BJA Program Plan FY 1997 Program Plan. Series: BJA Program Plan Published: February 1997 75 pages 130,975 bytes --------------------------- U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance February 1997 SL200 --------------------------- Director's Preface I am pleased to present the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Program Plan for fiscal year (FY) 1997. This document explains how BJA funds will support State and local criminal justice systems in the coming year. BJA has broad programmatic authority to fund innovative programs and support the full spectrum of criminal justice issues. Our planning for FY 1997 addresses all aspects of the criminal justice system and recognizes the importance and interdependence of its component parts. For FY 1997, BJA was appropriated approximately $1.5 billion to support national, State, and local criminal justice initiatives. BJA discretionary funds will be targeted to identify and support innovative initiatives, particularly in areas that are not addressed by other Federal grant programs. To stimulate and support innovation among practitioners, this plan also contains four open solicitations. These solicitations are an opportunity for practitioners to submit concept papers for funding of new ideas for addressing specific issues in the areas of adjudication, law enforcement, and rural and American Indian and Alaska Native communities. BJA will fund those concepts which appear promising and support the demonstration, documentation, evaluation, and replication of these innovations through training and technical assistance. Finally, you will learn from our plan the types of funding that are available and how they can be accessed. You will also see how we plan to integrate training and technical assistance, publications, and assessments into our programs. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please write, call, or e-mail us at askbja@ojp.usdoj.gov. I look forward to working together to meet the challenge of furthering peace and justice in America's communities. Nancy E. Gist Director Bureau of Justice Assistance ----------------------- Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Law Enforcement Programs Law Enforcement Byrne Formula Purpose Areas FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs New Noncompetitive Programs New Competitive Program Area Chapter 2: Crime Prevention Programs Crime Prevention Byrne Formula Purpose Areas FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs New Noncompetitive Programs New Competitive Program Areas Chapter 3: Adjudication-Related Programs Adjudication-Related Byrne Formula Purpose Areas FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs New Noncompetitive Programs New Competitive Program Areas Chapter 4: Corrections-Related Programs Corrections-Related Byrne Formula Purpose Areas FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs New Noncompetitive Programs Chapter 5: Comprehensive Programs and Special Initiatives Comprehensive Programs Special Initiatives Chapter 6: Technology and Systems Improvement Programs Technology and Systems Improvement Byrne Formula Purpose Area FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs Chapter 7: Evaluation Evaluation Purpose Areas FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs New Noncompetitive Programs Chapter 8: Accessing Training and Technical Assistance and FY 1997 Funds for New Programs Accessing Training and Technical Assistance Funds Accessing Byrne Formula Funds Accessing Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Accessing Discretionary Funds FY 1997 Competitive Program Areas Addressing Issues in Law Enforcement Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Rural Communities Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Tribal Communities Addressing Issues in the Adjudication Process Adjudication Technical Assistance Program Substance Abuse and the Courts: Followup to the 1991 National Conference Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: Jury System Improvement Evaluation Partnership Challenge Grant Program Appendix A: Examples of BJA-Funded Publications Expected in FY 1997 Appendix B: State Offices Administering Byrne Formula Funds and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Appendix C: BJA Byrne Grant Program Legislative Purpose Areas --------------------------- Introduction The purpose of this fiscal year (FY) 1997 Program Plan is twofold: to introduce criminal justice practitioners to the role of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), including its goals, objectives, and programs in support of the criminal justice system, and to collect and describe in one place all of the BJA funding streams and support mechanisms that are available in FY 1997 for State and local governments and private and public agencies. BJA's primary funding streams are the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program, the BJA Discretionary Grants Program, and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program. --------------------------- BJA's Mission, Goals, and Objectives The mission of the Bureau of Justice Assistance is to provide leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities. BJA's overall goals are to: (1) reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. To achieve these goals, BJA programs emphasize enhanced coordination and cooperation of Federal, State, and local efforts. BJA's objectives in support of these goals are to: o Encourage the development and implementation of comprehensive strategies to reduce and prevent crime and violence. o Encourage the active participation of community organizations and citizens in efforts to prevent crime, drug abuse, and violence. o Provide training and technical assistance in support of efforts to prevent crime, drug abuse, and violence at local, State, and national levels. o Reduce the availability of illegal weapons and develop programs to address violence in our communities for safer homes, schools, and workplaces. o Enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to reduce crime -- especially drug trafficking, drug sales, and violence. o Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of the adjudication process. o Assist States in freeing prison space for serious and violent offenders through the design, development, and implementation of effective correctional options for nonviolent offenders. o Enhance the ability of State and local agencies, in conjunction with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to apprehend and deport criminal aliens. o Evaluate the effectiveness of funded programs, disseminate program results, and enhance the ability of criminal justice agencies to use new information technologies. --------------------------- FY 1997 BJA Funding Streams Byrne Formula Funds BJA is authorized by Congress under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program to make grants to States, for use by States and local units of government, to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system with emphasis on violent crimes and serious offenders, and to enforce State and local laws that establish offenses similar to offenses established in the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Under the Formula Grant Program (Byrne), BJA determines each State's annual grant entitlement by applying a modified population-based formula to the total amount of the appropriation. A base amount -- .25 percent of the total with a minimum of $500,000 -- is guaranteed to each State. To receive Byrne funds, each State must develop a strategic, multiyear violence prevention and drug control strategy to demonstrate that funds will be used in accordance with the purposes of the law. There are 26 legislative purpose areas to which Byrne Formula Funds can be applied. (See Appendix C.) States must also "pass through" a share of the funds to local jurisdictions in proportion to local agencies' share of total State criminal justice expenditures. Byrne Discretionary Funds BJA is authorized by Congress to award grants to public and private agencies and organizations for national-scope demonstration, training, and technical assistance programs in support of State and local criminal justice systems. Each year Congress directs BJA to award a portion of the appropriated Byrne Program funds to specified programs and organizations. These "earmarked" funds are awarded to programs such as the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign and the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program. The remaining Byrne Discretionary Funds are used to continue existing demonstration programs, establish new programs, or establish or continue technical assistance programs that address the needs of the States and local jurisdictions. Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Pursuant to the provisions of the FY 1997 Appropriations Act, BJA will continue implementation of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program initiated in FY 1996. This program provides units of local government with funds to underwrite projects designed to reduce crime and improve public safety. Under the statutory provisions of the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, BJA sets aside funds for direct award to units of local government within a State. The amounts are proportionate to the State's average annual number of Part 1 violent crimes compared to the average for all other States for the three most recent calendar years of data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, each State receives a minimum award of .25 percent of the total amount available for formula distribution under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program. By law, projects under this program must be funded in accordance with the following purpose areas: supporting law enforcement, enhancing security measures in and around schools, establishing or supporting drug courts, enhancing crime prevention programs, and defraying the costs of indemnification insurance. Structure of this Program Plan This program plan describes streams of funding from the above programs that are available to support initiatives in the broad categories of law enforcement, crime prevention, adjudication, corrections, comprehensive programs and special initiatives, technology and systems improvement, and evaluation. The plan emphasizes Discretionary Program Funds because BJA directly controls their distribution. A separate chapter, "Accessing Funds for New Programs," describes new programs to be announced in FY 1997 that are available to general or specific audiences on a competitive basis. Each new program will be the subject of an individual solicitation to be announced separately. Chapters 1 through 7 are designed to give the reader a description of BJA's overall program. If you are primarily interested in applying for BJA funds, refer to Chapter 8. All other programs described in this plan are either continuation grants to existing grantees or awards targeted to specific grantees. --------------------------- Chapter 1: Law Enforcement Programs Law Enforcement Byrne Formula Purpose Areas In FY 1997, BJA funds will be awarded for the following law enforcement purpose areas. Task Force Operations States will be able to fund programs that integrate Federal, State, and local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of coordinating intelligence, facilitating multijurisdictional investigations, and maximizing arrests and seizures. BJA Byrne Formula funds will support statewide task force operations and BJA Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program funds will support projects to prevent and control crime in rural areas. BJA Byrne Discretionary Grant Program funds will continue to support ongoing drug enforcement task force initiatives in Washington, D.C., firearms trafficking programs, homicide initiatives, and task force training programs for commanders and police executives. Eradication of Drug Supply BJA Byrne Formula funds are available for programs that work to eliminate marijuana plants, clandestine laboratories that produce illegal substances such as methamphetamine, and domestically produced illegal pharmaceutical drugs. BJA Byrne Discretionary funds will be used to support the ongoing Clandestine Laboratory Strategy Training Program. Property Crimes Programs that disrupt illicit commerce in stolen goods and property, including motor vehicle theft and "chop shop" operations, will be funded through BJA Byrne Formula awards. White Collar Crime Initiatives directed at organized crime, public corruption crimes, drug corruption in police departments, and fraud against the government will be supported by BJA Byrne Formula funds. Byrne Discretionary funds will support the National White Collar Crime Center and health fraud initiatives with emphasis on the elderly. Police Operations BJA Byrne Formula funds will be used to improve the operational effectiveness of law enforcement through the use of crime analysis techniques, street sales enforcement, schoolyard violator programs, gang-related and low-income housing control programs, drug-free school zones, integrated criminal apprehension programs, statewide violent offender apprehension programs, drug recognition training, K-9 units, and juvenile gang enforcement. Under the BJA Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, funds will be available for the hiring and training of additional law enforcement officers and necessary support personnel, the payment of overtime to presently employed officers and support personnel, and the procurement of equipment, technology, and other material directly related to law enforcement functions. Local Law Enforcement Block Grants funds can also be used to enhance security measures in and around schools and for other facilities considered to have special risks for incidents of crime. Financial Investigations BJA Byrne Formula funds can be used for investigations that target the identification of money laundering operations and assets obtained through illegal drug trafficking, including the development of proposed model legislation, financial investigative training, financial information-sharing systems, asset forfeiture units, and model drug control legislation aimed at assets. Drug Trafficking in Public Housing and Domestic Violence BJA Byrne Formula funds can be used to address the problems of drug trafficking and the illegal manufacture of controlled substances in public housing. They can also be used to improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems' response to domestic and family violence, child abuse, and abuse of the elderly. Street Sales, DUI, and Gang Control Finally, BJA Byrne Formula funds can be used to support programs that strengthen urban enforcement and prosecution efforts targeted at street drug sales, enforce driving under the influence (DUI) laws, and relate to gangs or to youth who are involved in or are at risk of becoming involved in gangs. BJA Byrne Discretionary funds will continue to support the Gang Organized Crime Narcotics Violence Enforcement Program. