Office convened a national symposium to engage more than 

200 researchers and senior leaders from tribal, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to discuss the use of less-lethal technologies in law enforcement/citizen encounters. This important forum provided the opportunity to address and build consensus on issues like where to place lesslethal weapons on the use-of-force continuum, how to integrate agency policy with training, adoption strategies associated with less-lethal technology, best practices for the review of incidents, and the significance of safety concerns. 

■	 The success of this meeting led to the creation of a working group that has continued to make 

recommendations that affect national policy, practices, and procedures regarding less-lethal issues in law enforcement and correctional agencies. This working group is composed of representatives from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Fraternal Order of Police, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Major City Police Chiefs Association, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Sheriffs’ Association, Police Executive Research Forum, and Police Foundation. 

■	 Recommendations resulting from this crucial collaboration have contributed to the development of 

guidelines, agency policies, and training for use of CEDs. In addition, a web site for law enforcement has been created to serve as a clearinghouse on issues regarding the use of less-lethal technologies. The web site (www.less-lethal.org) includes best practices, current uses, policy samples from local and state jurisdictions, and research regarding the technology’s safety and effectiveness. 

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l of Valor 

d respect of a grateful nation, Congress authorized and the President signed 

es Medal of Valor” in FY 2005. On July 1, 2005, U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. 

t of 442 public safety officers who, on September 11, 2001, made the ultimate 

refighters, law enforcement officers, and others performed their jobs with 

n—to the point of disregard for their own personal safety—in the face of 

 on the South Lawn of the White House, President George W. Bush presented 

 of Valor to surviving families of these great men and women, and he thanked 

ees for each hero’s sacrifice. Representatives of each fallen public safety officer 

numbered Medal of Valor, as well as accompanying Medal of Valor lapel pins 

red OJP and BJA with the privilege of facilitating the Medal of Valor ceremony. 

 in many logistical assignments, from contacting survivors to arranging 

ing for each hero’s loved ones, to ensure that the needs of the officers’ families 

e message that the memories of these fallen heroes will never be forgotten. 

“On one of the worst days 

our country has ever 

witnessed, we witnessed 

the courage of some 

of the finest people our 

country has ever produced. 

And their sacrifice will 

always be remembered.” 

—George W. Bush, President of the 

United States, speaking at the 

9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor 

Ceremony, September 2005 

ensic Academy 

ates (i.e., the percentage of crimes cleared by arrest) for violent crimes, including 

ificant importance within the law enforcement community. Efforts to provide 

he tools and techniques necessary to improve clearance rates continue within 

o the University of Tennessee’s Law Enforcement Innovation Center, and in 

idge National Laboratory and several public safety agencies, the National 

A) offers an intensive 10-week training program designed to meet the needs of 

es in evidence identification, collection, and preservation, including the handling 

e. The NFA program is offered in-residence and uses curriculum developed by 

oners across the United States. 

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■	 Participants are challenged in the various disciplines through classroom instruction, laboratory 

activities, and field practicums in specialized courses. The Academy’s goal is to prepare the crime scene investigator to recognize key elements and improve the process of evidence recovery and submission. NFA uses world-class trainers and facilitators from across the country. 

■	 The 10-week NFA curriculum provides 400 hours of training per session: 150 hours of in-class 

work, 240 hours of field practicums, and 10 hours of skills assessment and evaluation. Many modules are offered, including “Theft Investigation”; “Bloodstain Pattern Analysis”; “Bullet Trajectory and Reconstruction”; “Computer Sketching and Mapping”; “DNA, Emerging Trends in Forensic Technology”; “Latent Fingerprint Processing”; and “Weapons of Mass Destruction.” 

■	 This training is unique and critical for law enforcement investigators responsible for case closure. 

Through 2005, NFA has graduates from 41 states and the District of Columbia, representing 127 different law enforcement agencies. 

■ ■ ■ National White Collar Crime Center The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) continued to provide a nationwide support system for local and state law enforcement and related agencies involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crimes. NW3C supports efforts across state boundaries, bringing agencies together through training and critical support services and equipping agencies with skills, tools, and resources—many of which are available online at www.nw3c.org. 

■	 NW3C’s enhanced management structure and reorganization of efforts to build resources drove 

outcomes to record highs. Satisfaction was captured by findings in such documents as the Institute for Law and Justice’s Extended Evaluability Assessment of the National White Collar Crime Center, which will be released in summer 2006. The assessment states that 99.5 percent of the students who took NW3C’s training would “recommend the course to others.” It also concluded that NW3C’s investigative support services and analytical services were very worthwhile to every investigator and prosecutor who received the services. 

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mber of member agencies grew by 207 to 1,808, and NW3C conducted 149 

crime and digital evidence training was provided to nearly 2,400 students via 

ning, two regional economic crime summits, three outreach events that provided 

theft and elder fraud issues, and NW3C’s program support centers, which 

artners such as Purdue University to reach additional students with economic and 

 Since 1995, more than 25,000 people have attended NW3C’s courses. 

embership growth in the last 3 years and increased demands on services 

o redevelop its 10-year strategic plan to aggressively execute its current activities, 

mber needs, and correlate prudent spending with outcomes and deliverables. 

stigative Support Services reached an all-time high in 2005. The number of 

equests increased by 167 percent (2,490 products), and public record searches 

cent (28,320 searches) over the last year. 

data sharing was addressed with the modification of NW3C’s Criminal Information 

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) logged 216,695 complaints in FY 2005, 

d a new member web site that allowed members instant access to training 

D–ROMs, white papers, and other resources online. 

sk Force Training Program 

r for Task Force TrainingTM (CenTF) Program to provide specialized narcotics task


ng and methamphetamine investigation management training to law


nationwide. Through the CenTF Program, BJA collaborates and provides


 with State Administering Agencies, Regional Information Sharing Systems®


e 98 for more information about the RISS Program), U.S. Attorneys’ Offices,


ssociations, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs), and tribal, local,


ory law enforcement agencies. In addition to delivering training, the CenTF


b-based resource center (www.iir.com/centf/resource_center) that provides


ioners with current narcotics investigative information—including relevant articles,


grant funding information—in a secure environment.


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■	 The 3-day “Narcotics Task Force Commanders Workshop” focuses on multiagency response training, 

concentrating on the investigation and prosecution of narcotics trafficking conspiracies. This training is designed to increase the effectiveness of multijurisdictional narcotics task force management and enforcement efforts throughout the United States by addressing administrative and operational issues affecting multijurisdictional enforcement efforts. In FY 2005, 13 workshops were held, during which more than 950 commanders and law enforcement practitioners received training. 

■	 The 3-day “Methamphetamine Investigation Management Workshop” addresses operational aspects 

of managing complex methamphetamine drug investigations. Training addresses critical issues involved in these types of efforts, including investigation techniques, raid issues, first responder issues, health hazards, child endangerment issues, and the environmental and financial impacts of methamphetamine laboratories. In FY 2005, 8 workshops were held, during which more than 600 commanders and other law enforcement practitioners received training. 

■	 Training was provided by subject-matter experts currently working in the drug enforcement field. There 

was no registration fee for the training, and participants were eligible to receive continuing education credit for their attendance. 

■ ■ ■ International Association of Chiefs of Police With more than 20,000 members, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is the world’s oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives from tribal, local, state/territory, federal, and international agencies of all sizes. Its goals are to advance police services; develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical, and operational practices and promote their use in police work; foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police administrators; enhance recruitment and training in the police profession; and encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and conduct. BJA funded and partnered with IACP on a number of IACP key programs in FY 2005. 

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h IACP, BJA continued to provide assistance to law enforcement in smaller 

entor police chiefs of smaller departments. An ongoing newsletter, Big Ideas 

Departments (www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/RCD/RCDBigIdea%2Epdf), was 

e information and resources for smaller agencies nationwide. In FY 2005, nearly 

th 25 sworn officers or less received this newsletter. In addition, BJA funding 

on of three new best practice guides: Building Police-Community Partnerships in 

eting in Small Police Agencies, and Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Police 

 as well as other previously published guides, are available at www.theiacp.org/ 

PracticesGuides.htm. 

anual for smaller departments also was completed in FY 2005, providing IACP 

entoring support to new police chiefs. BJA funding also supported 48 conferences, 

ngs in which approximately 4,000 people received training on the smaller agency 

olice chiefs. Office-based technical assistance was provided via telephone (nearly 

 received/completed), the Internet (nearly 3,000 requests completed), and written 

ore than 50 letter requests received/completed). 

, the International Association of Fire Chiefs contacted IACP to help develop a 

for new fire chiefs. Using tools funded by BJA, IACP consulted with committee 

ed technical assistance and guidance from lessons learned and successes 

program for fire chiefs will be completed in FY 2006. 

red into a cooperative agreement with BJA to establish a National Law 

 Center (www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/PolCtr.htm). The Center’s objective is to assist 

encies across the country in the critical and challenging task of developing and 

ment policy. In FY 2005, the National Law Enforcement Policy Center updated 

mportant policies on the following topics: Electronic Control Weapons, Executing 

se of Force, Investigating Sexual Assaults, Mobile Video Recording Equipment, 

ortation of Prisoners, and Knife Safety and Usage. In addition to these national 

 also published a quarterly newsletter, Policy Review, which highlighted recent 

 trends in the field that had direct bearing on policy development and 

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Hurricane Katrina Recovery Efforts 

In September 2005, the Office of Justice Programs’ (OJP’s) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) administered 33 supplemental Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) to local and state agencies in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi to support immediate law enforcement needs resulting from Hurricane Katrina. To support these devastated areas, BJA also issued 6-month, no-cost extensions for all grants in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi scheduled to end between the date of the hurricane (August 25) and the end of the calendar year (December 31). In addition, BJA reviewed all grants and, where allowable, updated programmatic special conditions from affected FY 2005 JAG awards to ensure that access to grant funds was not disrupted for grantees in serious need of their funds. Finally, BJA Policy Office advisors with law enforcement expertise were designated to represent DOJ and OJP as part of a Rapid Assessment Team, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness. The focus of these teams was to assist local and state law enforcement agencies in conducting assessments necessary to the reconstitution of services in the areas severely affected by Hurricane Katrina. DOJ/DHS teams were deployed to Louisiana and Mississippi to meet directly with law enforcement agencies and other members of the criminal justice system. The teams worked tirelessly to engage key local and state officials to identify pressing needs to rebuilding law enforcement capabilities, as well as resource gaps in meeting those needs. Teams also met with related partners within the criminal justice systems to identify their needs and to include these needs in the overall recommendations to DOJ and DHS. In the wake of such a devastating natural disaster, BJA was available, providing whatever support was necessary to address questions about existing programs, troubleshoot problems accessing funds, and rebuild program files—often anticipating customer needs even before jurisdictions asked. 

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y Officers’ Benefits Program 

blic Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Act assists in the recruitment and retention of 

officers in America, establishes the value communities place on the contributions of 

o serve their communities in potentially dangerous circumstances, and offers peace 

men seeking careers in public safety. 

local, state, and federal public safety agencies; and national organizations, the 

s death, education assistance, and disability benefits to those eligible for the 

ffice is responsible for reviewing and processing hundreds of cases each year, 

w enforcement and first responder groups to educate public safety agencies 

 offers support to families and colleagues of fallen officers. Between FYs 2000 

gram provided more than $350 million to survivors of approximately 1,530 

s, firefighters, and first responders who died as a result of injuries sustained in 

umber includes September 11, 2001 deaths.) 

re made to make the PSOB Program even more responsive to the needs of 

community. 

abase of active PSOB cases was redesigned to capture and track critical details 

PSOB Benefits Specialists to search records and respond to inquiries on cases. 

only provides better service to agencies and survivors today, but also will become 

 new web-based PSOB claims system to be completed in FY 2006, ensuring that 

rned around in 90 days from the date all required documents are received. 

gencies need accurate and consistent updates on PSOB benefits. The PSOB web 

gov/BJA/grant/psob/psob_main.html) was refined to share practical details of the 

o-use PSOB Information Card and Checklist will be distributed by BJA to public 

d organizations throughout the country in 2006. 

t, the PSOB Act has undergone many amendments, further expanding the 

nefits to public safety officers and families. The PSOB draft regulations were 

n and in turn published in the Federal Register for public comment from July 26 

005 to bring the regulations up to date with today’s PSOB law. 

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■ ■ ■ Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 

America depends on public safety officers every day for its safety and security. To honor that commitment, Congress passed the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001, which created the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer. The medal is awarded annually by the President to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life. A public safety officer is defined as a person (living or deceased) who serve(d) in a public agency, with or without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement officer (including a corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer), or emergency services officer, as determined by the U.S. Attorney General. More information about the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, including how to nominate a public safety officer, is available online at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/medalofvalor. 

■	 During the 2004–2005 nomination period, OJP received more than 170 nominations from police 

departments, fire departments, sheriff departments/offices, correctional agencies, and federal law enforcement agencies. 

■	 The nominations were sent to the 11-member Medal of Valor Review Board, which was appointed by 

the President, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the U.S. Senate, and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, to recommend five public safety individuals or teams for the medal. 

■	 The recipients of the 2004–2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor were awarded the medals by 

President George W. Bush in a White House ceremony in the Oval Office. Immediately following the White House ceremony, a special reception was held at DOJ’s headquarters to honor the recipients. 

■	 The 2004–2005 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients were Officer Timothy Greene, Rock 

Hill, South Carolina, for his exceptional composure, presence of mind, and concern for fellow officers during a bank robbery; Firefighter Edward F. Henry, Charleston, South Carolina, for his dedication to 

protecting and saving others, as was demonstrated when he placed his own safety aside to save the life of a victim trapped in a house fire; Officer Bryan S. Hurst, Columbus, Ohio (posthumous), for his 

exceptional courage and persistence—in spite of having received mortal wounds—in protecting the lives of bank employees and patrons during an attempted bank robbery; Officer Peter Alfred Koe, Indianapolis, Indiana, for his remarkable composure and control while protecting his fellow officers during a standoff with gunmen; and Battalion Chief Gene F. Large, Jr., Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 

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g and exceptional courage when he saved five people trapped in treacherous 

cean surf rescue. 

afficking 

h local and state law enforcement agencies to organize human trafficking task 

etter identify victims of human trafficking; proactively investigate businesses 

g may be occurring; conduct local public awareness campaigns; and work 

fficking victim service providers, federal investigative agencies, and U.S. 

ims of trafficking and prosecute traffickers. These multidisciplinary task forces 

a victim-centered approach, not only because of the inherent humanitarian 

ntification and rescue of victims, but also because these victims are key to the 

and prosecution of traffickers. 

A and OJP’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) jointly issued the Law Enforcement 

er Multidisciplinary Anti-Trafficking Task Forces solicitation, which resulted in 22 

enforcement agencies being funded up to $450,000 each for a period of 3 years 

ely with U.S. Attorneys, federal law enforcement, and victim services agencies to 

uman trafficking and prosecute traffickers. 

d OVC issued another joint solicitation for concept papers to continue coordinated 

sk forces and victim services initiatives. Local and state law enforcement agencies 

 agencies were invited to apply for federal funds to help (1) form collaborative 

sk forces or (2) supplement trafficking victim service provider funding in areas 

d task force already existed. BJA funded 10 additional anti-human trafficking task 

f this effort, bringing the total to 32 task forces; OVC supplemented trafficking 

unded new comprehensive service providers so all 32 human trafficking task forces 

afficking victim services. 

JA supported the delivery of a Human Trafficking Train-the-Trainer Program to 113 

ainers from 27 COPS Regional Community Policing Institutes. BJA funded the 

vernmental Research to help design the train-the-trainer program and provide the 

s developed with the assistance of experts in every aspect of human trafficking 

y law enforcement, prosecution, and trafficking victim services providers—to stress 

pproach. 

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■ ■ ■ Homicide Investigation Standards 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reports show that during the past 30 years, the national homicide clearance rate has decreased significantly from nearly 80 percent to just over 60 percent; in some of the more violent jurisdictions, investigators are hard pressed to clear half of their murder investigations. BJA partnered with the International Homicide Investigators Association to develop model training standards for entry-level homicide investigators. These standards address crime scene management, witness interviews, suspect interrogations, forensic techniques, and other important topics relating to homicide investigations. Copies of the standards are available and can be requested by sending an e-mail to “Ask BJA” (askbja@usdoj.gov). 

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rrorism 


ents throughout the nation have proved their value in supporting law enforcement 

venting and preparing for terrorism. In addition to the right tools, communities need 

ting threat information and alerting first responders in case of an incident. And law 

d specialized training and resources to prevent and respond to future acts of 

of government to offer resources that help prevent terrorist acts before they occur. 

 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Preparedness Directorate; and 

ty Oriented Policing Services (COPS), NIJ, and Executive Office for United States 

ordinate counter-terrorism training efforts to avoid duplication, meet emerging 

stent and appropriate training information. 

cal Anti-Terrorism Training Program 

rdinated by the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR), the State and Local 

 (SLATT) Program (www.iir.com/slatt) is a training and research initiative that 

wareness, preparation, investigation, prevention, and interdiction training and 

 state law enforcement in the areas of terrorist and criminal extremist activity. 

as created in 1996 in response to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal 

City, Oklahoma. SLATT was redesigned after September 11, 2001 to be even 

needs of local and state law enforcement and other first responders in 

in securing the homeland. 

e of the SLATT Program is its capacity to tailor training to meet very specific needs 

The Program also provides extensive ongoing anti-terrorism research and 

o law enforcement via resources and secure law enforcement web sites. 

In FY 2005, BJA was 

appropriated $19 million 

to develop and enhance 

counter-terrorism programs 

and initiatives. 

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■	 In FY 2005, the SLATT Program trained more than 9,000 officers in over 100 events. The program 

provided specialized training and technical assistance, developed curriculum updates, and disseminated near real-time terrorism information describing vital trends and emerging threats. 

■	 Training efforts also responded to specific requests, such as the possibility of suicide bombings in a 

specific area. This particular training was requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Hawaii for state and local law enforcement agencies. In addition, SLATT staff provided technical assistance to the U.S. Air Force training unit at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, where more than 450 officers participated in 1 of the 9 SLATT “Train-the-Trainer Workshops.” During FY 2005, nearly 31,000 additional law enforcement officers received terrorism prevention information from graduates of SLATT’s Train-the-Trainer Program. 

■	 Training topics were continually updated to keep information relevant and timely. For example, 

anticipating emerging challenges of tribal land border control, undocumented immigration, and jurisdiction issues, SLATT developed—through consultation with a wide range of tribal, state, and federal law enforcement—an Indian Country terrorism curriculum. The first pilot of this curriculum was held in January 2006 in Reno, Nevada at the Washoe County Public Safety Training Center; more than 40 tribal, local, state, and federal officers attended. 

■	 SLATT partners also began developing an anti-terrorism distance learning tool. Available on a secure 

web site, this tool will provide curriculum updates, access to a database of terrorist/extremist incidents, and updates regarding the changing nature of acts of terror and terror groups. The SLATT online resource tool will be available in FY 2006. 

■	 New reference materials were developed and distributed to training event attendees and in response 

to requests by law enforcement agencies. For example, more than 4,600 stand-alone reference CD–ROMs were distributed during the period, and 800 copies of the Terrorist Pre-Incident Indicators brochure were sent to the Georgia Emergency Management Agency in Atlanta for distribution to Georgia State Patrol troopers and Atlanta police officers. 

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ment in the Post-9/11 Policing Era 

ks of September 11, 2001, a tremendous amount of attention has been focused 

e management strategies for American law enforcement based on the changing 

onse, BJA, in partnership with the International Association of Chiefs of Police 

nal organizations, released four dynamic monographs in FY 2005 resulting 

cing Project. 

alities: Law Enforcement in the Post-9/11 Era series, these monographs allow 

te agency leaders to speak to the prevention factor in the homeland security 

ographs address the following topics: (1) Intelligence-Led Policing: The New 

cture; (2) Assessing and Managing the Terrorism Threat; (3) Mutual Aid: 

artnerships for Meeting Regional Threats; and (4) Engaging the Private Sector 

and Security: Law Enforcement-Private Security Partnerships. 

ere very well received in FY 2005 at the 112th IACP Conference in Miami, Florida 

ailable at the National Sheriffs’ Association Mid-Winter Meeting. 

ary report, entitled Post 9-11 Policing—The Crime Control-Homeland Security 

ommand of New Realities, was completed and disseminated. Approximately 4,000 

graphs and summary report were distributed; the documents also were posted on 

www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/post911briefs.pdf. 

ing Initiative has been used to launch the “taking command” initiative at IACP to 

ds the law enforcement community has identified, including prevention, response 

aining, and resources. In addition, local law enforcement have taken the policies 

ocuments (i.e., public-private partnerships) and started to address their own needs 

l conferences on these issues for FY 2006. 

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■ ■ ■ Other Counter-Terrorism Projects 

BJA plays a vital role in efforts to maximize federal counter-terrorism training resources for local and state efforts. This has become especially important as states and their residents want to do whatever they can to help provide the best domestic security possible. To provide the necessary tools and training, BJA has worked with many of its partners to examine what is currently available to law enforcement and first responder communities. 

■	 In FY 2005, BJA grants totaling nearly $9.3 million supported counter-terrorism and domestic 

preparedness projects. 

■	 Facilitated by BJA, the Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group (CTTWG) was 

established shortly after September 11, 2001 to coordinate counter-terrorism training resources and initiatives at the tribal, local, state, and federal levels. The working group’s goal is to maximize the use of limited resources by ensuring that counter-terrorism training offered conveys a consistent, quality message to meet the needs of law enforcement and first responders. CTTWG is composed of policylevel agency representatives from varying federal organizations and national law enforcement constituent organizations that meet on a regular basis to explore innovative training techniques and share information and ideas regarding counter-terrorism training tools and programs. During FY 2005, CTTWG held briefings on issues such as Presidential Executive Order 13356: “Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans” and on counter-terrorism training programs available through the U.S. Departments of Energy and Homeland Security. 

■	 The working group participated in a wide range of collaborative programs and initiatives and facilitated 

the leveraging of resources and coordination of efforts at the federal level in counter-terrorism training. CTTWG’s current initiative is to expand the working group’s focus to include the coordination of intelligence training through the Criminal Intelligence Training Coordination Strategy Working Group (CITCS), established by CTTWG in furtherance of recommendations outlined in DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP). CITCS’s 

mission is to improve the national criminal intelligence capabilities of tribal, local, state, and federal territorial intelligence and public safety communities by encouraging resource sharing, reducing unnecessary duplication, and facilitating coordination and consistency of intelligence training and education services. In fall 2004, CITCS developed minimum training standards for five training 

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ified in NCISP; the standards were vetted through CTTWG and subsequently 

The final publication, Core Criminal Intelligence Training Standards for United 

ement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies, is already being adopted by criminal 

 use as minimum standards in their training courses. 

sm Training and Resources for Law Enforcement (www.counterterrorismtraining.gov) 

es as a single point of access to counter-terrorism training opportunities 

ls available across the federal government and from private and nonprofit 

e resources help law enforcement decisionmakers develop strategic plans for 

g and local emergency response. In FY 2005, the web site received more than 

gged nearly 96,000 different visitors. Web pages containing information about 

al assistance and planning/risk assessment were among the most accessed 

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Adjudication 


BJA’s adjudication-related initiatives help the justice system operate seamlessly, providing training and technical assistance to improve pretrial service agencies, prosecutors’ and indigent defenders’ offices, courts, and correctional services. Dedicated to reducing crime and recidivism, BJA and the justice field recognize that crimes involving drug abuse, sex offenses, and mental illness require innovative approaches to ensure that offenders are brought to justice and receive treatment to prevent rearrest once they return to their communities. BJA acts in a support capacity to provide courts at the local and state levels with the resources they need to make decisions and design strategies based on local needs and conditions. 

■ ■ ■ Mental Health Courts One of the most challenging crime concerns confronting communities today is caused when individuals with mental disabilities or illnesses enter the criminal justice system. Mental health courts were designed to respond to the problem of mentally ill misdemeanants and, in some jurisdictions, low-level nonviolent felony offenders who repeatedly cycle through the criminal justice system without receiving treatment and community services for their mental illness. BJA coordinates its Mental Health Courts Program with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Targeted Capacity Expansion Grants for Jail Diversion Programs. BJA provides resources to practitioners in the field of mental health, substance abuse, housing, and related systems to identify offenders with mental illness who enter the criminal justice system; determine which individuals would be appropriately served in the community and link them to the services they need; provide effective treatment for individuals who are detained or incarcerated; and plan for their safe and successful transition back into the community to decrease recidivism while improving public safety. Through effective communication practices, collaboration, and intergovernmental partnerships, BJA continues to aid communities across the nation as they strive to improve the lives of adult and juvenile offenders with mental illness. 

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pline training efforts launched in FY 2005, BJA successfully supported 

d in mental health problem-solving courts and hosted a national conference, 

ts and Beyond, in Los Angeles, California on June 21–22, 2005. Designed for 

 officials, the conference also addressed broader issues of people with mental 

 contact with law enforcement and criminal courts. It was open to BJA mental 

es and nongrantees alike, as well as court-based diversion programs. 

criminal justice and mental health professionals from across the country met 

announced the availability of three valuable publications for justice practitioners 

outcomes for people with mental illness: A Guide to Mental Health Court Design 

n; Navigating the Mental Health Maze; and A Guide to Collecting Mental Health 

ta. These documents are available online at http://consensusproject.org/ 

y-2005/policy-briefs. 

panded its efforts beyond mental health courts to provide training and technical 

nforcement via the Law Enforcement/Mental Health Partnership Program. This 

m was launched by the Council of State Governments’ Criminal Justice/Mental 

Project (http://consensusproject.org)—with guidance from the Police Executive 

o build on the successes of communities across the country in effectively 

orcement encounters with people with mental illness. The program provides 

nforcement leaders and their community partners to develop and enhance 

e it easier to connect people with mental illness to much-needed services—not 

w enforcement encounters, but also to intervene at the earliest possible point 

uum. 

created its Interactive Mental Health Courts Forum that focused on identifying the 

of a mental health court. The forum elicited feedback from the field on successful 

egies and created a resource for communities interested in developing or 

ting mental health court. The forum examined the working document, Essential 

tal Health Court, which the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project 

year of interviews and site visits. The forum enabled reviewers to analyze the 

ach of 10 essential elements and rate each element’s accuracy and relevance. 

e encouraged to suggest additional or emerging elements. 

“By ensuring access to 

appropriate services and 

necessary supports, 

especially housing, and by 

developing and utilizing 

mechanisms to ensure 

ongoing contact, community 

mental health providers can 

play an important role in 

successful community 

reintegration of former 

prisoners who have 

mental illness.” 

—Council of State Governments, 

Criminal Justice/Mental Health 

Consensus Project Report 

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■ ■ ■ Tribal Courts Assistance Program 

The Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) is one of DOJ’s primary initiatives for providing court-related support to tribal justice systems. First announced in FY 1999 through a competitive application process, BJA has awarded approximately 300 grants totaling more than $40 million to federally recognized tribal communities to plan and implement single and intertribal court systems and to enhance the operations of small, medium, and large tribal justice systems. 

■	 In FY 2005, BJA awarded 26 grants to tribal communities, including 2 grants in Alaska to plan and 

implement an intertribal and single tribe court system; 11 grants to small tribes in 8 states (Alaska, Colorado, Michigan (2), Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington (3), and Wisconsin) to enhance or continue the operation of existing tribal courts; 11 grants to mid-size tribes in 8 states (Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington) to enhance or continue the operation of existing tribal courts; and 2 grants to 2 large tribes in Arizona and North Carolina to enhance or continue the operation of existing tribal courts. 

■	 BJA also collaborated with other state and federal agencies and national organizations to meet 

the evolving needs of tribal justice systems and maximize the program’s delivery of court-related technical assistance and training services. In 2005, BJA provided resources to the National American Indian Court Judges Association to enhance mentoring and training opportunities throughout its 11 regions and continued its cooperative agreement with the Tribal Judicial Institute at the University of North Dakota Law School and its consortium of providers to serve tribal communities via local, national, and regional training and technical assistance. Accomplishments included the delivery of 35 local and regional training events that reached out to 450 tribal justice personnel. Attendees included judges, clerks, probation officers, prosecutors, and public defenders representing 134 tribes, of which 91 tribes were BJA grant recipients. Other tribes were able to send representatives because of scholarships BJA provided to nongrantees. 

■	 Onsite needs assessments of tribal justice systems were conducted in Alaska and California; 365 

people attended the National Training Conference for Criminal Justice and Community Leaders Training held in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and 3 Gatherings for Tribal Justice Leaders involving representatives from 300 American Indian and Alaska Native communities were conducted in Anchorage, Alaska; Washington, D.C.; and Green Bay, Wisconsin. 

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e Gatherings and Listening Conferences 

Tribal Courts Assistance Program, in collaboration with the Tribal Judicial 

ty of North Dakota Law School, the Alaska Native Justice Center, and Fox 

e, undertook a historic effort to “listen” and learn through a series of three 

ays to Justice. The meetings were “Gatherings” of tribal justice leaders and 

decisionmakers. The chief judge and tribal chairman/president of each 

be in Alaska and the lower 48 states were invited to attend and represent the 

can Indian tribes. BJA provided scholarships to help defray the costs 

ation. 

was held in April 2005 in Anchorage, Alaska. It was followed the next month in 

y the National Gathering of Tribal Justice Leaders. Representatives of more than 

n and Alaska Native communities attended these events. The third Gathering, held 

y, Wisconsin and attended by more than 300 tribal, local, state, and federal judges 

 representatives, was entitled Walking on Common Ground: A National Gathering 

ate Court Relations. It fulfilled one of the key recommendations of the first two 

g together state and federal judges with tribal judges to identify specific ways of 

plementing judicial cooperation across jurisdictional lines to foster respect and 

ergovernmental conflicts, and reduce or forestall unnecessary, duplicative, or 

rticipants voiced many visions, ideas, and models for strengthening tribal justice 

he focus was on identifying challenges and opportunities for advancing justice in 

mments provided insight on how the integration of social norms, traditional dispute 

, and core values are influencing the evolution of modern tribal justice systems. 

he Gatherings tell the full story of an intense process designed to encourage 

hinking while sharing solutions to help overcome criminal justice challenges facing 

A record of the Gatherings, including key findings and policy guidance, will be 

6. 

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■ ■ ■ Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative 

Prior to 1994, most southwest border counties in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas did not adjudicate drug cases resulting from the importation of controlled substances at U.S. ports of entry or federally monitored interior U.S. border checkpoints. As these cases usually were viewed as a federal responsibility, they were prosecuted exclusively in federal courts by U.S. Attorneys. In late 1994, local jurisdictions began entering into agreements with their U.S. Attorneys, whereby county attorneys would prosecute certain drug smuggling cases, particularly if the defendant resided in the county, drove a locally registered vehicle used for smuggling, or possessed drugs that were destined for local delivery. As counties and states began to support increased prosecutions and incarcerations of federally referred criminal cases, the counties experienced financial and resource burdens. Funds were appropriated to reimburse the state and county prosecution and detention of federally referred criminal cases along the southwest border. Any southwest border county or state government that prosecuted or detained defendants in federally referred criminal cases was eligible to apply for reimbursement under the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative (SWBPI). 

