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).

The city of West Monroe, through the police department, will utilize its Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award to enhance the efficiency and integrity of the police department. The police department will purchase in-car video cameras, rear-view video cameras, and replacement batteries for their wireless microphones. The cameras will provide the police department the opportunity to record officers while on duty and to record DWI arrests in the intoxilyzer room in the correction center.

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