Reduce Property and Violent Crime

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 Titusville will use the Fy 09 JAG award for Titusville Police Department (TPD) selective overtime to reduce property and violent crime. The funds will pay for scheduled overtime that will enable TPD to increase the number of officers that can be used to search for violent offenders, and apprehend local career criminals and others with active warrants. The goal is to use a proactive approach to reduce property and violent crime through an increase in policing, monitoring, and removal of violent and repeat offenders from the streets.

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