■	 Over the life of this prosecution program, BJA has made SWBPI payments totaling nearly $113 

million, representing 23,078 eligible cases across the country. Almost $30 million was available at the beginning of FY 2005 to fund payments for additional cases. 

■	 Applications are received quarterly, and available funds are divided evenly between the quarters at 

the beginning of each fiscal year. By the end of 2005, a total of $14 million had been awarded to 71 applicants. 

■	 For the first two quarters of FY 2005, actual award amounts were approximately 45 percent of the 

total dollar amount of the submitted requests. The total number of cases for which payments were made in the first two quarters of FY 2005 was 4,602, an increase of 15 percent from the same period in FY 2004, demonstrating the importance of federal case referrals to local and state courts. 

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g Fraud Technical Assistance 

al an estimated $40 billion from Americans each year. The consequences for 

y and emotionally devastating. In FY 2005, BJA continued to support a 

education, and prosecution projects to thwart fraudulent telemarketers. A 

 project has been the Telemarketing Fraud Training Task Force, a multiagency 

JA and led by its many partners. Members of the task force provide trainings 

investigating and prosecuting, both civilly and criminally, fraudulent 

force also educates seniors and the general public about telemarketing fraud 

for crime prevention specialists working to combat this issue. 

oenix, Arizona, the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) used BJA funding 

up composed of 62 people between the ages of 57 and 80 to understand their 

emarketing fraud and related crimes and to assess the kinds of circumstances that 

o take active steps to protect themselves. NCPC also began developing an 

culum for delivery to crime prevention and law enforcement practitioners on 

 and related scams against seniors. 

e of BJA’s partners, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), 

f a monograph entitled Tracing the Money to prosecutors and investigators. The 

 by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, assists investigators and prosecutors in 

r restitution purposes by tracing the ill-gotten gains of fraudulent telemarketers. 

d the Telemarketing Fraud Trial Practice Academy in St. Louis, Missouri and 

hich benefited from the expertise of 40 Assistant Attorneys General and 15 

ffice-based instructors. 

 the National Consumers League (NCL) created new tips in English and Spanish 

g Fraud Education Toolbox (www.fraud.org/toolbox/members.htm) about Medicare 

an scams. These tips were put in the toolbox to coincide with the start of 

new Medicare drug plans. Also, NCL began formulating a survey for seniors who 

agency’s telemarketing fraud hotline; updating its seniors and telemarketing video, 

p; and developing plans for a stipend program to support telemarketing fraud 

s for seniors. 

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Funding at Work: The CASE Partnership 

The CASE (Communities Against Senior Exploitation) Partnership is a unique and successful elder fraud prevention program for both urban and rural communities in which prosecutors and law enforcement partner with faith communities. CASE provides a faith-based program for elder fraud prevention, crime detection and reporting, and victim support. The CASE Partnership was originally funded in 2002 as an elder fraud prevention demonstration project of the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime, in the Denver District Attorney’s Office. The project has since been transferred to BJA for oversight and management. Due to the success of the CASE Partnership in metropolitan Denver, CASE was selected to serve as a national model for program replication, training, and technical assistance. To demonstrate this success, within 1 year of implementing the CASE Partnership, the Denver District Attorney’s Office had (1) recruited 210 faith-based community partners; (2) trained more than 340 clergy and other community leaders on elder fraud and exploitation to increase awareness, assist in detecting and reporting elder exploitation, and support victims; (3) presented 120 faith-based “Power Against Fraud” seminars to more than 4,500 seniors, their families, and caregivers; and (4) assisted more than 200 seniors, their families, and caregivers with victim and fraud prevention assistance. The following elder fraud case received a great deal of media attention and serves as an example of the CASE Partnership’s success. “Grace,” an 81-year-old woman who worked her entire life, entrusted a man she met at her church and deemed to be a good person to assist her with the sale of her house. With his assistance, Grace sold her home. The man transferred all of the sale proceeds, $331,000, into accounts he controlled. Within 1 month, the man squandered most of Grace’s money for his benefit. When the man grew ill later that year, Grace appointed the man’s son as her successor attorney-in-fact, who in turn proceeded to steal what his father had not been able to squander. Once Grace discovered what was going on, she reported the crime to leaders in her church community, who in turn reported the crime to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. As a result, the father and son were prosecuted for felony theft. The father pleaded guilty to Class III felony theft and was sentenced to 2 years in prison. The son was convicted by a jury of felony theft and conspiracy. And because the son was on probation at the time of the crime, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison. 

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ustice and Courts 

ed a focus group to discuss the Problem-Solving Court movement and the 

upport a Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative. The focus group, which 

tives of the justice system, discussed the potential of developing a coordinated 

assessment, and referral process that targeted a population of offenders with 

roup discussed the advantages (e.g., reduced recidivism and system costs, 

es, improved coordination and collaboration with the justice system) and the 

roblem-solving model and identified several areas in which the courts and 

tners would need support and assistance to implement the model. Based on 

ocus group, BJA supported the development and funding of the Community-Based 

nal Justice Initiative. 

05, the National Judicial College held a summit attended by 20 judges and national 

of problem-solving courts to identify how general-assignment judges can best use 

m-solving court techniques with individuals who appear before them. In addition, 

stormed about what steps to take in support of the Conference of Chief Justices’ 

acknowledgment by traditional judicial leaders that problem solving is important 

hould be supported by all criminal courts. 

ity-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative, in FY 2005 BJA funded 

riminal justice projects and 1 technical assistance provider—the Center for Court 

urtinnovation.org)—which will assist the demonstration sites in implementing their 

iatives through trainings, site visits, and white papers documenting problem

ts. 

e Center for Court Innovation (CCI) hosts site visits to its demonstration projects 

ver the years, CCI has developed a sound structure and approach for visitors, 

 the core principles of community justice and providing them with opportunities 

om their peers in the criminal justice system, as well as community residents. In 

n 400 prosecutors, public defenders, judges, court administrators, law enforcement 

ans, and others interested in innovative justice projects toured the Red Hook 

Center, the Midtown Community Court, the Harlem Community Justice Center, 

l Health Court, the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, and domestic 

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violence courts. Through these structured visits, CCI was able to share its hands-on experience with 

community prosecution and other community-focused problem-solving initiatives. 

■	 The Red Hook Community Justice Center, the nation’s first multijurisdictional, community-based court, 

addresses problems impacting neighborhoods such as drugs, crime, and landlord-tenant disputes. In 2005, Red Hook handled nearly 18,000 court appearances. Low-level offenders sentenced to alternative sanctions completed their sentences at a rate of 78 percent—a significant improvement on the rates achieved by most urban courts. Program participants contributed more than 7,000 hours of community service to the neighborhood. Not only has British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government used the Red Hook Community Justice Center as a model for its North Liverpool Community Justice Centre, but the Center’s technical assistance team is currently working with planners to replicate the program in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa. In May 2005, “Red Hook Justice: A Legal Revolution Grows in Brooklyn,” a 1-hour documentary that tells the story of the Center’s first year of operation, aired on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Independently produced, the film is available on the PBS web site at www.pbs.org/independentlens/redhookjustice. 

■	 The Queens Community Clean Up project operates in Queens’ Long Island City and Jamaica 

sections. Each weekday, 20–35 individuals sentenced by the Queens Criminal Court to perform community service report to the program to clean local streets and paint over graffiti. In FY 2005, the Clean Up project supervised nearly 1,400 offenders who cumulatively performed more than 25,000 hours of court-ordered community service and collected more than 9,000 bags of trash. The project has maintained an overall completion rate of 74 percent. 

■	 In 2005, CCI released the first book to provide a detailed account of the problem-solving movement: 

Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice. The book features profiles of several BJA-funded problem-solving projects, including the Midtown Community Court and Red Hook Community Justice Center, as well as portraits of practitioners in the field and a review of the evidence that the problemsolving approach is producing positive results around the country. 

■	 With BJA funding, CCI convened a small working group of academicians and problem-solving experts 

to create a law school curriculum on the initiative. In spring 2005, CCI piloted the class at the Fordham University School of Law (New York). “Problem-Solving Justice: Courts as Agents of Social Change” combined lectures, discussions, and site visits to problem-solving courts. CCI also intends to disseminate the curriculum to judges and law professors nationwide. 

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Prosecution 

n is a prevention and reentry problem-solving model that prosecutors and 

elop innovative solutions to crime concerns residents identify as most 

A and its technical assistance partners, the American Prosecutors Research 

nter for Court Innovation (CCI), conducted workshops and trainings, made 

d publications and newsletters to help support, implement, and maintain 

rosecution efforts. 

 National Center for Community Prosecution (NCCP) co-hosted a Regional 

ution Workshop with jurisdictions around the country to train local prosecutors. 

an “Advanced Community Prosecution” workshop in Portland, Oregon and Austin, 

ttended by more than 200 prosecutors from more than 40 jurisdictions. Topics 

hese advanced workshops included prosecutor-directed reentry programs, 

urts and their core principles, early intervention and engagement, probation and 

nd community issues in traditional courts. 

 summer and fall 2005 editions of APRI Highlights (available at www.ndaa-apri.org/ 

tters/apri_highlights_index.html), which included community prosecution articles 

practitioners. More than 5,000 copies of each edition were distributed through 

es, and training programs. 

PRI released a set of CD–ROMs as part of its Community Prosecution Video 

offers the same high-quality training to prosecutors who cannot attend APRI 

covered in the videos include community prosecution office organizational issues, 

ns for the community prosecutor, and creative legal strategies. 

 Prosecutor’s Office in Indianapolis, Indiana solves community quality-of-life crimes 

community prosecution programs such as the Prostitution Dismissal Program. 

m, each participant is assigned a caseworker, who evaluates the individual’s 

als and then develops a recovery plan. The participants must attend group 

s issues such as understanding their past, setting boundaries, and building 

e participants must either gain legal employment or attend life-skills meetings. 

re compliant with the program, the offense they were originally arrested for will 

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be removed from their record and they will be given a positive dismissal. In 2005, 17 participants 

completed the program and remain compliant. 

■	 In FY 2005, CCI published three publications using BJA funding: Youth Accountability Boards: How 

Prosecutors are Engaging Communities to Respond to Low-Level Juvenile Offending; Beyond Big 

Cities: The Problem-Solving Innovations of Community Prosecutors in Smaller Jurisdictions; and Public Safety and National Service: How Volunteers Can Make a Safer America. All are available 

on CCI’s web site (www.courtinnovation.org). 

■ ■ ■ Judicial Training Since 1963, the National Judicial College (NJC) has provided educational and professional development opportunities to judges worldwide. From judges in limited jurisdictions to U.S. Supreme Court justices, attendees have benefited from the very best in judicial education. NJC offers a wide range of faculty development courses, including “Tribal Education”; “Creating an Active Learning Environment”; “Distance Learning”; “Integrating Cultural, Race, and Gender Issues”; and “Managing Sex Offenders.” In addition to exploring new technologies and integrating them into its state-of-the-art courtroom, NJC, in conjunction with BJA, continually improves its publications and curricula. With BJA funding, NJC also provides financial assistance to judges who participate in NJC courses. 

■	 In FY 2005, NJC offered the following faculty development workshops: (1) “Planning and Presenting 

Judicial Branch Education”; (2) “Creating an Active Learning Environment”; (3) “Distance Learning Faculty Development”; (4) “Integrating Issues of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity into Judicial Education”; and (5) “Judicial Education on Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders.” 

■	 NJC’s Reynolds National Center for the Courts and Media offered distance learning projects on topics 

such as Pre-Bench Judicial Education, Public Information Officers, Judicial Education and Substance Abuse, and International Kidnapping. More information about these courses is available on NJC’s web site at www.judges.org. 

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t Televising Program 

it Televising (CCTV) Program, BJA and its partner, the American Bar Association 

ent and personnel training for the closed-circuit televising and videotaping of 

ring child abuse trials. CCTV funding allows grantees to purchase document 

whiteboards that clarify the testimony of child victims through physical 

ngs. The grants also fund the creation of forensic interview rooms in 

enters. 

overnment that allow the closed-circuit televising or videotaping of testimony 

o receive funding to benefit local and state criminal justice agencies; local, state, 

ment agencies and personnel; public, nonprofit organizations; and youth. Much 

Y 2005 to further this program’s goals. 

ment of Criminal Justice Services published a report that details the CCTV 

ctices during the past 10 years. Hardcopies were distributed to judges and 

t also is available online at www.dcjs.virginia.gov/juvenile/resources/ 

 

demonstration sites to assess the effectiveness of closed-circuit television service 

mony of child abuse victims. ABA’s role was to report on the sites’ progress and 

 evaluation plans, if requested by the sites. A report detailing the evaluation 

ased in FY 2006. 

 publication Videotape and Closed-Circuit Television Programs to Assist Abused 

Manual, which will be available in FY 2006. 

s received training and technical assistance via telephone conferences, onsite 

trainings. Where appropriate, those who participated in the trainings received 

n credit. 

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■ ■ ■ Urban Court Managers Network 

BJA provides funds to the Justice Management Institute (www.jmijustice.org) to support the Urban Court Managers Network (UCMN) initiative. Typically, there is only one or a very small number of large trial courts in any one state, making it difficult for the leaders of these courts to discuss issues unique to their courts with their counterparts. UCMN strengthens the ability of urban court managers to work effectively with practitioners in their own jurisdictions, key justice system policymakers, and others to improve criminal justice operations in their jurisdictions. By bringing together leaders from large urban courts across the country, UCMN provides a forum where these leaders can interact and conceive, develop, and implement new ideas and approaches to problems. 

■	 Several workshop curricula have been developed based on UCMN sessions and are available 

to courts. In addition, the experiences and ideas from UCMN meetings have been shared with the justice community through presentations at professional conferences and other meetings. 

■	 A 2005 UCMN focus group explored several topics related to criminal cases: court security and safety, 

pretrial release, interpreters, collaboration with probation departments, and recent lessons learned regarding disaster recovery. Focus groups were held in Tucson, Arizona and San Jose, California. These networking opportunities allowed urban court managers, judges, and other judicial personnel to discuss best practices, review other courts’ strategies, and share manuals and guidelines on issues such as continuity of operations, court security, emergency plans, and media relations. 

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ation Initiative 

onvened a Capital Litigation Initiative (CLI) focus group to design—with local and 

—an OJP response to a goal President Bush identified in the 2005 State of the Union 

al training for defense counsel in capital cases. A total of 26 national organization 

al capital litigation practitioners were in attendance. Based on the information 

us group, BJA designed and funded a three-pronged planning initiative to 

ementation of the FY 2006 CLI. The initiative was reviewed and accepted by 

dentified in the focus group meeting: the National District Attorneys 

e National Legal Aid & Defenders Association (NLADA), and the National 

g to defense counsel, local and state prosecutors, and state trial judges to 

epresentation and the reliability of verdicts in state capital cases. The initiative will 

ation training at the state and national levels, with grantees having access to 

onducting training on a national level, and overseeing curricula refinement and 

state level. Having made significant progress toward the development and 

 resources, some of the initiative’s activities are presented below. 

d a capital litigation advisory group to ensure that multiple perspectives are 

ed senior capital litigation counsel to oversee the content and delivery of all 

staff to conduct legal research and field requests for technical assistance, and 

American Prosecutors Research Institute’s Office of Research & Evaluation 

rs in the 38 states that allow the death penalty in order to identify critical and 

capital litigation. 

ed an executive committee that includes representatives from NLADA, 

titioners, and administrators from the capital defense community; engaged 

nce counsels to coordinate the training courses; formed a curriculum planning 

udes representatives from the capital defense and defense training communities; 

uation training sessions and incorporated lessons learned from earlier training 

quent training courses. 

 a survey of the states that have the death penalty to assess existing training 

un drafting the Capital Cases Benchbook, which will be available in 2006; 

 North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia for state pilot trainings in 2006; 

ping a web site that will include the latest death penalty information. 

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On the Forefront of Change: State and Local Initiatives 

States and local jurisdictions are encouraged to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (J

AG) Program funding to create inno

vative programs that demonstrate new and different 

approaches to law enforcement, prosecution, and adjudication of drug offenses and other serious crimes. 

■	 Connecticut: Law Enforcement and Prosecutor 

Training. Connecticut’s J

AG Program funding 

supported a v

ariety of training programs for law enforcement officers and prosecutors. These 

trainings increased officers’ knowledge and skills in conducting sur

veillance operations 

and provided guidance on how to ensure officers’ safety when serving high-risk warrants. More than 150 officers participated in the specialized training sessions. In addition, more than 180 prosecutors received in-depth training on topics such as ethics, identify theft, forensic computer crimes, money laundering, and courtroom procedures. 

■	 Guam: Rape Crisis Center. Recently, sexual assault, especially against children, has increased at 

an alarming r

ate in Guam. In 2005, J

AG Program funding made a significant impact on Guam’s 

criminal justice system and its ability to respond to both child and adult sexual assaults. The Rape Crisis Center, the only facility of its kind on the island, provides victims with comprehensive forensic rape examinations in a saf

e, comfortable, and private environment; offers crisis inter

vention 

and 

case management; conducts multidisciplinary team interviews; and educates the community about sexual assault and pre

vention and Center services. These activities not only ser

v

e as a catalyst f

or 

the healing process, but also help law enforcement gather forensic evidence so it can successfully prosecute cases. 

■	 Illinois: Criminal Courts 

Te

chnical Assistance Project. Only a f

ew years ago, the Cook County 

Criminal Courthouse and Cook County Jail were at a crossroads: the jail was o

verflowing with 

inmates who had in some cases waited 3 years or more for a trial. No

w, because of extraordinary 

cooperation among leaders in the Cook County criminal court system, the jail’s population and the number of untried cases ha

v

e significantly decreased. 

To accomplish this, the Criminal Courts 

Technical Assistance Project streamlined w

orkflows and educated judges, prosecutors, and 

defense attorneys about w

ays to expedite their cases. Prosecutors and defense lawyers committed 

to trading court documents and other disco

v

ery materials in a timely manner, while Chicago police 

committed to making their court dates. The results: in recent years, the number of inmates had ho

vered as high as 11,000 in a facility with a capacity of 10,000. By the end of 2005, the 

population was little more than 9,000. In addition, the a

verage length of stay for inmates in spring 

2003 was 216 days, but b

y the end of 2005, that figure had decreased to 188 days. And finally, 

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d that in January 2005, the number of cases more than 2 years old awaiting 

he end of 2005, that number was 700. 

Drug Offender Prosecution Project. The distribution and use of narcotics often 

in theft, burglary, and violent crime, all of which negatively affect a community’s 

ghborhoods. To combat this, the 22d Judicial District Attorney’s Major Drug 

on Project (within St. Tammany and Washington parishes) works to increase the 

olent and habitual offenders. A law enforcement officer refers a case directly to 

ollaborates with the prosecutor until the case is complete. This coordination 

ement and the courts reduces the reliance on plea bargains, as law enforcement 

per arrest techniques and how to accept the most serious charge during 

ch coordination is important when trying to obtain priority trial dates, maximum 

her bond amounts. Ultimately, the project’s goals are to reduce the time required 

e, reduce the number of criminals who receive pretrial releases, and increase 

 receive maximum sentences without plea bargaining. In FY 2005, 51 

arged with drug offenses or career criminal charges; of those cases, 48 grand 

d 29 convictions without plea agreements were secured. The average time from 

 was 24 weeks. 

roject Strength and Spirit Program. Crime in Boston is being impacted by 

arcerated in the 1990s who have now been released from prison and are 

ncrease in violent and gun-related crimes. Victims and witnesses fear retaliation 

embers for cooperating with police and prosecutors. The Suffolk County District 

s attempted to ameliorate the resulting “code of silence” and stigma against the 

JAG-funded Project Strength and Spirit Program. 

nd witnesses who cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutors, protection 

ered. In addition, the program provides relocation assistance to those victims 

 are in danger of retaliation. They and their families are either temporarily 

moved into new housing, and grant funds cover security deposits, moving costs, 

xpenses. In addition, faith-based and traditional service providers meet with 

es in a safe site or home before a trial begins to assure the victims and 

 will be protected while testifying. Faith-based congregants, crime watch groups, 

, organized by the participating clergy, then attend the court hearing during the 

ses’ testimony to provide support and help counterbalance the number of 

embers often bring into the courtroom. Many victims and witnesses have 

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attested that this support was vital to their feeling that they were not a “snitch,” but rather were doing something to help their community. 

■	 Michigan: Macomb County’s Dual Diagnosis Program. In 2002, Macomb County conducted a 

study of its criminal justice system and discovered that 14 percent of 400 felony cases adjudicated in Macomb County in November and December 2002 involved mental health issues and 89 percent of these mentally ill defendants had co-occurring substance abuse problems. A followup study of another 400 felony cases adjudicated in Macomb County in December 2003 showed that 59 individuals (15 percent) had mental health issues, 93 percent of whom also had identifiable substance abuse problems. 

In response, the Dual Diagnosis Program, operated by Macomb County Community Corrections, 

established goals to reduce illegal substance use, lengthen the amount of time between criminal offenses, and improve the offender’s lifestyle. At the end of 2002—the program’s second year of operation—the length of time the participants stayed in the community averaged 128 days. By FY 2005, it averaged 309 days. The constant contact between the case manager and participant provided the necessary support and assistance that these offenders needed. Since the program’s inception in 2001, nearly 275 people have graduated, and staff have provided more than 150 referrals for employment, life skills services, individual counseling or therapy, and family or group counseling. 

■	 West Virginia: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training Program. SANE programs 

provide high-quality care for sexual assault victims across the United States and dramatically increase conviction rates for perpetrators. SANEs collect evidence in emergency rooms and are certified to provide expert testimony at trials. Many SANE programs report that perpetrators are more likely to plead guilty before trial if evidence collected by a SANE is to be introduced. Since the program’s inception in March 2002, 12 adult SANE trainings, 5 pediatric SANE trainings, and 2 advanced pediatric sessions have been held. West Virginia now has 38 licensed medical facilities that have at least one SANE, and 183 nurses have attended at least one of the trainings. 

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e issues affect nearly every aspect of the criminal justice system, the major 

ce system today is no longer whether justice and treatment goals can interface, 

rward with best practices to ensure that evidence-based methods are used. 

on and federal partnerships are critical to sharing information and enabling 

m to offer substance-abusing offenders treatment, supervision, and case 

uum of services that fully integrate the offender with the community. BJA 

programs focused on the substance-abusing offender and is committed to 

hip in the treatment of this population by advancing evidence-based practices 

In FY 2005, BJA was 

appropriated $104 million 

to support substance abuse 

prevention and treatment 

programs and initiatives. 

iscretionary Grant Program 

inated response of the judicial, prosecution, defense, probation, law enforcement, 

vice, and treatment communities to reduce crime committed by drug-involved 

ourt Discretionary Grant Program helps states, local and state courts, units of 

ndian tribal governments develop and establish drug courts for nonviolent, 

ders based on the 10 recognized key components developed by BJA and its 

drug court strategy is to build capacity at the local and state levels through 

implementation, and training and technical assistance via the National Drug 

hnical Assistance Program (NDCTTAP). In FY 2005, three program categories were 

adult drug court implementation, adult drug court enhancement, and statewide 

t. OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) 

nd family drug court implementation and enhancement grants. 

 drug court efforts by increasing the ability of practitioners to plan, implement, and 

ug court programs. It also builds local and state capacity to provide comprehensive 

raining and technical assistance. Through the Drug Court Planning Initiative, 215 

s the country received training in FY 2005 on how to start a drug court. NDCTTAP 

0 workshops that trained nearly 1,700 individuals. Of the communities that 

eted this training, 95 percent have or are planning a drug court. 

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Defining Drug Courts: 10 Key Components 

Key Component #1.	 Drug courts integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice 

system case processing. 

Key Component #2.	 Using a nonadversarial approach, prosecution and defense counsel promote 

public safety while protecting participants’ due process rights. 

Key Component #3.	 Eligible participants are identified early and promptly placed in the drug 

court program. 

Key Component #4.	 Drug courts provide access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, and other related 

treatment and rehabilitation services. 

Key Component #5.	 Abstinence is monitored by frequent alcohol and other drug testing. Key Component #6.	 A coordinated strategy governs drug court responses to participants’ 

compliance. 

Key Component #7.	 Ongoing judicial interaction with each drug court participant is essential. Key Component #8.	 Monitoring and evaluation measure the achievement of program goals and 

gauge effectiveness. 

Key Component #9.	 Continuing interdisciplinary education promotes effective drug court planning, 

implementation, and operations. 

Key Component #10.	 Forging partnerships among drug courts, public agencies, and communitybased organizations generates local support and enhances drug court 

program effectiveness. 

■	 In addition, the Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program provided funding to support innovative, 

comprehensive training on topics such as Sustaining Your Drug Court, Drug Court Evaluation, and Incentives and Sanctions. These trainings were provided throughout the year at no cost to practitioners. 

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e and offsite technical assistance to state agencies and operational adult, juvenile, 

ug courts, as well as faculty support to many state drug court conferences. This 

ed b

y the efforts of the Drug Court Clearinghouse, which American University has 

4. The Clearinghouse responded to more than 4,000 field inquiries, distributed 

blications, and fulfilled customized database searches on request. 

d OJJDP received more than 400 applications from 44 states; 65 grants totaling 

warded. New grants a

veraged $400,000 for a 3-year project, and enhancement 

00,000 f

or a 2-year project. 

ed funding the National Institute on Drug Abuse to o

versee a performance-based 

ct. When completed in 2006, the E-Court will enable drug courts to report court 

 service linkages, and outcomes—including recidivism, graduation rates, and 

directly to BJA via an online system. 

ol and Substance Abuse Program 

ndian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program (IASAP) provides resources to 

laska Native communities to help them plan and implement comprehensive, 

hat reduce and control crime associated with the distribution and abuse of 

ubstances. Created by the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act, IASAP 

to 50 tribal communities to implement culturally appropriate public safety 

tees form partnerships with law enforcement, the courts, treatment providers, 

rs. Communities were selected for funding through a competitive process that 

w enforcement and treatment services to a meaningful and effective 3-year 

43 applications submitted, BJA a

warded 10 IASAP grants totaling nearly $5 million 

es of Alaska (1), Arizona (4), Oklahoma (3), and 

Washington (2). 

e providers hosted a de

velopment w

orkshop to enhance other technical 

s’ capacity to train, facilitate e

vents, and participate in potential select services 

sored tribal justice e

vents. 

“Drug courts are an integral 

part of our criminal justice 

system and their aim is to 

build safer communities, 

reduce recidivism, 

and reunite families. 

By leveraging a unique 

integration of public health 

and public safety resources, 

drug courts make certain 

substance abuse treatment 

assumes a central role . . . .” 

—Regina B. Schofield, 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Office of Justice Programs 

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■	 In FY 2005, a consortium of organizations led by Fox Valley Technical College provided workshops, 

regional round-table trainings, and advisory meetings to nearly 1,600 people representing more than 60 American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Training topics included comprehensive strategy development, corrections, law enforcement, alcohol and substance abuse, and delinquency prevention. Program scholarships allowed nearly 100 nongrantee representatives to participate in IASAP training. 

■	 Fox Valley Technical College conducted several regional Salish Nation Gatherings that were held 

in partnership with the Lummi Nation (Washington). The College also helped plan, develop, and administer the National Training Conference for Criminal Justice and Community Leaders, held in Green Bay, Wisconsin and attended by nearly 400 tribal representatives. 

■ ■ ■ Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Beginning in FY 2002, Congress appropriated funding for BJA to support the Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). Prescription monitoring programs help detect and prevent the diversion and abuse of pharmaceutical controlled substances, particularly at the retail level where no other automated information collection system exists. States that have implemented prescription monitoring programs can collect and analyze prescription data much more efficiently than states without such programs, where the collection of prescription information requires the manual review of pharmacy files, a time-consuming and less effective process. PDMP enhances the capacity of regulatory and law enforcement agencies to collect and analyze controlled substance prescription data. The program focuses on providing help for states that want to establish a prescription drug monitoring program or enhance existing programs. Program objectives include (1) developing a state’s capacity to plan and/or implement a prescription drug monitoring program, (2) building a statewide data collection and analysis system, (3) enhancing existing programs’ ability to analyze and use collected data, (4) facilitating the exchange of collected prescription data among states, and (5) assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of PDMP programs. 

■	 The increased efficiency of prescription monitoring programs allows the early detection of abuse 

trends and possible sources of diversion. One indication of their effectiveness is the prevalence of abuse in states with monitoring compared to states without: the five states with the lowest number of OxyContin® prescriptions per capita have long-standing monitoring programs and report no 

significant diversion problems associated with the drug, while the five states with the highest number 

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criptions per capita do not have monitoring programs and report severe abuse 

grants totaling nearly $7 million were made to 23 recipients. The following funding 

nning grants (up to $50,000); 4 implementation grants (up to $350,000); and 15 

s (up to $350,000). A training and technical assistance grant to support the 

warded to the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws (NAMSDL). 

ative effort with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Office 

ontrol Policy (ONDCP), BJA has achieved significant results regarding public 

Ps. Technical assistance was provided to 42 states in 2004–2005 through 

n, a PDMP national training conference was held in December 2004 and 

mately 140 participants representing more than 30 states. 

on is critical to PDMPs. Many states have robust internal prescription drug 

s in place, but do not address the problems of identifying and preventing doctor 

cription drug abuse across state boundaries. Through PDMP funding resources, 

ce Information Systems (IJIS) Institute convened a steering committee of industry 

to develop a plan to facilitate information sharing among states. This committee 

ntify the relevant issues and technology needs at the state level and reached a 

he U.S. Department of Justice’s Global Justice Extensible Markup Language (XML) 

 JXDM) to facilitate communication among state PDMPs and to minimize costs 

me. Global JXDM provides a consistent set of data elements that can be 

ally and facilitates data exchange between disparate systems. The result was 

ange protocol that can be used by multiple states to develop technology for 

exchange. This protocol will allow additional implementations and help ensure that 

consistent with state laws and regulations governing interstate PDMP information 

on Controlled Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force used funding to identify 

viduals engaged in the diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances. Such 

doctor shoppers, indiscriminate prescribers and dispensers, and prescription 

rce hired a precriminal intervention officer to help patients find treatment; in 

were assigned to the intervention officer, who referred 10 patients to a drug 

r, 6 to a pain management center for treatment and counseling, and the remaining 

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patients to specific practitioners. In addition, the task force made program enhancements to increase 

data collection. Before the enhancements, data were collected once a month and reported to practitioners/pharmacists 30–45 days after a prescription was filled. As of January 2005, data are collected twice a month and reported to practitioners/pharmacists only 10–25 days after a prescription is filled. 

