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 Post Falls will use its Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award towards law enforcement equipment for the police department. Specifically, funds will be used to purchase new in-car camera systems and a video storage server. The in-car cameras will enable the officers to record every moment of the call for service that will then be saved to a video storage server to be used as evidence to convict the offender. This purchase will help increase public and officer safety.

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