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Firearms Trafficking Programs Firearms trafficking programs funded by BJA will continue to help State and local governments reduce incidents of violence by reducing the availability and illegal trafficking of firearms. There are three component programs: Firearms Licensee Compliance, Firearms Investigative Task Forces, and Innovative Firearms Initiatives. o The Firearms Licensee Compliance Program demonstrates the ability of State and local law enforcement agencies to conduct more complete and comprehensive background investigations on applicants for new or renewed Federal firearms licenses. A demonstration will continue in the Oakland, California, Police Department. o The Firearms Investigative Task Force Program is designed to identify, target, investigate, and prosecute individuals and dismantle organizations involved in the unlawful use, sale, or acquisition of firearms in violation of Federal or State firearms laws. Demonstrations will continue in the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and in the Illinois State Police. o The Innovative Firearms Program assists State and local jurisdictions in developing and implementing innovative or enhanced strategies and technologies to control illicit firearms trafficking. Demonstrations will continue in the Santa Ana, California, and New Orleans, Louisiana, Police Departments. Homicide Investigation Enhancement Program Grantees: City of New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans, Louisiana Illinois State Police (Aurora, Illinois, Police Department), Springfield, Illinois The Homicide Investigation Enhancement Program will be continued in the New Orleans Police Department and the Illinois State Police. The program is designed to develop strategies that help jurisdictions facing high and increasing rates of homicides and low or decreasing clearance rates enhance their ability to conduct homicide investigations that lead to arrests and convictions. Issues to be addressed include allocating personnel resources, improving the skills of investigators, improving homicide section tactics and strategies, improving case management, enhancing resources such as forensic support and automated data management technology, and coordinating homicide units with other operational units within or among departments. The Police Executive Research Forum provides technical assistance under this program to the grantees, as well as to Gary, Indiana; Camden, New Jersey; and Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Gang Organized Crime Narcotics Violence Enforcement Program Grantees: Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), New Mexico Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon Institute for Intergovernmental Research This program will assist local law enforcement and prosecution agencies in addressing the growing problem of gang-related violence, with a special focus on drugs and firearms. A shared management task force approach to organized criminal gang activity will concentrate on interruption or removal of entire criminal gang structures. The two demonstration sites, Bernalillo County (Albuquerque), New Mexico, and Multnomah County (Portland), Oregon, will continue gathering intelligence and developing and implementing investigative and prosecutorial strategies designed to weaken the structure and activities of violent gangs. The Institute for Intergovernmental Research will continue to provide technical support and operational performance assessment to the two demonstration sites and will be available to provide technical assistance to State and local criminal justice agencies engaged in or initiating similar efforts. Drug Enforcement in Washington, D.C. Grantee: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force Through a grant to the Arlington County, Virginia, Police Department, the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force will continue to provide a visible law enforcement presence; disrupt major links between drug suppliers, distributors, and users; initiate enforcement action against property owners who knowingly allow their property to be used in the distribution of illicit drugs; develop comprehensive intelligence systems; and coordinate with appropriate agencies regarding illegal firearms used by drug organizations and drug traffickers. This project is continued consistent with a Congressional earmark. --------------------------- Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs Clandestine Laboratory Model Enforcement Program Grantee: Circle Solutions, Inc. The Clandestine Laboratory Model Enforcement Program will continue to assist State and local policymakers and practitioners responsible for public safety resource allocation decisions in developing policies, procedures, and programs related to the law enforcement and hazardous chemical problems associated with clandestine manufacturing of illegal drugs. The program model, documented in the BJA monograph Developing a Strategy for a Multiagency Response to Clandestine Drug Laboratories, provides a foundation from which a comprehensive multiagency response can be developed at the State and regional levels. During this continuation period, training and followup technical assistance will be provided in approximately 9 locations. Narcotics Task Force Commanders Training Grantee: Center for Task Force Training The Center for Task Force Training (CenTF) at the Institute for Intergovernmental Research will continue to provide specialized management training to task force commanders and executives in support of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act Formula and Discretionary Grant Programs in the area of multijurisdictional task force approaches to narcotics trafficking. The training program will focus on management and command of investigations and prosecutions. In addition to the presentation of the core curriculum in basic and advanced command management workshops, CenTF will provide support services to task force operations in videotape training materials development. Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program Training and Technical Assistance Technical assistance will be available to units of local government awarded grants under the Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program. An assessment will be conducted regarding technical assistance services currently provided and additional needs of the field as a basis for implementing the technical assistance plan. National Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths The primary component of this initiative consists of regional training and technical assistance regarding line of duty deaths in five sites. Participants are exposed to all aspects of a department's preparation for and response to a line of duty death, including assistance to the families and coworkers of a fallen officer. At the conclusion of each training, participants are connected to a regional resource team comprising a law enforcement operations representative, a law enforcement chaplain or benefits specialist, a representative of Concerns of Police Survivors, and other public safety professionals. Regional resource teams are responsible for assisting any agency in a defined geographic area that experiences a line of duty death. Assistance will be provided by telephone, through correspondence, and, if necessary, onsite. More than 500 law enforcement officers participated in the program in FY 1996, its first year of operation. Nontraditional Law Enforcement Response to Minority and Low-Income Families Grantee: National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Under this initiative, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, in partnership with the Jefferson Institute for Justice Studies, has developed a training program through which police executives and public policymakers will be taught the application of a variety of community resources to ameliorate problems facing low-income and minority families. The program's objective is to address problems before they escalate to a level that requires criminal justice intervention. --------------------------- New Noncompetitive Programs Development and Dissemination of Practical Protocols for Public Police and Private Security Partnerships Grantee: Institute for Law and Justice Although the disciplines of public policing and private security have many common interests, each has unique capabilities and resources. Police agencies operate in the public safety arena to protect citizens and enforce the law and maintain civil order, while private security agencies perform parallel operations in guarding both public and private areas, ensuring corporate security, and acting to protect employee as well as corporate interests from drug trafficking and violence in the workplace. While public police departments have experienced modest growth in recent years, private security employees outnumber public police by a four-to-one ratio. Further, the private security industry is growing at a rate three times that of public policing. Through the program, guidelines will be developed for establishing private security and public law enforcement partnerships. The guidelines will provide practical protocols for fostering police and private security partnerships across the Nation. The program will be a cooperative effort of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the American Society for Industrial Security and will be guided by a steering committee composed of professional law enforcement association representatives, representatives of security associations, and individual practitioners. The Institute for Law and Justice will serve as the grantee. Comprehensive Homicide Initiative Grantee: Crime and Justice Research Institute BJA has made two awards through the Comprehensive Homicide Initiative to combat homicide and increase the homicide clearance rates through the development and demonstration of a multifaceted approach which can be documented and then replicated in other jurisdictions. The Crime and Justice Research Institute will assist the initiative's two demonstration sites, Richmond, Virginia, and Richmond, California, in finalizing implementation strategies and will document the process. New Competitive Program Area Addressing Issues in Law Enforcement In FY 1997, BJA will issue a call for concept papers on strategies for policing of physically and mentally challenged victims and offenders, countering witness intimidation, and strengthening the relationship between police and prosecution. See Chapter 8 for more information. --------------------------- Chapter 2: Crime Prevention Programs Crime Prevention Byrne Formula Purpose Areas In FY 1997, BJA funds will be awarded for the following crime prevention purpose areas. Demand Reduction Education Programs BJA Byrne Formula funds will be available to the States for Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) officer training. D.A.R.E. initiatives will also be supported by BJA Byrne Discretionary funds. Crime Prevention Both BJA Byrne Formula and Discretionary funds will support initiatives providing community and neighborhood programs that assist citizens in preventing and controlling crime, including special programs that address the problems of crimes committed against the elderly and special programs for rural jurisdictions. These programs include community crime prevention, crime prevention through environmental design, Neighborhood Watch, National Night Out, community policing, rural crime control, drug-impacted rural jurisdictions, reaching high-risk youth through outdoor activities, the Senior Citizen Crime Prevention/Golden Alert Program, Boys & Girls Clubs, TRIAD, and strategies to stop violence in tribal communities. The BJA Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program can also be used to establish crime prevention programs which involve cooperation between community residents and law enforcement personnel to control, detect, or investigate crime or prosecute criminals. Anti-Terrorism Programs BJA Byrne Formula funds will support anti-terrorism plans for deep draft ports, international airports, and other important facilities. Examples of ongoing programs are "Night Eyes" State Water Patrol, airport anti-terrorism task forces, and arson prevention and control programs. Byrne Discretionary funds will be used for training and technical assistance for law enforcement agencies regarding investigation and prevention of terrorism. Youth Gangs Law enforcement and prevention programs that relate to gangs or to youth involved in or are at risk of involvement in gangs will be supported by BJA Byrne Formula funds. Examples of these programs are gang task forces, the Specialized Gang Prosecutor's Program, and the Gang Reduction Education and Training Program. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign Grantee: National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, D.C. This national program will continue to reach out to children, their families, public and private service providers, and elected officials in a comprehensive effort to control and prevent crime, violence, and substance abuse. Work will be accomplished through (1) the development of brochures, pamphlets, booklets, monographs, and prevention action kits (2) public education, both in English and Spanish, via powerful television, radio, and print public service announcements (3) the provision of training and technical assistance to national, State, local, and tribal policymakers and prevention practitioners and (4) the provision of Secretariat services to the Crime Prevention Coalition of America, a network comprising more than 130 national, State, and Federal organizations and agencies committed to building safer and better communities. This project is continued consistent with a congressional earmark. Expanding, Enhancing, and Establishing Boys & Girls Clubs Grantee: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Atlanta, Georgia The Boys & Girls Clubs of America, now serving 2.6 million girls and boys in 1,950 clubs nationwide, will continue to (1) establish new clubs in at-risk communities, including public housing and Indian reservations, which will potentially serve 50,000 disadvantaged children and their families and (2) strengthen and support programs and violence prevention outreach initiatives in existing clubs in distressed communities with the greatest need, including those in public housing and on Indian reservations, which will potentially serve 10,000 disadvantaged children and their families. At least 250 sites are expected to be identified to either receive new or enhanced services. This project is continued consistent with a congressional earmark. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Grantee: D.A.R.E. America, Inglewood, California D.A.R.E. America will continue to support the provision of D.A.R.E. training and technical assistance for State, municipal, and county law enforcement officers through the work of five D.A.R.E. Regional Training Centers (RTCs) in Arizona, California, Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia. Federal resources will be subgranted to the RTCs to provide for D.A.R.E. officer training for new officers, in-service training for experienced officers, mentor officer training, parent training, junior and senior high school student training, program development and curricula maintenance, assessments for training centers, and the accreditation of law enforcement agencies as D.A.R.E. training centers. This project is continued consistent with a congressional earmark. National Night Out Grantee: National Association of Town Watch, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania National Night Out (NNO) will continue to provide support for community-based crime and violence prevention activities at national, State, and local levels by disseminating information and providing technical assistance to Federal and State agencies, local units of government, civic and neighborhood organizations, and residents. This yearlong program will (1) focus on implementing initiatives and events whereby residents come out of their homes to work together with community service providers (2) generate support for and participation in local, State, and national anti-crime and anti-drug efforts and (3) build or enhance crime-fighting partnerships and coalitions. In 1996, NNO involved the participation of 29.5 million Americans in 9,000 communities representing all U.S. States, territories, and military bases worldwide. This project is continued consistent with a congressional mention. TRIAD: A Strategy to Reduce the Criminal Victimization of Older Persons Grantee: National Sheriffs' Association, Alexandria, Virginia TRIAD, a program developed by the National Sheriffs' Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the American Association of Retired Persons, will continue its efforts to reduce the impact of crime and violence on the elderly and promote a better quality of life through volunteerism and the provision of prevention services. The program will provide national, regional, and local training for law enforcement agencies and community partners, develop and disseminate TRIAD support material to the public, and develop and test a TRIAD "how-to manual" and training-of-trainers workshops. TRIAD is jointly funded by BJA and the Office for the Victims of Crime. --------------------------- New Noncompetitive Programs Assessing Need, Identifying (Crime) Risk, and Providing Assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Grantee: Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton, Wisconsin This program will provide training and technical assistance to Native American communities. Seven sites will receive intensive training and technical assistance and will serve as host sites for other communities. Training and technical assistance may be available to other jurisdictions focusing on the special needs of individual communities. Specific emphasis will be devoted to teaching communities how to access resources to address public safety concerns. --------------------------- New Competitive Program Areas Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Rural Communities To expand the body of knowledge of rural programming that works, concept papers will be requested from rural governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations serving rural areas to demonstrate innovations involving one or more of the following: strategies that lead to the development of communitywide partnerships and coalitions that serve to control and prevent crime and violence; strategies in which jurisdictions achieve greater operational efficiency through either consolidation or the sharing of criminal justice resources; or strategies that seek to provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional incarceration-correctional options. Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Tribal Communities To assist tribal communities in implementing programs to address these issues, concept papers will be requested to demonstrate innovations involving one or more of the following: strategies in which tribal law enforcement and the courts work with community representatives to define, analyze, and develop solutions to emerging gang issues and related disorder; strategies that provide cost- effective alternatives to traditional incarceration and correctional options; and community-based strategies that prevent substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and inhalants) by minors. The program will be coordinated with the Office of Tribal Justice in the Department of Justice and the American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Desk in the Office of Justice Programs. See Chapter 8 for more information. --------------------------- Chapter 3: Adjudication-related Programs Adjudication-related Byrne Formula Purpose Areas In FY 1997, BJA funds will be awarded for the following adjudication purpose areas. Criminal Prosecution Programs Including Model Drug Control Legislation BJA Byrne Formula funds may support the following programs: career criminal/major offender prosecution, career drug offender prosecution, the Narcotics Prosecution Unit, model drug control legislation (directed at offenders), and the use of Civil RICO in drug enforcement. BJA Byrne Discretionary funds will support an ongoing program of the National Association of Attorneys General dealing with financial investigation and money laundering. Court Programs BJA Formula funds can be used to improve the effectiveness of the court process by expanding prosecutorial, defender, and judicial resources and implementing court delay reduction programs. Initiatives such as differentiated case management, fast track prosecution/defense, drug courts, court/court management improvement, courts unification, pretrial services delivery, the Community Courts Initiative, and programs that promote balance in the criminal justice system will also be supported. BJA Byrne Discretionary funds will support ongoing programs such as delay reduction; the Prosecutor's Pre-Sentencing Diversion Program; improving interaction among tribal, State, and Federal courts; a national symposium on sentencing; an adjudication technical assistance project focusing on community justice; and the Red Hook Community Justice Center. Under the BJA Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, funds can be used to establish or support drug courts that include supervision of nonviolent substance abuse offenders, testing, treatment, and aftercare services. Victim-Witness Assistance BJA Byrne Formula funds are available to develop and implement programs which provide assistance to jurors and witnesses and assistance (other than compensation) to victims of crime. Programs supported include one-day trial/jury management improvement, systems for setting juror fees/compensation, victim/witness programs, restitution for victims, and victim assistance. Innovative Drug Programs BJA Byrne Formula funds have and will be used to support innovative programs which demonstrate new and different approaches to enforcement, prosecution and adjudication of drug offenses and other serious crimes. Examples of these programs are firearms trafficking control, Governor's Drug Summit, Motor Vehicle Officers' Watch for Drugs, Unified Court Policy on Drug Evidence and Custody, and Health Department's Drug Abuse Warning Network. Violent Juvenile Prosecution BJA Byrne Formula funds are used to address the need for effective bindover systems for the prosecution of violent 16- and 17-year-old juveniles in courts with jurisdiction over adults for certain violent crimes. Two programs supported by these funds are the Violent Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court Program and the Prosecutor's Juvenile Bindover Unit. Funds from the BJA Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program can be used to enhance the adjudication process of cases involving violent offenders, including those of violent juvenile offenders. Habeas Corpus Litigation BJA Byrne Formula funds can be used to assist in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Health Care Fraud Demonstration Grantees: Demonstration Sites in Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin The Attorney General Offices of Maryland, Minnesota, and Wisconsin were competitively chosen to develop a prototype statewide Health Care Fraud Prosecution Unit to investigate and prosecute health care fraud. Existing multijurisdictional health care fraud prosecution programs in those States have been assessed and the continuation award will expand the organization and implementation of demonstration health care fraud prosecutions units. Technical assistance to the three demonstration sites is provided by the National Association of Attorneys General. Community-Focused Courts Grantee: National Center for State Courts The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is identifying existing models of collaboration between the courts and the public and exploring ways that private and public funders can combine with the government to assist community justice initiatives. In addition, NCSC will provide technical assistance for the Department of Justice Community Justice Initiative as part of BJA's Community Justice Assistance Center. Models of Effective Court-Based Services Delivery to Children and Their Families Grantee: National Center for State Courts BJA, the National Center for State Courts, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention are involved in an ongoing collaborative project to encourage courts to work more closely with other community services to better serve children and their families. NCSC will also work with the Office of Justice Programs Safe Kids-Safe Streets program by providing technical assistance, particularly in advancing understanding of the link between child abuse and neglect and domestic violence. Products will include a program operations manual describing exemplary practices in the coordination and delivery of services to children and their families and a program brief summarizing the program for policymakers. Juvenile Weapons Court Grantee: Vera Institute of Justice in partnership with the New York City Family Court The Vera Institute of Justice and the New York City Family Court are developing a prototype juvenile weapons court featuring a mandatory program for juveniles arrested on weapons-related offenses. Sioux Nation Supreme Court Grantee: Dakota Territory Chairman's Council The Dakota Territory Chairman's Council will support the implementation of a coordinated tribal court system within each Sioux Nation tribe. The Supreme Court will provide a forum for intertribal conflict resolution between the constituent tribes, establish uniform principles of common law linking traditional customs with modern law, and uniformly apply the legislative enactments, compacts, and accords of the Dakota Territory Chairman's Council. Delay Reduction Program Grantee: Superior Court of Delaware The Superior Court of Delaware will continue to work to reduce processing delays through the funding of five case managers, who will provide administrative support to the Court's three commissioners, and one court master, who will enhance the processing of the Court's criminal caseload. The project will also document the case management and measurement techniques applied to integrating data and automated information that are used to reduce the time from arrest to disposition through timely sharing of accurate information with Superior Court judges, court support personnel, and service providers. Prosecutor's Pre-Sentencing Diversion Program Grantee: Pulaski County (Arkansas) District Attorney's Office This program expands a citywide pilot project to reduce the recidivism rate for youthful offenders. An alternative to formal adjudication in juvenile court, the program serves as an opportunity for certain youthful offenders to benefit from an interagency community partnership that suspends traditional barriers, creates a less threatening environment, and offers social services support, peer counseling, and job opportunities. Assessment and Enhancement of Indigent Defense Services Grantee: National Legal Aid and Defender Association The National Legal Aid and Defender Association will continue to provide technical assistance and training to indigent defense organizations, with a special emphasis on client-centered representation. Improving Interaction Among Tribal, State, and Federal Courts Grantee: National Indian Justice Center, Petaluma, California The National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) will expand its activities to improve the relationships among tribal, State, and Federal courts by helping to fund at least three tribal/State/Federal court forums. These forums will help alleviate jurisdictional problems among the three jurisdictions. In January 1989, the Conference of State Chief Justices created the Prevention and Resolution of Jurisdictional Disputes Project to improve the operational relationships among tribal, State, and Federal judicial systems. A major recommendation of the Committee's Advisory Committee was to create these forums. In addition, NIJC will provide technical assistance to the tribal courts by developing resource guides addressing tribal court issues, including a guide to dealing with non-Indian criminal activity while also protecting community interests and an update of current Indian Country jurisdictional issues for tribal, State, and Federal judges. A National Symposium on Sentencing: The Judicial Response to Crime Grantee: American Judicature Society Funds for this program will support a national symposium on sentencing to be presented in the fall of 1997 by the State Justice Institute, BJA, the National Institute of Justice, and the American Judicature Society. The symposium will enable judges, legislators, prosecutors, defense counsel, corrections officials, police, and community representatives to discuss and share experiences and perspectives on sentencing. Red Hook Community Justice Center Grantee: Fund for the City of New York In collaboration with the New York State Unified Court System, the City of New York, and the Kings County District Attorney, the Fund for the City of New York will establish a community justice center in the community of Red Hook in Brooklyn, New York. Plans for the center include mediation, job training, victim assistance, legal education, and youth development as well as an extensive range of onsite services such as drug treatment, health care, job training, and domestic violence counseling. Innovative features will include multijurisdictional authority extending to civil and family court cases in addition to low-level criminal cases. National Judicial College Grantee: National Judicial College The National Judicial College (NJC) will continue its scholarship program for State, local, and tribal court judges, court administrators, and State judicial educators in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. In addition, NJC will develop a community justice curriculum to help the courts increase collaboration with the community and explore the changing role of judges, and it will develop a special curriculum for tribal court judges. This project is continued consistent with a congressional earmark. --------------------------- Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs Community Justice Assistance Center Grantee: Fund for the City of New York The purpose of this program is to provide funding and support to establish a Community Justice Assistance Center (CJAC) with the Fund for the City of New York, a nonprofit, public-private partnership. The center's primary objective would be to help courts and communities throughout the Nation close the gaps that have emerged between them. In performing this work, CJAC will draw upon the experience and expertise of the Midtown Community Court and related projects, which are operated and staffed by the Fund. Organizations such as the American Prosecutors Research Institute, National Center for State Courts, National Institute of Corrections, National Association of Drug Court Professionals, American Parole and Probation Association, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, and the Center for Effective Public Policy serve as partners in a consortium of technical assistance providers, whose efforts will be coordinated through the Midtown Community Court. CJAC will be relocated to the Red Hook Community Center once construction is complete. DNA Legal Assistance Unit Grantee: American Prosecutors Research Institute The American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) provides technical assistance and training to help prosecutors and DNA laboratory analysts in understanding and using DNA typing technology to investigate and prosecute cases involving capital murder, homicide, sexual assault, or child abuse. The Unit will continue to collect and maintain State statutes governing the creation and maintenance of DNA tissue sample banks and admissibility of DNA evidence and will conduct two training conferences. Financial Investigation and Money Laundering -- Training and Technical Assistance Grantee: National