■	 In 2005, Wyoming’s State Board of Pharmacy PDMP collected information on nearly 326,000 

controlled substance prescriptions. Based on the information, unsolicited profiles were generated whenever a patient saw four or more different practitioners and used four or more different pharmacies in a given month. These profiles were mailed to each practitioner and pharmacy involved with the patient’s care during the month in question. In all, Wyoming’s PDMP responded to nearly 1,200 practitioner and pharmacist requests for patient profiles, generated 342 unsolicited patient profiles on 35 patients, and forwarded 71 profiles to law enforcement or licensing boards for further investigation. 

■ ■ ■ Combating Methamphetamine Use Methamphetamine is a serious challenge to local and state justice agencies nationwide. Once thought a local enforcement problem, methamphetamine production and abuse has moved from rural, western jurisdictions to urban, eastern jurisdictions, creating a national concern. To win the fight against methamphetamine, individuals and communities need a variety of resources. The production and use of methamphetamine results in health risks for the user, environmental hazards for the community, and the neglect and abuse of children whose caregivers manufacture or use the drug. Justice practitioners and policymakers need guidance and information on promising practices and strategies used in other jurisdictions when addressing this multifaceted problem. BJA will continue to combat the manufacturing, trafficking, and use of this dangerous drug and support local and state law enforcement by (1) ensuring that drug courts respond to methamphetamine abuse, (2) continuing to train Methamphetamine Task Force Commanders, (3) supporting methamphetamine enforcement and cleanup efforts, and (4) supporting the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program (see page 98 for more information about the RISS Program), which provides secure communication capabilities and specialized surveillance equipment funding for undercover operations relating to methamphetamine and other crime problems. 

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ught to achieve these goals by developing policy materials and officer safety and 

ncreasing the enforcement capabilities of local and state law enforcement through 

al assistance; identifying and supporting the replication of promising programs for 

orcement; and supporting cleanup and response efforts through coordination with 

ice of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). 

enter for Task Force Training (CenTF), which provides training to law enforcement, 

otics Task Force” and “Methamphetamine Investigation Management” workshops 

gation techniques and basic task force management issues such as selecting 

 confidential informants, and planning raids. 

d 8 “Narcotics Task Force Workshops” (attended by more than 800 officers) and 

ne Investigation Management Workshops” (attended by more than 600 officers). 

e methamphetamine problem has no jurisdictional boundaries, BJA is developing 

for tribal law enforcement agencies and officers on methamphetamine and 

ations. 

OJ, ONDCP, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched 

v (www.methresources.gov), a comprehensive web site that brings together 

ources available to communities on methamphetamine. The web site is a tool 

w enforcement officials, treatment and prevention professionals, businesses and 

eaders, and community members. In particular, MethResources.gov offers the 

v, which promotes and encourages the exchange of information, ideas, and 

mmunities encountering methamphetamine production and use. From August 2005 

6, the web site received nearly 2.7 million hits from nearly 42,000 unique visitors. 

JA, along with ONDCP and the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws 

onsored a National Methamphetamine Legislative and Policy Conference. 

w enforcement and public health agencies, treatment organizations, units of 

nd justice systems around the country discussed ways to better address the 

problem through local and state statutes and ordinances. More than 350 people 

s participated. 

“The scourge of 

methamphetamine demands 

unconventional thinking and 

innovative solutions to 

fight the devastation it 

leaves behind . . . . By using 

expertise from across the 

federal government in one 

comprehensive plan, and 

by working with local and 

state officials, we will 

continue to prove that the 

methamphetamine problem 

can be beaten 

and lives can be saved.” 

—Alberto R. Gonzales, 

U.S. Attorney General 

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■	 In FY 2005, RISS member agency investigations, supported by RISS Centers, resulted in more than 

4,600 arrests and the seizure of $67 million in narcotics, $13 million in property, and $4 million in currency. While these figures reflect all narcotics investigations (not just methamphetamine), the RISS Centers have helped member agencies make numerous arrests and confiscate hundreds of thousands of dollars in currency, narcotics, and real property related to methamphetamine investigations. 

■	 In May 2005, BJA released a bulletin, Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing 

Methamphetamine (www.ojp.gov/BJA/pdf/MethDrugCourts.pdf), which provides an overview of the 

devastating effects of methamphetamine use, examples of successful drug court programs, and policy recommendations for implementing drug courts that specifically target methamphetamine users. 

Exhibit 4. Reported U.S. Methamphetamine Laboratory Seizures, 1997–2005 

Total Laboratories Superlabs 

1997 2,806 * 1998 3,802 * 1999 6,750 * 2000 7,021 * 2001 8,542 245 2002 9,282 142 2003 10,199 130 2004 9,895 55 2005** 5,249 37 

Source: El Paso Intelligence Center National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System.
*Laboratory capacity data were not collected prior to 2001.
**Data for 2005 are preliminary.


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Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners 

nt Program 

ce Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Formula Grant Program was 

d units of local government develop, implement, and improve residential 

ent programs in their facilities and create and maintain community-based 

obationers and parolees. RSAT (1) enhances the capability of states and units 

provide residential substance abuse treatment for incarcerated inmates, (2) 

eintegration into communities from which they came by incorporating reentry 

treatment programs, and (3) assists both the offenders and their communities 

cess by delivering community-based treatment and other broad-based aftercare 

of nearly $33 million in RSAT funding was awarded to the 50 states, the District 

can Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. 

rtment of Corrections (ADOC) uses RSAT funding to support eight correctional 

 the state. Its treatment program is 6–8 months long and is divided into three 

ase involves inmates in full-time drug treatment, helping them work through 

e total consequences of drug use, understand the addiction cycle, and thoroughly 

covery process. The second phase offers inmates half-day sessions regarding 

ch as anger management, character development, and rebuilding and building 

hird phase educates inmates about relapse prevention and offers aftercare 

ith development of work skills. After release, graduates are expected to participate 

program while involved in regular work activities. 

y 2,900 inmates entered ADOC’s RSAT Program—with only 10 percent dropping 

 The percentage of positive drug test results continued to decrease from 2003 

004 (1.62 percent) to 2005 (1.43 percent). ADOC recidivism rates have continued 

specially for offenders convicted of drug-related crimes from 2002 through 2004. 

s of inmates released after completing the RSAT Program indicate a recidivism 

, compared to Alabama’s general prison population rate of 31 percent. ADOC 

the RSAT treatment program has been critical to its overall success in 

ers with drug and/or alcohol addictions. 

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■	 American Samoa used RSAT funding to continue enhancing its drug testing and treatment services. 

RSAT staff at the Tafuna Correctional Facility provide clients with in-house counseling, conduct drug and alcohol counseling sessions, and facilitate anger management counseling sessions. Once participants complete all of the sessions, they receive graduation certificates. 

■	 Arkansas administers 5 RSAT-funded programs, offering 225 treatment beds for male offenders and 

100 treatment beds for female offenders. One of its programs, Project Parole Release & Independent Development Effort (PRIDE), provides clients reentering the community with a comprehensive range of residential, treatment, employment, and other aftercare services that are required as a condition of each client’s release. Project PRIDE uses RSAT funding to employ a counselor who serves 20 parolees a year (10 every 6 months). In addition, the project offers efficiency apartments for parolees, with first preference given to RSAT program participants. Project PRIDE started with 10 efficiency apartments; in 2005, the number doubled to 20. 

■	 Iowa’s First District operates the Waterloo Residential Facility Dual Diagnosis Offender Program. 

This 16-bed unit within a community corrections facility offers substance abuse and mental health treatment services to participants. Prior to discharge, staff establish and implement an aftercare plan that identifies specific, individual needs and resources available to meet those needs. The aftercare plan is discussed and coordinated with the assigned parole/probation officer. Periodically, program staff, the assigned parole/probation officer, and community resource representatives meet to assess each graduate’s aftercare compliance. Of the 83 offenders who have completed the program, 78 percent are compliant with programming and supervision requirements. 

■	 Ohio’s Dual Diagnosis Residential Treatment Program is located in its community-based correctional 

facility, the NorthEast Ohio Community Alternative Program (NEOCAP). Prior to the launch of this program, local residential programs were having difficulty funding psychiatric care and medications for offenders with mental illness and substance abuse problems. The Dual Diagnosis Program provides psychotropic medication and a range of services, including ongoing consultation with a psychiatrist, mental health counseling, and specialized case management services to stabilize clients so they can participate in a comprehensive treatment program. The clients also participate in a substance abuse treatment program. NEOCAP is the first correctional program to access Ohio’s Central Pharmacy Program, which sells psychotropic medications at a 30–40 percent discount. And most promising, the program has witnessed an 86 percent success rate for graduates. 

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ds support South Carolina’s Turbeville Correctional Institution RSAT Addictions 

U), a 272-bed facility. The program, which began as a 136-bed facility, started 

 August 1997. By late 1998, the capacity had doubled. Since opening, the program 

3,200 clients—2,380 of whom have graduated. Of those graduates, only 755 

percent) have reentered the correctional system, as compared to nearly 55 percent 

nders throughout South Carolina. 

 Program funding to support two substance abuse projects: the Weber Human 

 County projects. The first program used funding to operate a 36-bed residential 

n the Weber County Correctional Facility in Ogden. The program serves adult 

nty inmates and provides therapy groups, individual therapy, institutional/ 

e, and adult probation and parole services. And the Davis County project, 

avis County Sheriff’s Office, operates a 40-bed residential treatment program 

ty inmates in the Davis County Jail and a 20-bed residential treatment program 

nty inmates in the Davis County Jail Work Center. In 2005, the two projects 

ed services to 231 offenders via nearly 43,000 treatment days and more than 

atment days. Of these offenders, 169 completed treatment and remained drug 

dential and aftercare programs. 

f Change: State and Local Initiatives 

affecting individuals, families, and communities nationwide, communities 

programs like the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) 

bstance abuse programs and drug courts and help provide effective solutions 

e concerns. 

 to Sobriety Program. With Alaska’s severe winters, life for homeless 

ally homeless inebriates, can be extremely dangerous. To address this danger, 

ays to Sobriety Program provides a warm, safe environment that allows clients 

oxication before being taken to a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter. In 

ovided approximately 20,000 bed nights. And once clients decide they are 

ext step to recovery, they meet with a case manager to arrange for a 

appropriate assessments, and entrance into a residential treatment program. 

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As clients complete treatment, case managers work with them to locate affordable housing, develop desirable job skills, and find a job. The program helps participants become sober, selfsupporting community members by providing the full spectrum of recovery resources. In addition to addressing chronic alcohol abuse, the program helps those with a dual diagnosis through a partnership with the community mental health clinic and provides veterans with access to legal, medical, substance abuse treatment, residential, and counseling programs. 

■	 Colorado: Jefferson Pre-Sentence Alternatives Project. This project provides funding for two 

part-time social workers at the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office. Clients are those who have a history of substance abuse and/or mental health issues and are entering the criminal justice system. The staff’s roles are to develop treatment plans for eligible clients who are unable to post bond, assess an individual’s rehabilitative needs prior to sentencing, and develop an “alternatives to incarceration” plan that incorporates and puts into place the elements necessary for successful rehabilitation and safe entry back into the community. The Colorado Department of Corrections reports that the average annual cost to house a prisoner is more than $28,000. This figure jumps to more than $67,000 for individuals who have significant health treatment needs. From July 2003 through June 2005, 123 clients received a court sentence, 64 percent of whom were diverted from prison. In 2005 alone, eight individuals were diverted, saving the county more than $60,000. 

■	 Delaware: 6 for 1 Program. Historically, both Delaware’s Department of Correction and Division of 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health did not provide treatment services to inmates awaiting sentencing or detainees who were unable to make bail, despite the fact that up to 80 percent of this population committed offenses related to drug dependence or as a result of acting under the influence. To remedy this gap in services, Delaware introduced the 6 for 1 Program, which provides early identification of substance abuse for detainees or unsentenced inmates at the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution—a lockdown facility similar to a prison or jail. Clients are referred to appropriate treatment/ancillary services, with the goal of reducing future involvement in the criminal justice system. The program provides a structured 30-day psychoeducational substance abuse/dependency program for 80 inmates. To date, more than 600 participants have graduated. 

■	 Kentucky: New Beginnings for Women, Cultivating a Rose. In 2005, Louisville’s New 

Beginnings for Women, Cultivating a Rose continued its mission to serve women recently released from local and state correctional facilities. The program offers transitional housing, educational advancement assistance, and group/individual counseling, as well as other vital support services. With 2005 JAG Program funding, the program was able to hire a full-time case manager to better 

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ing aftercare living arrangements, job placement, treatment, and counseling. 

rves up to 12 women at a time, working closely with referring correctional 

 officers to reduce client recidivism. A tangible example of this program’s 

thin the organization itself: the chair of the current Board of Directors is a 

gram. Because of the program, she received the necessary treatment and 

d a technical college and is now a respected professional within the 

urt Diversion Program. Using its FY 2005 JAG funding, Missouri was able to 

 drug courts it established in FY 2004, with 12 drug courts in all funded 

e. By the end of 2005, these drug courts had handled nearly 860 individuals. 

orting period, six babies were born drug free to participants, the percentage 

yed at the time of graduation (excluding those who could not work because of 

 impressive 96 percent, and nearly 50 percent of adult drug court participants 

r General Educational Development (GED) credentials or high school diploma 

aduated. 

Key Project (Proyecto Llave). The Key Project funds a center that provides 

s to male adults with drug addition problems who either voluntarily admit 

eferred by Puerto Rico’s Drug Court Program. The center offers ambulatory 

psychological assessment and random drug testing and helps link patients to 

h and medical services, vocational orientation and job placement, housing, 

 treatment and detoxification, and family therapy. In FY 2005, the center’s goal 

ices to 150 patients; it ultimately provided its integral services to 176 patients. 

g Court Program. In 2005, Rhode Island identified expanding its Drug Court 

 priority in a 4-year JAG distribution plan. The Drug Court Program’s goal is to 

 abuse treatment services within the criminal justice process and divert drug 

tional courts to a therapeutic program. In FY 2005, the drug court increased 

day per week in Providence County to 2 days per week, enabling it to offer 

aining counties of Kent, Newport, and Washington. In addition, drug court 

o 80 offenders (60 percent more than in 2004), and the program exceeded its 

duation rate by 9 percent, graduating 46 clients from the intensive 12–18 

ogram. 

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Corrections 


Preparing offenders for their return to their communities and supervising offenders in the community are critical to ensuring public safety. While community supervision officers manage growing caseloads and provide offenders the services they need to become law-abiding citizens, they also are concerned with their own safety as they find themselves more in the field and less in the office. Around the country, local and state probation and parole officials are testing new ways to meet these challenges. One of the most exciting ideas involves building partnerships between law enforcement and community corrections to increase the safety of supervision officers and offer more services and better results at a lower cost than correctional institutions. In another increasingly effective approach, reentry programs provide a broad range of services that offenders need when reentering communities. Correctional agencies strive to give inmates opportunities to develop life and work skills that will help each inmate’s return be successful. Correctional facilities are using treatment, work, education, and mental health programs to build life skills that increase the likelihood that the individuals who once harmed communities can return to them as productive, contributing members. 

■ ■ ■ Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Since the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative’s (SVORI’s) inception in 2002, BJA has provided approximately $75 million to nearly 70 grantees to develop programming, training, and state-of-the-art reentry strategies at the community level to reduce recidivism and improve employment, housing, and health outcomes for participants. SVORI provided its last supplemental awards to grantees at the end of FY 2004. As SVORI funding ended, the program’s efforts shifted during FY 2005 to ongoing technical assistance and evaluation to ensure continued capacity building and sustainability. 

■	 Through BJA’s collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 

Addiction Technology Transfer Center National Office, workshops were developed exclusively for SVORI sites to refine cross training and deliver it to community-based service providers. The goal of the training was to improve the available continuum of resources and case management approaches. To maximize the learning environment, no more than 24 participants attended each training session. Trainings were offered in Phoenix, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; 

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husetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; Las Vegas, Nevada; Portland, 

elphia, Pennsylvania. More information on this training is available at www.nattc.org/ 

y/index.htm. 

hed the pilot of “Community Supervision Training” to support each SVORI site’s 

 was designed to enhance community safety by helping community corrections 

es develop or enhance effective reentry policies. The curriculum was developed 

vered by BJA’s training and technical assistance partner, the Center for Effective 

re than 50 policymakers at the American Parole and Probation Association (APPA) 

05. In July 2005, the curriculum was piloted in Wisconsin to more than 250 

d in fall 2005 the training was conducted for corrections staff in Kansas and 

P’s National Institute of Justice, RTI International (a nonprofit research 

he Urban Institute continued their two-part evaluation of SVORI-funded programs. 

 evaluation was to determine the costs and benefits of SVORI and whether 

s had accomplished SVORI’s overall goal of increasing public safety by reducing 

he populations the programs serve. Data from these surveys characterized the 

, including information on the target population(s), program elements, timing of 

ces, and the degree of coordination among agencies. 

ns related to this reentry evaluation effort include Reentry Research in Action: 

SVORI Programs, which discusses the implementation of SVORI programs, their 

barriers encountered; Characteristics of Prisoner Reentry Programs for Juveniles, 

rious dimensions of SVORI programs that exclusively serve juveniles; Faith-Based 

describes the role of faith-based organizations in SVORI program activities; and 

Prisoner Reentry Programs, which provides general characteristics of SVORI

hese publications are available at www.svori-evaluation.org/index.cfm? 

orts. 

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■ ■ ■ President’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative 

The President’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) is supported by OJP and its federal partners: the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor (DOL). This initiative, a successor to SVORI, addresses both juvenile and adult populations of serious, high-risk offenders. PRI provides funding to develop, implement, enhance, and evaluate reentry strategies that ensure community safety and reduce serious, violent crime, which will be accomplished by preparing offenders to successfully return to their communities after having served a significant period of secure confinement. PRI envisions the development of model reentry programs that (1) begin in correctional institutions and continue throughout an offender’s transition to and stabilization in the community and (2) provide individual reentry plans that address issues confronting offenders as they return to the community. Starting in FY 2005, BJA and its partners developed a strategy to provide $9 million in funding to 20 states for prerelease planning and services to support the successful transition of nonviolent offenders to communities. 

■	 Led by DOL, BJA participated in planning for this new effort, which included developing a program 

model and defining the respective roles of the federal partners and their counterparts at the local and state levels. BJA provided DOL with input on DOL’s solicitation, training and technical assistance efforts, and program evaluation. BJA also developed a solicitation, released in November 2005, to fund state agencies to provide jails or prisons with prerelease risk and needs assessment, prerelease services and programming, and postrelease transition planning and coordination. 

■	 A series of regional “informational conferences” about PRI were held in Los Angeles, California; 

Washington, D.C.; and Dallas, Texas. These conferences provided an opportunity for applicants to learn more about the initiative, its target population, and the federal-level collaborations in place to support the initiative. 

■	 In FY 2005, BJA awarded funding to the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) to 

increase law enforcement’s participation in the national dialogue surrounding offender reentry initiatives. Through this effort, IACP conducted regional focus groups with law enforcement executives, developed a resource guide on law enforcement’s role in offender reentry, and created a training curriculum to support formulation of offender reentry partnerships. The resource guide and training curriculum will be available to law enforcement in 2006. 

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ve Approaches to Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

m 

proaches to Sex Offender Management (CASOM) Discretionary Grant 

cal, and state jurisdictions improve their adult and/or juvenile sex offender 

nd practices by (1) critically examining their existing approaches to managing 

tifying their most significant gaps and areas of need; and (3) developing 

dress these needs. To receive funds under this initiative, communities must 

dictional teams that include law enforcement, probation and parole officers, 

l justice personnel, treatment providers, and victim advocates. Ultimately, 

Program is to increase public safety and reduce victimization. 

warded nine grants of up to $250,000 to jurisdictions committed to improving sex 

ent efforts in their areas. 

d o

versaw the provision of training and technical assistance to grantees and 

h its training and technical assistance provider, the Center f

or Sex Offender 

M). Outreach activities were conducted at eight professional membership 

vide information about sex offender management and training and technical 

eld. CSOM (www.csom.org) also provided 10 national or conference-based 

al, state, or regional training sessions in single and multidisciplinary settings to 

urrent issues and strategies a

vailable on sex offender management. In addition, 

geted technical assistance to requesting jurisdictions on sex offender management 

ported the participation of 12 people from 2 jurisdictions in the project’s 1-day 

n the effective management of sex offenders. Project staff also conducted 146 

e site visits to BJA grantee sites and facilitated 3 training sessions for grant sites 

er management issues and the role of collaboration in the comprehensive 

ender management. 

th se

v

eral partners to plan a National Sex Offender Management Conference. 

nference, to be held in September 2006, are to strengthen practices and impro

ve 

 the justice system and communities in pre

venting sex offenses, with a specific 

g high-risk offenders. Partners include APPA, the American Prosecutors Research 

ox 

Valley 

Technical College, IACP, the National Center for Missing and Exploited 

and state practitioners. 

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■	 In FY 2005, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) requested CSOM’s assistance in 

performing a comprehensive review of its existing practices after realizing that its overall approach could be strengthened to enhance public safety. To conduct such a comprehensive assessment, CSOM worked closely with DOC’s senior-level management to secure their support and commitment to addressing the issues that arose from the assessment. 

As a result of CSOM’s assistance, DOC management formed working groups to tackle specific topics, 

established statewide partnerships with a number of agencies responsible for managing sex offenders, are considering the formation of a statewide task force that will oversee state sex offender management over the long term, and began implementing some of the changes identified as priorities. For example, DOC recently used its own resources to provide specialized training to 360 staff around the state. This event, the first of its kind in Minnesota, was sponsored by several partnering local and state agencies. In less than a year, DOC has moved from crisis management to implementing sound, evidence-based change in its practices. With CSOM’s assistance, DOC had the foresight to look comprehensively at its system and was in a position to make such a tremendous change in a very short time. 

■ ■ ■ State Criminal Alien Assistance Program The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) provides federal payments to states and localities that incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens who have at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of local or state law and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during the reporting period. In FY 2005, BJA distributed a total of $290 million in SCAAP payments to 758 jurisdictions, an increase of 10 jurisdictions from the previous year. These jurisdictions—which include the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—received SCAAP payments based on a formula that provides a prorated share (approximately 34 percent) of the SCAAP appropriation to eligible jurisdictions applying for the funds. To receive reimbursement, jurisdictions provided information on undocumented criminal alien inmates for the prescribed reporting period, the total reporting period salary information for their full- and part-time permanent and contracted correctional officers, and the total number of days inmates were incarcerated. 

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ork in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration 

cement (ICE) staff to validate the immigration status of inmates whose names 

he applications. In 2005, the 758 SCAAP applicants housed nearly 287,000 

minals, including more than 134,000 “unknown” inmates whose status ICE was 

y document as illegal. Per the SCAAP formula, FY 2005 SCAAP applicants 

age payment for these unknown inmates. 

om local and state applicants were eligible to receive payment represented more 

s of incarceration in the applicants’ jails and correctional facilities. 

ered nearly 36 percent of applicants’ reported salary costs attributable to 

minal aliens. 

mented measures to validate the accuracy of the data submitted via online 

l as the accuracy of computerized payment calculations, to better ensure that 

d their fair and equitable portions of the funds. 

unded Corrections Projects and Partnerships 

ed programs, what has truly allowed BJA to further its mission and 

 has been its commitment to support individual projects and develop 

ng organizations in the field. These partnerships allow BJA to benefit from 

 to positively impact a larger number of people. BJA’s partnerships with 

ute for Crime, Justice and Corrections (ICJC) at The George Washington 

 Correctional Industries Association (NCIA); and the Vera Institute have 

ns-related initiatives to thrive and replicate their success nationwide. 

nhancement Certification Program. Under the Prison Industry Enhancement 

m (PIECP), BJA certifies that local and state prison industry programs meet all 

exempt from federal restrictions on prisoner-made goods in interstate commerce. 

g was not provided in FY 2005, BJA continued to provide support to correctional 

ntly participate in PIECP, as well as agencies that may be interested in program 

vide training, offer technical assistance, and monitor compliance issues, BJA 

ership with NCIA. In FY 2005, NCIA completed compliance assessments of 24 

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PIECP certificate holders (participants); any noted compliance issues were addressed and resolved 

accordingly. In addition, in April 2005, NCIA hosted its national training conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which included three workshop tracks dedicated to the prison industry mission. 

■	 Correctional Options Demonstration Program. This program promotes effective correctional 

options that are practical, substantive, and tested. Options include community-based incarceration, weekend incarceration, transitional programs and aftercare services, day reporting, structured fines, electronic monitoring, intensive probation, and any other innovative sanction designed to have the greatest impact on offenders in an environment other than a traditional correctional facility. In FY 2005, BJA’s technical assistance partner, ICJC, helped Alaska, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas enhance their correctional systems in areas such as risk assessment development, evaluation of admission patterns, profile and analysis of jail populations specifically focusing on demographics and length of stay, and projections of correctional populations. 

In addition, following Hurricane Katrina, BJA worked with ICJC to assess the needs of Louisiana’s 

correctional system and provide support focused on sentencing legislation and policy that would reduce prison populations and provide more community-based supervision of low-risk offenders and parole violators. 

■	 Protecting Inmates and Safeguarding Communities. In FY 2005, BJA continued to work with its 

partners to help protect male and female inmates in adult and juvenile correctional facilities from rape and to safeguard communities. BJA staff participated in a number of Prison Rape Elimination Act regional meetings and presented the program to correctional administrators, line staff, and policymakers. 

Also, BJA continued to work with FY 2004 Protecting Inmates and Safeguarding Communities 

grantees to facilitate project implementation, ensure that grantees received appropriate training and technical assistance, and identify program successes. For example, California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation began extensive research on adult male correctional facilities, focusing on sexual assault and rape. The research will (1) reveal the extent and characteristics of sexual assault in California’s institutions; (2) identify viable techniques to intervene and respond to prison sexual assaults; and (3) provide the Department with specific policy and proactive intervention strategies. In Iowa, the Department of Corrections implemented an Offender Victim Service Program. Curricula for the offender/survivor support and educational groups were completed, and four of the five pilot groups are scheduled to begin in 2006. 

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d and Conditions of Supervision. Establishing conditions of supervision for 

nto the community is critical. These conditions should appropriately address 

lity, rehabilitation, and victim and community safety, as well as reflect jurisdictional 

cy missions. Monitoring and supervising offenders constitute much of the work in 

ons, yet the way in which specific conditions of supervision contribute to workload 

xamined. In FY 2005, BJA awarded funds to APPA to examine conditions of 

n and to determine the time and effort necessary to monitor, enforce, and facilitate 

ng community corrections agencies to better allocate and manage workloads. Once 

te, a report will be shared with the field to increase the effectiveness of offender 

es. 

sion of Sex Offenders. Especially in light of recent high-profile sex offender

 developed a strategy to further strengthen sex offender management efforts 

 Part of that strategy was to better inform the field of the latest technology being 

supervision. In FY 2005, BJA entered into a cooperative agreement with APPA to 

upervision with Electronic Technology, a document that will provide jurisdictions 

ance on incorporating, implementing, or enhancing electronic supervision tools in 

monitoring and tracking strategies. This publication will be available in fall 2006. 

agement Rural Needs Project. To address the needs of rural jurisdictions that 

sources and access to classroom training, BJA partnered with APPA and CSOM 

Offender Management Rural Needs Project. This project will provide training in 

will offer strategies to improve sex offender case management. BJA is working with 

guide that outlines these issues and needs and highlights available resources to 

ith their sex offender management. This publication will be available in fall 2006. 

Probation Agencies. New probation, parole, or community corrections officers 

eive adequate training in special focus areas. To address this issue, BJA partnered 

op a distance-learning tool to help jurisdictions that are unable to send community 

to training workshops. In FY 2005, APPA converted an audio training program for 

ers into a web-based instruction (available at www.appa-net.org), which includes 

nference/webcast presentations: (1) Intimate Partner Domestic Violence, (2) 

mphetamine Laboratories: What Probation and Parole Officers Need to Know, (3) 

exual Misconduct in Community Corrections, (4) Women Offenders in Community 

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Corrections, (5) Terrorism: Implications for Community Corrections, (6) Stalking: Living in the Shadow 

of Fear, and (7) Facing the Challenges of the Generations at Work. 

■	 Vera Institute: Sentencing Options. BJA entered into a cooperative agreement with the Vera 

Institute to continue providing technical assistance on sentencing and corrections policy reform to state officials. The goal is to provide states with peer-to-peer consulting and advice to help them advance policies that improve management of correctional resources and identify prison space for violent and habitual offenders. In FY 2005, the Vera Institute provided assistance to Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington. 

■ ■ ■ Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program The BJA-administered Correctional Facilities on Tribal Lands Program helps American Indian and Alaska Native communities plan and construct correctional facilities on tribal lands for the incarceration of adult or juvenile offenders subject to tribal jurisdiction. Tribal grantees support, operate, and maintain these facilities. BJA provides technical assistance as necessary for facility planning and project management. 

■	 Recent efforts have focused on 23 grantee tribes, helping them plan and construct correctional 

facilities, receive training in administration and facility maintenance, and coordinate building certification with Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) representatives. 

■	 In 2005, BJA continued its technical assistance partnership with Justice Planners International and, 

in conjunction with BIA, designed a plan to ensure the completion of projects and the provision of regional facility management and maintenance workshops and services to correctional coalitions and networks. 

■	 BJA distributed $4.5 million among 11 projects that required additional resources to complete their 

facilities. The recipients were the Hualapai Indian Tribe, Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Arizona; Tohono O’odham Nation, Arizona; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Montana; Pueblo of Zuni, New Mexico; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, South Dakota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, South Dakota; Yankton Sioux Tribe, South Dakota; and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington. 

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f Change: State and Local Initiatives 

ning offenders to communities is an important goal that can be accomplished 

rne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (J

AG) Program. Courts, focused on 

onal effectiveness, are using J

AG funding to explore nontraditional corrections 

nsified probation, w

ork release, victim restitution, and community service to 

correctional system. 

ummer 

Youth Project. The Bannock County Sheriff’s Summer 

Youth Project 

camp for juveniles facing difficult circumstances. As the project director states, 

kids, this is their last hope to a

void long-term detention.” La

w enforcement 

h the youth during training sessions to teach the youth about cognitive self

aking, accountability, and teamwork. Multiple planned activities facilitate learning 

xpense paid camp both meaningful and enjo

y

able. As followup, each law 

 mentors a camper, contacting him or her monthly to keep tabs on the camper’s 

applicable) and school attendance. The project does not measure success by 

ne, but also identifies small, positive changes that make a child think and 

roductive w

a

y. 

