senior citizens’ skills in preventing crime against
themselves and their property; and
(2) to address the problem of crime against
senior citizens in a systematic and effective manner
by promoting and expanding collaborative crime pre-
vention programs, such as the Triad model, that as-
sist law enforcement agencies and senior citizens in
implementing specific strategies for crime preven-
tion, victim assistance, citizen involvement, and pub-
lic education.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND DISSEMINATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In-
stitute of Justice shall conduct a qualitative and quan-
titative national assessment of—
(1) the nature and extent of crimes committed
against senior citizens and the effect of such crimes
on the victims;
(2) the numbers, extent, and impact of violent
crimes and nonviolent crimes (such as frauds and
‘‘scams’’) against senior citizens and the extent of
unreported crime;
(3) the collaborative needs of law enforcement,
health, and social service organizations, focusing on
prevention of crimes against senior citizens, to iden-
tify, investigate, and provide assistance to victims of
those crimes; and
(4) the development and growth of strategies to
respond effectively to the matters described in para-
graphs (1), (2), and (3).
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The national as-
sessment made pursuant to subsection (a) shall address—
(1) the analysis and synthesis of data from a
broad range of sources in order to develop accurate
information on the nature and extent of crimes
against senior citizens, including identifying and
conducting such survey and other data collection ef-
forts as are needed and designing a strategy to keep
such information current over time;
(2) institutional and community responses to el-
derly victims of crime, focusing on the problems as-
sociated with fear of victimization, abuse of senior
citizens, and hard-to-reach senior citizens who are in
poor health, are living alone or without family near-
by, or living in high crime areas;
(3) special services and responses required by
elderly victims;
(4) whether the experience of senior citizens
with some service organizations differs markedly
from that of younger populations;
(5) the kinds of programs that have proven use-
ful in reducing victimization of senior citizens
through crime prevention activities and programs;
(6) the kinds of programs that contribute to
successful coordination among public sector agencies
and community organizations in reducing victimiza-
tion of senior citizens; and
(7) the research agenda needed to develop a
comprehensive understanding of the problems of
crimes against senior citizens, including the changes
that can be anticipated in the crimes themselves and
appropriate responses as the society increasingly
ages.
(c) AVOIDANCE
OF DUPLICATION.—In conducting
the assessment under subsection (a), the Director of the
National Institute of Justice shall draw upon the findings
of existing studies and avoid duplication of efforts that
have previously been made.
(d) DISSEMINATION.—Based on the results of the na-
tional assessment and analysis of successful or promising
strategies in dealing with the problems described in sub-
section (b) and other problems, including coalition efforts
such as the Triad programs described in sections 2 and
3, the Director of the National Institute of Justice shall
disseminate the results through reports, publications,
clearinghouse services, public service announcements, and
programs of evaluation, demonstration, training, and tech-
nical assistance.
SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAMS.
(a) AWARDS.—The Director of the Bureau of Justice
Assistance shall make grants to coalitions of local law en-
forcement agencies and senior citizens to assist in the de-
velopment of programs and execute field tests of particu-
larly promising strategies for crime prevention services
and related services based on the concepts of the Triad
model, which can then be evaluated and serve as the basis
for further demonstration and education programs.
(b) TRIAD COOPERATIVE MODEL.—(1) Subject to
paragraph (2), a pilot program funded under this section
shall consist of the Triad cooperative model developed by
the organizations described in section 2(15), which calls
for the participation of the sheriff, at least 1 police chief,
and a representative of at least 1 senior citizens’ organiza-
tion within a county and may include participation by gen-
eral service coalitions of law enforcement, victim service,
and senior citizen advocate organizations.
(2) If there is not both a sheriff and a police chief
in a county or if the sheriff or a police chief do not partici-
pate, a pilot program funded under this section shall in-
clude in the place of the sheriff or police chief another
key law enforcement official in the county such as a local
prosecutor.
(c) APPLICATION.—A coalition or Triad program that
desires to establish a pilot program under this section
shall submit to the Director of the Bureau of Justice As-
sistance an application that includes—
(1) a description of the community and its sen-
ior citizen population;
(2) assurances that Federal funds received
under this part shall be used to provide additional
and appropriate education and services to the com-
munity’s senior citizens;
(3) a description of the extent of involvement of
each organizational component (chief, sheriff (or
other law enforcement official), and senior organiza-
tion representative) and focus of the Triad program;
(4) a comprehensive plan including—
(A) a description of the crime problems
facing senior citizens and need for expanded
law enforcement and victim assistance services;
(B) a description of the types of projects
to be developed or expanded;
(C) a plan for an evaluation of the results
of Triad endeavors;
(D) a description of the resources (includ-
ing matching funds, in-kind services, and other
resources) available in the community to imple-
ment the Triad development or expansion;
(E) a description of the gaps that cannot
be filled with existing resources;
(F) an explanation of how the requested
grant will be used to fill those gaps; and
(G) a description of the means and meth-
ods the applicant will use to reduce criminal
victimization of older persons; and
(5) funding requirements for implementing a
comprehensive plan.
(d) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AWARDS.—The Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall attempt, to
the extent practicable, to achieve an equitable geographic
distribution of grant awards for pilot programs authorized
under this Act.
(e) POST-GRANT PERIOD REPORT.—A grant recipi-
ent under this section shall, not later than 6 months after
the conclusion of the grant period, submit to the Director
of the Bureau of Justice Assistance a report that—
(1) describes the composition of organizations
that participated in the pilot program;