Association of Attorneys General The National Association of Attorneys General will continue to provide training and technical assistance to State and local prosecutors on the investigation and prosecution of a wide range of financial crimes, with a special emphasis on intrastate fraud schemes and laundering of proceeds from illegal gaming. Health Care Fraud Prosecution -- Training and Technical Assistance Grantee: National Association of Attorneys General The National Association of Attorneys General will continue to provide training and technical assistance to State Attorneys General and local prosecutors on coordinating statewide and local health care fraud investigations and prosecutions including health care consumer fraud and fraud against insurance companies and HMOs. --------------------------- New Noncompetitive Programs Prosecution of Computer Crimes Grantee: National Association of Attorneys General This program is designed to enhance State and local prosecutorial efforts in the area of computer crime, promote the development of coordinated computer-crimes policy among several States, and promote Federal-State cooperation in this field. A component of the program will be the inclusion of local law enforcement agencies. The National Association of Attorneys General will conduct an inventory of existing State and State-local computer crime units, including documentation of models that may be replicated in other jurisdictions and maintain a database of significant briefs from State court cases involving computer crime, technology, and policy. National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems Grantee: Collaborative effort by BJA and Bureau of Justice Statistics The National Survey of Indigent Defense Systems is a collaborative effort of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and BJA. The study will develop, test, and implement a national data collection program to document the provision of legal representation for indigent criminal defendants by States and localities. Victimization of the Elderly Grantee: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Attorney General BJA will provide partial support for a symposium on elder issues to be held in the spring of 1997 in Boston, Massachusetts. The symposium will be organized and presented by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Office of the Attorney General, and will feature seminars and discussions on various topics surrounding the elderly and the criminal justice system. Substance Abuse Treatment Needs of Women Offenders: A Training Module for Judges and Court Personnel Grantee: Center for Community Alternatives The Center for Community Alternatives will develop a pilot training module for courts and support personnel to identify and respond to the special issues presented by substance-abusing female offenders and their children. Professional Certification Program for Pretrial and Court Services Officers Grantee: Association of Pretrial Professionals in Florida The Association of Pretrial Professionals in Florida (APPF) will develop model training curricula and professional certification standards for pretrial services programs and staff. APPF will work closely with the Florida Institute of Government to develop the standards, which are intended for statewide application. Technical Assistance for Tribal Courts Grantee: National Indian Justice Center consortium To help tribal court judges address violent crime against children, domestic violence, and youth gang violence in Indian Country, the National Indian Justice Center will develop a training and technical assistance program tailored to the needs of American Indian communities. The project will examine the origins, dynamics, and scope of violent crime in Indian Country and support tribal courts as they explore sentencing alternatives and other ways to restore health and safety to their communities. Rural and Tribal Community Justice Grantee: Center for Effective Public Policy The Center for Effective Public Policy will provide technical assistance on community justice to rural and tribal communities. The center, in collaboration with appropriate subcontractors, will provide peer assistance with an emphasis on issues that are unique to rural and tribal communities. Urban Court Managers Network Grantee: Justice Management Institute The Justice Management Institute, in collaboration with the National Association for Court Management, will facilitate the development of a peer network among urban trial court managers through which information can be shared on promising innovations in areas such as community courts, court-monitored drug testing/linkages with treatment, domestic violence programs, and delay reduction initiatives. --------------------------- New Competitive Program Areas Addressing Issues in the Adjudication Process BJA will solicit concept papers from criminal courts and units of government representing the components of the adjudication process (including pretrial services, prosecution, defense, and probation) and nonprofit organizations supporting these components. Submissions must propose innovations which strengthen linkages between criminal courts and the communities they serve, target juveniles charged as adults, employ multidisciplinary recidivism reduction strategies for special populations, enhance the treatment and supervision of dually diagnosed defendants and offenders, and improve case processing. Adjudication Technical Assistance Project This program will provide technical assistance to State and local criminal courts and court components that request help in addressing specific problems related to issues such as case processing and backlog, family violence and protective orders, drug-related offenses, and sentencing. Proposals will be solicited to provide short-term technical assistance to courts and court components, to provide consultants to the requesting site, or to arrange for the requesting site to visit another court that has successfully managed the problem. Substance Abuse and the Court: Followup to the 1991 National Conference For this program, the grantee will reexamine the record of the 1991 conference, review the conference recommendations, and develop a program that will furnish judges and court personnel with appropriate training and information on drugs and addiction. The grantee will also enhance the training of judges and court personnel on drugs, addiction, and treatment issues. Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: Jury System Improvement Improving the jury system would increase public trust, confidence, and knowledge about the courts, increase court efficiency, and help to reduce costs. This program will survey the results of recent research and States' jury reform efforts. The product of the grant will be a comprehensive document that provides examples of successful efforts to address these issues and recommends action. See Chapter 8 for more information. --------------------------- Chapter 4: Corrections-related Programs Corrections-related Byrne Formula Purpose Areas In FY 1997, BJA funds will be awarded for the following corrections purpose areas. Corrections BJA Byrne Formula funds will be available to support a broad range of programs that provide additional public correctional resources and improve the corrections system, including treatment in prisons and jails, intensive supervision programs and long-range corrections and sentencing strategies, boot camps, correctional facilities planning/population projections, and sentencing strategies development. Alternatives to Detention, Jail, and Prison BJA Byrne Formula funds are also used to provide alternatives to detention, jail, and prison for persons who pose no danger to the community. These programs are described as alternatives to incarceration, house arrest/electronic monitoring, alternative punishment, restitution by juveniles, community service labor, and user accountability sanctioning. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs The Correctional Options Program The Correctional Options Amendments to the Crime Control Act of 1990 authorized BJA to establish a comprehensive program to help State and local governments respond to the pervasive problems of prison and jail overcrowding and the high recidivism rate of youthful offenders incarcerated in traditional correctional facilities. Since FY 1992, BJA has provided financial and technical assistance to State and local governments and to private nonprofit organizations to support the planning, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of demonstration projects that test a broad range of correctional options as alternatives to traditional modes of incarceration. During this period, Correctional Options Demonstration Grants were awarded to the following public agencies: Alameda County (CA) Probation Department, Florida Department of Corrections, Maryland Department of Public Safety/Corrections, New Hampshire Department of Corrections, Washington Department of Corrections, Maricopa County (AZ) Adult Probation Department, Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, Vermont Department of Corrections, South Carolina Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Alabama Department of Corrections, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Delaware Treatment Access Committee, Los Angeles County (CA) Probation Department, Connecticut Judicial Branch- Office of Alternative Sanctions, Hawaii First Circuit Court, Jefferson Parish (LA) Department of Juvenile Justice, New York City Department of Probation, Josephine County (OR) Probation Department, Washington County (OR) Department of Corrections, Spokane County (WA) Board of Commissioners, Orange County (CA) Probation Department, St. Louis (MO) Medium Security Institution, Cook County (IL) Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Department of Corrections, California Youth Authority, Cumberland County (PA) Juvenile Probation Department, and Riverside County (CA) Probation Department. An evaluation of the effectiveness of these programs is being managed by NIJ and the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Project Return Grantee: Tulane University The four primary goals of Project Return are to (1) provide aftercare for former offenders during the crucial first year of readjustment to society (2) provide an integrated delivery network to reduce the high rate of recidivism of former offenders (3) implement a cost-effective working model that reduces the amount of tax revenues presently spent to reincarcerate recidivists and (4) contribute to the restoration of public safety in New Orleans, Louisiana. Specific objectives of Project Return include coordination with and referrals from parole authorities and alternative program directors and the provision of employment, educational and addiction recovery opportunities, and psychological support and social services for juvenile and adult offenders recently released from incarceration. Outcomes sought for participants include computer- based literacy and GED completion, job skills training and job placement, conflict resolution and relations skills development, enhanced job retention, and reintegration into the family and the community. Opportunity To Succeed Grantee: Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University The Opportunity To Succeed (OPTS) program provides intensive services for addicted ex-offenders who received drug treatment while incarcerated and are returning to their communities on probation or parole. The goal is to sustain treatment gains and achieve a positive reintegration into the community by providing a package of aftercare services that build on incarceration-based treatment. Program services include substance abuse treatment, case management, employment and training, housing, family intervention, and physical and mental health services. Services are structured, coordinated, and monitored by case managers working for community- based organizations in collaboration with the parole officer. OPTS includes a rigorous approach to research, including a management information system, documentation study, outcome evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis. OPTS is supported with funds from BJA, NIJ, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Educational Television in Prisons and Jails Grantee: National Sheriffs' Association The goals of this project are to develop and implement a national educational and informational television network for inmates in jails and prisons; to reach, through appropriate programming, inmates who do not yet participate in a structured educational program; and to conduct research and evaluations that improve the program and assess the programming's impact on inmates. Using Telecommunications to Support Community Corrections Grantee: Community Correction Improvement Association This project will continue the efforts to design, implement, and evaluate a telecommunications method, or combination of methods, that will effectively inform criminal justice practitioners about selected correctional options. La Bodega de la Familia Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center Grantee: Vera Institute of Justice BJA will work with the Vera Institute of Justice to continue its support of the La Bodega de la Familia Neighborhood Drug Crisis Center. The center's central aims are to provide direct services to addicts and their families to support them through recovery and to assist addicts and their families in their interactions with the courts and criminal justice agencies during recovery. Resource documents developed by the program will provide a framework for training seminars with criminal justice system and family court professionals and treatment providers. NIJ has funded an evaluation of the relationship between La Bodega de la Familia and community policing efforts. Technical Assistance on Correctional Options Grantee: Criminal Justice Associates This award will support the coordination and delivery of technical assistance under BJA's Correctional Options Program both to BJA-funded Correctional Options Demonstration Program sites and to State and local governments that are not receiving financial aid directly from BJA but nonetheless wish to develop or enhance correctional options in their jurisdictions. Criminal Justice Associates (CJA) will serve as the grantee. Technical assistance will be delivered through a series of teleconferences designed to transfer important lessons learned about planning, development, and marketing of correctional options during the first 4 years of the program. Participation in the teleconferences will be open to planning teams from jurisdictions interested in developing alternatives to traditional incarceration. --------------------------- Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs Prison Industry Enhancement Technical Assistance Program Grantee: Correctional Industries Association The Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program encourages States and units of local government to establish employment opportunities for prisoners that approximate private sector work opportunities. The Correctional Industries Association (CIA) provides technical assistance services to the program. Under a grant from BJA, the CIA staff of volunteer correctional industry professionals audit program participants for compliance with program requirements and provide technical assistance. CIA staff also provide additional technical assistance as needed. Technical Assistance to BJA Correctional Options Demonstration Sites Grantee: National Council on Crime and Delinquency Under this award, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) will provide evaluation technical assistance to sites participating in BJA's Correctional Options Demonstration