 County ALERT Program. Cerro Cordo County’s ALERT Program uses a 

rly-response case planning team to reduce youth drug use. The team meets 

s and their families to de

velop a case plan, which a substance abuse counselor 

rect services are provided in a separate outpatient setting. In 2005, 419 juvenile 

essed, 189 of whom were admitted into the program. Clients received 

ce abuse treatment, individual counseling, and family services and participated 

ancement groups. Of the 189, only 12 required out-of-home placement after 

gram. In addition, 80 percent of the clients reduced or eliminated drug use 

ally, less than 17 percent of participants reentered the juvenile court system. 

son Villa

g

e Initiative. The nationally recognized Village Initiative is part of New 

uns & Drugs” strategy and is a collaborative effort among the Passaic County 

 the Paterson Police Department, the Passaic County Superior Court, juvenile 

le officers. The initiative addresses the needs of juvenile offenders in the city of 

cting home visits and curf

e

w checks and monitoring the activities of juvenile 

 nontraditional hours. The program mobilizes the P

aterson community to ensure 

heir families ha

v

e access to needed assistance. Since the Village Initiative’s 

 violations ha

v

e been cut b

y more than half. A unique component of the Village 

aining program for juvenile probationers and parolees. These youth are 

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transported to the County Vocational School three evenings per week for hands-on job training and assistance in obtaining their GED credentials. Youth may choose from several career options, including plumbing, carpentry, auto mechanics, culinary arts, business, and medical arts. Since the program’s inception in 1998, 82 youth have graduated: 22 are currently employed and 25 are enrolled in programs for continued training or education. The initiative’s success is demonstrated by a 40 percent reduction in Passaic County juvenile commitments for secure care and a 53 percent reduction in parole violations. 

■	 North Carolina: County Addiction Treatment Services (CATS). Robeson County’s CATS 

program provides inmate drug treatment and other reentry services. Memoranda of agreement were signed by Palmer Prevention, Inc. (a private, nonprofit agency that strives to prevent, delay, and reduce the use of alcohol and other drugs among youth and their families in Robeson County), the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Native American Interfaith Ministries, and Robeson County Community College to provide treatment and other relevant services. In FY 2005, 120 inmates enrolled in treatment: 46 completed the program, 54 were released prior to completion, 8 were referred to an appropriate level of care, 6 were noncompliant, and 6 refused treatment. Of the 46 graduates, only 7 returned to jail within 12 months, an 85 percent reduction in the recidivism rate. Hiring a case manager in part contributed to these successes, as the case manager helped place clients, thus allowing counselors to provide the one-on-one attention vital to each client’s recovery. 

■	 Wisconsin: Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement Initiative (SAFE). Launched 

by Wisconsin in September 2005 to more effectively apprehend sex offenders and enforce laws meant to monitor them, SAFE is composed of five former law enforcement officers who work parttime reviewing databases and Internet resources to locate sex offenders who have not complied with the state registration requirement. The team has located more than 500 sex offenders who failed to register, which is a Class H felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. More than 250 of those who have been found are facing prosecution for noncompliance, and the remaining individuals have either been deported, are in prison in another state, or had charges dropped once they re-registered. Wisconsin’s compliance rate exceeds 86 percent, with the state’s goal to attain as close to 100 percent compliance as possible. 

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rmation Sharing 


 it even more essential to provide electronic justice information in an efficient and 

the availability of information, promote better business practices, and keep 

is change has come the heightened responsibility of providing e-information in a 

ment. Overcoming obstacles to sharing information among law enforcement and 

ponents is a significant step toward ensuring public safety: doing so not only 

olve crimes and keep communities safer, but also helps meet their increasing 

ce information sharing arena. 

ce Information Sharing Initiative 

nisters and facilitates the activities of DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing 

he Global Advisory Committee (GAC). GAC’s mission is to improve the 

e and help protect the public by promoting practices and technologies for secure 

ing. The committee advises the U.S. Attorney General and OJP’s Assistant 

ays to facilitate standards-based electronic information exchange throughout 

fety communities. 

al, local, state, federal, and international justice stakeholders, GAC provides a 

w enforcement and justice information sharing. GAC members address policy, 

ctional issues that challenge data sharing, forming working groups with 

atter experts to expand GAC’s knowledge and capacity. Four working groups meet 

ues related to information sharing: the Global Infrastructure/Standards Working 

 Intelligence Working Group (GIWG), Global Privacy and Information Quality 

WG), and Global Security Working Group (GSWG). 

In FY 2005, BJA was 

appropriated $77 million 

to strengthen justice 

information sharing 

programs and initiatives. 

ersion 3.0.3 of the Global Justice Extensible Markup Language Data Model 

ilable at http://it.ojp.gov/jxdm. Global JXDM provides a consistent set of data 

be understood universally, thus facilitating data exchange between disparate 

ishing a foundation for interoperability among tribal, local, state, and national 

. In addition, GISWG coordinated the Global Training and Technical Assistance 

 to develop a new curriculum for the “Global JXDM Practical Implementer’s 

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Course” to provide hands-on training for public- and private-sector individuals implementing Global 

JXDM-based solutions. 

■	 GIWG collaborated with the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts to 

publish Law Enforcement Analytic Standards, a booklet that contains 25 standards for analysts and 

analytic products. GIWG also worked with the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU) to develop LEIU’s Audit Checklist for the Criminal Intelligence Function, which helps law enforcement executives 

review their agencies’ criminal intelligence functions. In addition, GIWG recommended local and state representatives to assist with the Presidential Executive Order 13356 Implementation Plan, which focuses on strengthening the sharing of terrorism information, including the design and use of information systems and dissemination of information among criminal justice agencies. 

■	 GPIQWG helped develop the booklet, Privacy and Information Quality for the Justice Decision Maker 

(available at https://it.ojp.gov/documents/200411_global_privacy_document.pdf), to underscore to information sharing executives the need to draft privacy policy as an integral part their of justice information sharing strategy. GPIQWG also finalized the Privacy Policy Development Guide (available 

at http://it.ojp.gov/documents/Privacy_Guide_Final.pdf), a practical, hands-on companion tool to the privacy policy booklet that is geared toward professionals who develop their agency’s privacy policy. 

■	 GSWG updated the executive summary for the educational resource Applying Security Practices to 

Justice Information Sharing (available at http://it.ojp.gov/documents/asp), which contains background 

information, overviews of best practices, and guidelines for secure information sharing. GSWG also released the publication So you want to set up Wi-Fi . . . (available at http://it.ojp.gov/documents/ 

wi-fi_booklet.pdf), which recommends best practices for tribal, local, and state law enforcement to use when setting up wireless security networks. 

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 Offender Public Registry* 

aunched the National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR, available at 

chable web site that links state and U.S. territory sex offender public registries and 

r concerned citizens access to public information about sex offenders throughout 

rently links to registries in 48 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam; all 50 

 by July 2006. 

d territories to participate in this unprecedented public safety resource by 

 free-of-charge public sex offender data with citizens nationwide without 

rol of their data. A single query from any Internet-enabled computer allows 

nt matches on sex offenders, including detailed information—and often 

e public registries. Mirroring industry standards, web services, and DOJ’s 

e Markup Language (XML)—a common computer language that standardizes 

 sharing—NSOPR establishes a link between state sex offender public registries to 

nt hardware and software systems to be recognized and shown through the 

ough this link, users can initiate local, state, and national searches based on a 

y, or ZIP Code. 

changed to the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website. 

U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales directed OJP and BJA to design 

that would initially link 20 state sex offender public registries and be available 

days. In response, this goal was exceeded by linking 22 states. 

of operation, NSOPR received more than 27 million hits, peaking on the second 

nced nearly 1,000 hits per second. In the first 23 weeks of operation, the web site 

 140 million hits and queries, including hits from 100 different countries. 

ganizations include NSOPR as a link on their web sites. 

“Citizens will now be able 

to search the latest 

information for the identity 

and location of known 

sex offenders across state 

boundaries. This is an 

extraordinary example of 

the Department of Justice 

working in partnership 

with states to enable 

parents and concerned 

citizens to better protect 

America’s communities 

from sex offenders.” 

—Regina B. Schofield, 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Office of Justice Programs 

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■ ■ ■ National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan 

The National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) provides a blueprint to help agencies establish criminal intelligence-sharing policies, procedures, standards, technologies, and training. The plan contains 28 recommendations and action items for sharing data and addressing security, policy, and procedure models for administrators and technology architecture for sharing sensitive, unclassified information. The plan was created with input and cooperation from tribal, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies through DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative and has been supported by numerous national law enforcement organizations. 

■	 In 2004, the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC) was established to support NCISP 

implementation and refinement. CCIC’s 19 members serve as the voice for tribal, local, and state law enforcement agencies on intelligence issues. In FY 2005, CICC and GIWG developed “Criminal Intelligence for the Chief Executive,” a training course that provides an overview on understanding the importance of developing an intelligence capability in law enforcement agencies. Session attendees receive classroom instruction and resource materials regarding NCISP, intelligence-led policing, and policy issues, laws, statutes, and rules affecting the intelligence function; tools to help prevent and respond to legal, privacy, and ethical issues; and information about available intelligence systems and resources. After completing initial revisions to the course, a second pilot course was held in Springfield, Illinois in July 2005. A state-centric model, this session involved local police chiefs and sheriffs and the state police agency. Delivering the training in this manner allowed local and state components to directly interact and discuss their own unique challenges. Course evaluations and comments indicated that the session format and delivery were well received. Based on positive feedback, additional states expressed an interest in hosting the training. 

■	 In response to a request by the FBI, CICC helped develop recommendations to address tribal, local, 

and state law enforcement concerns about coordination and processes when sharing crime and terrorism intelligence and law enforcement-sensitive information. 

■	 In conjunction with the Justice Management Institute, BJA sponsored the development of privacy, 

civil rights, and civil liberties policy templates that help law enforcement agencies across the country develop justice information sharing and intelligence systems policies. The policy templates are available at http://it.ojp.gov/documents/Privacy_Civil_Rights_and_Civil_Liberties_Policy_Templates.pdf. 

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ustice Information Systems Institute 

of OJP, invited key information technology companies with experience assisting 

agencies in the law enforcement and criminal justice communities to form the 

try Working Group (IWG). IWG’s charter was to expedite and promote the 

rated justice information systems nationwide by applying cutting-edge 

mation technology industry to justice issues. In April 2001, IWG formed the 

mation Systems (IJIS) Institute and became a nonprofit corporation to better 

ponsibilities and priorities. The IJIS Institute—funded through the Edward 

Assistance Grant Program—provides local and state agencies with training, 

ce on justice information sharing and integrated justice information systems. 

t more than 130 of the most active information technology providers to justice 

its mission, the IJIS Institute provides short-term technical assistance to agencies 

tensive network of member companies and takes on national initiatives that help 

ry further advance information sharing among government organizations. 

ms have a constitutional right to be informed of their offenders’ status and court 

eir case, victims often must contact multiple agencies through telephone calls, 

o obtain the information they need. With large caseloads and limited resources, 

g for law enforcement agencies and prosecutor offices to meet these requests. 

e 2005, BJA released the Developing and Enhancing Statewide Automated 

and Notification (SAVIN) Program grant announcement, and the IJIS Institute 

vide technical assistance and draft technical standards for the program. State 

es authorized to manage the planning and implementation of a SAVIN program, 

eriff associations, state prosecutor associations, and Indian tribes, were eligible 

ffective technology to manage critical information about offenders that victims 

real time. Effective SAVIN programs increase victim safety, meet legislative 

minimize the costs associated with keeping victims informed throughout the 

cess. SAVIN grant awards will be made in FY 2006. 

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■	 The IJIS Institute also supports the Global JXDM Knowledge Base and Help Desk, which provides 

users with answers to their technical questions regarding Global JXDM’s content, principles, and best practices. This initiative is responsible for the design, organization, and operation of a national virtual help desk for public and private organizations seeking to apply Global JXDM in actual information exchanges. Users may access this tool—which went live on September 1, 2005—at http://it.ojp.gov/ gjxdm/helpdesk. 

■ ■ ■ Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council Using Byrne Discretionary Grant Program funding, the Law Enforcement Information Technology Standards Council (LEITSC) was formed in 2002 to foster the strategic development of integrated justice systems by defining and implementing standards. LEITSC comprises representatives from the Police Executive Research Forum, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Sheriffs’ Association, and International Association of Chiefs of Police, which administers the BJA grant. The council’s mission is to represent the law enforcement community when developing information technology standards and to provide law enforcement with information on standards that directly affect them. 

■	 BJA, in partnership with LEITSC and OJP’s National Institute of Justice, developed a national 

functional standard (i.e., a formal document that defines the business practices of a given community and provides a detailed mapping from which systems developers can build information systems) for law enforcement’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems and Records Management Systems (RMS). 

■	 With CAD and RMS standards, law enforcement officials will be able to implement systems to access 

critical information in real time across jurisdictions, reduce implementation costs by using an alreadyestablished standard, and reduce personnel costs by automating and expediting processes. The first operational release of these standards will be in summer 2006. 

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ociation of State Chief Information Officers 

n of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) fosters government excellence 

s practices, information management, and technology policy. NASCIO 

formation officers (CIOs) and information resource executives and managers 

territories, and the District of Columbia. Enterprise architecture has been 

siness model for delivering better government. This scope includes an 

onmental economics, citizen expectations, and strategic response to specific 

 with NASCIO, provides technical assistance and mentoring to states to support 

d management of law enforcement and justice information technology. NASCIO’s 

 Architecture De

velopment Program targets CIOs at the municipal, county, state, 

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ernment. This approach provides a comprehensive frame

w

ork for managing 

ogy systems, personnel, and operations to align them with each state’s o

verall 

 this structured process helps state CIOs make sound, targeted decisions about 

e their states’ information-related assets. 

’s guidance, NASCIO conducted a national assessment to help de

velop rele

vant 

e; continued de

velopment of its Enterprise Architecture Development 

Tool-Kit 

port states’ efforts to initiate, implement, and manage a comprehensive enterprise 

m; and provided technical assistance. 

nting at its annual mid-year conference on communications interoperability, 

(preparedness and pandemic flu issues), privacy, and security, NASCIO 

 resources including 

Perspectives—Government Information Sharing: Calls to 

es challenges to information sharing and w

ays to o

vercome these barriers, and 

tled In Hot Pursuit: Achieving Interoperability through XML, which uses a justice

present interoperability concepts and demonstrates the importance of DOJ’s 

 Data Model as k

ey to interoperability nationwide. 

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■ ■ ■ National Governors Association Center for Best Practices 

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) helps Governors and their policy staff develop and implement innovative solutions to challenges facing their states. Through the NGA Center (www.nga.org/center), Governors and their policy advisors can quickly identify what works, obtain assistance in implementing effective programs, and receive comprehensive information updates. NGA Center staff provide tailored technical assistance, explore emerging national trends, and identify and share best practices. 

■	 With BJA leadership and funding, NGA created a multifaceted initiative, the State Leadership in 

Criminal Justice Information Technology Integration Project, to help states implement strategies that improve justice information sharing across agencies, disciplines, and levels of government. The project has benefited states by providing financial resources to develop and update justice information sharing plans and strategies and by conducting a series of regional technical assistance workshops to explore key justice information technology integration leadership issues. 

■	 The project has three central activities: a workshop series, planning initiatives, and a joint NGA 

Center/BJA justice information technology implementation grant program. In FY 2005, 46 states and Puerto Rico participated in one or more of the three workshop series; 42 states received awards under the first round of planning grants and 39 states received awards under the second round of planning grants; and 26 states shared $16.4 million in BJA funding to implement their justice information technology integration projects. 

■	 The NGA Center continued developing issue briefs to inform Governors and their policy advisors 

about how they can advance justice information sharing improvements. In addition, the NGA Center developed a web site (www.nga.org/center/jit) to provide states with information about the program. 

■	 To improve justice information sharing, in FY 2005 BJA awarded $50,000 in “seed” grants to 

Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to implement the Global XML Data Model. Colorado, for example, used its award to partner the Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information System with the County Sheriffs of Colorado to develop a method to access ondemand information from local county jails. The completed integrated database will allow Colorado’s courts, probation officers, prosecutors, and local and county law enforcement agencies to more effectively track offender populations. 

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ccurate and complete information in a timely, secure, and efficient way is 

perational requirements of local, state, and federal agencies and complying 

mandates. In response to this need, BJA supports training and technical 

t its partner, SEARCH—The National Consortium for Justice Information and 

RCH’s primary objective has been to identify and solve the information 

of agencies that need to exchange data with other local and state agencies and 

 

es ha

v

e been made to automate and electronically store and exchange justice 

n, the justice community still faces major challenges in addressing the complex 

ent, implementation, management, and integration of information technologies. 

s national program, Operational System Support Technical Assistance and 

state justice agencies receive direct and targeted assistance through onsite and 

assistance, training, resources de

velopment, and tools. This assistance not only 

n about the latest technological advances and their application to the justice 

o helps agencies strategically plan for and successfully procure, implement, 

e those solutions. 

70 criminal justice agencies received either onsite or in-house technical 

arly 30 law enforcement in

vestigators received personalized training on high

er, and Internet-related crimes. In addition, SEARCH published issue briefs 

s and presented at nearly 20 meetings, focus groups, and national conferences. 

itioners at the enterprise le

v

el during the planning process, the Justice Information 

JIEM) has made a significant impact on the administration of justice. Funded by 

 b

y SEARCH, JIEM helps organizations document, analyz

e, and impro

v

e business 

mation flo

w related to the exchange of information with other entities. Once the 

s and issues are fully documented and understood, sites can successfully use 

e XML Data Model and other tools to de

velop automated interfaces to replace 

ansfers. 

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■	 SEARCH held 11 training programs on JIEM—six at SEARCH’s headquarters in Sacramento, 

California and five at customer sites. Attendees were encouraged to take an optional certification examination at the conclusion of the course; in all, 142 individuals from 10 different states or territories were trained and certified in FY 2005. 

■	 At the direction of Congress, the U.S. Secret Service created nine Electronic Crimes Task Forces 

across the nation. The task forces work in collaboration with local and state law enforcement, businesses, and academia to protect national telecommunications and information systems infrastructure against terrorist threats and other criminal activity. Under this program, SEARCH provided the task forces and program management personnel with six computer-based trainings on enterprise security and vulnerability. 

■ ■ ■ Regional Information Sharing Systems Program The Regional Information Sharing Systems® (RISS) Program is a nationwide communications and 

information sharing program serving more than 7,300 law enforcement member agencies and more than 71,000 RISS access officers from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories, Australia, Canada, and England. The six RISS Centers operate in multistate geographic regions, with each Center tailoring support services to the investigative and prosecutorial needs of its member agencies. The Centers also provide services and products that are national in scope and significance. RISS provides a range of services, including criminal intelligence, investigative support, specialized equipment loans, and technical assistance. RISS operates a secure, private intranet—RISSNET—that connects its six Centers, participating law enforcement agencies, and member agency systems. 

■	 RISS continued to integrate many recommendations from the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing 

Plan by promoting information sharing partnerships and participating in information sharing initiatives 

such as the Trusted Credential Project (TCP), which allows users with security credentials to access RISS resources via RISSNET. In addition, RISS is examining whether TCP can serve as a mechanism by which users can access other networks so information can be passed from network to network and facilitate critical information sharing nationwide. 

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■	 RISS continued to participate in the Counterterrorism Collaboration Interoperability Project (CCIP), a 

partnership with the Homeland Security Information Network, the FBI’s Law Enforcement Online, and the Criminal Information Sharing Alliance Network. This project allows participating partner systems to access sensitive, unclassified documents through new and unique technology. It has been recognized as an information sharing model, as required by the Presidential Executive Order 13356 Implementation Plan. 

■	 In FY 2005, RISS continued to enhance the Automated Trusted Information Exchange (ATIX), a 

communication system that allows first responders, critical infrastructure personnel, and public safety and law enforcement personnel to share terrorism and homeland security information in a secure, real-time environment. Enhancements included expanding e-mail capacity and adding e-mail features and options. 

■	 RISS continued to promote and participate in many initiatives and partnerships to connect additional 

agency systems as nodes on RISSNET for secure communications and information sharing. Through FY 2005, 17 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTAs), 18 state agency systems, and 12 federal systems were connected, including the National Drug Pointer Index, the El Paso Intelligence Center, the International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network (NLETS), the National White Collar Crime Center, and the National Drug Intelligence Center. In FY 2005, RISS connected the Operation Respond Institute’s Operation Respond Emergency Information System, which provides critical information regarding the rail and other transportation industries, to RISSNET. RISS also approved connecting the U.S. Secret Service’s Targeted Violence Information Sharing System, a web-based application designed to help law enforcement and other entities responsible for protecting public officials. 

■	 In FY 2005, RISS responded to Hurricane Katrina by providing logistical support and supplies to law 

enforcement assigned to the impacted areas. Specifically, RISS confirmed and announced staging locations within the affected states where supplies could be delivered, located replacement patrol vehicles, and identified emergency routes. RISS staff also provided officers with food, water, fuel, and access to satellite telephones, as well as prepared intelligence assessments on gang and criminal activity to strengthen law enforcement’s response. 

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te Collar Crime Center 

lar Crime Center (NW3C) continued to provide a nationwide support system 

cal and state law enforcement agencies involved in the prevention, 

cution of economic and high-tech crimes. BJA assistance supports this 

whose membership primarily comprises law enforcement agencies, state 

criminal investigative authority, and local and state prosecutor offices. 

 supports efforts across state boundaries, bringing agencies together through 

g and critical support services, as well as equipping agencies with skills, 

uild valuable resources, combined with an improved management structure, have 

 to record highs. Satisfaction is captured by such findings as the Institute for Law 

Extended Evaluability Assessment of the National White Collar Crime Center, 

.5 percent of the students who took NW3C’s training stated they would 

urse to others.” Investigators and prosecutors also found the services very 

ership grew by 207, to 1,808 total member agencies. NW3C increased the number 

lasses in 2001–2002 to 15 in 2004–2005, conducted 149 classes, and provided 

d digital evidence training to 2,387 students and economic crime training to 1,171 

n, nearly 630 members participated at NW3C’s two regional economic crime 

members gained insight into identity theft and elder fraud issues at three NW3C 

nce NW3C’s training component started in 1995, more than 25,000 people have 

s. 

s investigative support to the law enforcement community in the form of crime 

information searches, and supplemental funding. These services are provided 

 member agencies. NW3C’s Investigative Support Services reached an all-time 

ical service requests increased by 167 percent (2,490 products) and public record 

 by 7 percent (28,320 searches), when compared to FY 2004. 

formation Pointer Database was redesigned, upgraded, and made available to 

ough their respective RISS Centers. NW3C’s intelligence technicians in turn were 

“As should be clearly 

evident, investigators and 

prosecutors who have 

availed themselves of NW3C 

services have found them 

to be very worthwhile. The 

recurring theme is that the 

case could not have moved 

without the products 

provided by the NW3C 

analysts . . . it is clear that 

the offenders in these cases 

were swayed strongly to 

accept plea bargains based 

in large part on the efforts 

of NW3C analysts.” 

—From the Institute 

for Law and Justice’s 

Extended Evaluability Assessment 

of the National White Collar 

Crime Center, 2005 

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given access to RISS’s databases, enabling them to perform additional searches for NW3C members. 

In FY 2005, intelligence technicians received more than 2,800 member requests for public database searches, resulting in more than 28,300 searches, a 35 percent increase over FY 2004. 

■	 NW3C cyber programs are a high priority, in light of the need to help local and state agencies 

address homeland defense issues. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between NW3C and the FBI, is a web-based application that receives, develops, and refers criminal complaints regarding the rapidly expanding arena of cybercrime. IC3 (www.ic3.gov) gives cybercrime victims an easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of suspected criminal or civil violations. For law enforcement and regulatory agencies at the tribal, local, state, federal, and international levels, it provides a central referral mechanism for complaints involving Internet-related crimes. In FY 2005, IC3 logged 216,695 complaints. 

National White Collar Crime Center At Work 

A detective of the Granite City (Illinois) Police Department was called to the home of a missing teenage girl to assist the detective assigned to the case. The mother of the missing girl told the assigned detective that her daughter had a computer and had been communicating via e-mail with some of her friends—perhaps revealing her location or activities. The assigned detective knew the Granite City detective had received training from the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) on gathering evidence from computer hard drives, so he asked the Granite City detective to help him on this case. The Granite City detective searched for and found web-based e-mails on the missing girl’s computer. After reading these e-mails, the Granite City detective discovered the name and address (in Pennsylvania) of a young man the missing girl was going to visit. The Granite City detective turned all the information over to the assigned detective, who in turn contacted law enforcement in Pennsylvania for assistance. Prior to the missing girl’s arrival, Pennsylvania law enforcement officers contacted the young man and brought him in for questioning. At first, the young man said he did not know anything about the girl, but when law enforcement officers were able to cite passages from his e-mails to the young girl, he agreed to cooperate with the investigation and was released. When the girl arrived at the young man’s home, he contacted the law enforcement officers, who in turn went to his home, found the young girl, and returned her to Illinois. Because of the NW3C training the Granite City detective received, investigators were quickly able to locate the missing girl and bring her home to safety. 

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lligence 

s vital to law enforcement efforts to prevent crime, pursue and apprehend 

vidence necessary to convict offenders. To support this function, BJA and its 

gether to develop guidelines and principles for collecting, analyzing, and 

 information. Examples of just a few of these efforts are provided below. 

ce Systems Operating Policies: Training and Technical Assistance. 

ng and technical assistance for Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating 

rt 23, a guideline for law enforcement agencies that operate federally funded 

riminal intelligence systems. Facilitated by BJA’s partner, the Institute for 

Research, the training covers the definition of intelligence and intelligence systems, 

ry of the guidelines, collection and dissemination policies, and system control and 

n FY 2005, nearly 1,600 law enforcement officers were trained in 50 events 

e 28 CFR Part 23 Training and Technical Assistance Program. These 50 events 

30 regularly scheduled training seminars and 20 specialized training events, based 

. 

aining events, eight onsite visits were conducted at various law enforcement 

criminal intelligence systems; following the visits, requesting agencies received 

s and staff recommendations. Finally, the 28 CFR Part 23 Training and Technical 

m provided many reference materials to training and conference attendees and 

uding more than 4,100 copies of the Layman’s Guide (available at www.iir.com/ 

ide.pdf)—a reference tool detailing how to comply with 28 CFR Part 23 requirements 

 criminal intelligence systems—and more than 2,200 copies of the informational 

Intelligence Systems Operating Policies for 28 CFR Part 23 Compliance. 

ndards. A fusion center is created when two or more agencies collaborate to 

on, intelligence, resources, and expertise by merging data from a variety of—and 

urces. The goal of fusion centers is to maximize the ability to detect, prevent, 

pond to criminal and terrorism activity. Fusion centers are an effective way to 

 of NCISP. BJA collaborated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 

Security Advisory Council (HSAC) to develop the Fusion Center Guidelines. 

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The intent of the DOJ/DHS collaboration was to ensure a consistent, unified message and provide a 

comprehensive set of guidelines for developing and operating a fusion center within a state or region. Version 1 of the guidelines, which specifically addresses law enforcement intelligence, was completed in July 2005 and distributed to all state agencies, homeland security advisors, and fusion centers. A companion CD–ROM that contains sample policies, templates, checklists, resource documents, and web site links also was developed in conjunction with the guidelines. Both resources are available at http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=209. 

On the Forefront of Change: State and Local Initiatives 

The key to meaningful and consistent justice information sharing is working collaboratively with partners and exchanging information in a safe, secure environment. Many of BJA’s justice information sharing initiatives are funded through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, providing assistance to law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and correctional organizations to develop and enhance criminal justice information systems throughout the country. 

■	 New Hampshire: Justice-One Network Environment (J–ONE). In June 2001, New Hampshire 

initiated a plan to create an automated criminal justice information system integrating municipal, county, and state law enforcement computer systems and data. Since its launch, J–ONE has improved the effectiveness and efficiency of New Hampshire’s criminal justice agencies and judiciary by allowing members to access data at the source; share information electronically, allowing for wider dissemination; and make individual case and statistical queries electronically. In FY 2005, J–ONE processed nearly 27,000 electronic criminal complaints sent by law enforcement agencies. In addition, it updated its data application to provide users with a web application for capturing warrant requests and emergency protective orders, as well as to allow bail commissioners to enter bail documents and conditions of release. 

■	 New York: Safe Automated Fast Event Tracking Network (SAFETNet). Operation IMPACT is 

New York’s crime fighting strategy to achieve the vision of becoming the safest state in the nation by 2008. The strategy was initiated in mid-2004 and supports developing local infrastructure to achieve and sustain long-term crime reduction in counties outside of New York City. Seventeen counties, which when combined report more than 80 percent of the crime outside of New York City, are members of this initiative. One of four key components that frame Operation IMPACT is to expand information sharing and intelligence. 

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ork’s Division of Criminal Justice Services expanded law enforcement access 

statewide information sharing systems: SAFETNet, the state’s secure online 

ns information on targets and locations under investigation. When two agencies 

gate the same individual, officers can be put in harm’s way, especially if the 

 in one law enforcement agency executing a search warrant at a location that 

ectives present from another agency. With SAFETNet, law enforcement 

er a target immediately learn if the target is the subject of another investigation, 

ency coordination and ensuring officer safety. In FY 2005, the number of 

s law enforcement entered into SAFETNet increased from 2,800 in FY 2004 to 

tection From Abuse Database (PFAD). In FY 2005, the Pennsylvania 

omestic Violence enhanced PFAD, an electronic repository of pleadings and 

 resulting from abuse cases. Information is available to authorized users 

a day via a secure web site and Pennsylvania’s Justice Information Network. 

sylvania’s 67 counties are connected to PFAD, with more than 7,100 authorized 

PFAD was enhanced to allow county court clerks to send data directly to the 

 Police (PSP), who in turn would notify all PFAD users if the data were accepted 

s statewide registry of protection orders. 

nty’s Adult Criminal Justice Information Systems Project. In FY 2005, this 

s fourth year of a multiphase plan to integrate adult criminal justice information 

County. The integrated system will enable municipal, county, and state criminal 

share information and reduce redundancy when recording, reporting on, and 

ormation. Participating agencies include 26 municipalities, 82 district and county 

n Department, the Sheriff’s Department, and the District Attorney’s Office, 

rocess about 120,000 adult cases each year. When completed, this project will 

or the state and be replicated in other areas, as well as support activities related 

ty networks. 

