"Gotcha" Surveillance and Arrest 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 Denham Springs will use the JAG funds to purchase equipment for the police department. The Denham Springs Police Department will purchase four in-car video cameras and three hand-held video cameras. The equipment will give officers the ability to videotape suspects and record conversations while securing the recordings to be used for prosecution.

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