Program (CODP) and to other correctional agencies interested in implementing and evaluating programs similar to CODP. The NCCD technical assistance effort will help correctional agencies improve their program designs and operations and increase the likelihood of evaluations being completed to document the successes of such programs. Technical Assistance in Information Dissemination Grantee: The Sentencing Project The Sentencing Project will disseminate information and provide technical assistance regarding client- specific planning and defense-based sentencing, marketing alternatives within the community setting, and media relations to promote alternative sanctions. Dissemination and technical assistance services will be made available both to existing Correctional Options Demonstration Program sites funded by BJA and to State and local governments that are not currently receiving funding from BJA but wish to develop or enhance correctional options in their jurisdictions. --------------------------- New Noncompetitive Programs Development of Performance-Based Standards for Community Corrections Grantee: American Correctional Association Since the mid-1970s, correctional practices at the Federal, State, and local levels have improved measurably in response to professional standards. Today more than 1,107 correctional agencies and facilities voluntarily seek to implement the standards of the American Correctional Association (ACA) through participation in its accreditation program. The ACA standards encompass all aspects of correctional services and operations and were first published 20 years ago with the financial support and assistance of the Department of Justice through the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. ACA has asked BJA to sponsor a major standards revision initiative that will focus on the development of performance-based standards for community-based correctional programs and services. The initiative will be a cooperative effort involving OJP's Office of Correctional Programs, the National Institute of Corrections, and the National Committee on Community Corrections. --------------------------- Chapter 5: Comprehensive Programs and Special Initiatives Introduction BJA provides leadership through the development and funding of broadly based national programs and initiatives. Our comprehensive programs focus on building stronger community-based initiatives by including all key stakeholders in the development of crime control and prevention strategies. Our special initiatives look to develop and implement programs that operate on a national scale and provide a wide spectrum of technical assistance and services. --------------------------- Comprehensive Programs Comprehensive Communities Program Grantees: Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Columbia, South Carolina Denver, Colorado East Bay, California Fort Worth, Texas Gary, Indiana Hartford, Connecticut Omaha, Nebraska Phoenix, Arizona Salt Lake City, Utah Seattle, Washington Washington, D.C. Wichita, Kansas Wilmington, Delaware The Comprehensive Communities Program (CCP) is designed to suppress violence and restore the security of our neighborhoods. The 16 jurisdictions participating in CCP have developed jurisdiction- wide crime prevention and control strategies and begun implementation of community-based responses consistent with those strategies. Although these activities focus on community mobilization and community policing, the program encourages the jurisdictions to integrate a wide range of responses to include youth and gang initiatives, dispute resolution, community prosecution, drug courts and alternatives to incarceration. A national process evaluation is being conducted by BOTEC, Inc., focusing on how 12 of the sites developed and implemented their strategies, and how public and private organizations modified their infrastructures to integrate those strategies. Tribal Strategies Against Violence Grantees: Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay, Michigan Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, Owyhee, Nevada Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, Belcourt, North Dakota Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Puyallup, Washington Jay Keel, The Chickasaw Nation, Ada, Oklahoma Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux, Wolf Point, Montana Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, South Dakota Tribal Strategies Against Violence is a Federal- tribal partnership that seeks to empower American Indian communities through the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan to reduce crime, violence, and drug abuse. --------------------------- Special Initiatives State and Local Training and Technical Assistance Program This program provides training and technical assistance to States, units of local government, and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in developing and implementing comprehensive systemwide strategies for preventing and combating drug-related and violent crime and in improving State and local criminal justice systems. The program consists of two major components: State administrative and planning assistance and operational criminal justice training and technical assistance. State Criminal Alien Assistance Program The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program provides reimbursement to State and local correctional systems to help defray the costs of incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. All State or local jurisdictions with facilities housing aliens convicted of one or more felonies or two or more misdemeanors for periods of more than 72 hours will be eligible. Applicants must provide inmate-specific information for comparison with Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) records. Award amounts depend on the number of reimbursable aliens verified by INS, the aliens' length of stay in applicant facilities, and the applicant's costs of incarceration. In the past funding cycle, reimbursement was approximately 60 percent of the amount claimed by applicants for verified aliens. Church Arson Prevention Grant Program In FY 1996, the Church Arson Prevention Grant Program awarded 586 grants totaling nearly $2.7 million to county governments in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. To support these grants and assist other jurisdictions, BJA will conduct a series of training conferences during FY 1997 in the 13 States targeted in FY 1996, as well as four regional conferences in other sections of the country. These conferences will be coordinated with a contact designated by each State's governor and conducted in cooperation with the National Sheriffs' Association, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and the Community Relations Service. BJA has also established a technical assistance initiative to help State and local jurisdictions develop and implement effective church arson prevention programs. Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program The Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program is designed to compensate spouses and children or parents of public safety officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. In 1996, 225 cases were closed totaling $24.6 million paid to survivors of line-of-duty deaths and recipients of disability benefit claims. Denial of Federal Benefits Program The Denial of Federal Benefits Program provides judges in both Federal and State courts with a sentencing option to deny certain Federal benefits to persons convicted of trafficking in or possessing drugs. It also provides for the mandatory denial of Federal benefits to individuals with three or more convictions for such trafficking offenses. In addition, the program operates a clearinghouse from which defense contractors may learn whether an individual has been disqualified from defense contract participation as a result of a procurement fraud conviction. Closed-Circuit Televising of Child Victims of Abuse Program FY 1997 funds for this discretionary grant program will be awarded through a competitive process open to all States that now have legislation in place allowing use of videotaping or closed-circuit televising of child victims of abuse who are required to testify in grand jury or court settings. The program builds upon a series of awards to eligible States in FY 1993. Final instructions for applicants will be issued after a conference planned for early May 1997, which will involve representatives of programs started under the earlier awards. National Motor Vehicle Title Information System The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) is an information sharing system required by the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, enacted to deter trafficking of stolen vehicles by strengthening law enforcement against auto theft, combating automobile title fraud, preventing "chop shop" related thefts, and inspecting exports for stolen vehicles. NMVTIS enables States and local law enforcement agencies to gain instant and reliable access to information maintained by other States pertaining to the titling of automobiles. Grants will be awarded to States to establish the infrastructure and develop a titling information system. Watch Your Car Program The Watch Your Car Program, established by the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act, assists States participating in the effort to develop a national voluntary motor vehicle theft prevention program. The program encourages motor vehicle owners to voluntarily display a decal or other authorized device on their vehicles to alert police that their vehicles are not normally driven between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Motorists may also choose to display another decal or device to signal that their vehicles are not normally driven across or in the proximity of international land borders or ports. To obtain the decals, owners sign a consent form authorizing officers to stop their vehicles if they are being driven under certain specified conditions and determine if the vehicles are being operated with owner consent. Metropolitan Firefighter and Emergency Services Training Program The Metropolitan Firefighter and Emergency Services Training Program, a new BJA initiative, will be implemented in consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Grants will be provided for specialized training and support to metropolitan fire and emergency service departments to enhance their ability to respond to terrorist attacks that involve weapons of mass destruction. Approximately 120 metropolitan jurisdictions nationwide will participate. Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program The Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program assists law enforcement agencies in the aftermath of natural disasters and other extraordinary law enforcement emergencies such as hurricanes, riots, and serial killings that are uncommon and place the community at peril. Technical Assistance for Local System Pretrial Drug Testing Grantee: Pretrial Services Resource Center The interest and support for drug testing efforts at the local level continues at a significant level. Congress increased the FY 1997 Byrne Formula Grants appropriation from $475 to $500 million to encourage States to support effective drug testing initiatives at all stages of the criminal justice process. Equipment, legal challenges, appropriate responses to positive tests, and use of results are all issues that the Pretrial Services Resource Center will address when administering technical assistance. The center will assist jurisdictions seeking to use new Federal money to integrate or expand the use of drug testing. --------------------------- Chapter 6: Technology and Systems Improvement Programs Technology and Systems Improvement Byrne Formula Purpose Area BJA Byrne Formula funds will continue to be used to develop initiatives to improve drug control technology. The initiatives include establishing pretrial drug testing; identifying, assessing, referring to treatment, case managing, and monitoring drug-dependent offenders; and enhancing State and local forensic laboratories. BJA Byrne Formula funds will also be used to improve criminal justice information systems to assist law enforcement, prosecution, courts and corrections organizations. Examples of specific continuing programs in these areas are pretrial/probation/parole drug testing, statewide urinalysis testing, the Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes program, forensic laboratory enhancement, criminal justice records improvement, information/management for criminal justice agencies, the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, prosecution management support, the Video Arraignment/Pre-sentence Telecommunications Project, the Metropolitan Criminal Intelligence System, the DUI Data Collection System, the Development of DNA Database Identification System, and DNA laboratory enhancement. BJA will also administer special line-item appropriations that support the Regional Information Sharing System and the National White Collar Crime Center. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs Regional Information Sharing System Program Grantee: Mid-States Organized Crime Information Center, Springfield, Missouri Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network, Newtown, Pennsylvania New England State Police Information Network, Needham, Massachusetts Regional Organized Crime Information Center, Nashville, Tennessee Rocky Mountain Information Network, Phoenix, Arizona Western States Information Network, Sacramento, California The Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) program supports Federal, State, and local law enforcement efforts to combat criminal activity that extends across jurisdictional boundaries. Six regional RISS projects provide a broad range of intelligence exchange and related investigative support services to member criminal investigative agencies nationwide. The projects focus primarily on narcotics trafficking, violent crime, gang criminal activity, and organized crime. In 1996, the RISS program completed electronic connectivity (RISSNET) among all projects to better facilitate the collection, dissemination, and analysis of criminal intelligence. In FY 1997, RISS projects will complete a technological enhancement to the RISSNET system which will allow electronic connectivity between member agencies. The program will also continue to develop a national gang database to improve coordination and information collection on gang investigations. National White Collar Crime Center Grantee: West Virginia Office of the State Auditor, Charleston, West Virginia The National White Collar Crime Center provides a national support system for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of multijurisdictional economic crimes. These white collar crimes include investment fraud, telemarketing fraud, boiler room operations, securities fraud, commodities fraud, and advanced- fee loan schemes. The center's mission includes providing investigative support services to assist in the fight against economic crime, operating a national training and research institute focusing on economic crime issues, and developing the center as a national resource in combating economic crime. In FY 1997, the center will continue to develop and maintain a State and local enforcement response capability for computer and other high-tech crimes, and it will cohost with BJA a major conference on economic crime in May. --------------------------- Continuing Training and Technical Assistance Programs SEARCH National Training and Technical Assistance Program Grantee: SEARCH The National Training and Technical Assistance Program, administered by SEARCH with funding from BJA, provides