 Crime Online (VCON). This project provides a simple, web-based method for 

access statewide National Information Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data 

g and reporting purposes. Vermont State Police and other law enforcement 

ess to offense, victim, defendant, and crime circumstances data, which in turn 

to customized reports and tables. For example, a station commander could 

of property loss due to burglary in his or her jurisdiction, along with the type of 

ristics of defendants arrested. And if a station commander was interested in 

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evaluating shift strength, a report could easily be generated indicating the day and time of offenses, by location. In addition to the secure information that law enforcement can retrieve, constituents, the media, and government officials may access VCON to obtain certain crime statistics, freeing up the time station commanders usually take to respond to such queries. 

■	 Virginia: Regional Law Enforcement Data-Sharing Networks. In FY 2005, Virginia’s Department 

of Criminal Justice Services used JAG funding to support four regional law enforcement datasharing networks in primarily rural areas that could not otherwise support such networks. The networks link 18 police and sheriffs’ departments and one regional jail. Grant funds were used to purchase hub equipment; obtain software for data compilation, retrieval, and crime analysis; and enhance data mining and analysis capabilities in existing networks. These networks provide investigators and crime analysts with valuable, timely, and previously unavailable information other agencies compiled, which helps them save time when conducting investigations and developing cases. The success of these networks also has generated interest in data-sharing endeavors in other areas of the state. 

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SECTION 3 

State Successes 
SECTION 3. State Successes 

A number of BJA grant programs are administered directly to state governments and their State Administering Agencies (SAAs). SAAs are responsible for setting priorities and allocating justice resources within their respective states, affording local control to those who know their communities’ issues and needs best. Justice funding from BJA has allowed each SAA to achieve goals and benefit from numerous successful and innovative initiatives. This section shares SAA-provided snapshots of how SAA and statelevel programs and initiatives helped keep America’s communities safer in FY 2005. 

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t of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) administers state and federal grant 

related funds for and on behalf of the state and its units of local government. 

nt and Traffic Safety (LETS) Division is authorized to apply for and administer 

he federal government or the state legislature as they pertain to law enforcement 

ystem. The LETS Division provides subgrants to help Alabama’s criminal justice, 

ms’ assistance programs. Thirty-two multijurisdictional violent crime and drug task 

e’s effort to reduce the threat of illegal drugs and associated criminal activities 

 health and safety of Alabama’s communities. These violent crime units also bring 

 agencies to reduce drug activity and violent crime through the apprehension of 

utors of illegal substances. 

evention Clearinghouse & Training Institute (Clearinghouse). A project of the 

Montgomery School of Continuing Education, the Clearinghouse coordinates crime 

nd partners with law enforcement agencies to develop statewide crime prevention 

ng. The low-cost trainings are formulated based on the needs and interests in 

diction. The program also encourages participating agencies to pool resources, 

m to offer pertinent training on a statewide, cost-effective basis. 

he Clearinghouse coordinated 30 training events—including the 4-day “Mental 

ention Specialist Training Program,” which teaches law enforcement officers how 

experiencing mental health crises. The Clearinghouse also piloted training on 

ase file systems, which allow law enforcement agencies the opportunity to save 

erwise expended on duplicating prosecutors’ case files. 

 County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force 

al drug and violent crime investigative unit composed of a number of member 

ember agencies recognized the advantages of combating drug trafficking and 

h a unified, cooperative effort, which has proved to be a valuable asset in 

cking and violent crime occurrences in Task Force operating areas. Task Force 

led to the recovery of illegal drugs with an approximate street value of more than 

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Alaska


The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) is the state agency charged with providing functions relative to the protection of life, property, and wildlife resources in Alaska and is the state’s primary law enforcement and public safety organization. DPS’s Division of Administrative Services, Grants Administration Office, delivers grant administration and management services to DPS and other local and state agencies throughout Alaska. 

■ Alaska Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (ASCDL). Using funds from a Project Safe 

Neighborhoods subgrant, ASCDL hired a full-time forensic technician in June 2005 to operate its Integrated Ballistic Identification System (IBIS) and make the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) available to Alaska’s law enforcement agencies. By August 2005, the technology assisted in five different investigations, including linking evidence from a homicide scene to a seemingly unrelated drive-by shooting. ASCDL would not have been able to operate its IBIS and participate in NIBIN without this funding, and these links between violent crimes may not have been discovered at all. 

■ Alaska Illegal Drug and Alcohol Initiative. Made possible through the Edward Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, this initiative supports the Alaska Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement with its statewide effort to control the sale and distribution of illegal drugs and alcohol. Funds from this grant support two Alaska State Trooper investigators and an administrative clerk in the Major Offenders Unit—a unit established to target major drug and alcohol distributors in Alaska. The unit was designed to travel anywhere in the state to conduct long-term major offender cases. The Major Offenders Unit just completed a lengthy investigation of a criminal group importing as much as 500 pounds of marijuana buds monthly. The unit, along with 60 other local, state, and federal law enforcement officers, served 11 search warrants, arrested 6 individuals, and seized more than $1 million in assets. It is estimated that the criminal group generated more than $10 million in gross drug proceeds. 

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amoa


nal Justice Planning Agency is responsible for administering and monitoring the 

nd Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) Program. The agency also 

tering and monitoring funding from DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women 

W’s Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Crime Victims Assistance and STOP Violence 

grams—and OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 

al Facility. American Samoa used RSAT Program funding to continue enhancing 

 treatment services. RSAT staff at the Tafuna Correctional Facility provide clients 

seling, conduct drug and alcohol counseling sessions, and facilitate anger 

seling sessions. Once participants complete all of the sessions, they receive 

tes. 

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Arizona


The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) was created in 1982 to serve as a resource and service organization for Arizona’s criminal justice agencies on various issues ranging from drugs, gangs, victim compensation, and assistance to criminal record improvement initiatives. As Arizona’s SAA, ACJC works with federal partners to provide support and guidance to local agencies via a statewide strategy. Priorities include a statewide, systemwide, enhanced drug, gang, and violent crime control effort maintained by multiagency, multijurisdictional drug, gang, and violent crime control task forces; a criminal justice records improvement project that provides timely and accurate records to all criminal justice agencies; and programs to support forensic crime laboratories, drug and violent offender detention, and court adjudication. 

■ RSAT Juvenile Programs. RSAT programs allow inmates with addictions the chance to overcome 

their substance abuse problems and gain a second chance when they reenter the community. This second chance is imperative for juvenile offenders. If the state can intervene at an early age, these young offenders have the chance to live a drug-free, crime-free life and not enter the adult criminal justice system. Arizona has three juvenile RSAT programs: two for male offenders in Phoenix and Tucson and one for female offenders in Phoenix. The residential treatment is followed up with aftercare treatment, providing participants with assistance in obtaining employment, attending school or job training, and counseling designed to decrease relapses and reduce recidivism rates. Since the first juvenile RSAT program began in 1997 (the other two began in 1998), 821 juveniles have enrolled in the RSAT program. The program has an overall success rate of 67 percent. The aftercare component began in 2003; by the end of FY 2005, 75 juveniles had received aftercare treatment upon release, with 57 successfully completing the aftercare program. 

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nt of Finance and Administration’s Office of Intergovernmental Services (IGS) is 

ant programs through the Statewide Clearinghouse and Internal Audit sections. 

s VOCA Crime Victims Assistance, STOP Violence Against Women, and Family 

Services grant programs. This division also is responsible for managing various 

at support improvements in the state’s criminal justice system. 

ease & Independent Development Effort (PRIDE). Arkansas administers five 

ams, offering 225 treatment beds for male offenders and 100 treatment beds for 

ne of its programs, Project PRIDE, provides clients reentering the community with 

ange of residential, treatment, employment, and other aftercare services that are 

tion of each client’s release. Project PRIDE uses RSAT funding to employ a 

es 20 parolees a year (10 every 6 months). In addition, the project offers efficiency 

olees, with first preference given to RSAT program participants. Project PRIDE 

iency apartments; in 2005, the number doubled to 20. 

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California


The California Office of Emergency Services, Law Enforcement and Victim Services Division, is responsible for linking state programs to its law enforcement, prevention, treatment, and systems improvement goals to ensure its criminal justice system speaks to the needs of California’s communities. The Division aligns its activities with national priorities in response to violent crimes and drug trafficking, conveying California’s ongoing commitment to strengthening the community’s relationship to law enforcement, preventing crime, and protecting its citizens. 

■ Glenn County Narcotic Task Force (GCNTF). California’s GCNTF is a multicomponent unit 

composed of the Glenn County Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney’s Office, and Probation Department; the Willows Police Department; the Orland Police Department; and the California Highway Patrol (Willows Office). In 1998, GCNTF joined forces with the Tehama Interagency Drug Enforcement Task Force—which includes the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney’s Office, and Probation Department; the Red Bluff Police Department; the Corning Police Department; and the California Highway Patrol (Red Bluff Office)—to form the Tehama and Glenn Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (TAGMET). 

Within only a 6-month period in 2005, TAGMET made 45 arrests and seized 10 firearms, more than 

620 grams of crystal methamphetamine, nearly 760 grams of powder methamphetamine, 4,760 pounds of marijuana, more than 66,000 marijuana plants, and over $110,000 in U.S. currency. In addition, TAGMET conducted two Drug Endangered Children investigations and placed one child in protective custody, away from dangerous conditions. The team also looked to educate its communities about the dangers of substance abuse. During a 6-month period, TAGMET made 6 drug awareness presentations to more than 400 children in Tehama and Glenn Counties, as well as presented to the business community and law enforcement and fire department personnel. 

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created the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) to strengthen the administration of 

 state. DCJ distributes approximately $70 million per year to improve Colorado’s 

nd provides a wide range of technical services, including developing and 

or the management of domestic violence and sex offenders, adult community 

nile temporary holding facilities, and victim compensation and assistance 

ucts training for criminal justice practitioners and citizens and provides evaluation 

rvices. 

ce on Human Trafficking. The Colorado Task Force on Human Trafficking’s goals 

ainable programs to combat human trafficking through proactive law enforcement 

all levels of government, collaborate with trafficking victim service providers, and 

on and rescue of trafficking victims by at least 15 percent each year. BJA funding 

e the multidisciplinary task force, increase collaboration among governmental 

ce providers, and increase public awareness and victim identification. In FY 2005, 

ed more than 50 law enforcement professionals via an 8-hour pilot course. 

edom Therapeutic Community. The Crossroads to Freedom Therapeutic 

Arrowhead Correctional Center is the oldest and most successful therapeutic 

a Colorado correctional institution. RSAT funding has allowed the state to continue 

d therapeutic community, which serves the substance abusing and dually 

opulation. Research recently conducted on the dually diagnosed inmates indicates 

s benefit most from a continuum of treatment. Offenders who participated in the 

community aftercare TC demonstrated significantly lower rates of recidivism 

hose who solely received mental health services (33 percent) or prison TC 

t). 

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Connecticut


The Connecticut Policy Development and Planning Division seeks to improve the effectiveness of state services, ensure the efficient use of public resources, and inform public policymaking and implementation through research, analysis, and planning. In fulfilling its mission, Division staff are responsible for identifying emerging needs and issues and developing strategic plans; facilitating collaboration between the three branches of state government and between local and state government; identifying and communicating state interests in response to federal legislation, regulation, and policy implementation; and recommending and implementing improvements to complex public policy actions through legislation, policies, plans, and programs. 

■ Supportive Housing Project. Connecticut’s Byrne/JAG funds supported development of a housing 

and community reentry project for individuals being released from prison who formerly resided in a shelter or on the street. The project involves a unique collaboration between the state’s prison agency and private-sector service providers. The project provides housing and support services for offenders with a history of cycling in and out of prison and looks to reduce recidivism by providing offenders with services to support a successful reentry into the community. Services include job training, substance abuse intervention and treatment, and mental health care. The project has been operational for less than 1 year, but it has already produced positive results: the 21 offenders involved in the project have committed no new crimes, and more then half of the participants continue to meet their court requirements and participate in substance abuse treatment. 

■ One-Stop Job Center. One of the most important predicators of whether an inmate will be 

re-incarcerated is how he or she fares during the first month following release from prison, including how quickly he or she gets a job. Connecticut used its JAG funds to support a One-Stop Job Center in four of the state’s prisons. The project involves collaboration between the state’s prison and labor agencies. The Centers provide eligible inmates with access to computers and specifically designed software to help them locate job opportunities, receive re-employment training, and reach out to specialized counselors. A more recent enhancement includes an Employer Bank, which includes more than 300 businesses that are willing to employ ex-offenders. During 2005, the Centers assessed more than 12,000 inmates, 5,000 of which participated in job searches and job training. 

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ustice Council (DCJC) is an independent body committed to leading the criminal 

collaborative approach that calls on the experience and creativity of the Council, 

minal justice system, and the community. DCJC continually strives for an effective 

ent, and accountable. 

istorically, both Dela

ware’s Department of Correction and Division of Substance 

Health did not provide treatment services to inmates a

waiting sentencing or 

e unable to make bail, despite the fact that up to 80 percent of this population 

 related to drug dependence or as a result of acting under the influence. To 

services, Dela

ware introduced the 6 f

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stance abuse for detainees or unsentenced inmates at the Ho

ward R. 

Young 

ion—a lockdown facility similar to a prison or jail. Clients are referred to 

nt/ancillary services, with the goal of reducing future in

volvement in the criminal 

 program provides a structured 30-day psychoeducational substance 

program for 80 inmates. To date, more than 600 participants ha

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e graduated. 

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District of Columbia


The District of Columbia Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) serves to promote public safety, build sustainable neighborhoods, and ensure the swift and fair administration of justice. DMPSJ is the SAA for most U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security grants, which are subgranted to agencies and community-based organizations in pursuit of this mission. The office also serves as the executive branch liaison to the federal justice agencies that provide services in the District. 

■ Reintegration of Ex-Offenders Program. “You’ll never work in the education field again.” That’s what 

“John’s” supervisor told him in September 2005 when John was fired from his job as a teacher at a charter school in Washington, D.C. The supervisor had recently been informed about a tax fraud conviction in John’s past and concluded John was unsuitable to teach at his school. The possibility of John falling back into familiar patterns of negative behavior was now there, but because of his dogged determination and help from a JAG Program subgrantee—the Conquest Reintegration Ministries (CORM)—he rose above this obstacle. 

John found out about CORM in February 2005 while incarcerated. What impressed him about the 

program was that it was faith-based and designed to help ex-offenders reenter society following release. He corresponded with CORM until his release in August 2005, at which time he set his sights on and ultimately succeeded in becoming a resident at Conquest House, CORM’s transitional housing facility. During his stay, John not only received housing, but also job search assistance, a place to fax resumes and make telephone calls, clothing vouchers, and food. “I didn’t have to worry about basic needs,” he said. “I could focus on work, employment, and career.” 

Shortly thereafter, he was offered the job at the charter school. Even after he was fired from that job, 

John was able to collect himself and soon found another job as a temporary substitute teacher at another District school. He reported to work on time, never missed a day, and performed so well that he impressed his supervisors. Regardless, John’s CORM case manager encouraged John to share the details of his past with his current supervisor. After hearing of John’s past, the supervisor concluded, “We all have a past, and we move on with our lives. But we really need you here.” 

In February 2006, John became a permanent, full-time math teacher at the school. Using his savings, 

he obtained an apartment of his own and moved out of Conquest House. John looks forward to continuing his career in education, and he credits CORM with giving him the boost he needed to get his life back on track. 

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of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is composed of nearly 2,000 members statewide who 

 headquarters in Tallahassee, 7 regional operations centers, 15 field offices, and 

E staff are guided by four fundamental values as they respond to the needs of 

minal justice community: service, integrity, respect, and quality. FDLE is one of the 

t agencies in the country to have earned triple accreditation. They are accredited 

on on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, the American Society of 

 the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation. 

d Analysis Enhancements. Since 1998, Florida has dedicated more than 

e and JAG Program funding to enhancing its DNA databases and DNA analysis 

 collects 45,000 samples each year and leads the nation in the number of DNA 

er of times it has helped other agencies in their criminal investigations: matches 

NA database account for 14 percent of the national totals and, since 1990, have 

e in nearly 4,700 investigations. In 2005, the DNA database matched offenders 

ults, 75 homicides, 134 robberies, 643 burglaries, and other criminal activities. 

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Georgia


The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council applies for, receives, and administers federal grant dollars to assist agencies and organizations in the fight against crime and keep Georgia citizens safe. Research studies, criminal justice planning, and evaluations of current and potential programs are provided through this agency. 

■ Operation Arenal. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s State Drug Task Force (SDTF) provides 

undercover operatives and surveillance units to Georgia law enforcement agencies whose jurisdictions are grappling with drug-related and violent crimes. In FY 2005, at the request of the Athens/Clarke County Drug Squad and the Canton Regional Drug Enforcement Office, SDTF initiated Operation Arenal—Spanish for “quicksand” or “sandy ground”—to target street- and mid-level narcotics distribution. SDTF developed a strategic plan to identify and target mid- and upper-level dealers and their distribution networks in the Athens/Clarke County area. During the 6-month investigation, SDTF successfully identified and established narcotics purchases from a number of significant distributors of crack and powder cocaine. Within this short period of time, and without the assistance of informants, SDTF agents infiltrated the area’s drug community and network and significantly affected the distribution of narcotics in the Athens/Clarke County area. In all, Operation Arenal charged 103 defendants as a result of 149 undercover narcotics transactions, of which 12 will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for an array of violations ranging from distribution of crack cocaine to firearms violations. 

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tistics and Plans (BSP) carries out various coordinating, collaborating, monitoring, 

egarding the administration and management of the criminal justice federal grants 

s law enforcement and health services entities. Through the development of 

trategic plan for drug control, violence prevention, and system improvement, 

ordinate local and BJA resources Guam receives and target them to priority areas 

me, violence, and drug abuse and improve the functioning of the criminal justice 

t proposed criminal justice programs and projects can function in a coordinated 

ctivities already in operation and that these programs or projects do not duplicate 

st. 

r. Recently, sexual assault, especially against children, has increased at an 

am. In 2005, JAG Program funding made a significant impact on Guam’s criminal 

ts ability to respond to both child and adult sexual assaults. The Rape Crisis 

ility of its kind on the island, provides victims with comprehensive forensic rape 

afe, comfortable, and private environment; offers crisis intervention and case 

ucts multidisciplinary team interviews; and educates the community about sexual 

ion and Center services. These activities not only serve as a catalyst for the 

t also help law enforcement gather forensic evidence so it can successfully 

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Hawaii


The Hawaii Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division’s Grants and Planning Branch supports the state’s mission to inform and educate the community, policymakers, and government agencies about crimerelated issues to create a safer environment; help agencies improve crime-related and victim assistance services and operations; promote community involvement in creating a safer environment; stimulate creative ideas in dealing with crime and victim services; and support programs proved to be effective in reducing recidivism. 

■ Police Against Street Sales (PASS). Due to limited resources, the Maui Police Department’s 

Vice Narcotics was only able to staff five investigators for the entire county—down from the nine investigators they had had in years past. In response, the PASS project was designed to help the Narcotics Division combat street drug sales in Maui County. Using JAG funding, the PASS project provided community and patrol police officers with appropriate narcotics training, resources, equipment, and supervision, allowing them to assist the Narcotics Division by conducting basic narcotics investigations. In FY 2005, 371 drug cases were initiated and 207 suspects were arrested for involvement in illegal drug sales. In addition, more than 304 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 485 grams of marijuana, and an assortment of cocaine, pills (e.g., Oxycontin, Xanax, and Carisoprodol), and marijuana seedlings and plants were confiscated. 

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epartment’s goals are to provide Idaho with the safest, most crime-free 

otect lives, property, and constitutional rights in Idaho; provide service and 

 justice community and identified noncriminal justice customers; and leverage and 

ources. 

ganized Crime Narcotics Enforcement Co-op. The Idaho State Police, in 

3 local and federal agencies, organized the Treasure Valley Organized Crime 

ent Co-op to complement existing task forces by specifically focusing on mid- to 

cking conspiracies. The Co-op identifies, investigates, and assists in prosecuting 

organizations involved in trafficking large volumes of illegal drugs for distribution 

areas of the nation; identifies and coordinates criminal proceeds and assets of 

for equal distribution among task force members; and communicates intelligence 

d on source locations to appropriate jurisdictions (e.g., the Drug Enforcement 

eral law enforcement, and other state agencies). Since its inception in July 2004 

FY 2005, the Co-op made 68 arrests, had 49 pending indictments, made 9 

 and seized nearly 15 pounds of methamphetamine, 5 pounds of cocaine, and 

uana. 

ity Justice (OCJ), Owyhee County. OCJ provides a one-stop location for victim 

 and referrals, as well as educational opportunities for at-risk and delinquent 

s with local police, the magistrate court, the prosecutor’s office, schools, parents, 

 to provide these services to victims. It also provides training to probation staff, law 

ators, administrators, and the community on subjects such as gangs, restitution, 

gency system. Most important, OCJ is a resource for the small, rural community 

ce where people can be heard and action can be taken. The community has 

 OCJ and recognized it as a clearinghouse for information about the criminal 

vices, and programs. 

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Illinois


Created in 1983, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is a state agency dedicated to improving the administration of criminal justice. The Authority works to identify critical issues facing the Illinois criminal justice system and to propose and evaluate policies, programs, and legislation that address those issues. It also works to ensure Illinois’ criminal justice system is as efficient and effective as possible. The Authority accomplishes its goals through efforts in four areas: information systems and technology, research and analysis, policy and planning, and grants administration. 

■ Combating Gun Violence. The Northern District of Illinois, with a population of more than 9 million 

people, has looked to Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) to combat gun violence in its communities. Its strategy is clear: to concentrate its resources, including the Chicago Police Department Gun Teams, prosecution, and juvenile violence prevention initiatives, on those communities with the highest incidences of gun violence. 

A key element of this strategy has been the use of parolee forums. Recognizing that the vast majority 

of firearms offenders in Chicago are from and return to the identified communities after their release, PSN funding from FYs 2003–2005 was awarded to the Illinois Department of Corrections to hire a PSN Coordinator to conduct parolee forums. All recently released parolees from these communities who were involved in gun offenses are required to attend a forum once a month. The forums bring together representatives of local and state law enforcement agencies, community groups, drug treatment programs, and job connection programs to reinforce the negative consequences of re-offending, while connecting parolees with the services and support they need to help prevent future involvement in criminal activity. Approximately 200 parolees attend these forums every quarter, and the number of community and faith-based organizations that want to become involved continues to grow. 

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stees representing all components of Indiana’s criminal and juvenile justice 

minal Justice Institute serves as the state’s planning agency for criminal justice, 

ety, and victim services. The Institute develops long-range strategies for the 

 Indiana’s criminal and juvenile justice systems and administers state and federal 

trategies. 

ssal Program. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office in Indianapolis, Indiana 

uality-of-life crimes through innovative community prosecution programs such as 

missal Program. Once in the program, each participant is assigned a caseworker, 

ndividual’s background and goals and then develops a recovery plan. The 

tend group meetings to address issues such as understanding their past, setting 

ilding confidence. Next, the participants must either gain legal employment or 

etings. If the participants are compliant with the program, the offense they were 

or will be removed from their record and they will be given a positive dismissal. 

ants completed the program and remain compliant. 

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Iowa


The Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) serves as a leader and catalyst for improving the health and safety of its citizens by promoting strategic approaches and collaboration to reduce drug use and related crime. ODCP’s Director is appointed by the Governor and charged by the Code of Iowa to coordinate and monitor all substance abuse and drug enforcement programs across the state. ODCP also administers federal grant programs to improve the criminal justice system through drug and violent crime control efforts. 

■ Story County Jail-Based Drug Abuse Assessment & Treatment. This project uses JAG funding 

to assess inmates for chemical dependency and provide identified inmates with drug treatment during their incarceration. During FY 2005, this project provided a wide array of services to jail inmates: 150 prescreens were completed, followed by 98 full evaluations; 57 inmates participated in group therapy; and 331 individual treatment sessions were held. In addition, nearly 650 inmates attended life-skills presentations on subjects such as HIV, tobacco cessation, spirituality, relationships, physical wellness, compulsive gambling, credit counseling, methamphetamine and marijuana avoidance, and employment skills. 

■ Webster County Teen Intervene Program for Success (TIPS). Schools are key social institutions 

for adolescents, second only to family in significance. TIPS provides a comprehensive range of treatment options at school for teens returning from residential treatment or at high risk of drug and alcohol abuse. This project supports a counselor who assesses the level of drug or alcohol involvement throughout the school, determines the appropriate services needed to educate and help students, facilitates a research-based intervention curriculum, and provides individual case management and treatment, group treatment, and aftercare services to students. In FY 2005, 64 students participated in group therapy sessions and, according to data obtained from school and juvenile court records, 84 percent of the TIPS clients did not engage in any substance use; 69 percent reduced their involvement with the juvenile justice system; 62 percent improved attendance at school; and 46 percent improved their grade-point averages. 

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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (KCJCC) is committed to fostering healthy 

ns can grow, learn, feel safe, and economically thrive. By administering state 

al and state units of government and nonprofit, community, and faith-based 

m seeks to enhance the criminal justice system, improve public safety, support 

d develop drug and violence prevention programs throughout the state. KCJCC 

s by defining and analyzing issues and processes in the criminal justice system 

 Force (QCTF). Located in the northwestern part of the state, Kansas’ Quad 

es more than 500 miles of state and federal highways, including Interstate 70. 

ay a significant role in narcotics distribution. I–70 is a major route for illicit drug 

southwest U.S. border and west coast to points throughout the middle and eastern 

he source for the majority of all narcotics—except methamphetamine—bought and 

ounty area. 

received JAG funds to help apprehend and detain drug offenders in Greeley, 

homas, and Wallace Counties. The funding enabled QCTF to improve its narcotics 

ons and increase public participation in identifying drug offenders through 

 In FY 2005, QCTF conducted 91 investigations, made 85 arrests, and prosecuted 

zed by the task force had a street value of more than $4.5 million. 

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Kentucky


With close to 8,000 employees, the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet (JPSC) is the second largest agency in Kentucky’s state government. JPSC is responsible for criminal justice services including law enforcement and training; adult and juvenile incarceration; autopsies, death certifications, and toxicology analyses; special investigations; paroling of eligible convicted felons; and long-range planning and recommendations on statewide criminal justice reform issues. JPSC’s Grants Management Branch receives and administers approximately $15 million annually from various federal grant programs to distribute to local and state criminal justice agencies and nonprofit service providers. 

■ Fulton Police Department’s Drug & Alcohol Program. The Fulton Police Department developed 

a unique curriculum to demonstrate to high school seniors the consequences of driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The goal was to develop a curriculum that would have the greatest impact on students’ lives and future decisions. Law enforcement officers now present three 1-hour courses at local schools. During the first hour, students put on a specially designed and manufactured pair of goggles that simulate the visual impairment caused by alcohol or other drugs then drive a golf cart around a marked course, and later view a computer enhancement to see the injuries sustained in an accident involving intoxicants. The second hour entails an interactive, dramatic presentation about someone who was arrested for driving under the influence and the legal process that followed, while the third hour brings a local district judge and substance abuse counselor to the school to discuss the long-term effects of impaired driving on one’s life and family and the families of those injured by drunken driving accidents. In FY 2005, the program served more than 100 youth in the Fulton area. 

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on on Law Enforcement (LCLE) supports the development, coordination, and 

systemwide programs and helps improve the state’s criminal justice community by 

tial, and needed initiatives at the local and state levels. Under the direction of the 

Control Policy Board, LCLE provides assistance to statewide law enforcement 

nal justice agencies relative to drug control, violent crime initiatives, and criminal 

ent projects. In FY 2005, nearly $13 million in grant funding supported 37 

ces, 106 apprehension and reduction of drugs and crime projects, 11 prosecution 

nd case management projects, 7 intervention/treatment projects, and 26 crime 

story technology improvement projects. 

 Multi-Jurisdictional Task Force. Unlike individual law enforcement agencies, the 

not restricted by jurisdictional boundaries. As a countermeasure, the Morehouse 

ce and the Bastrop City Police Department formed the Multi-Jurisdictional Task 

 to coordinate and conduct investigative measures throughout the entire parish. 

encies have gathered intelligence regarding the manufacture, sale, and use of 

es and conducted surveillance to garner evidence. In the Morehouse Parish area, 

s the number one drug of choice, but other drugs including cocaine/crack cocaine, 

ally obtained prescription drugs also are prevalent. In FY 2005, the Morehouse 

ctional Task Force’s efforts resulted in 352 arrests and drug seizures, including 

caine, 14 pounds of marijuana, 48 marijuana plants, and 820 doses of 

 They also raided 14 methamphetamine laboratories, seized 5 vehicles, and 

pons. 

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Maine


The Maine Department of Public Safety’s mission is to serve its citizens by protecting their lives, rights, and properties. This is accomplished through criminal justice, law enforcement, fire safety, and emergency response services. 

■ Piscataquis County Regional Crisis Intervention Group. The Piscataquis County Regional Crisis 

Intervention Group was formed to establish a law enforcement, emergency medical technician, and mental health collaborative. The group provides law enforcement officers with cross-training opportunities so they can learn how to properly deal with individuals with mental illness who come into contact with the criminal justice system. This collaborative has met with numerous successes, including when the Greenville Chief of Police prevented a planned suicide by one of the small town’s residents. The Chief had recently completed the Crisis Intervention Group training when he was called to handle this case. The citizen whose life he saved later related that she owes her life to the Chief and publicly presented him with an award. 

■ Maine Drug Enforcement Agency (MDEA). During FY 2005, JAG funding supported 28 of the 48 

law enforcement officers assigned to MDEA, a statewide drug task force. MDEA provides a vital resource in combating illicit drug activity and ancillary, related crimes. In FY 2005, the task force conducted 806 investigations, made 688 arrests, disrupted drug distribution in 169 communities and their surrounding areas, seized 1,032 pounds of marijuana and more than 30 pounds of cocaine powder (among other drugs), and seized 103 rifles/shotguns and 35 handguns. 

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 Office of Crime Control and Prevention administers numerous state and federal 

es as a clearinghouse for information, research, analysis, and other materials 

 crime control and prevention policy. In addition, the Office helps develop 

, programs, and budgets relating to the reduction and prevention of crime, 

d substance abuse; the coordination of activities among relevant local and state 

nt of the administration of justice; and other public safety issues. 

Burglary Program. The Repeat Offender Burglary Program uses intensive crime 

on, and enforcement strategies and works collaboratively with the State Division 

ation to identify repeat burglary suspects in Baltimore County and build solid cases 

ns and jail sentences. In FY 2005, 64 cases were cleared, 72 arrests were made, 

erved, and $46,770 in stolen property was recovered. In July 2005, the program 

al Association of Counties Award, which recognizes innovative programs in law 

oject. Gang-related crime and violence have emerged as a major problem within 

nd and surrounding jurisdictions. In response, in FY 2005, the Maryland Gang 

w enforcement, conducted research, and collected valuable data to develop 

ublic web site (www.gangs.umd.edu) that will be launched in FY 2006. The web 

rmation about Maryland gangs to help parents, educators, and public officials gain 

ding of the nature of the problem, include statistics and mapping of gang activity 

and, and list links to local law enforcement so crime-related incidents can be 

porting function also will be offered so the public can submit information about 

r area. This information will improve local policing and further strengthen relations 

and law enforcement. 

