Bennington Police Training Project

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and units of local governments, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and 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, including 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 and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

The city of Bennington will use the Fiscal Year 2009 JAG funds to implement a training project to increase the knowledge, professionalism, and proficiency of members of the Bennington Police Department. The training will focus on areas of community policing, drug enforcement, special tactics, gang enforcement, and child abuse investigations.

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