no-cost assistance and training to State and local criminal justice systems for the development, operation, improvement, and integration of criminal justice information systems. The primary goals of SEARCH technical assistance and training are to: o Improve the general level of understanding of criminal justice information management. o Improve information management through the use of computer technology among local and State justice agencies. o Enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of State and local justice practitioners by developing technical resources and demonstrating the operational benefits of technology. o Improve interagency, intrastate, and Federal- State information sharing. The National Training and Technical Assistance Program offers two broad types of services to address the specific needs of operational justice agencies: (1) expert, no-cost assistance to State and local justice agencies nationwide that need help acquiring, developing, upgrading, or integrating computer systems such as records and case management, computer-aided dispatch, and criminal history records systems and (2) hands-on training to local, State, and Federal agencies on computer technology issues with criminal justice applications. --------------------------- Chapter 7: Evaluation Programs Introduction During FY 1997, BJA will continue to make awards and work with State and local units of government to determine the effectiveness and impact of funded programs. BJA's approach relies on its partnerships with State Administrative Agencies, local programs, and NIJ to coordinate evaluation activities. By building strong foundations for evaluation in the 56 States and territories, and by working with NIJ and others, BJA is able to identify and publicize effective, proven programs for replication. --------------------------- Evaluation Purpose Areas In FY 1997, BJA funds will be awarded for the following evaluation purpose areas. Evaluation of Drug Control Programs States will again be able to fund programs and studies that identify elements critical to the success of drug control strategies and initiatives such as multijurisdictional task force evaluations, drug court effectiveness, drug abuse resistance education, standardized offender assessment, adolescent treatment network, Schedule II electronic drug monitoring systems, and drug control technology improvements. Research and Evaluation State agencies that collaborate often with their Statistical Analyses Center (SAC) will be able to use Byrne Formula funding to conduct ongoing research and evaluation in the areas of domestic violence, concealed handguns, operational effectiveness of court process, and violent crime response. Records improvement, data repository and analyses are key areas that may be funded with Byrne funds. --------------------------- FY 1997 Discretionary Programs Continuing Programs State Evaluation Development Program BJA will continue its cooperative agreement with the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) to coordinate and support States in their efforts to evaluate program performance and outcomes. This initiative provides technical assistance through workshops, conferences, and individual site visits. In 1997, JRSA will begin the development of a series of electronic evaluation modules. This software will enable State and local programmers to easily identify and configure data in order to assess project performance. This pilot project will be tested in a select number of States before national dissemination. As part of this effort, JRSA will compile and maintain a national database of ongoing Byrne-related State and local evaluation initiatives. National Research and Evaluation Conference This conference, cosponsored with NIJ, brings together grantees, researchers, and others interested in OJP's evaluation activities. Conference proceedings will be published and made available to Federal, State, and local practitioners. National Evaluations/NIJ Partnership Currently BJA is funding more than 12 national evaluation projects through NIJ. Planning for FY 1997 calls for the evaluation of three additional initiatives that have potential national impact: o Tribal Strategies Against Violence o State and Local Drug Testing Initiatives o Statewide Implementation of Multijurisdictional Task Forces --------------------------- New Noncompetitive Programs State Program Evaluation Program This series will showcase exemplary evaluations conducted at the State and local levels of Byrne- funded programs. Nominations will be accepted from State Administrative Agencies and will be reviewed by a panel of practitioners, administrators, and researchers. Evaluations selected for the series will be published by BJA and included on its home page. --------------------------- Chapter 8: Accessing Training and Technical Assistance and FY 1997 Funds for New Programs Accessing Training and Technical Assistance Funds For further information about the BJA training and technical assistance programs described in this program plan, contact the BJA Clearinghouse at 1-800-688-4252 or access the BJA home page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA. You may also refer to the upcoming BJA publication, Training and Technical Assistance Initiatives, which is available through the Clearinghouse. Accessing Byrne Formula Funds After Congress makes an appropriation, BJA determines each State's annual grant entitlement by applying a modified population-based formula to the total amount of the appropriation. A base amount -- .25 percent of the total with a minimum of $500,000 -- is guaranteed to each State. To receive Byrne funds, each State must develop a strategic, multiyear violence prevention and drug control strategy to demonstrate that funds will be used in accordance with the purposes of the law. Byrne Formula funds may be applied to 26 legislative purpose areas. (See Appendix C for a description of each area.) States must also "pass through" a share of the funds to local jurisdictions in proportion to local agencies' share of total State criminal justice expenditures. Local practitioners interested in funding support for innovative projects under the Byrne Formula Grant Program have a variety of methods for doing so. In every State the governor appoints an agency to handle the subgranting of these funds to local as well as State criminal justice operations. Contacting the appointed office to obtain application information is the first step. Typically, overall funding plans and funding decisions are often made by advisory boards consisting of a community's leading criminal justice officials, including police chiefs, prosecutors, chief justices, and corrections commissioners. These advisory boards should be contacted and apprised of the project's value and level of support. In many States, funds are subgranted to local units of government in block form with decisions made locally on individual projects. These local agencies and any advisory boards they might appoint should be contacted in those instances. Funding plans are made on a long-term basis because these funds can be expended over a 3- to 4-year period. Plans to start a local project should be organized well in advance and scheduled in such a way that funds can be received at the conclusion of projects presently being funded under the State's Formula Grant Plan. Provisions also should be made for any dollar matching requirements. Accessing Local Law Enforcement Block Grants The Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Program is a formula grant program based on a jurisdiction's reported Part I violent crime as defined by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program. Eligible applicants are general purpose local units of government (e.g., city- or county-level), not the departments or component units of government such as police or sheriff's departments. The chief executive officer (e.g., mayor, city manager, board of supervisors) of the local unit must submit the application. The eligibility list for FY 1997 will be released in early spring and will be available from a variety of sources including the Federal Register; BJA's home page on the World Wide Web; constituency groups such as the National League of Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors, and National Association of Counties; and the Department of Justice Response Center (1-800-421-6770). Application kits will be mailed directly to all eligible applicants shortly after the release of the eligibility list. The application is one page, contains no narrative, and can be submitted in a variety of ways including via modem. If a jurisdiction is eligible for funding and a complete application is submitted by that jurisdiction, BJA will make an award. This is not a competitive program. There are seven purpose areas under which the funds can be spent: o Hiring of law enforcement officers or support personnel, paying overtime, and/or purchasing equipment, technology or other materials related to law enforcement. o Enhancing security in and around schools or other locations/facilities at risk of crime. o Enhancing the adjudication process of violent adult and juvenile offenders. o Establishing or supporting a drug court. o Establishing a multijurisdictional task force that will work with Federal law enforcement to prevent and control crime. o Establishing crime prevention programs involving cooperation between community residents and law enforcement personnel. o Defraying the cost of indemnification insurance for law enforcement officers. A specific programmatic direction, such as community-oriented policing, is not required. A jurisdiction can simply choose to upgrade its 911 system, purchase new police vehicles, or put a fence around a school to increase security. An advisory board and a public hearing on the proposed use of funds are required under the legislation to provide broad input to the mayor or county official(s) who have decisionmaking authority. In this manner, proposed programs can be advanced for consideration. Accessing Discretionary Funds Under the Discretionary Program, BJA is authorized by Congress to award grants to public and private agencies and organizations for national-scope, demonstration, training, and technical assistance programs in support of States and local jurisdictions. Priorities for this program reflect a balance of congressional mandates, Administration priorities, and needs expressed by State and local criminal justice practitioners. Discretionary Grants will be made for continuation and implementation programs, limited competition programs, sole source selection programs, and those programs designed by Congress to be funded by part of the Byrne Discretionary Program. Crime prevention and control initiatives are most effective when they relate directly to a comprehensive strategy. Such a strategy provides the context or anchor for addressing locally determined priorities; describes in detail how programs implemented by government agencies, other service providers, and residents mutually support one another; and serves as the means for developing future partnerships among a wide variety of public and private resources. For these reasons, BJA has looked at ways of developing and, in some cases, reconfiguring programs to ensure that they are comprehensive in nature and promote partnerships that support local strategic planning and implementation. Explicit in any successful State or local crime prevention and control strategy is the engagement of the ultimate beneficiaries -- community residents. Community-based strategies and initiatives must focus on neighborhood problems by involving community leaders and residents in the planning and delivery of services. The programs BJA funds, including the Comprehensive Communities Program, the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign, and the Tribal Strategies Against Violence Program, support partnerships with Federal, State, and local governments, private organizations, and foundations that develop and achieve solutions addressing a multitude of problems concerning crime and quality of life. Although Discretionary Grant Program funds may be used to pay up to 100 percent of total project costs under an initial grant award, BJA has instituted a policy of giving favorable consideration to proposals in which applicant agencies or jurisdictions have committed their own resources. FY 1997 Competitive Program Areas Solicitation and application information for these programs will be available after March 15 through the BJA Clearinghouse at 1-800-688-4252, the Department of Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6770, or the BJA home page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA. Addressing Issues in Law Enforcement In late 1996, BJA convened a focus group comprising representatives of law enforcement executives and academicians to discuss issues of particular concern to the law enforcement community. As a result, BJA has identified the following FY 1997 funding areas for which concept papers will be invited: o Law enforcement strategies that effectively counter witness intimidation. Such strategies should encourage and increase the willingness of citizens to cooperate with law enforcement agencies conducting criminal investigations. o Policing strategies that effectively deal with special populations (particularly the physically and mentally challenged) as victims, offenders, or citizen participants in the criminal justice system. o Strategies that strengthen the relationship between police and prosecution. Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Rural Communities Although their urban counterparts face similar criminal justice challenges, criminal justice practitioners in rural areas are stretching resources over broader and sometimes isolated geographical areas that can lack the level of economic development and social service resources associated with larger metropolitan jurisdictions. To expand the body of knowledge of rural programming that works, concept papers will be requested from rural governmental agencies and not- for-profit organizations serving rural areas to demonstrate innovations involving either: o Community-based strategies that lead to the development of communitywide partnerships and coalitions that serve to control and prevent crime and violence. Projects should be comprehensive in nature and involve broad community participation. o Innovative strategies in which jurisdictions achieve greater operational efficiency through either consolidation or the sharing of criminal justice resources. o Strategies that seek to provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional incarceration- correctional options. Addressing Criminal Justice Issues in Tribal Communities Tribal communities continue to be inhibited by barriers that lead indirectly to high incidence of crime, violence, substance abuse, and related problems. Conditions such as poverty and severe rural isolation correlate to high rates of crime, violence, and gang and drug activity on reservations. To assist tribal communities in implementing programs to address these issues, concept papers will be requested to demonstrate innovations involving one or more of the following: o Strategies in which tribal law enforcement and the courts work with community representatives to define, analyze, and develop solutions to emerging gang issues and related disorder. o Strategies that provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional incarceration and correctional options. o Community-based strategies that prevent substance abuse (alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and inhalants) by minors. Addressing Issues in the Adjudication Process In mid-1996, BJA convened a focus group of judges, prosecutors, academic experts, public defenders, probation officers, and State Administrative Agency directors to assist with program planning by identifying gaps in funding addressing various aspects of the adjudication process. As a result of that meeting, BJA will solicit concept papers from criminal courts and units of government representing the components of the adjudication process (including pretrial services, prosecution, defense, and probation) and nonprofit organizations supporting these components. Submissions must propose innovations which: o Strengthen linkages between criminal courts and the communities they serve. o Target juveniles charged as adults. o Employ multidisciplinary recidivism reduction strategies for special populations. o Enhance the treatment and supervision of dually diagnosed defendants and offenders. o Improve case processing. Adjudication Technical Assistance Program This program will provide technical assistance to State and local criminal courts and court components that request help in addressing specific problems related to issues such as case processing and backlog, family violence and protective orders, drug-related offenses, and sentencing. Proposals will be solicited to provide short-term technical assistance to courts and court components, to provide consultants to the requesting site, or to arrange for the requesting site to visit another court that has successfully managed the problem. Substance Abuse and the Courts: Followup to the 1991 National Conference In 1991, BJA and the State Justice Institute (SJI) funded the National Conference on Substance Abuse and the Courts: Proceedings and Manual for Action. In addition to BJA and SJI, the conference was sponsored by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ), the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA), and the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). In cooperation with SJI, CCJ, the OJP Drug Courts Office, the National Association for Courts Management, COSCA, and NCSC, the grantee will reexamine the record of the 1991 conference, review the conference recommendations, and develop a program that will furnish judges and court personnel with appropriate training and information on drugs and addiction. Working closely with the National Association of State Judicial Educators, the program will enhance the training of judges and court personnel on drugs, addiction, and treatment issues. The initiative will include three to four regional conferences and produce a reference manual. Public Trust and Confidence in the Courts: Jury System Improvement The closest many citizens get to being involved with the criminal justice system is as a prospective or actual juror. Improving the jury system would increase public trust, confidence, and knowledge about the courts, increase court efficiency, and help to reduce costs. Some jurisdictions routinely call the same persons, sometimes as often as once every 2 years. Small jury pools, lack of adequate remuneration, and fear of reprisals have created problems in some States. This program will survey the results of recent research and States' jury reform efforts. The product of the grant will be a comprehensive document that provides examples of successful efforts to address these issues and recommends action. Evaluation Partnership Challenge Grant Program In spring 1997, BJA will announce a new initiative to further strengthen State and local evaluation capacity by enhancing collaboration and partnership among State Administrative Agencies (SAAs), program managers, and local research organizations. BJA will award grants through a competitive process to SAAs that have forged partnerships with local research organizations to leverage SAA funds for the evaluation of programs identified by the SAAs as particularly promising. BJA will publish the resulting evaluations. --------------------------- Appendix A: Examples of BJA-Funded Publications Expected in FY 1997 Throughout the year, BJA produces an array of publications to share the experiences and expertise of our grantees with the criminal justice community. Publications are developed by grantees, BJA staff, or by organizations and experts commissioned to develop publications to address special topic areas. The list below highlights a sampling of publications anticipated this year. Crime Prevention Crime Prevention and Community Policing (Monograph) Stopping Hate Crime: A Case History From the Sacramento Police Department (Fact Sheet) Addressing Community Gang Problems: A Model for Problem Solving (Monograph) Law Enforcement Urban Street Gang Enforcement (Monograph) Landlord Training Program: Keeping Drug Activity Out of Rental Property A Policymaker's Guide to Hate Crimes (Monograph) Adjudication How To Use Structured Fines (Day Fines) as an Intermediate Sanction (Monograph) Trial Court Performance Standards and Measurement System (Monograph) Trial Court Performance Standards Planning Guide Effective Sanctions That Fit the Budget (Monograph) Corrections Community Corrections: Cost Effective Strategies for Decisionmakers (Bulletin) Critical Elements in the Planning, Development, and Implementation of Successful Correctional Options (Monograph) Systems Improvement and Technology System Integration: Issues in Integration of County-Level Justice Information Systems (Monograph) SEARCH Conference Proceedings (Monograph) Criminal History Records Improvement Program (Monograph) Alleviating Jail Crowding: A Systems Perspective (Monograph) Special Programs Watch Your Car Anti-Theft Program (Fact Sheet) Public Safety Officer's Benefits Program (Fact Sheet) Revitalizing Communities: Innovative State and Local Programs (Monograph) --------------------------- Appendix B: State Offices Administering Byrne Formula Funds and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants (F) Formula Funds Contact (L) Local Law Enforcement Block Grants Contact ALABAMA Douglas Miller Section Chief Law Enforcement/Traffic Safety Division Department of Economic and Community Affairs 401 Adams Avenue, P.O. Box 5690 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5690 Contact: Douglas Miller (F) Phone: (334) 242-5891 Fax: (334) 242-0712 ALASKA Colonel Glenn Godfrey Director Alaska State Troopers 5700 East Tudor Road Anchorage, Alaska 99507 Contact: Catherine Katsel (F, L) Phone: (907) 269-5082 Fax: (907) 337-2059 E-mail: pckatsel@psafety.state.ak.us ARIZONA Rex M. Holgerson Executive Director Arizona Criminal Justice Commission 1501 West Washington Street, Suite 207 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Contact: Joseph R. Farmer (F, L) Phone: (602) 542-1928 Fax: (602) 542-4852 E-mail: acjc@goodnet.com (notify before sending) ARKANSAS Jerry Duran Administrator Office of Intergovernmental Services Department of Finance and Administration 1515 Building, Suite 417 P.O. Box 3278 Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 Contact: Gordon Burton (F, L) Phone: (501) 682-1074 Fax: (501) 682-5206 CALIFORNIA Ray Johnson Executive Director Office of Criminal Justice Planning 1130 K Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, California 95814 Contact: Linda Ochipinti (F) Phone: (916) 324-9112 Fax: (916) 327-8714 Todd Browning (L) Phone: (916) 323-5900 Fax: (916) 327-8714 COLORADO Bill Woodward Director Division of Criminal Justice 700 Kipling Street, 3d Floor Denver, Colorado 80215 Contact: John Inmann (F, L) Phone: (303) 239-4442 Fax: (303) 239-4491 E-mail: jinmann@aol.com CONNECTICUT Leonard F. D'Amico Under Secretary Office of Policy and Management 450 Capitol Avenue, MS #52CPD P.O. Box 341441 Hartford, Connecticut 06134-1441 Contact: Jack Bates (F, L) Phone: (860) 418-6210 Fax: (860) 418-6496 DELAWARE James Kane Executive Director Criminal Justice Council Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street, 4th Floor Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Contact: LeVerne Cecere (F) Phone: (302) 577-3436 Fax: (302) 577-3440 Karen Blackburn (L) Phone: (302) 577-3465 Fax: (302) 577-3440 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Sandra M. Manning (Ms.) Director Office of Grants Management and Development 717 14th Street, NW., Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20005 Contact: Tanya Hatton (F) Phone: (202) 727-6554 Fax: (202) 727-1617 Nancy G. Becker (L) Phone: (202) 727-6554 Fax: (202) 727-1617 FLORIDA Rosa M. Morgan Chief Department of Community Affairs 2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Contact: Clayton Wilder (F, L) Phone: (904) 488-8016 Fax: (904) 487-4414 GEORGIA Martha Gilland Director Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 503 Oak Place, Suite 540 Atlanta, Georgia 30349 Contact: John T. Clower (F, L) Phone: (404) 559-4949 Fax: (404) 559-4960 HAWAII The Honorable Margery S. Bronster Attorney General State of Hawaii 425 Queen Street, Room 221 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Contact: Lari Koga (F, L) Phone: (808) 586-1151 Fax: (808) 586-1373 IDAHO Robert L. Sobba Director Idaho Department of Law Enforcement P.O. Box 700 Meridian, Idaho 83680-0700 Contact: Roberta Silva (F, L) Phone: (208) 884-7040 Fax: (208) 884-7094 E-mail: rsilva@dle.state.id.us ILLINOIS Candice M. Kane Acting Executive Director Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1016 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Contact: Candice M. Kane (F, L) Phone: (312) 793-8550 Fax: (312) 793-8422 INDIANA Catherine O'Connor Executive Director Indiana Criminal Justice Institute 302 West Washington Street, Room E-209 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Contact: Doug Fowler (F, L) Phone: (317) 232-1230 Fax: (317) 232-4979 IOWA Charles W. Larson Coordinator Governor's Alliance on Substance Abuse Lucas State Office Building, 2d Floor Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Contact: Dale R. Woolery (F, L) Phone: (515) 281-3788 Fax: (515) 242-6390 KANSAS Barbara Tombs Executive Director Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating Council 700 SW. Jackson, Room 501 Topeka, Kansas 66603 Contact: Ronald McVeigh (F, L) Phone: (913) 296-0926 Fax: (913) 296-0927 E-mail: rmcveigh@wwi.net KENTUCKY E. Daniel Cherry Secretary Justice Cabinet Bush Building 403 Wapping Street, 2d Floor Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Contact: Debra McGovern (F) Phone: (502) 564-7554 Fax: (502) 564-4840 Charlotte Ellis (L) Phone: (502) 564-3251 Fax: (502) 564-4840 LOUISIANA Michael Ranatza Executive Director Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement 1885 Wooddale Boulevard, Suite 708 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806 Contact: Debbie Maggio (F) Phone: (504) 925-3513 Fax: (504) 925-1998 Alyce Lappin (L) Phone: (504) 925-4443 Fax: (504) 925-1998 MAINE Alfred Skolfield Jr. Commissioner Department of Public Safety State House Station 42 Augusta, Maine 04333 Contact: David Giampetruzzi (F, L) Maine Justice Assistance Council Phone: (207) 877-8016 Fax: (207) 624-8768 MARYLAND Michael A. Sarbanes Executive Director Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention 300 East Joppa Road, Suite 1105 Baltimore, Maryland 21286-3016 Contact: Greg Leyko (F) Phone: (410) 321-3521 Fax: (410) 321-3116 Donald Farabaugh (L) Phone: (410) 321-3521 Fax: (410) 321-3116 MASSACHUSETTS Jonathan M. Petuchowski Executive Director Massachusetts Committee on Criminal Justice 100 Cambridge Street, Room 2100 Boston, Massachusetts 02202 Contact: Susan Foster (F) Phone: (617) 727-6300 Fax: (617) 727-5356 E-mail: sfoster_EOPS@state.mass.us Michael O'Toole (L) Phone: (617) 727-6300 Fax: (617) 727-5356 MICHIGAN Darnell Jackson Director Office of Drug Control Policy Michigan National Tower 124 West Allegan, Suite 1200 Lansing, Michigan 48913 Contact: Ardith DaFoe (F, L) Phone: (517) 373-2952 Fax: (517) 373-2963 MINNESOTA Mary Ellison State Administrator Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention 550 Cedar Street, Suite 409 St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Contact: Jeri Boisvert (F) Phone: (612) 296-0922 Fax: (612) 297-7313 (ODP) Kristin Lail (L) Phone: (612) 297-7308 Fax: (612) 297-7313 (ODP) MISSISSIPPI Donald O'Cain Executive Director Division of Public Safety Planning Department of Public Safety 401 North West Street, 8th Floor P.O. Box 23039 Jackson, Mississippi 39225-3039 Contact: Joyce Word (F) Phone: (601) 359-7880 Fax: (601) 359-7832 Herbert Terry (L) Phone: (601) 359-7880 Fax: (601) 359-7832 MISSOURI Gary B. Kempker Director Missouri Department of Public Safety Truman State Office Building Room 870, P.O. Box 749 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0749 Contact: Kenneth Higgins (F, L) Phone: (573) 751-4905 Fax: (573) 751-5399 MONTANA Gene Kiser Executive Director Montana Board of Crime Control 303 North Roberts Scott Hart Building Helena, Montana 59620 Contact: Cathy Kendall (F, L) Phone: (406) 444-3604 Fax: (406) 444-4722 NEBRASKA Allen L. Curtis Executive Director Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94946 Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Contact: Nancy Steeves (F, L) Phone: (402) 471-3416 Fax: (402) 471-2837 NEVADA James P. Weller Director Office of Criminal Justice Assistance 555 Wright Way Carson City, Nevada 89711-0900 Contact: Mary Lynne Evans (F) Office of Narcotics Control Assistance Phone: (702) 687-5282 Fax: (702) 687-5328 Sandy Mazy (L) Phone: (702) 687-4166 Fax: (702) 687-8798 NEW HAMPSHIRE Mark C. Thompson Director of Administration Office of the Attorney General 33 Capitol Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Contact: Paul Doran (F, L) Phone: (603) 271-1297 Fax: (603) 271-2110 NEW JERSEY Terrence P. Farley Director Division of Criminal Justice Department of Law and Public Safety 25 Market Street CN 085 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0085 Contact: Dennis O'Hara (F, L) Phone: (609) 292-5939 Fax: (609) 292-1451 NEW MEXICO Darren P. White Cabinet Secretary Department of Public Safety P.O. Box 1628 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504 Contact: Donna Farrell (F, L) Phone: (505) 827-3420 Fax: (505) 827-3398 E-mail: dfarrell@dps.state.nm.us NEW YORK Edward R. Hallman Executive Deputy Commissioner New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Executive Park Tower Stuyvesant Plaza Albany, New York 12203-3764 Contact: Gary Schreivogl (F, L) Phone: (518) 457-8462 Fax: (518) 457-1186 NORTH CAROLINA David E. Jones Acting Director Governor's Crime Commission 3824 Barrett Drive, Suite 100 Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 Contact: Beth Workman (F) Phone: (919) 571-4736 Fax: (919) 571-4745 Mark Jones (L) Phone: (919) 571-4736 Fax: (919) 571-4745 NORTH DAKOTA William Broer, Jr. Director Bureau of Criminal Investigation Attorney General's Office P.O. Box 1054 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 Contact: Tammy Becker (F, L) Phone: (701) 328-5500 Fax: (701) 328-5510 Fed Ex: 4205 North State Street E-mail: msmail.tbecker@ranch. state.nd.us OHIO Michael Lee Director Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services 400 East Town Street, Suite 120 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Contact: Karen Days (F) Phone: (614) 466-7782 Fax: (614) 466-0308 Jack Harmeyer (L) Phone: (614) 644-6757 Fax: (614) 466-0308 OKLAHOMA Bruce Walker Executive Coordinator District Attorneys Training and Coordination Council 2200 Classen Boulevard, Suite 1800 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106-58ll Contact: Gayle Caldwell (F, L) Phone: (405) 557-6707 Fax: (405) 524-0581 OREGON Greg Peden Director Oregon Department of State Police Criminal Justice Services Division 400 Public Service Building Salem, Oregon 97310 Contact: Beverlee Venell (F, L) Phone: (503) 378-3720 Fax: (503) 378-8666 PENNSYLVANIA James Thomas Executive Director Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency P.O. Box 1167, Federal