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Massachusetts


The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety (EOPS) seeks to ensure the safety, security, and preparedness of the Commonwealth and its citizens by overseeing and developing policies and programs relative to public safety, criminal justice, law enforcement, homeland security, and emergency preparedness. EOPS’s Secretariat fosters an environment of innovation and collaboration that inspires openness and a belief that an informed citizenry will be less fearful and better able to participate in the creation of peaceful and accessible public spaces. 

■ Project Strength and Spirit Program. Current crime in Boston is being impacted by gang members 

incarcerated in the 1990s who have now been released from prison and are responsible for an increase in violent and gun-related crimes. Victims and witnesses fear retaliation from these gang members for cooperating with police and prosecutors. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office has attempted to ameliorate the resulting “code of silence” and stigma against the “snitch” through its JAG-funded Project Strength and Spirit Program. 

For those victims and witnesses who cooperate with law enforcement and prosecutors, protection 

and support are offered. In addition, the program provides relocation assistance to those victims and witnesses who are in danger of retaliation. They and their families are either temporarily lodged in hotels or moved into new housing, and grant funds cover security deposits, moving costs, and other related expenses. In addition, faith-based and traditional service providers meet with victims and witnesses in a safe site or home before a trial begins to assure the victims and witnesses that they will be protected while testifying. Faith-based congregants, crime watch groups, and private citizens, organized by the participating clergy, then attend the court hearing during the victims’ and witnesses’ testimony to provide support and counterbalance the number of supporters gang members often bring into the courtroom. Many victims and witnesses have attested that this support was vital to their feeling that they were not a “snitch,” but rather were doing something to help their community. 

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t of Community Health (MDCH) promotes access to the broadest possible range 

pports; takes steps to prevent disease, promote wellness, and improve quality of 

those services and supports in a fiscally prudent manner. MDCH also is responsible 

agement of the state’s publicly funded health service systems. About 2 million 

ceive services this year that are in part, if not entirely, supported by MDCH. 

ethamphetamine Diversion Program. This four-phase program was designed 

to methamphetamine who have committed offenses for which they will likely be 

he first phase is administered in the jail and lasts approximately 10 weeks. During 

essions are held twice per week and, as in all phases, participants are asked to 

d workbooks outside of the group sessions. Individuals in phase one also are 

Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous meetings. A unique aspect of this 

nders who are in the subsequent three community phases of the program return 

ate in these group sessions. This motivates individuals in the initial phase 

ee the progress of individuals in the later program stages. These in-jail sessions 

rticipants in the later stages how far they have come. Sixteen offenders are 

gram, and two offenders have already graduated. The graduates have remained 

 not participated in any subsequent criminal activities. In addition, program 

hown significantly lower levels of positive drug tests and criminal activity, when 

rtipating offenders in the same jail. 

 Substance Abuse Abatement Project. This program serves offenders from Van 

ding counties who have substance abuse problems and are involved with 

 While judges, probation officers, or jail personnel can refer offenders to the 180­

participants refer themselves. There are four phases of the program: an in-custody 

by three community (i.e., out-of-custody) phases. In the later phases, once the 

n offender has made sufficient progress, he or she makes a recommendation to 

ding release, which is then relayed to the probation officer and the judge. If the 

release, an order is prepared suspending the remainder of the sentence; however, 

 be revoked if an offender violates any program rules. Nearly 70 people currently 

ogram. To date, 16 people have graduated from the program, all of which have 

e free and not become reinvolved in the criminal justice system. 

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Minnesota


The Minnesota Office of Justice Programs provides leadership and resources to reduce crime, improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, and assist crime victims. To accomplish its mission, the Office involves those who are the most affected by crime and violence—people at the local level—when designing solutions and provides resources more efficiently through simplified processes, user-friendly systems, and better technology. 

■ AMICUS, Inc. This organization provides comprehensive reentry services, including programs tailored 

specifically for African American offenders. The women’s program, Sisters Helping Sisters, and men’s program, Men of Rafiki, both begin with in-prison group sessions. Inmates have the opportunity to work with individual mentors while in prison and after release. Upon release, participants receive intensive case management that focuses on the successful completion of a 72-hour reentry plan and a transition plan that addresses housing, employment, chemical dependency, mental health, and community connections. As of December 2005, 68 percent of the participants and graduates were employed or in school, 77 percent were in a stable housing situation, and 64 percent had no major violations or new charges. 

■ GAP for Runaway Youth. This program is a collaborative effort between police departments from 

six Hennepin County cities, Hennepin County Children and Family Services, the YMCA, and the Northwest Hennepin Mediation Program that provides intervention services to runaway youth and their families. Experience and data indicate that those who make up this population are at high risk for becoming crime victims and/or perpetrators. The collaborative provides investigative services to locate and return runaway youth to their families, information and resources to youth and parents to address their specific problems, and tailored intervention services for those youth with drug and/or mental health issues. In FY 2005, 778 youth were served. The parents and youth who participated in the program indicated that the GAP services were instrumental in reducing or stopping runaway behavior. In addition, 76 percent of the parents and 78 percent of the youth indicated that their relationships with one another were “somewhat or much better.” As a result of the integrated services the collaborative provided, 50 percent of the youth did not go through the court process for their runaway behavior, saving valuable time and resources for the families and court system. 

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ent of Public Safety’s Division of Public Safety Planning (DPSP) is charged with 

y developing, implementing, and evaluating programs in the areas of highway 

stem improvements, drug and alcohol abuse education, prevention and 

s to victims of crime. The Division’s mission is accomplished through planning and 

roviding funding to units of local and state governments and public and private 

pproved plans, evaluating programs, providing technical assistance, and fostering 

also oversees state-mandated training and the coordination of safety efforts 

 and the elderly. 

 Drug Task Force Program. Mississippi used JAG funding to support its 

rug Task Force Program, which is composed of 15 drug units. These drug task 

t about improved coordination and cooperation among local, state, and federal law 

es and reduced duplicative investigative efforts. In FY 2005, Mississippi’s drug 

orted more than 7,000 initiated investigations, nearly 5,700 arrested offenders, 

ctions, the seizure of more than $2.5 million in nondrug assets and more than 

g forfeited assets, and the seizure of 300 weapons and 550 vehicles. 

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Missouri


The Missouri Department of Public Safety coordinates with public and private entities to assist with crime prevention and investigation, protect against threats of terror, ensure public safety, and provide emergency response, care, and recovery assistance. 

■ Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit. Just days after Franklin County formed its new 

Narcotics Enforcement Unit, the unit achieved its first success—arresting seven people and seizing a large-scale methamphetamine laboratory operation, including numerous weapons and two explosive devices. Officers assigned to the unit discovered the laboratory operation when they went to arrest a suspect on a Franklin County grand jury indictment for previous alleged narcotics violations. As officers approached the house, they noticed a strong chemical odor coming from an open basement window and an electrical cord running from the home to a wooded area. The investigators followed the cord and found a full-size electric freezer buried in the ground that was being used to cool several tanks filled with anhydrous ammonia, a common farm fertilizer and key component in manufacturing methamphetamine. 

Once investigators entered the home, they saw the two explosive devices and immediately called 

in the St. Louis County Bomb Squad and an investigator with the Franklin County Bomb and Arson Squad, which ultimately deployed a robot to disable the devices. Also, because of the number of anhydrous ammonia tanks, the unit called in Union Fire Protection crews to assist in decontaminating the area and a Union Ambulance crew to monitor the vital signs of officers who were seizing chemicals. 

Investigators arrested their original suspect and three other people who were at the home. Later, 

while processing the scene, officers took into custody three other men who arrived at the home and were found to be in possession of drugs and/or drug paraphernalia. Two juveniles also were found at the home; in response, the Missouri Division of Family Services was contacted to care for and address the needs of these juveniles. 

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rime Control (MBCC) is the Governor’s single state planning agency for criminal 

c safety policy, planning, and program development. This Board and its staff 

h nonpartisan planning and informed decisionmaking in terms of crime prevention, 

assistance. MBCC’s mission is to promote public safety, crime prevention, and 

ngthening the coordination and performance of the criminal justice and juvenile 

rship with citizens, government, and communities. The Board subgrants up to $14 

300 grantees statewide, including the state’s drug task forces. In addition, MBCC 

ical assistance, data analysis, resource development, and planning efforts. 

isdictional Drug Task Forces (MJDTFs). Since 2001, Montana has been a 

-state Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, 

orado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. The HIDTA Program provides additional 

o help eliminate or reduce trafficking and its consequences. Law enforcement 

DTAs assess drug trafficking problems and design initiatives to reduce or eliminate 

nufacture, transportation, distribution, and chronic use of illegal drugs and money 

a’s MJDTFs, supported by JAG funding, have played a key role in identifying and 

stine methamphetamine laboratories and seizing other common illegal drugs, 

d drug-related arrests and drug removal in Montana’s communities. 

eduction efforts have been coupled with community-based awareness through 

ation and education and by reducing access to the chemicals needed to 

like methamphetamine. This approach has yielded numerous successes in 

all drug problem. For example, at the Port of Piegan, investigators found marijuana 

–8 million that two Montana residents tried to smuggle into Montana from Canada. 

order discovered a secret compartment at the front of the trailer filled with more 

of marijuana. The arrest was possible because Montana’s Northwest Drug Task 

estigating the two suspects for an extended period of time and knew the suspects 

gs into the country. The Task Force shared this knowledge with the border patrol, 

 suspects’ whereabouts and activities. 

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Nebraska


The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice fulfills a leadership role in the statewide coordination of the criminal justice system. As the state’s justice advocate, the Commission develops comprehensive plans, facilitates the improvement of criminal and juvenile justice administration, and provides a forum for discussion and problem solving among private, local, state, and federal agencies. During 2005, Nebraska Crime Commission staff continued to work directly with law enforcement and criminal justice, treatment, and prevention representatives and community leaders across the state to address drug and violent crime issues by assisting agencies and communities in developing local and state strategies, locating resources, and coordinating efforts. 

■ Western Intelligence Narcotic Group (WING) Task Force. The WING Task Force, which covers 

11 counties in western Nebraska, initiated a drug case in a small town that grew into an international investigation. Early in the investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nebraska designated the case an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation, drawing in local, state, and federal agencies in Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, and Wyoming, as well as Mexico. As a result of the 18-month-long investigation, 9 individuals were indicted in Nebraska, 40 in Wyoming, and 40 in the other participating states and Mexico. The amount of drugs involved was enormous: one offender alone was associated with 25 pounds of methamphetamine, 10 pounds of cocaine, and 700 pounds of marijuana, with a total street value of $1.2 million. 

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of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Assistance (OCJA) obtains, 

ts grant funds to local and state government agencies. Its mission is to reduce 

nce abuse in Nevada by extending support to law enforcement agencies 

en the scale of these problems, every discipline and agency has an important 

a result, OCJA encourages grant applicants to work closely with other criminal 

ote comprehensive, innovative strategies that address community and statewide 

ent crime problems. 

ask Force Focus Group. Nevada is the nation’s fastest growing state. This fact, 

ximity to California—the state with the largest population in the United States— 

the most lucrative selling bases and highest cumulative state population for gangs 

. From 2002 to 2005, Nevada saw a 47 percent increase in the number of known 

cern, a Statewide Gang Task Force Focus Group was formed in late 2004 to 

ve, 3-year study on existing Byrne- and JAG-funded gang task forces to establish 

y needs as they relate to gangs and their impact on the state. The group is 

sentatives from local, state, and federal agencies and has proven to be a valuable 

ng this issue. They have identified a number of needs and solutions, including the 

ease the capacity of local, state, and federal agencies to collect and share gang

mation, the state will need to establish a statewide gang intelligence network to 

ment of Corrections and California’s gang database; (2) to encourage gang 

tion, and suppression, the state will need to provide expanded intervention 

e younger violent gang members and their associates; and (3) to increase school 

areness of gangs and gang-related crime, the state will need to provide public 

ssues and work with communities to disseminate information. 

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New Hampshire 

The Office of the Attorney General’s New Hampshire Department of Justice (NHDOJ) serves its constituency with diligence, independence, and integrity by performing the constitutional, statutory, and common-law duties of the Attorney General as the state’s chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer. NHDOJ’s mission is to seek justice in all prosecutions, provide the state with the highest quality of legal representation and counsel, protect the state’s environment and the rights of its consumers, and provide supervision and leadership to New Hampshire law enforcement. 

■ Justice–One Network Environment (J–ONE): In June 2001, New Hampshire initiated a plan to 

create an automated criminal justice information system integrating municipal, county, and state law enforcement computer systems and data. Since its launch, J–ONE has improved the effectiveness and efficiency of New Hampshire’s criminal justice agencies and judiciary by allowing members to access data at the source; share information electronically, allowing for wider dissemination; and make individual case and statistical queries electronically. In FY 2005, J–ONE processed nearly 27,000 electronic criminal complaints sent by law enforcement agencies. In addition, it updated its data application to provide users with a web application for capturing warrant requests and emergency protective orders, as well as to allow bail commissioners to enter bail documents and conditions of release. 

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ent of Law and Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Justice, Program Development 

sponsible for planning, coordination, outreach, training and technical assistance, 

 to develop effective criminal justice and community justice programs. This 

ation and assistance to help bring together criminal justice agencies and citizens 

 problems and make communities safer. Staff leverage limited resources by 

nerships among criminal justice agencies, social services programs, faith-based 

governmental agencies. Ongoing technical assistance in the development, 

ansion of local criminal justice/community justice initiatives is provided to ensure 

addition, performance outcomes of programs are assessed to ensure value-added 

e, the critical needs of the criminal justice community are addressed. 

ce Community Partnership Program. Perth Amboy’s program is a proven 

innovative urban program can improve the quality of life in a community. The 

hanced neighborhood police protection with an afterschool “safe haven” where 

play and do homework. The success of this community-based program is best 

a resident wrote to the police department: “I have lived in Perth Amboy since 1953 

ember when our city felt so safe . . . [A]t Neighborhood Watch Meetings, problems 

ems are resolved . . . my quality of life has improved by ninety percent since these 

moved into our area. Our Safe Haven Program is second to none . . . police officers 

y youth that wants to talk, answering questions, showing the proper way to act 

ther for what they are . . . [I]f every city or town in the United States could get 

with the youth of today and teach them what is being taught in Perth Amboy, the 

ould be bright and hopeful.” 

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New Mexico


The New Mexico Department of Public Safety’s mission is to build a safer, stronger New Mexico by providing law enforcement services, training, disaster response, and technical support to the public and other governmental agencies. 

■ Turning Point Initiative. The District of New Mexico used Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) funding 

to develop the Turning Point Initiative. This initiative reinforces that people can turn their lives around or face harsh consequences. Those who attend the program’s educational sessions hear from people who have experienced similar difficulties and want to help prevent others from following the same path. The initiative focuses on prior violent offenders under age 35 and provides offender intervention meetings and increased supervision. The meetings offer social services to high-risk offenders and emphasize the consequences of continued involvement in crime. To date, eight biannual interventions have been offered to more than 200 offenders. The key to this program is recognizing that offenders can change if given the structured opportunity to better their lives. The hope is to inspire former offenders to follow in the footsteps of those who may have faced similar hardships but made a positive life for themselves. 

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 Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers JAG grants to local and state 

private, nonprofit agencies. DCJS performs many critical functions, including 

ments of the criminal justice system and working with local, state, and federal 

sources toward areas of greatest need; enhancing coordination and cooperation 

l authorities, local and state criminal justice systems, and local and state officials 

stice and substance abuse treatment and prevention; and evaluating funded 

lice Community Narcotics Enforcement Teams (CNET). The New York State 

s local police agencies that lack the personnel or resources necessary to conduct 

cover drug investigations. Five regional teams help local police combat street-level 

 related crimes. CNET personnel make undercover purchases of illegal drugs and 

al dealers and distribution networks. They also use the intelligence gained from 

entify and interdict major distribution networks. In 2005, CNET helped 128 law 

es, seizing more than $7 million in illegal drugs and $2.1 million in cash derived 

fficking. CNET also conducted 1,997 undercover drug purchases—an increase 

2004—and made 1,455 drug arrests. 

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North Carolina


The North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission seeks to improve the quality of life for North Carolina’s citizens, enhance public safety, and reduce and prevent crime by improving the state’s criminal justice system. The Governor’s Crime Commission is the chief advisory body to the Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety for the development and implementation of criminal justice policy. 

■ Macon Crime Scene Unit. Located in North Carolina’s western mountains, Macon and surrounding 

counties share a similar barrier in crime scene evidence collection: the extreme topography of the land, making it difficult to transport essential equipment in a timely manner. Through JAG funding, Macon County purchased state-of-the-art equipment, including a mobile investigative unit, and was able to fund narcotics identification and evidence collection training. According to the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, because of the addition of these two training programs, officers were able to conduct their jobs more effectively, resulting in a 33 percent increase in arrests. In addition, the multijurisdictional drug task force the Macon County Sheriff’s Department participates in also benefits from this funding, as task force members have access to the mobile investigative unit and members work alongside and learn from the newly trained officers. 

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ota


u of Criminal Investigation (BCI), a division of the Office of Attorney General, is led 

 representatives from law enforcement, corrections, the courts, victim and witness 

es, and prosecution who determine how funds will be distributed to benefit the 

s primary objective is to create a comprehensive, systematic approach to eradicating 

 and decreasing violent crime, BCI maintains a close working relationship with all 

encies, state attorneys offices, domestic violence and victim assistance programs, 

s other agencies and programs. The greatest key to BCI’s success has been the 

d agencies at all levels to work together to discuss proposed activities, share 

s, confront tough issues, and ultimately determine the best use of funds. 

ter (FSC). JAG funding supported FSC, a program operated by the Abused Adult 

 Bismarck. FSC provides a safe, neutral environment—equipped with trained 

nts to visit with children who are in foster care or other out-of-home placement 

glect. The program also provides safeguards for custodial parents to temporarily 

their children to noncustodial parents, ensuring that children are protected from 

ssing potential altercations between their parents during the transfer process. 

cated in Bismarck, it serves clients from numerous counties throughout the state, 

rom district court judges, social service agencies, and private attorneys. 

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Northern Mariana Islands


Northern Mariana Islands’ Criminal Justice Planning Agency (CJPA) carries out research, policy analysis, program development, and data analysis activities to help policymakers, justice system agencies, and others identify issues of concern and improve the Commonwealth’s justice system. CJPA staff provide a justice system information clearinghouse service to government officials and the general public and administer federal grant programs to fund local projects that prevent crime and provide services to adult and juvenile offenders. 

■ Firearms Safety and Maintenance. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands used PSN 

funding to train law enforcement officers from the Department of Public Safety (DPS), Armory Section, on firearms safety and maintenance. Prior to this training, more than 300 firearms requiring maintenance or repair were in DPS inventory because law enforcement officers were not certified to provide such services. Once DPS officers received firearms instructor and safety certifications, they were able to tend to the 300 firearms in inventory, train other law enforcement officers on gun handling and storage, and teach civilian gun owners about gun safety. 

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al Justice Services (OCJS) was created to both administer program funds to 

nstituents and coordinate Ohio’s comprehensive criminal justice plan. The agency 

eral criminal justice funds against waste to maximize the resources available in 

. Grants are monitored for compliance, audited for accuracy, and evaluated for 

 houses its own team of researchers, who design studies for practicality and 

olicymakers and practitioners with best practices for today’s economic climate. 

nt role through understanding the value of information technology on deterring 

gn for a Safe Community. The Cincinnati Campaign for a Safe Community 

eferral, parenting education, community service and counseling, and direct 

ffort to reduce and prevent crime, improve community/police relations, and 

he overall quality of life for the citizens of Cincinnati. The program concentrates 

iding in areas plagued with disproportionately high crime rates. The project 

e Youth Services and the Cincinnati Police Department to provide services to 

ermined to be most at risk for gang and juvenile delinquency. By partnering with 

sing problem-oriented policing to implement effective solutions, breaking the 

nce, and reducing youth crime and victimization, this program has reduced 

ension, allowing for early intervention for at-risk youth to effect behavioral change. 

m provided 1,125 police/case manager visits, provided case management services 

ated 230 family counseling sessions, and held 166 individual counseling sessions 

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Oklahoma


The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council serves to strengthen the criminal justice system in Oklahoma by providing a professional organization for the education, training, and coordination of technical efforts of all state prosecutors. 

■ Drug Task Forces. In FY 2005, Oklahoma made drug enforcement a priority. In turn, Oklahoma’s 

drug task forces and cooperating agencies were responsible for making more than 3,200 drug-related arrests. They also made more than 300 nondrug arrests, including weapons violations, knowingly concealing stolen property, identity theft, and fugitive warrants. The majority of the 3,200 drug-related arrests involved methamphetamine-related violations: 

■ 285 arrests, possession with intent to distribute. ■ 101 arrests, trafficking. ■ 177 arrests, distribution of controlled dangerous substances (CDS). ■ 210 arrests, manufacturing. ■ 100 arrests, attempting to manufacture. ■ 74 arrests, conspiracy. ■ 652 arrests, possession. 

Other drug-related arrests involved marijuana (1,031 arrests); cocaine and crack cocaine (448 

arrests); and prescription drugs, ecstasy, PCP, hallucinogens, and other forms of CDS (140 arrests). 

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of State Police’s mission is to develop, promote, and maintain protection of people, 

natural resources and to enhance safety and livability by serving and protecting its 

gh leadership, action, and coordination of Oregon’s public safety resources. 

am. Oregon’s juvenile violence prevention and intervention programs help local 

nt or reduce youth violence and delinquency. The HomeWorks Program, for 

ed in response to a need for an in-home family therapy program for youth ages 

of involvement in juvenile crime in Washington County. The program uses 

apy (MST), an empirically evaluated family-based intervention that addresses 

ants of serious antisocial behavior in adolescents and their families, to reduce 

l and drug use, and school dropout. MST has been designated as a best practices 

een shown to reduce the rates of antisocial behavior in adolescents, reduce out-of

and empower families to resolve future difficulties. In FY 2005, the program served 

ent of which successfully completed the program. Of the families who responded 

99 percent indicated that parents are using their new skills with the family outside 

ons, and 92 percent responded that conflict had been reduced in the family. 

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Pennsylvania


The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) strives to provide innovative services and programs that promote justice for all citizens and communities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PCCD not only encourages, but also participates in a collaborative approach that enhances the quality of justice through guidance, leadership, and resources and empowers its citizens and communities. PCCD’s efforts are guided by six core values: commitment, dedication, integrity, optimism, respect, and teamwork. 

■ School Resource Officers (SROs). The Commonwealth’s SROs work diligently to prevent 

delinquency, deter crime, discourage substance abuse and gang activity, and stop violence in and around their assigned schools. One example of the importance of the SRO program in Pennsylvania and the impact one officer can have on the students he or she interacts with daily can be found at the Williamsport Area High School. When the school’s SRO was reassigned to street duty because of budgetary constraints, the student body president and representatives of the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior classes responded with a letter to the Williamsport City Council asking that the officer be returned because, as they wrote, “We feel Officer M.M. is necessary for the safety and wellbeing of our high school community.” More than a dozen students, parents, and educators also appeared before the City Council to seek the immediate return of the officer to the high school. As one student said, “Our city needs to realize that what happens on our streets does go into the halls of our schools.” It is said that we never know whose lives we touch. In this example, with BJA funding support, one officer reached many of his community’s most important members—its youth. 

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t of Justice is responsible for enforcing the applicable laws in Puerto Rico by 

f the Governor, investigating and processing complaints against its citizens, and 

necessary to improve public security and combat crime. 

Proyecto Llave). The Key Project funds a center that provides centralized services 

drug addition problems who either voluntarily admit themselves or are referred by 

Court Program. The center offers ambulatory services including psychological 

ndom drug testing and helps link patients to resources for health and medical 

 orientation and job placement, housing, economic aid, drug treatment and 

amily therapy. In FY 2005, the center’s goal was to provide services to 150 

y provided its integral services to 176 patients. 

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Rhode Island


The Rhode Island Justice Commission (RIJC) is an independent agency in the Executive Department responsible for planning, coordination, data collection/statistical analysis, grant administration, and funding distribution for the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems. RIJC staff are uniquely positioned to bring representatives from various private, municipal, and state agencies together to address specific problems or issues and have developed a wealth of contacts throughout Rhode Island’s law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, courts, and other related agencies. In addition, RIJC has built a solid reputation of providing valuable technical assistance and other training forums for subgrantee agencies. 

■ Drug Court Program. In 2005, Rhode Island identified expanding its Drug Court Program as the top 

priority in a 4-year JAG distribution plan. The Drug Court Program’s goal is to integrate substance abuse treatment services within the criminal justice process and divert drug offenders from traditional courts to a therapeutic program. In FY 2005, the drug court increased its calendar from 1 day per week in Providence County to 2 days per week, enabling it to offer services to the remaining counties of Kent, Newport, and Washington. In addition, drug court participation rose to 80 offenders (60 percent more than in 2004), and the Program exceeded its projected 2005 graduation rate by 9 percent, graduating 46 clients from the intensive 12–18 month treatment program. 

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rtment of Public Safety (DPS) receives and coordinates federal grant funds, acting 

ffectively leverage federal grant funds to have the greatest impact on public safety 

te research and close communication with law enforcement agencies, DPS staff 

 areas of greatest need in counties and regions throughout South Carolina. 

en applied via several hundred subgrants to make real, measurable improvements 

vices, and programs for at-risk youth. 

stic Violence and Child/Elder Abuse. The West Columbia Police Department is 

 in South Carolina with a significant domestic abuse problem. To combat this 

5 the police department received funding to enlist the services of two experienced 

ated to criminal domestic violence and child/elder abuse cases. This project greatly 

 rate for criminal domestic violence from approximately 25 percent in 2002 to 

n 2004–2005. Of the 231 cases assigned during the first full year of the project, 

ests—an astonishing 327 percent increase from the previous year. From the 61 

ases assigned during the first year, 62 arrests were made. Without this vital federal 

of these victims would likely have continued. 

risdictional Task Force (NMJTF). Lexington County had a drug abuse and 

 that could not be effectively addressed by its individual law enforcement 

se to this issue, 13 area law enforcement agencies formed the NMJTF 3 years 

r manpower and resources, encourage interagency coordination, share 

llaboratively conduct multijurisdictional investigations. The Task Force concentrates 

uals and organizations suspected of participating in mid- to upper-level narcotics 

trafficking and distribution. In the project’s first 3 years, it initiated 6,118 drug 

3 pounds of drugs, 2,226 pills, 92 other controlled substances, and 92 vehicles; 

 currency cases, 149 real-property cases, and 206 weapons cases. 

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South Dakota


Executive Operations in the Office of the Governor for the State of South Dakota received funds and conducts program activities under the Edward Byrne JAG Program. The Office of the Attorney General administers the grant and manages projects related to drug and violent crime control, while the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is responsible for overall management and policy compliance issues. 

■ South Dakota Highway Patrol’s Canine Program. Initiated in 1991, the South Dakota Highway 

Patrol’s Canine Program began with two Labradors trained in drug detection. Since then, the Police Service Dog Unit was created and now includes 12 dogs. The South Dakota Highway Patrol’s Police Service Dog Unit is an indispensable asset to the crime fighting efforts of troopers and the state’s law enforcement agencies. This Unit has been responsible for the interception of millions of dollars worth of illegal drugs and the confiscation of several million dollars in currency, weapons, and vehicles. 

Police service dogs are paired with troopers, who must compete for open positions within the Police 

Service Dog Unit, and the team is trained together. These teams are currently taking their initial training with the Nebraska State Patrol’s (NSP’s) Police Service Dog Instructors at NSP’s training academy. Narcotics detection teams participate in 5 weeks of training, while explosives detection teams participate in 8 weeks of schooling. If the team is going to be a patrol dog team, they are required to take 6 additional weeks of training after their chosen detection coursework is complete. This training brings the teams to a level where they are certified with a title in the International Congress of Police Service Dogs. 

The Police Service Dog Unit actively seeks out drug couriers transporting drugs throughout South 

Dakota and is routinely invited into schools throughout the state to look for illegal drugs. These unannounced visits include an educational program about the dangers of drug use, along with a demonstration of the dog’s capabilities. The Highway Patrol also periodically conducts unannounced visits to prison facilities across the state, provides protective sweeps of large areas in advance of visiting dignitaries and special events, and responds to bomb threats and other associated security items around the state. 

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minal Justice Programs (OCJP) secures, distributes, and manages state and 

activities include determining the criminal justice needs of Tennessee 

ram priorities, and evaluating the results of implemented program efforts. While 

ublic and nonprofit agencies, OCJP uses grant dollars to reduce criminal activity, 

ms of crime, and promote overall improvement of the criminal justice system. The 

t, “Working Together for a Safer Tennessee,” provides the day-to-day backdrop for 

s and activities. 

ict Drug and Violent Crime Task Force (JDTF). Located in Coffee County, JDTF 

2005 for methamphetamine laboratory seizures within Tennessee. (Tennessee 

nally, for methamphetamine laboratory seizures.) In 2005, JDTF investigated 79 

d arrested 45 individuals for methamphetamine production. In FY 2006, JDTF 

Tennessee Methamphetamine Task Force (based in Chattanooga) will sponsor 

e clandestine laboratory school. The training will certify law enforcement officers 

proper practice and approved standards regarding the investigation and seizure 

ne laboratories. This class will be available to the 29 law enforcement agencies 

Judicial District and the 7 counties that border it. 

Through Codes Enforcement Program. In FY 2005, the City of Chattanooga 

olice and code enforcement departments to create the Crime Prevention Through 

t Program. These organizations formed teams to focus on various high-crime 

have a large number of open or abandoned properties that offenders occupy 

behavior. Teams have succeeded in cleaning up, condemning, or demolishing 

es. In all, 1,385 locations in high-crime areas were inspected. Because potential 

e identified and addressed, fewer citations were made against homeowners—thus 

n cases entered the court dockets. Most important, the program effectively cleaned 

code violations throughout many neighborhoods. 

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Texas


The Office of the Governor of Texas’ Criminal Justice Division (CJD) strategically directs resources to those who are committed to making Texas a safer place. CJD supports programs that protect people from crime, reduce the number of crimes committed, and promote accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness in the criminal justice system. In 2005, CJD administered 16 fund sources and supported 1,101 programs with a budget of $113 million in state and federal funds. Program types included prevention, juvenile justice, law enforcement, sentencing alternatives, and victim restoration. 

