FY 2009 Justice Assistance Grant Program

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).

Nevada County will use the 2009 JAG award for law enforcement equipment. Specifically, funds will be used to purchase and install digital recording systems and portable transcription equipment. The goal of this project is to help provide officers with digital handheld recorders that will allow them to dictate reports while remaining in the field and to provide clerical staff digital equipment used to transcribe these reports more efficiently and at less cost.

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