Square Station Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108-1167 Contact: Bob Donovan (F, L) Phone: (717) 787-8559, ext. 3064 Fax: (717) 783-7713 E-mail: donovan@pccd.state.pa.us PUERTO RICO The Honorable Jos‚ A. Fuentes Agostini Attorney General Department of Justice Commonwealth of Puerto Rico P.O. Box 9020192 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902-0192 Contact: Luis M. Gonzalez-Javier (F) Phone: (787) 725-0335 Fax: (787) 725-6144 Pedro Pierluisi (L) Phone: (787) 725-0335 Fax: (787) 725-7700 RHODE ISLAND Joseph E. Smith Executive Director Governor's Justice Commission One Capitol Hill, 4th Floor Providence, Rhode Island 02908-5803 Contact: David LeDoux (F, L) Phone: (401) 277-2620 Fax: (401) 277-1294 SOUTH CAROLINA Sandy Gibson Interim Administrator Office of Safety and Grants Department of Public Safety 5400 Broad River Road Columbia, South Carolina 29210-4088 cgi@mail06.scdps.state.sc.us Contact: Lisa A. Nine (F, L) Phone: (803) 896-8708 Fax: (803) 896-8714 E-mail: lan@mail06.scdps.state.sc.us SOUTH DAKOTA James D. Hagen Chief of Staff Attorney General's Task Force on Drugs State Capitol Building 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, South Dakota 57501-5070 Contact: Wanda L. Fergen (F, L) Phone: (605) 773-6313 Fax: (605) 773-6471 TENNESSEE Nancy Whittemore Acting Director Office of Criminal Justice Programs Department of Finance and Administration 1400 Andrew Jackson Building 500 Deaderick Street Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1700 Contact: Jeanne Norris (F) Phone: (615) 532-2986 Fax: (615) 532-2989 David Dweck (L) Phone: (615) 532-2987 Fax: (615) 532-2989 TEXAS Pete Wassdorf Acting Executive Director Criminal Justice Division Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Contact: Robert J. Bodisch, Sr. (F, L) Phone: (512) 463-1806 Fax: (512) 475-2440 UTAH S. Camille Anthony Executive Director Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice State Capitol Building Room 101 Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Contact: Laura Lewis (F, L) Phone: (801) 538-1031 Fax: (801) 538-1024 VERMONT James Walton, Jr. Commissioner Vermont Department of Public Safety Waterbury State Complex 103 South Main Street Waterbury, Vermont 05676-0850 Contact: Capt. Donald Ravenna (F, L) Phone: (802) 244-8781 Fax: (802) 244-1106 VIRGIN ISLANDS Ramon S. Davila Police Commissioner/Drug Policy Advisor Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission 8172 Sub Base Suite 3 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 Contact: Helene Smollett (F, L) Phone: (809) 774-6400 Fax: (809) 776-3317 VIRGINIA Bruce C. Morris Director Department of Criminal Justice Services 805 East Broad Street, 10th Floor Richmond, Virginia 23219 Contact: Joe Marshall (F, L) Phone: (804) 786-1577 Fax: (804) 371-8981 WASHINGTON Katherine Krieter Assistant Director Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development 906 Columbia Street, SW. P.O. Box 48300 Olympia, Washington 98504 Contact: Paul Perz (F) Phone: (360) 586-0665 Fax: (360) 586-0489 E-mail: paulp@cted.wa.gov Kenny Spain (L) Phone: (360) 586-0101 Fax: (360) 586-0489 WEST VIRGINIA James M. Albert Director Office of Criminal Justice and Highway Safety Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety 1204 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Contact: Melissa Whittington (F, L) Phone: (304) 558-8814 Fax: (304) 558-0391 WISCONSIN Fred Falk Executive Director Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance 222 State Street, Second Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Contact: Raymond J. Luick (F) Phone: (608) 266-7282 Fax: (608) 266-6676 Stephen Grohmann (L) Phone: (608) 266-7185 Fax: (608) 266-6676 WYOMING Thomas J. Pagel Director Divison of Criminal Investigation 316 West 22nd Street Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Contact: Sandra Mays (F, L) Phone: (307) 777-7181 Fax: (307) 777-7252 AMERICAN SAMOA La'auli A. Filoiali'i Director Criminal Justice Planning Agency American Samoa Government Executive Office Building, 3d Floor Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Contact: Craig Keener (F, L) Phone: (9) (011) 684-633-5221 Fax: (9) (011) 684-633-7894 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS Jack Ogumoro Executive Director Criminal Justice Planning Agency Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Governor Saipan, MP 96950 Contact: Jack Ogumoro (F, L) Phone: (9) (011) 670-664-4550 Fax: (9) (011) 670-664-4560 E-mail: jack.ogumoro@saipan.com GUAM Vincent P. Arriola Director Bureau of Planning Governor's Office P.O. Box 2950 Agana, Guam 96910 Contact: Machelle A. Craig-Leon Guerrero (F, L) Phone: (9) (011) 671-472-4201 Fax: (9) (011) 671-477-1812 ------------------- Appendix C: BJA Byrne Grant Program Legislative Purpose Areas The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq., at Section 501, provides a general statement of the overall purposes of the Byrne Program and establishes 26 purpose areas which define the nature and scope of programs and projects which might be funded under it. Frequently, Congress also uses other legislation (e.g., appropriations bill) to provide additional authorizations for limited periods (usually the current year only). Together, these laws provide substantial authorization for programs addressing drug control, violent and serious crime, all aspects of criminal justice processing including incarceration and treatment of offenders, and general improvements in the justice system operations. There is, however, some degree of overlap within several of these purpose areas and the program examples following each. (1) Demand reduction education programs in which law enforcement officers participate o Demand Reduction Education (not D.A.R.E.) o Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) o Officer Training for D.A.R.E. Program (2) Multijurisdictional task force programs that integrate Federal, State and/or local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of enhancing interagency coordination and intelligence and facilitating multijurisdictional investigations o Multijurisdictional/Regional Drug Task Forces o Regional Violent Drug Trafficker Program o Organized Crime/Narcotics Program o Special Narcotics Prosecutor (in direct support of MJTF) o Statewide Confidential Funds Pool o Narcotics Surveillance Equipment and Training Program (if in support of multisite enforcement programs) o Drug Offenders Intelligence System (in direct support of MJTF) (3) Programs designed to target the domestic sources of controlled and illegal substances, such as precursor chemicals, diverted pharmaceuticals, clandestine laboratories and cannabis cultivations o Pharmaceutical Diversion o Clandestine Laboratories o Marijuana Eradication o Drug Identification (laboratory-based research studies) (4)Providing community and neighborhood programs that assist citizens in preventing and controlling crime, including special programs that address the problems of crimes committed against the elderly and special programs for rural jurisdictions o Community Crime Prevention o Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design o Neighborhood Watch o National Night Out Against Crime o Community Policing/Prosecution (see also purpose area #16) o Drug-Impacted Rural Jurisdictions o Reaching High-Risk Youth Through Outdoor Activities o Senior Citizen Crime Prevention/Golden Alert Program o TRIAD (5) Disrupting illicit commerce in stolen goods and property o County Attorney's Office Property Crime Program o Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention (6) Improving the investigation and prosecution of white-collar crime [e.g, organized crime, public corruption crimes and fraud against the government with priority attention to cases involving drug- related official corruption] o Reducing Drug Corruption in Police Departments o Targeting White Collar Crime (7A) Improving the operational effectiveness of law enforcement through the use of crime analysis techniques, street sales enforcement, schoolyard violator programs, and gang-related and low-income housing drug control programs o Drug Task Force (single jurisdiction effort) o Drug-Free School Zone Enforcement o Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program (ICAP) o Arson Prevention and Control o Preserving the Crime Scene o Drug Dog/Canine Acquisition and Training/K-9 Unit o Violent Fugitives Arrest Squad (7B) Developing and implementing anti-terrorism plans for deep draft ports, international airports, and other important facilities o "Night Eyes" State Water Patrol o Airport Anti-Terrorism Task Force (8) Career criminal prosecution programs, including the development of model drug control legislation o Career Criminal/Major Offender/Career Drug Offender Prosecution o Narcotics Prosecution Unit (but use purpose area #2 if directly in support of MJTF) o Model Drug Control Legislation (directed at offenders) o Use of Civil RICO in Drug Enforcement (9) Financial investigative programs that target the identification of money laundering operations and assets obtained through illegal drug trafficking, including the development of proposed model legislation, financial investigative training, and financial information sharing systems o Financial Investigations o Asset Forfeiture Units o Model Drug Control Legislation (directed at assets) (10) Improving the operational effectiveness of the court process by expanding prosecutorial, defender, and judicial resources and implementing court delay reduction programs o Differentiated/Expedited Case Management o Fast Track Prosecution/Fast Track Defense o Drug Courts (specialized narcotics courtrooms; contrast, purpose area #20) o Court Unification o Pretrial Services Delivery (but use purpose area #15A if primary focus is drug testing or purpose area #20 if focus is reducing jail crowding) o Video Arraignment/Presentence Telecommunications Project (11) Programs designed to provide additional public correctional resources and improve the corrections system, including treatment in prisons and jails, intensive supervision programs, and long-range corrections and sentencing strategies o Intensive Supervision Probation and Parole o Boot Camps o Treatment in a Jail Setting o Substance Abuse Treatment for Female Inmates o Correctional Facilities Planning/Population Projections o Sentencing Strategies Development (12) Providing prison industry projects designed to place inmates in a realistic working and training environment which will enable them to acquire marketable skills and to make financial payments for restitution to their victims, for support of their own families and for support of themselves in the institution o Prison/Jail Industries (13) Providing programs which identify and meet the treatment needs of adult and juvenile drug- dependent and alcohol-dependent offenders o Treatment for Drug Addicted Offenders o Day Treatment Center for Juvenile Offenders o Treatment Aftercare Unit o DUI/DWI Rehabilitation and Training (14) Developing and implementing programs which provide assistance to jurors and witnesses and assistance (other than compensation) to victims of crime o One Day-One Trial/Jury Management Improvement o Systems for Setting Juror Fees/Compensation o Victim/Witness Program o Offenders' Restitution for Victims o Victim Assistance (15A) Developing programs to improve drug control technology, such as pretrial drug testing programs, programs which provide for the identification, assessment, referral to treatment, case management and monitoring of drug-dependent offenders, and enhancement of State and local forensic laboratories o Pretrial/Probation/Parole Drug Testing o Statewide Urinalysis Testing o Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes (TASC) o Forensic Laboratory Enhancement (but use purpose area #25 if DNA related) (15B) Criminal justice information systems to assist law enforcement, prosecution, courts and corrections organizations [including automated fingerprint identification systems] o Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRI) o Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) o Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) o Prosecution Management Support Systems o Management Information Systems (for administrative support) o Metropolitan Criminal Intelligence System (but use purpose area #2 if restricted solely to MJTF drug-related information) o DUI Data Collection System (16) Innovative programs which demonstrate new and different approaches to enforcement, prosecution, and adjudication of drug offenses and other serious crimes o Firearms Trafficking/Control/Licensing Enforcement o Community Justice Centers (17) Addressing the problems of drug trafficking and the illegal manufacture of controlled substances in public housing o Enforcement in Public Housing Developments o Eliminating Crack Houses (in public housing) (18) Improving the criminal and juvenile justice system's response to domestic and family violence, including spouse abuse, child abuse, and abuse of the elderly o Domestic/Family Violence Intervention o Law Enforcement's Response to Domestic Violence o Child Abuse Prosecution o Responding to Sexual Abuse of Children o Crimes Against the Elderly (in domestic settings; see also purpose area #4) (19) Drug control evaluation programs which State and local units of government may utilize to evaluate programs and projects directed at State drug control activities o Evaluation of Drug Control Programs o Research and Evaluation (20) Providing alternatives to prevent detention, jail, and prison for persons who pose no danger to the community o Alternatives to Incarceration o House Arrest/Electronic Monitoring o Drug Courts (directed to diverting offenders into treatment; contrast, purpose area #10) o Restitution by Juveniles o Community Service Labor Program o User Accountability Sanctioning (not involving incarceration) (21) Programs of which the primary goal is to strengthen urban enforcement and prosecution efforts targeted at street drug sales o Street Sales/Street-Level Narcotics Enforcement o Drug Enforcement Enhancement o Crack Houses/Nuisance Abatement Unit o Reverse Sting Demand Reduction Enforcement o Drug Recognition Training for Patrol Officers o Motor Vehicle Officers' Watch for Drugs (22) Prosecution of driving while intoxicated charges and the enforcement of other laws relating to alcohol use and the operation of motor vehicles o Enhanced Prosecution of DWI Cases o Diversion of DWI Offenders into Treatment (23) Addressing the need for effective bindover systems for the prosecution of violent 16- and 17- year-old juveniles in courts with jurisdiction over adults for [certain enumerated] violent crimes o Violent Juvenile Waiver to Adult Court Program o Prosecutor's Juvenile Bindover Unit (24) Law enforcement and prevention programs that relate to gangs or to youth who are involved in or are at risk of involvement in gangs o Gang Task Forces o Specialized Gang Prosecutors o Juvenile Gangs Involvement in Drug Trafficking o Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) (25) Developing or improving forensic laboratory capabilities to analyze DNA for identification purposes o DNA Database Identification System o DNA Laboratory Enhancement and Training Program (26) To develop and implement anti-terrorism training programs and to procure equipment for use by local law enforcement authorities o Law Enforcement Officer Training in Anti- Terrorism o Enhancing Enforcement Capabilities for Responding to Terrorist Acts Congress has authorized the use of Byrne funds to support the following type of program; this authorization applies only to the current award (FY 1997) and may or may not be available in future funding cycles: Assisting in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal habeas corpus petitions