■ Dallas County’s Adult Criminal Justice Information Systems Project. In FY 2005, this project 

completed its fourth year of a multiphase plan to integrate adult criminal justice information systems in Dallas County. The integrated system will enable municipal, county, and state criminal justice agencies to share information and reduce redundancy when recording, reporting on, and storing offender information. Participating agencies include 26 municipalities, 82 district and county courts, the Probation Department, the Sheriff’s Department, and the District Attorney’s Office, which collectively process about 120,000 adult cases each year. When completed, this project will serve as a model for the state and be replicated in other areas, as well as support activities related to homeland security networks. 

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ffice of the Commissioner of Police, Virgin Islands Police Department follows 

omplish its goal of making the U.S. Virgin Islands a safer place for its citizens: pride 

s, integrity, honor, commitment to safety and security, accountability, loyalty to the 

partment, and courage to serve the community without fear or favor. 

pment to the School Security Unit. Crime on or around public school campuses, 

g, vandalism, destruction, arson, and burglaries, had become a major concern in 

ds. In response, the Virgin Islands Police Department’s School Security Unit 

 install surveillance cameras at five public schools on the island of St. Croix as part 

alleviate the loss and destruction of school property. Digital cameras helped 

d record any activity during nonschool hours. Prior to installation, the five schools 

dents of burglary during a 1-year period; however, during the 1-year period after 

 schools experienced 20 incidents of burglary—a 41 percent reduction to keep St. 

er. 

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Utah


The Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) serves as the SAA for most state and federal justice grant resources available to the state. CCJJ’s mission is to promote broad philosophical agreement concerning the objectives of the criminal and juvenile justice system in Utah, provide a mechanism for coordinating the functions of the various branches and levels of government concerned with criminal and juvenile justice, and coordinate statewide efforts to reduce crime and victimization in Utah. CCJJ is able to integrate funding from its major grant programs with state policy in an impartial manner, placing resources where the greatest need exists. 

■ Utah Cybercrime & Identity Theft Crime Reduction Project. According to the Federal Trade 

Commission, in 2004, victims of identity theft and cybercrime in Utah lost more than $17 million. They also spent more than 1 million hours attempting to remedy the theft of their identity. Nationally, for victims the average time and expense associated with resolving an identity theft problem is 600 hours and $9,800. 

Headed up by the Utah Attorney General’s Office, the Utah Cybercrime Task Force (UCCTF) targets 

the growing threat of cybercrime and identity theft. UCCTF has supported the following resources: an Identity Theft Reporting Information System (IRIS) web site and database; a cybercrime restitution program; training for cybercrime and identity theft investigators; an identity theft support technician; a victim advocate; a UCCTF support technician; and a community education specialist. 

■ Utah Drug and Crime Task Force Project. Approximately 80 percent of Utah’s incarcerated 

offenders have a substance abuse problem. Most of the state’s criminal offenders became involved in property crime and violent crime to support drug habits and drug trafficking. Recognizing that drug abuse is the primary motive for certain crimes, local government has made a significant commitment to drug and gang task forces within the State of Utah. JAG funding supports the 145 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies that work together to manage Utah’s drug problem. Utah’s drug and gang task forces are the interdiction and education arm of a statewide system established to manage illicit drug use. In FY 2005, Utah’s 19 JAG-supported drug and crime task forces made 3,551 arrests leading to 1,704 convictions; dismantled 70 methamphetamine laboratories; made 451 antidrug presentations; confiscated 99 kilograms of methamphetamine, 9,420 kilograms of marijuana (3,465 plants), 846 kilograms of cocaine, 3,291 prescription pills, and 8 kilograms of heroin; and seized more than $1.3 million dollars in criminal assets including guns, cars, property, and currency. 

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 of Public Safety is Vermont’s largest law enforcement agency. The Department’s 

omote the detection and prevention of crime, participate in searches for lost and 

ist in cases of statewide or local disasters or emergencies. To carry out this 

s organized into seven divisions: Administrative Services, Criminal Justice 

meland Security, Radiological Emergency Response Program, Vermont 

, and Vermont State Police. 

the Court Administrator’s Criminal Docket Delay Reduction Program. The 

m is to involve those in the state’s criminal justice system in a project to understand 

of delay in disposition, set reasonable time disposition goals, and implement new 

eve those goals. Doing so will reduce the number of detainees in correctional 

e needs of victims by providing for timely resolution of court cases, and reduce the 

nsports related to court delays. 

hed its criminal case delay reduction project at a conference for judges and court 

ry 2004. Project goals were developed through discussions among judges, 

staff. The administrative judge worked with judges, court staff, and attorneys to 

while presiding judges in each county met with attorneys and others involved in 

system to better coordinate efforts. As a result, all 14 counties have taken one 

duce delay. The Court Administrator’s Office also developed an interactive case 

that allows judges and court managers to quickly identify cases at risk of 

 court. This information in turn is shared with attorneys. Improved information 

the possibility of a case lingering on the criminal docket. 

w that when the project was launched at the January 2004 conference, there were 

cases pending for more than 360 days, 1,041 active criminal cases pending between 

and 3,796 cases pending up to 180 days. By September 2005, the over-360 days 

 percent to 214 cases, the 181–360 days group decreased 47 percent to 556 cases, 

ays group decreased 10 percent to 3,419 cases. While the active criminal case load 

nd case-age, the detainee population decreased, too. Staff at the Vermont 

ections advised the Court Administrator’s Office that on February 1, 2004, there 

 and by October 14, 2005, there were 350 detainees—a reduction of 14 percent. 

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Virginia


The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is charged with planning and carrying out programs and initiatives to improve the functioning and effectiveness of the criminal justice system as a whole. The Department (1) distributes state and federal justice funding to localities, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations to support projects in all aspects of criminal and juvenile justice; (2) establishes and enforces minimum training standards for law enforcement, correctional officers, other criminal justice personnel, and the private security industry; (3) licenses and regulates the private security industry in Virginia, as well as bail bondsmen and bail enforcement agents; (4) provides training, technical assistance, and program development services to criminal justice agencies and personnel in areas such as investigating and prosecuting child abuse cases, victims’ services, community policing, crime prevention, school safety, criminal records systems, law enforcement policy development, and law enforcement agency accreditation; and (5) conducts research and evaluations and provides statistics and reports on criminal justice. 

■ School Resource Officers (SROs). Virginia SROs are sworn law enforcement officers who are 

specially trained to help maintain security and safety in middle and high schools. They provide community policing in the state educational system, conducting formal security/safety audits in their schools; teaching students and staff on topics such as dating violence, drugs and alcohol abuse, and violence intervention; facilitating Crime Solvers and other safety programs; and referring students and families to school- and community-based resources such as school guidance counselors, social workers, and victim services. In FY 2005, 24 SROs served in 11 middle schools and 13 high schools in 20 Virginia localities. SROs have proved their worth, a fact confirmed by state funding to hire additional officers. 

■ Certified Crime Prevention Community (CCPC) Program. One of the first of its kind in the 

nation, the CCPC Program formally certifies and gives public recognition to localities that implement a defined set of community safety and crime prevention strategies. To obtain certification, a locality must have all of the required 12 core elements/strategies, plus a minimum of 7 optional elements. Examples of the core elements include active neighborhood and business watch programs, functional crime analysis capability, and creation of a local community crime prevention council. The program offers technical assistance to localities seeking certification; it also provides a process by which certified communities can reassess and update their crime prevention efforts to address emerging issues. To date, 12 localities have met the requirements and received certification. 

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epartment of Community Trade & Economic Development invests in Washington’s 

 and families to build a healthy and prosperous future. This is accomplished by 

rong social, environmental, and economic foundations. 

on Team (CMAT). Formed as a result of the Washington State Meth Initiative, 

ed by the Cowlitz County Sheriff and the Cowlitz Community Mobilization 

2005, CMAT grew to nearly 40 members, representing various segments of the 

blic awareness and education as a major focus, 3,963 individuals received 

 public presentations, and nearly 14,000 methamphetamine-specific materials 

addition, CMAT’s second annual Youth Drug and Alcohol Prevention Summit drew 

from 5 Cowlitz County school districts. 

Board of County Commissioners asked CMAT to spearhead a planning effort in 

etermine what needs existed for additional funding and to recommend a spending 

ome part of a ballot measure. In a 3-month period, 402 people attended public 

 1,602 responded online to offer input into a comprehensive, countywide 

nitiative planning process. Because of CMAT’s efforts, thousands of community 

icipated in education, awareness, and planning activities to ensure their 

safe and drug free. 

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West Virginia


The West Virginia Division of Criminal Justice Services’ mission is to assist local governments and the state’s criminal justice and juvenile justice agencies with research and performance data, planning, funding, and program management, as well as provide oversight of law enforcement training—all for the protection and security of the people of West Virginia. 

■ Prevention Resource Officers (PROs). For FYs 2003–2005, West Virginia used JAG funding to 

place 45 PROs in middle and high schools throughout the state. These PROs are certified West Virginia police officers who have received specialized training conducted by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. The officers spend a minimum of 35 hours per week in their assigned school attending extracurricular activities, facilitating classes on nontraditional topics, working on safety issues and prevention, and learning more about youth and how to engage them in the prevention process. In FY 2005, 38 officers served in this capacity. From July through December 2005, PROs served nearly 9,000 youth, taught more than 1,000 classes to a total of 7,800 students, and responded to 41 drug-related, 10 alcohol-related, and 135 tobacco-related incidents. 

■ Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Training Program. SANE programs provide high-quality 

care for sexual assault victims across the United States and dramatically increase conviction rates for perpetrators. SANEs collect evidence in emergency rooms and are certified to provide expert testimony at trials. Many SANE programs report that perpetrators are more likely to plead guilty before trial if evidence collected by SANE is to be introduced. Since the program’s inception in March 2002, 12 adult SANE trainings, 5 pediatric SANE trainings, and 2 advanced pediatric sessions have been held. West Virginia now has 38 licensed medical facilities that have at least one SANE, and 183 nurses have attended at least one of the trainings. 

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ustice Assistance (OJA) develops statewide strategies, determines funding 

e Governor on public safety and domestic preparedness policy. Since January 

red more than $176 million and awarded over 1,900 grants to nonprofit 

rnments, local units of government, and state agencies. Grant recipients used 

nd implement innovative approaches for reducing crime and assisting crime 

sponding to acts of terrorism, and improving public safety radio communications 

mong first responders and public safety agencies. 

de Review (MHR). Composed of professionals from numerous agencies, 

ks, MHR was created to examine homicides and search for possible solutions 

nvolved in the review process include law enforcement, criminal justice and public 

s, and members of community-based organizations. In addition to understanding 

ide through analysis, MHR seeks to develop innovative responses to the homicide 

gically focus limited enforcement and intervention activities on identifiable risks. 

homicides for possible trends, including household composition, gang involvement, 

tendance, and whether Child Protective Services had ever been involved in the 

ctim or perpetrator. By obtaining information on homicides that has not been put 

HR can play a significant role in understanding the causes of the homicides and 

aths in the City of Milwaukee. 

 Attorney Information Technology (DA–IT). Duplication of data entry and limited 

on are key concerns when trying to work efficiently and enhance public safety. 

s are at the heart of the flow of justice information between law enforcement and 

cal that their systems connect to and exchange information with key partners. 

need, DA–IT provides technology services to 69 participating District Attorneys 

e to improve interoperability and information sharing between prosecutors’ offices 

artners. Wisconsin’s support of a statewide court technology system and 

ogy program allows for consistency and efficiencies in information sharing and 

 unavailable in many states. Current and planned initiatives to improve information 

osecutors and other justice partners include electronic submission of relevant 

tate’s criminal history repository and electronic submission of referral and citation 

w enforcement and state patrol. 

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Wyoming


The Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is part of the Office of the Wyoming Attorney General. DCI is composed of three units: Criminal Justice Information, Investigations, and State Crime Laboratory. DCI is the only crime laboratory in the State of Wyoming and has primary responsibility for enforcing the laws that prohibit controlled substance abuse and Internet crimes against children. DCI also conducts criminal investigations at the request of a local police department, sheriff’s office, County or District Attorney of a jurisdiction, Attorney General, or Governor. In addition, DCI is responsible for identifying and supporting programs within the state that aim to reduce crime and increase safety. 

■ Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). In 2005, 

Wyoming’s State Board of Pharmacy PDMP collected information on nearly 326,000 controlled substance prescriptions. Based on the information, unsolicited profiles were generated whenever a patient saw four or more different practitioners and used four or more different pharmacies in a given month. These profiles were mailed to each practitioner and pharmacy involved with the patient’s care during the month in question. In all, Wyoming’s PDMP responded to nearly 1,200 practitioner and pharmacist requests for patient profiles, generated 342 unsolicited patient profiles on 35 patients, and forwarded 71 profiles to law enforcement or licensing boards for further investigation. 

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Appendixes 
Appendix I: 


BJA Legislative Purpose Area Descriptions
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Purpose Areas The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program allows local and state governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and improve the criminal justice system. In FY 2005, the JAG Program replaced the Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant programs with a single funding mechanism to simplify the administration process for grantees. The procedure for allocating JAG funds is a formula based on population and crime statistics, in combination with a minimum allocation to ensure that each state and territory receives an appropriate share. Funds are distributed to local and state recipients and must be spent in support of the following purpose areas: 

■ Law enforcement programs. ■ Prosecution and court programs. ■ Prevention and education programs. ■ Corrections and community corrections programs. ■ Drug treatment programs. ■ Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs. 

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s to States and U.S. Territories*


 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant Awards (in $)


ntial Substance Abuse Treatment Formula Grant Awards (in $) 


onary Awards (Byrne and Other Funding) and Total Active Grants
onary Awards (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding


Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program in FY 2005; no funds were available for 

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e Agencies Local Agencies Total Award 

5,234,071 2,298,527 7,532,598 

922,156 316,594 1,238,750 

,238,750 0 1,238,750 

5,944,799 3,415,173 9,359,972 

3,464,703 1,455,016 4,919,719 

6,125,542 21,835,079 57,960,621 

4,489,229 2,336,803 6,826,032 

3,656,084 1,785,272 5,441,356 

2,060,201 519,549 2,579,750 

3,039,470 0 3,039,470 

0,532,197 12,043,235 32,575,432 

9,099,070 4,500,179 13,599,249 

,238,750 0 1,238,750 

,569,980 1,046,653 2,616,633 

,907,000 799,262 2,706,262 

4,323,885 8,054,550 22,378,435 

6,034,252 2,983,555 9,017,807 

3,121,286 1,475,271 4,596,557 

3,309,114 1,442,454 4,751,568 

4,441,468 1,476,287 5,917,755 5,877,716 3,083,380 8,961,096 

,873,978 529,816 2,403,794 

7,231,347 4,258,521 11,489,868 

7,029,642 3,502,628 10,532,270 

,221,742 5,582,706 16,804,448 

4,892,653 2,041,725 6,934,378 

3,336,425 1,471,643 4,808,068 

6,819,432 2,907,176 9,726,608 

,623,781 629,805 2,253,586 

States/U.S. Territories State Agencies Local Agencies Total Award Nebraska 2,180,976 1,123,918 3,304,894 Nevada 2,900,724 1,754,691 4,655,415 New Hampshire 1,849,020 645,631 2,494,651 New Jersey 8,350,330 3,994,712 12,345,042 New Mexico 3,057,122 1,602,501 4,659,623 New York 19,255,333 10,875,231 30,130,564 North Carolina 8,812,892 4,420,459 13,233,351 North Dakota 864,335 374,415 1,238,750 Northern Mariana Islands 1,238,750 0 1,238,750 Ohio 10,266,300 5,240,740 15,507,040 Oklahoma 4,505,879 1,886,353 6,392,232 Oregon 3,696,924 1,770,945 5,467,869 Pennsylvania 12,721,010 5,055,542 17,776,552 Puerto Rico 5,933,430 0 5,933,430 Rhode Island 1,634,578 860,654 2,495,232 South Carolina 5,802,326 3,185,040 8,987,366 South Dakota 883,829 284,410 1,168,239 Tennessee 7,728,043 3,869,306 11,597,349 Texas 22,740,822 12,373,328 35,114,150 Utah 2,553,979 1,213,951 3,767,930 Vermont 1,017,755 220,986 1,238,741 Virgin Islands 1,238,750 0 1,238,750 Virginia 6,388,473 3,212,458 9,600,931 Washington 5,795,509 3,077,137 8,872,646 West Virginia 2,790,352 467,517 3,257,869 Wisconsin 4,949,087 2,143,395 7,092,482 Wyoming 945,748 292,815 1,238,563 Total 331,760,999 161,736,994 493,497,993 

morial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant Awards (in $) 

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ce Abuse Treatment Formula Grant Awards (in $) 

Award Amount 

701,179 

181,796 

133,299 

738,576 

385,753 

3,339,333 

514,252 

395,565 

210,921 

140,263 

1,730,405 

1,051,446 

135,913 

211,799 

245,353 

977,510 

580,541 

297,225 

308,657 

454,772 833,716 

169,779 

594,625 

330,116 

1,093,388 

283,940 

582,745 

721,662 

201,128 

States/U.S. Territories Award Amount 

Nebraska 209,322 Nevada 336,183 New Hampshire 177,992 New Jersey 662,026 New Mexico 251,908 New York 1,402,396 North Carolina 785,200 North Dakota 154,679 Northern Mariana Islands 132,011 Ohio 1,004,041 Oklahoma 575,703 Oregon 378,554 Pennsylvania 928,194 Puerto Rico 358,110 Rhode Island 169,193 South Carolina 593,221 South Dakota 189,540 Tennessee 626,073 Texas 3,386,621 Utah 242,934 Vermont 157,840 Virgin Islands 137,688 Virginia 814,599 Washington 445,525 West Virginia 223,328 Wisconsin 571,664 Wyoming 167,028 Total 32,627,230 

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ds (Byrne and Other Funding) and Total Active Grants 

Y 2005 Awards Active Grants 

 Total Amount (in $) Total Grants Total Amount (in $) 

1,917,155 39 8,213,666 

7,547,511 48 25,967,238 

337,500 1 337,500 

12,926,181 73 37,851,832 

1,409,346 25 4,449,924 

24,851,378 118 66,087,311 

4,175,513 40 12,937,730 

6,499,759 14 8,662,114 

241,435 15 2,467,264 

18,980,526 81 30,422,756 

25,776,590 123 54,618,468 

4,065,064 48 19,360,634 

0 5 804,726 

1,914,702 12 3,700,215 

265,015 21 4,708,139 

3,728,628 65 16,496,315 

1,278,696 21 7,409,059 

2,758,522 25 6,206,881 

1,876,429 21 5,391,438 

13,102,437 38 32,910,974 

2,471,681 64 15,620,391 

1,092,581 14 4,187,601 

10,384,437 37 21,816,332 

6,252,580 35 46,054,372 

2,424,105 22 7,459,053 

2,884,916 24 6,383,774 

12,084,512 58 22,104,669 

8,234,567 61 31,373,751 

2,011,383 22 9,889,176 

FY 2005 Awards Active Grants 

States/U.S. Territories Total Grants Total Amount (in $) Total Grants Total Amount (in $) 

Nebraska 11 1,112,158 31 8,699,900 Nevada 16 3,588,832 55 21,902,166 New Hampshire 10 8,142,089 30 19,653,168 New Jersey 11 1,674,358 26 7,995,709 New Mexico 8 1,307,240 24 6,287,765 New York 44 38,442,180 113 180,936,081 North Carolina 9 1,649,735 55 20,620,988 North Dakota 5 1,851,458 20 9,182,144 Northern Mariana Islands 0 0 3 153,000 Ohio 23 3,684,895 47 13,316,666 Oklahoma 8 2,441,301 40 10,493,727 Oregon 9 1,673,253 23 5,992,641 Pennsylvania 16 9,536,960 52 22,933,344 Puerto Rico 1 98,664 11 5,459,727 Rhode Island 4 388,008 13 2,471,507 South Carolina 7 26,259,121 40 66,475,763 South Dakota 3 1,117,363 16 37,444,687 Tennessee 18 10,921,738 47 20,184,316 Texas 26 5,604,681 64 26,751,290 Utah 5 1,259,971 16 3,772,636 Vermont 6 2,190,975 16 4,901,748 Virgin Islands 0 0 3 789,361 Virginia 56 27,661,407 135 73,458,074 Washington 16 6,263,100 49 15,054,873 West Virginia 6 9,678,930 19 12,076,713 Wisconsin 26 5,789,210 41 16,385,916 Wyoming 1 265,672 20 3,945,843 Total 749 354,096,448 2,179 1,131,233,056 

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Program Amount (in $) 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 112,271 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 42,096 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 95,250 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 74,412 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 Dispute Resolution Program 690,650 FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Chattahoochee Valley Community College 

Law Enforcement Training Program 246,661 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 40,800 

1,917,155 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 240,171 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Strengthening Alaska’s Therapeutic 

Justice Structure 246,661 

Crime Scene Examination Enhancement 

Project 221,995 

Alaska Search and Rescue Training Project 197,329 Rural Alcohol Interdiction Project 1,085,308 Alaska Court System Information Network 986,643 Alternatives for Justice: Find Your Voice, 

Find Your Way 986,643 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 199,956 FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

Rural Prosecution 1,973,286 

FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 495,512 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 240,952 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 158,040 

7,547,511 

Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 337,500 

337,500 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Arizona Camp Verde FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 487,938 

Chino Valley Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 7,021 

Flagstaff Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 Flagstaff Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 45,353 

Fountain Hills Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 446,270 Fountain Hills FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 421,590 

Glendale Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 85,000 

Glendale FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 50,000 

Kykotsmovi FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 349,388 Kykotsmovi FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 489,529 

Nogales Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 41,487 

Phoenix Project Safe Neighborhoods 221,326 Phoenix G.R.E.A.T. Regional Training Program 245,000 Phoenix Regional Information Sharing Support 5,739,167 Phoenix Methamphetamine Program “Hot Spots” 394,657 Phoenix National Center for Missing Adults 246,661 Phoenix Training for Arizona Judicial Personnel 478,065 Phoenix Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Phoenix Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 67,123 

Phoenix Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 304,769 

Sells FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 500,000 

Tucson Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Project 986,643 Tucson FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 244,760 Tucson Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 199,854 

Tucson Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 224,580 

Arizona Total 12,926,181 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

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Program	 Amount (in $) 

Independence County Sheriff’s Department 

Special Response Team 182,529 

s Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 9,350 

Inter-Tribal Integrated Justice Pilot Project, 

Phase II 500,000 

Alabama MAGIC Pegasus Data Exchange 

Project 197,329 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 

me Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,420 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,718 

1,409,346 

Continued Outreach, Technical Support 

and Infrastructure Upgrades 50,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,250 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 42,572 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 107,144 

Long Beach Police Department 98,664 

Tools for Tolerance National Institutes 

Against Hate Crimes and Terrorism 493,322 

Jovenes Tech Center 295,993 Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 54,060 

Regional Justice Integration System 616,652 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 241,260 Project Safe Neighborhoods 296,560 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 19,810 

Transitional Home for Victims of Domestic 

Violence 98,664 

k Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 38,250 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 40,000 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,786 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program	 Amount (in $) 

Oakland Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Oakland Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 29,973 

Redwood City Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 14,420 

Redwood City Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 13,824 

Richmond Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 48,669 

Riverside Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 22,701 

Sacramento Project Safe Neighborhoods 280,284 Sacramento U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes 

Task Forces 160,000 

Sacramento Support JIEM, GTTAC Regional Meetings, 

and Privacy Efforts 1,850,000 

Sacramento Regional Information Sharing Support 5,929,166 Sacramento Operational Systems Support Technical 

Assistance and Training 1,726,626 

Sacramento Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 250,000 

Sacramento Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 49,645 

Sacramento FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Salinas Monterey County/City of Salinas Joint 

Gang Task Force 3,058,594 

Salinas Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,500 

San Bernardino Frank Bland Regional Training Center 

Improvement Project 493,322 

San Diego Project Safe Neighborhoods 127,525 San Diego Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,926 San Diego Crisis Response Team 493,322 San Diego California Western School of Law’s 

California Innocence Project 147,996 

San Diego Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 448,134 

San Diego Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 200,000 

San Diego Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 75,000 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

o North Bay Area Task Force on Human 

Trafficking 225,000 

o Supportive Housing for Chronically 

Homeless Offenders 739,982 

o Family Violence Prevention Fund: 

International Center To End Violence Program 986,393 

o Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 32,214 

San Jose Law Enforcement Response 

to Human Trafficking 225,000 

Reentry Treatment and Community 

Reintegration Services for Substance Abusing Criminal Justice-Involved Individuals 246,661 

Ventura County District Attorney’s Gun 

Crimes Reduction Task Force 246,661 

ACTION Project, Phase VII 2,515,103 

Gang Resistance Education And 

Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program 42,750 

24,851,378 

National American Indian Court Judges 

Association Training and Technical Assistance 80,000 

Tribal Legal Assistance Project 1,726,626 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 8,500 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 23,800 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 185,548 Urban Court Managers’ Network 119,997 Justice Technology 125,000 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 110,393 Center on Domestic Violence 197,329 FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

CASE Partnership National Demonstration 

Site Project 300,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 17,000 

Jefferson County Integrated Parole Pilot 

Treatment Demonstration Project 143,300 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 119,855 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 176,232 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Lakewood Digital Trunked Radio (DTR) Project 295,933 Mountain Village Communications and Technology Upgrades 96,000 

Colorado Total 4,175,513 Connecticut Middletown Project Safe Neighborhoods 146,910 

Middletown Performance-Based Measures System, 

Phase III 299,990 

Middletown Human Trafficking Task Force Initiative 448,983 Newton Don’t Lie for the Other Guy 750,000 Newton Project ChildSafe 4,705,880 Norwalk Community Reentry Pilot Program 147,996 

Connecticut Total 6,499,759 Dela

ware Wilmington Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

Wilmington Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 176,420 

Dela

ware Total 241,435 

District of Columbia 

Washington Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Washington Project Safe Neighborhoods Technical 

Assistance Project Continuation 450,000 

Washington National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan 

Training and Technical Assistance 3,000,000 

Washington Drug Court Technical Assistance Initiative: 

Clearinghouse 200,000 

Washington Justice Information Sharing Practitioners 

Technical Assistance Program 99,998 

Washington ITS/Public Safety Exchange Standards 1,143,353 Washington Statewide Communities Initiative 800,000 Washington State Criminal Justice Information Sharing 

Leadership Project 209,000 

Washington Project Safe Neighborhoods Enforcement 

Training Executive Sessions 150,000 

Washington National Consortium for Capital 

Defense Training 450,000 

Washington Neighborhood Watch Manual 74,452 Washington Building Collaborations Among Criminal 

Justice and Domestic Preparedness State Administering Agencies 25,162 

Washington BJA State Partnerships 2006 650,000 Washington Preventing Telemarketing Fraud and 

Related Crimes Against Seniors 1,200,000 

Washington Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement Project 599,993 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

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Program Amount (in $) 

Improving Efforts To Reach Seniors With 

Educational Information To Prevent Telemarketing Fraud Victimization 499,930 

Jail Reentry Roundtable 242,040 Best Practices in Jail Discharge Practices 

for People With Co-occurring Disorders 100,000 

What Works? Creating a Compendium 

of Evidence-Based Best Practices in the Field of Community Corrections 50,000 

BJA Center for Program Evaluation 249,956 National Citizens’ Crime 

Prevention Campaign 4,439,894 

National Institute on State Policy on 

Trafficking of Women and Girls 493,322 

Expanded Residential Drug 

Treatment Program 345,325 

Reentry Assistance Project for Persons 

With HIV/AIDS 493,322 

Training and Technical Assistance Initiative 2,500,000 Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 449,764 

18,980,526 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 19,680 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 23,547 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,930 

Sexual Predator/Offender Management 

Expansion Project 197,329 

Pinellas County Mentally Ill Diversion Program 739,982 

ale Community Resources, Partnerships, and 

Solutions 11,537 

ale Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 63,750 

ale Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 91,370 

FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 44,558 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories	 City Program Amount (in $) 

Gainesville Leadership and Public Service Mentoring 

and Education Program 147,996 

Hollywood Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 76,507 

Miami Miami-Dade County Human Trafficking 

Task Force 450,000 

Miami Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 Miami Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 85,000 

Miami Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 213,425 

Naples Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 424,927 

New Port Richey Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 35,372 

North Miami Beach Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 31,535 

Ocala Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 41,099 

Orlando Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Southeast Training Center 245,000 

Orlando Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 219,052 

Orlando Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 99,960 

Port Saint Lucie Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 20,111 

Sanford Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 79,097 

Sebastian Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 9,894 

Tallahassee Project Safe Neighborhoods 56,386 Tallahassee Project Safe Neighborhoods 296,560 Tallahassee State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training 

(SLATT) Program 4,500,000 

Tallahassee National Criminal Intelligence Resource 

Center Development and Support 350,000 

Tallahassee Human Trafficking Curriculum Development 

Services and Training Delivery 293,000 

Tallahassee Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program Training Coordination 1,164,000 

Tallahassee Street Gang Enforcement Training Program 200,000 Tallahassee National Sex Offender Public Registry 1,500,000 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

Law Enforcement National Data Exchange 

(N-DEx) Project 350,000 

Narcotics Task Force Performance 

Measurement Project 100,000 

Law Enforcement National Data Exchange 

(N-DEx) Project 350,000 

Support of Justice Information Sharing 3,700,000 Regional Information Sharing Support 860,000 Regional Information Sharing Support 5,759,000 National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C): 

Management Performance Analysis, Policy Research, Technical Training, and Activity Analysis Services 320,000 

Intelligence Training Program at 

Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy 394,657 

Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) 

Program 986,600 

Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 249,642 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,845 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 61,200 

ach School Resource Officer Training via 

LAN/WAN/Internet 246,661 

n Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,381 

25,776,590 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 32,398 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 32,413 

Law Enforcement Enhancement Initiatives 197,320 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 216,963 Justice Information Sharing Engineering 

and Technical Assistance Program 1,524,010 

Solving Cold Cases 98,664 Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 200,000 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Atlanta Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 23,800 

Augusta Counter-Drug Technology Enhancement 

Program 197,329 

Brunswick Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 37,411 

Cartersville Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 150,000 Cartersville Bartow County Sheriff’s Department Clean 

Air for Disease Prevention Project 98,485 

Columbus Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 102,340 

Macon Project Safe Neighborhoods 78,788 Marietta Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 300,802 

Reidsville Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 24,650 

Savannah Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Springfield Effingham County Sheriff’s Office 196,997 Sylvester Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,250 

Thomasville Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 16,429 

Georgia Total 4,065,064 Hawaii Honolulu Scientific Investigation Section (SIS) 

Crime Lab Operations Expansion 986,643 

Honolulu Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 305,333 

Honolulu Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 196,273 

Honolulu FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 349,954 

Lihue Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 42,499 

Wailuku Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 34,000 

Hawaii Total 1,914,702 Idaho Lewiston Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 

