Salem Community Service Officer Program

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states, tribes, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

The disparate jurisdictions of the city of Salem and Marion County will utilize their Fiscal Year 2008 JAG award in the amount of $43,964 for the Salem Police Department's Community Service Officer Program (CSO). The CSO Program's primary objective is to relieve sworn police officers of duties where enforcement action and arrest powers are not required. The program also frees on-duty police officers from many routine tasks.

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