Meridian Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

Idaho Total 265,015 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

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Program	 Amount (in $) 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 7,490 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 29,335 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 95,551 Project Safe Neighborhoods 296,560 Chicago Project for Violence Prevention 

CeaseFire Implementation 937,311 

Model Workplace Acclimation Program 

for Persons With Criminal Records 197,329 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 188,897 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 272,014 

FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

 Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

Responding to the Call: Innovative 

Education and Training To Increase Preparedness for First Responders 248,375 

rk Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 13,038 

ghts Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 18,042 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 29,110 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,553 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,250 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 9,527 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 23,928 

WINGS Safe House 246,661 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 349,994 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,830 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 7,818 

3,728,628 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program	 Amount (in $) 

Indiana Gary Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 32,987 

Griffith Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,250 

Highland Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,375 

Indianapolis Project Safe Neighborhoods 156,119 Indianapolis Project Safe Neighborhoods 82,500 Indianapolis Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,995 Indianapolis Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 102,674 

Indianapolis Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 17,000 

Indianapolis FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 216,796 

Indianapolis FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

Mishawaka Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 10,000 

Indiana Total 1,278,696 Iowa Des Moines Project Safe Neighborhoods 14,142 

Des Moines Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Des Moines Drug Interdiction Program 1,183,972 Des Moines Drug Interdiction Program 754,782 Des Moines FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 292,963 

Waterloo Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 447,648 

Iowa Total 2,758,522 Kansas Junction City Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 9,268 

Kansas City Community Safety Initiative 123,330 Kansas City Program To Reduce Recidivism 244,510 Leavenworth Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 48,887 

Olathe MidAmerica Nazarene University Criminal 

Justice Forensics Initiative 123,330 

Salina Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 24,488 

Topeka Project Safe Neighborhoods 115,973 Wichita Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 

Report 
ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

Program Amount (in $) 

Wichita Police Department Cold Case 

Investigation 986,643 

1,876,429 

n Closed Circuit Television Security 

Enhancement Project at Western Kentucky University 394,657 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 Sex Offender Management 

Discretionary Grant Program 250,000 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Methamphetamine Enforcement 542,654 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 86,877 Implementation of the BJA Substance 

Abuse/Mental Health Scholarship Program 200,000 

Enterprise Architecture and the InformationSharing Imperative 500,000 Mental Health Court Learning Sites and 

Law Enforcement/Mental Health Initiatives 469,638 

Implementation of Reentry Policy 

Council Recommendations 400,000 

Advancing Community Corrections 

Supervision Practices 60,000 

University of Kentucky Rural Drug 

Prosecution Assistance Project 986,643 

Effect of Collaborative Team Intervention 

on Child Well-Being Project 493,322 

Anti-Drug Initiative 7,893,146 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,500 

13,102,437 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 88,990 Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 250,000 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 50,000 

e SARTA 2005 (Southern Anti-Terrorist 

Training Academy) 246,661 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 67,309 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Harvey Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 86,758 

New Orleans Project Safe Neighborhoods 73,339 New Orleans Developing Meaningful Performance Measures 

for Justice Information Technology Projects 149,721 

New Orleans Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 200,000 New Orleans New Orleans Police Department Enhanced 

Proactive Patrol Initiatives 690,650 

New Orleans Systems, Technology, and Equipment 

Upgrade Grant 295,993 

New Orleans Anti-Corruption Prosecution 197,329 New Orleans Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 74,931 

Louisiana Total 2,471,681 Maine Augusta Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

Augusta FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 339,164 

Lewiston Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 41,100 

Orono Maine Rural Substance Abuse Partnership 

2005–2006 197,329 

Portland Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 449,973 

Maine Total 1,092,581 Maryland Baltimore Project Safe Neighborhoods 228,481 

Baltimore Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,489 Baltimore Operation Safe Streets 1,479,965 Baltimore Prison Industries Enhancement Certification 

Program Training and Technical Assistance Project 246,661 

Calverton National Center for Alcohol Law Enforcement 1,479,965 Crofton Crime Prevention Partnerships 

Grant Continuation 3,149,989 

Crofton Law Enforcement Leadership in Action Project 799,990 Emmitsburg National Fire Service Survivors 

Support Programs 800,000 

Silver Spring Serious and Violent Offender Reentry 

Initiative/Community Corrections Supervision Reentry Training Program 399,997 

Silver Spring Center for Sex Offender Management 1,500,000 

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Program Amount (in $) 

Police Officer Certification Revocation 

Information Sharing 99,900 

10,384,437 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 273,888 Racial Profiling Data Collection 

Resource Center 74,943 

Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 443,082 

Gang Resistance Education And 

Training (G.R.E.A.T.) Program 218,890 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 34,000 

Regional Information Sharing Support 4,104,167 

Comprehensive Traumatic Stress 

Services for Law Enforcement 443,989 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 80,904 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 26,389 

TRIAD Community Policing Initiative 98,664 

Enhancement of the Phoenix House 

Treatment Continuum in Western Massachusetts 98,664 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 5,000 

6,252,580 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 285,761 Operation Take Back 98,664 Jail Diversion 98,664 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 56,000 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 318,750 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 249,537 

 Project Safe Neighborhoods 142,964 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

nt FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 316,579 

rie Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 115,272 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Suttons Bay FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 190,335 Ypsilanti Strengthening Organizations, Building 

Communities 197,329 

Ypsilanti Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,250 

Michigan Total 2,424,105 Minnesota Cloquet Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College’s 

Gabangan-Ogimaa Future Peace Leaders Law Enforcement Program 394,657 

Mankato Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 Minneapolis Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team 236,794 Moorhead Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 48,314 

Red Lake Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 250,000 

South Mankato Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,500 

St. Paul Public Safety Communications System 197,329 St. Paul Project Safe Neighborhoods 325,000 St. Paul CriMNet 493,322 St. Paul FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

Thief River Falls Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 14,000 

Minnesota Total 2,884,916 Mississippi Biloxi Multi-Purpose Response Vehicle 246,661 

Columbia Law Enforcement Equipment 98,664 Columbia Operation Equipment Upgrade 147,996 Gulfport Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 61,722 

Gulfport Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 51,446 

Hattiesburg Rural Law Enforcement Mobile Training 271,327 Hattiesburg Institutional Security Program 394,657 Hattiesburg Mississippi Automated Systems Project 

(ASP) 1,973,286 

Jackson Project Safe Neighborhoods 76,579 Jackson Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Jackson Mississippi Crime Laboratory Backlog 

Reduction Project 986,643 

Jackson Public Safety Technology Project 1,973,286 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training 

(SLATT) Program 246,661 

TechLaw: The Advanced Law Enforcement 

Training Interactive Network 197,329 

National Center for Justice and 

the Rule of Law 1,973,286 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

ate Computer Crime Prosecution Initiative 986,643 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 335,867 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,678 

Communication Upgrade Project 246,661 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 15,557 

Richton Police Municipal Complex 246,661 

Public Safety Communications Upgrade 

and Center Linking 986,643 

Tchula Police Department 98,664 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 8,500 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 38,080 

12,084,512 

National Outreach Programs to America’s 

Law Enforcement Surviving Families 700,000 

au Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 7,000 

Missouri Sheriff’s Methamphetamine 

Relief Team (MoSMART) 986,643 

 Regional Information Sharing Support 5,289,167  FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 50,000 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 135,514 Community Safety Initiative (CSI) 246,661 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 105,853 FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 328,959 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 384,770 

8,234,567 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Montana Great Falls Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 

Hamilton Bi-State Lewis & Clark Public Safety Project 887,979 Helena Court Case Management Systems 591,986 Pablo FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 81,418 

Montana Total 2,011,383 Nebraska Columbus Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 29,325 

Grand Island Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,250 

Hastings Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,200 

Kearney Law Enforcement Polygraph Credibility 210,282 Lincoln Project Safe Neighborhoods 73,821 Lincoln Enhanced Law Enforcement 98,664 Lincoln Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 19,550 

Macy FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 325,240 Omaha Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 198,157 Papillon Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 115,318 

Plattsmouth Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 16,351 

Nebraska Total 1,112,158 Nevada Carson City Project Safe Neighborhoods 83,122 

Carson City FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 340,298 

Elko Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 Elko FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 146,446 Hawthorne Ballistic Protection and Less-than-Lethal 

Force Weapons 28,714 

Henderson Secondary Emergency Operations Center 542,654 Las Vegas Nevada Immigrant Resource Project 49,332 Las Vegas Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 249,976 

Minden Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 42,170 

Nixon FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 218,276 North Las Vegas Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 40,346 

Pahrump Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 50,381 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

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Program Amount (in $) 

Capital Litigation Improvement Initiative 499,203 Judicial Education and Skills Training 739,982 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 60,615 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 47,317 

3,588,832 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 54,114 DMV Technology Upgrades 631,846 D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) 

Program 98,664 

Secure Evidence Storage Building Project 50,319 New Hampshire Police Standards and Training 

Distance Learning Expansion 246,661 

Operation Street Sweeper 986,643 FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 49,836 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 449,668 

Meeting the Challenge of Cyber Crime 

in New Hampshire 641,122 

Institute for Security Studies 4,933,216 

8,142,089 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 12,600 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 13,504 

ck Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 38,566 

I-95 Group Training and Technical 

Assistance Program 150,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 19,380 

Cyber Crime Program 493,322 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 296,560 Check ‘Em Out Program 147,996 Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 420,502 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 40,903 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Union Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 41,025 

New Jersey Total 1,674,358 New Mexico Albuquerque Tribal Initiative Continuation 550,000 

Albuquerque Community Gun Violence Prosecution 

Program 18,160 

Albuquerque Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 129,200 

Albuquerque Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 62,900 

Jemez Pueblo FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 165,371 Sante Fe Project Safe Neighborhoods 78,470 Socorro Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 16,026 

Taos Combat High Incidents of Drugs, Gangs, 

and Community Violence 287,113 

New Mexico Total 1,307,240 New York Albany Project Safe Neighborhoods 210,138 

Albany Project Safe Neighborhoods 285,969 Albany Evaluation of the Prescription Drug 

Monitoring Program 549,794 

Albany Emergency Training Center for 

Northern New York 98,664 

Albany Evaluation of Law Enforcement for 

Academic Credit 221,995 

Albany Capital Region Cyber Crime Partnership 221,995 Albany FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Brooklyn Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 36,108 

Buffalo Project Safe Neighborhoods 111,987 Delhi Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 250,000 

Hauppage Computer Crimes Initiative 295,993 Hauppage Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 312,182 

Hempstead Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 37,589 

Lewiston It Happened to Alexa Foundation: 

Organizational Capacity-Building Grant 197,329 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

 Cultural Proficiency for Drug Court 

Professionals Training Program 100,000 

 Community Prosecution Technical Assistance 300,000 

 Development of Uniform Standards 

for Police Monitoring, Monitor Training, and Monitors’ Resource Center 275,000 

 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 194,778  Store Safety Program 394,657 

 Republican National Convention 25,000,000  New York Statewide Problem-Solving 

Court Project 1,479,965 

 Ex-Prisoner Reentry Project 394,657 

 Work and Job Training for Ex-Offenders 739,982 

 National Megan’s Law Helpline 128,264 

 Strive Reentry Program 394,457  Community Crime Stoppers 98,664 

 Community Development Project 394,657 

 Crime Prevention and Computer 

Training Project 49,332 

 COPE-Columbia Cares 197,325  State Sentencing and Corrections 

Technical Assistance Program 591,986 

 Online Service To Report Obscenity Crimes 147,996 

 Upstate New York Substance Abuse 

Treatment Enhancement 1,479,965 

 Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 199,970 

 Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 249,919 

 Problem-Solving Courts Technical 

Assistance Initiative 499,876 

 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 238,000 

 FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

e Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 29,600 

Demonstration of Efficacy of On-Site Hair 

Testing in Drug Courts 295,993 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 144,965 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Syracuse Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 46,436 

Wyandanch Community Service Center of Wyandanch 98,664 Yonkers Westchester County Special Operations 

Task Force Technical Rescue Initiative 197,329 

New York Total 38,442,180 North Carolina Cherokee FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 437,958 

Durham Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 43,695 

Fayetteville Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 43,949 

Lumberton Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,790 

Raleigh Project Safe Neighborhoods 133,992 Raleigh Project Safe Neighborhoods 105,731 Raleigh Project Safe Neighborhoods 107,509 Raleigh Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 449,452 Raleigh North Carolina Supreme Court Security 320,659 

North Carolina Total 1,649,735 North Dakota Belcourt Tribal Legal Studies Education/Curricula 345,325 

Bismarck Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 52,082 Grand Forks FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance 

Program Technical Assistance 965,477 

Grand Forks American Indians Into Law Program 147,624 New Town FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 340,950 

North Dakota Total 1,851,458 Ohio Akron Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 33,000 

Athens Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 200,000 

Chagrin Falls Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,000 

Cleveland Cleveland Police Command Center 

Relocation Program 98,664 

Cleveland Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 95,051 

Coldwater Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 5,390 

Columbus Project Safe Neighborhoods 255,245 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 181
Program	 Amount (in $) 

International Association of Reentry 

Inaugural Summit 74,490 

First National CIT Meeting and Conference 

on Mental Illness in the Justice System 25,000 

Greater Columbus Area Crime Fighting 

AFIS Project 394,657 

Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 250,000 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 22,236 

hts Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 33,362 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 53,936 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 

Palmprint AFIS Program 369,991 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 43,851 

 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 17,342 

Modernize Belmont County Court of 

Common Pleas 197,329 

Northwest Ohio Regional Information 

System (NORIS) AFIS Implementation 197,329 

Female Offenders in the Criminal 

Justice System 493,322 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 18,700 

3,684,895 

FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 499,913 

FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 498,470 

y Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 y Project Safe Neighborhoods 77,966 y Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,937 y FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 250,000 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program	 Amount (in $) 

Perkins FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 500,000 

Oklahoma Total 2,441,301 Oregon Coos Bay FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 250,000 

Hillsboro Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 16,835 

Oregon City Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 107,202 

Portland Project Safe Neighborhoods 147,593 Portland Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Regional Training Center 245,000 

Portland Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 234,902 

Portland FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 450,000 

Salem Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 198,254 Tigard Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 23,467 

Oregon Total 1,673,253 Pennsylvania Bethlehem Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,295 

Easton Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 10,425 

Harrisburg Project Safe Neighborhoods 122,882 Harrisburg Regional Information Sharing Support 5,854,167 Johnstown Rural Training and Equipment Project 986,643 Lancaster Curfew Violation Center 246,661 Philadelphia Project Safe Neighborhoods 175,026 Philadelphia Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Northeast Regional Training Center 245,000 

Philadelphia Philadelphia Police Operations Safe Streets 226,928 Philadelphia Northwest Neighborhood Transformation 

Initiative 295,993 

Philadelphia Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 227,415 

Philadelphia Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 30,043 

Pittsburgh Reentry Assistance Management Program 

(RAMP) 147,160 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

Forest County Centralized Court 

System Project 197,329 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 

National Night Out 295,993 

9,536,960 

Portal de Esperanza Program: Services 

for Domestic Violence Victims 98,664 

98,664 

Newport Emergency Telecommunications 

System (NETS) Project 197,329 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Providence Police Department’s 

Training Initiative 98,664 

Family Support Center 27,000 

388,008 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 105,862 

Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 199,985 

Modernization of the South Carolina 

Courts and Criminal Justice System 24,715,412 

Midlands Regional Fugitive Crimes 

Task Force 986,643 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 32,640 

Greenville County Forensic DNA 

Laboratory Development Project 197,329 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,250 

26,259,121 

e FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 277,425 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 346,616 

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Justice Systems 

Information Management and Rehabilitation 493,322 

1,117,363 

Hamilton County Drug Court Program 246,661 Regional Methamphetamine East Tennessee 

Task Force 1,973,286 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Clarksville Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 51,499 

Johnson City Sex Offender Management Discretionary 

Grant Program 208,950 

Knoxville Project Safe Neighborhoods 98,906 Knoxville Law Enforcement Innovation Center 

Forensic and Technology Collaboration 350,000 

Knoxville Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,868 Knoxville Law Enforcement Innovation Center 246,660 Memphis Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,028 Memphis Leadership Institute in Judicial Education 369,991 Memphis Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 172,982 

Nashville Project Safe Neighborhoods 81,491 Nashville Tennessee All Schedule Prescription 

Monitoring Program (TASPER) 50,000 

Nashville Critical Incident Stress Management 

for Law Enforcement 250,000 

Nashville Regional Information Sharing Support 5,929,166 Nashville Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 256,000 

Nashville FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Savannah Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,250 

Tennessee Total 10,921,738 Texas Austin Project Safe Neighborhoods 221,462 

Austin Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Conroe Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 72,208 

Corpus Christi Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 75,000 

Dallas Project Safe Neighborhoods 253,281 Dallas Harris County Anti-Drug Initiative 295,993 Dallas Family Violence and the SMU Family 

Research Center 246,661 

Denton Project Safe Neighborhoods 125,418 Desoto Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 4,250 

El Paso Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 183
Program Amount (in $) 

Tarrant County Gang Tracking System 147,020 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 119,929 

Emergency Communications 

& Mobility Center 739,000 

Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 436,727 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 40,998 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 92,708 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 52,475 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 296,560 Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics 197,329 Texas Center for Forensic Science 197,329 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 447,999 Texas Tech Institute for Forensic Science 197,329 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 43,317 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 105,724 

Jail Diversion Initiatives 49,332 

Rural Law Enforcement Information 

Technology Program 246,632 

5,604,681 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 448,320 

Forensic DNA Teaching/Training/ 

Research Facility 197,329 

Center for Forensic Science 394,657 

Carbon County Drug Court 123,330 

ity Project Safe Neighborhoods 96,335 

1,259,971 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Telemarketing Fraud Prevention and 

Investigation Program 200,000 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 194,660 Forensics Laboratory 986,643 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Waterbury Vermont Incident-Based Report System 

(VIBRS) Network 394,657 

Vermont Total 2,190,975 Virginia Alexandria IACP National Law Enforcement 

Policy Center 250,000 

Alexandria Project Safe Neighborhoods 1,000,000 Alexandria Law Enforcement Information Technology 

Standards Council 499,990 

Alexandria National Drug Court Institute 1,744,000 Alexandria Adult Drug Court Subject Matter Training 94,100 Alexandria Adult Drug Court Training Initiative 1,102,316 Alexandria Adult Drug Court Training Initiative 200,000 Alexandria Statewide Adult Drug Court Training Initiative 200,000 Alexandria National Neighborhood Watch Curriculum & 

Terrorism Awareness and Prevention Program 320,081 

Alexandria Capital Litigation Improvement Initiative Training 

and Technical Assistance 475,000 

Alexandria Citizen Involvement in Sex Offender 

Management 210,448 

Alexandria Enlisting Americans To Serve as 

Police Volunteers 1,329,513 

Alexandria Crime Gun Interdiction and Investigation 

Technical Assistance Project 499,925 

Alexandria Prosecutor Research, Training, and 

Technical Assistance in Drug Prosecution, Prevention, and Treatment 499,928 

Alexandria National Neighborhood Watch 100,000 Alexandria DNA Forensic Program 300,000 Alexandria Embedding Crime Prevention: Strategies 

for Secure and Safe Communities 85,830 

Alexandria Services, Support, and Technical Assistance 

for Smaller Police Departments 1,050,000 

Alexandria Law Enforcement’s Role in Offender Reentry 525,115 Alexandria Community Prosecution Leadership Training 

and Technical Assistance 400,000 

Alexandria National TASC Conference 20,000 Alexandria IACP Gun Crime Trafficking 

Interdiction Project 249,995 

Alexandria Joining Forces To Combat Identity Theft 250,000 Alexandria National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws 992,000 Alexandria Law Enforcement Information Technology 

and Analysis Program in West Virginia 493,322 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

Report 
Program Amount (in $) 

National Neighborhood 

Watch 1,228,714 

FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 351,170 

Drug Enforcement With Cameras 5,000 

Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement 

Task Force (MATF) 1,479,965 

Arlington Gang Initiative 246,661 

School Resource Officer Program 98,664 

Fairfax County Public Schools Safety 

and Security Project 246,661 

Delancey Street Replication Project 493,322 Law Enforcement, Public Safety Services, 

and Community Management Tools 49,331 

Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 183,021 

REVIVE (Re-Entry, Vision, Integrity, 

Values, and Effort) 246,661 

Development of Performance Standards 

for Law Enforcement Agencies 150,000 

Prince William County Schools Safety, 

Security, and Communications Pilot Program 246,661 

rk Community Resource Officer 197,329 

Martinsville City Jail Control Room 

Security Renovation 93,664 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 207,155 Project Safe Neighborhoods 98,200 Richmond Behavioral Health Authority’s 

Recovery and Family Preservation Initiative 450,000 

State and Regional Crime Prevention 

Technical Assistance Service Program 100,000 

Court Programs in Virginia 1,479,965 Pre- and Post-Incarceration Services 

Program in Virginia 1,519,431 

Anti-Gang Coordination for Virginia 2,959,930 FY 2005 Developing and Enhancing 

Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs 350,000 

Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 445,151 

Women’s Center Domestic Violence Program 295,993 

Applying GJXDM as Part of a 

Service-Oriented Architecture 124,827 

National Drug Court Training and 

Technical Assistance Initiative: Statewide Technical Assistance Project 150,000 

rds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Williamsburg National Drug Court Training 100,000 Williamsburg National Strategic Plan for Judicial 

Branch Security 99,886 

Williamsburg Courtroom of the 21st Century 493,322 Woodstock Northwest Virginia Regional 

Drug Task Force 579,160 

Virginia Total 27,661,407 Washington Bellingham Whatcom County Multi-Jurisdictional Law 

and Justice Data Integration Project 493,322 

Deming FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 250,000 Kingston FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 154,400 Kirkland Mobile Computer Forensics Training 98,664 Lacey Project Safe Neighborhoods 197,882 Lacey Washington Public Building Mapping System 1,973,286 Neah Bay FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 250,000 Neah Bay FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 500,000 

Olympia Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 Olympia Electronic Fingerprint Criminal Background 

Check Project 244,538 

Port Orchard Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 199,881 Seattle Law Enforcement Response to Human 

Trafficking 450,000 

Seattle Problem-Solving Courts Discretionary 

Grant Program 186,773 

Suquamish Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 449,999 Suquamish FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 249,550 Suquamish FY 2005 Indian Alcohol and Substance 

Abuse Program 499,790 

Washington Total 6,263,100 West Virginia Charleston Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

Charleston Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 Charleston National White Collar Crime Center 

(NW3C) 8,559,789 

Dunbar Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 21,123 

Huntington Training and Technical Assistance 

for Criminal Justice Systems Engaged in Computer Forensics Activities 517,988 

Morgantown Project Safe Neighborhoods 65,015 

West Virginia Total 9,678,930 

BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 185
Program Amount (in $) 

Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse 

Program Training and Technical Assistance 705,889 

DNA Training Initiative 493,322 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 20,440 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 6,482 

FY 2005 Tribal Courts Assistance Program 210,398 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 61,942 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 96,687 

G.R.E.A.T. Regional Training Center 245,000 Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 49,900 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 28,411 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 12,240 

Project Safe Neighborhoods 138,682 Wisconsin Methamphetamine Initiative 986,643 Wisconsin Domestic Homicide Prevention 98,664 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 9,520 

Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 14,322 

ds (Byrne and Other Funding) Program Descriptions and Funding 

States/U.S. Territories City Program Amount (in $) 

Milwaukee LIFE Project: Overcoming Legal Barriers 

to Employment 493,322 

Milwaukee Milwaukee County District Attorney’s 

Office Domestic Violence Unit 937,311 

Milwaukee Community Partners Program 394,657 Milwaukee FY 2005 Human Trafficking Task Force 

and Victim Services 192,770 

Neenah Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,500 

Onalaska Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 25,398 

Oshkosh Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 28,720 

Tony 21st Annual National Rural Institute on 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Conference 38,000 

Twin Lakes Gang Resistance Education And Training 

(G.R.E.A.T.) Program 24,990 

Waukesha Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 450,000 

Wisconsin Total 5,789,210 Wyoming Jackson Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program 265,672 Wyoming Total 265,672 GRAND TOTAL 354,096,448 

Report 
II: 

ables 

of Solutions for Safer Communities: FY 2004 Annual Report to Congress 

by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (September 2005), BJA supported the 

nge of resources in FY 2005. Listed below, by topic, is a sample of what was 

h deliverable can be found online. 

on 

Toolkit (September 2005)


a.org/case/default.htm


Month Action Kit 2005–06, Crime Prevention in the Information Age (July 2005) 

cms-upload/ncpc/files/NCPC%20Calendar%20Final.pdf 

r of Prevention: 10 Action Principles (September 2005)


A/Publications.php 


e (2005)


urces/informant_mag.cfm 


eople Working With Children of Promise (October 2004)


cations/catalyst/archives/jun06_resources.php 


on To Prevent Crime, Violence, and Drug Abuse (February 2005) 


s.yahoo.net/monatoprcrvi2.html


Theft: A Guide for Consumers (July 2005) 


cms-upload/prevent/files/IDtheftrev.pdf


BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 187
■ Project Safe Neighborhoods Public Service Announcement Campaign (launched March 2005) 


www.psn.gov/outreach/psas.html#
• Radio: “Mirror” and “I Can Do Anything” • Television: “Family Prison” 

■ Public Service Announcements 


www.ncpc.org 
• Radio and Billboard: “McGruff 25th Anniversary” (debuted January 2005) • Television and Radio: “Identity Theft” (debuted June 2005) • Television, Radio, and Print: “Bullying Prevention” (debuted December 2005) 

■ Volunteer Programs: Enhancing Public Safety by Leveraging Resources, Resource Guide 


(updated February 2005)
www.policevolunteers.org/resources/guide/index.cfm


■ WCCRC Focus, White Collar Crime Research Consortium Newsletter (Spring and Fall 2005)


www.nw3c.org/research/wccrc_archives.cfm


Law Enforcement 

■ Big Ideas for Smaller Police Departments, Newsletter (Winter 2005)


www.iacp.org/documents/pdfs/RCD/RCDBigIdea%2Epdf


■ Budgeting in Small Police Agencies, Best Practices Guide (October 2004)


www.theiacp.org/documents/pdfs/publications/BP-Budgeting.pdf 


■ Intellectual Property and White Collar Crime: Report of Issues, Trends and Problems for Future


Research (December 2004)


www.nw3c.org/research/site_files.cfm?mode=p 


■ Internet Crime Reports, by State (2005)


http://www.nw3c.org/research/site_files.cfm?mode=i&year=2005 


■ Managing a Multijurisdictional Case: Identifying the Lessons Learned From the Sniper Investigation, 

Report (October 2004) www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pubs/SniperRpt.pdf 

Report 
(updated 2005) 


arch/site_files.cfm?mode=w


Reference: A Guide for Newly Appointed Police Leaders (November 2004) 


search/PCDR.pdf 


Building Strong Police-Community Partnerships in Small Towns, 


de (Fall 2005)


ments/pdfs/RCD/StrategicPlanning%2Epdf


ism 

naging the Terrorism Threat, Monograph (September 2005)


es1/bja/210680.pdf


te Sector To Promote Homeland Security: Law Enforcement-Private Security 

graph (September 2005) 

es1/bja/210678.pdf 

licing: The New Intelligence Architecture, Monograph (September 2005)


es1/bja/210681.pdf 


isdictional Partnerships for Meeting Regional Threats, Monograph 


es1/bja/210679.pdf


The Crime Control-Homeland Security Paradigm, Monograph (September 2005) 

ments/pdfs/Post911policing.pdf 

The Problem-Solving Innovations of Community Prosecutors in Smaller


rt (November 2004)


n.org/_uploads/documents/beyond_big_cities.pdf 


BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 189
■ Drug-Linked Firearms Cases: A Primer for Prosecution (May 2005)


www.ndaa-apri.org/pdf/drug_linked_firearms_cases_05.pdf


■ Lessons From the Field: Ten Community Prosecution Leadership Profiles, Report (November 2004) 

www.ndaa.org/pdf/cp_lessons_from_the_field.pdf 

■ Swift and Certain, Vol. 3, Nos. 2–3, Newsletter (2005)


www.ndaa-apri.org/publications/newsletters/swift_index.html


Substance Abuse 

■ Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine, Bulletin (May 2005) 

www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/209549.pdf 

■ Family Dependency Treatment Courts: Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect Cases Using the Drug 

Court Model, Monograph (December 2004) 

www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/206809.pdf 

■ Guide to Collecting Mental Health Court Outcome Data (May 2005)


http://consensusproject.org/mhcp/MHC-Outcome-Data.pdf


■ Guide to Mental Health Court Design and Implementation (May 2005)


http://consensusproject.org/mhcp/Guide-MHC-Design.pdf


■ Navigating the Mental Health Maze (May 2005)


http://consensusproject.org/mhcp/Navigating-MHC-Maze.pdf


■ Painting the Current Picture: A National Report Card on Drug Courts and Other Problem Solving 

Court Programs in the United States, Vol. I, No. 2 (May 2005) 

www.ndci.org/publications/10697_PaintPict_fnl4.pdf 

■ Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) Program, Program Update 


(April 2005)
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/206269.pdf


Report 
n Action: Characteristics of Prisoner Reentry Programs (July 2005)


n.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_reports


n Action: Faith-Based Involvement (July 2005)


n.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dsp_reports


he Shadow of Fear, Audio Teleconference/Webcast (Aired September 2005) 

grant%20and%20special%20projects/teleconferences_06.htm 

ons for Community Corrections, Audio Teleconference/Webcast 


005)


grant%20and%20special%20projects/teleconferences_05.htm 


n Community Corrections, Audio Teleconference/Webcast (Aired January 2005) 

grant%20and%20special%20projects/teleconferences_04.htm 

ation Sharing 

 Sex Offender Public Website (July 2005)


ormation Sharing (May 2005)


uments/fundingjusticeinformationsharing.pdf


delines: Law Enforcement Intelligence Component (July 2005)


uments/fusion_center_guidelines_law_enforcement.pdf


 Data Model (GJXDM) Knowledgebase and Help Desk (September 2005)


m/helpdesk 


into an RFP?, Audio Teleconference/Webcast (Aired September 2005)


grant%20and%20special%20projects/xml_03_delivery.htm 


BJA FY 2005 Annual Report | 191
■ Justice Information Sharing Resource Directory (April 2005) 

http://it.ojp.gov/documents/JusticeInformationSharingResourceDirectoryapprovedf.pdf 

■ Real-Life XML Implementation Stories, Audio Teleconference/Webcast 

(Aired September 2005) www.appa-net.org/grant%20and%20special%20projects/xml_02_delivery.htm 

■ The Year of Working Dangerously: The Privacy Implications of Wireless in the State Workplace— 

Part I, Research Brief (August 2005) 

www.nascio.org/nascioCommittees/privacy/Wireless%20Part%20I%20081605.pdf 

■ The Year of Working Dangerously: The Privacy Implications of Wireless in the State Workplace— 

Part II, Research Brief (September 2005) 

www.nascio.org/nascioCommittees/privacy/Wireless%20Part%20II%20092105.pdf 

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