Marshall County Criminal Investigative and Apprehension Project

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) solicits applications for initiatives which assist law enforcement in rural states and rural areas. The program helps rural states and rural areas to prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs.

The Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Program, administered by BJA, helps rural states and rural areas prevent and combat crime, especially drug-related crime, and provides for national support efforts, including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address rural needs. In addition, priority consideration will be given to local law enforcement agencies in rural areas where the unit of local government is not eligible to receive a direct allocation from the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program or received a direct allocation that was $50,000 or less. Applicants were invited to submit a proposal under any one of the following categories to: (1) combat rural crime; (2) improve rural law enforcement investigations; (3) enhance rural detention and jail operations; (4) facilitate rural justice information sharing; or (5) develop a national training and technical assistance program.

Under Category 1, Marshall County will fund a Criminal Investigative and Apprehension Project to create and enhance various investigative processes and resources within the Marshall County Sheriff's Office (MCSO). This will aid in the identification and apprehension of a substantial number of criminals, which at this time the sheriff's department does not have the resources to accomplish. MCSO will hire a crime scene investigator, a sexual assault investigator, a case analyst to compile, identify, and record previous and current case histories and information, and a criminal analyst to assist the Investigations Unit to identify suspects, trends, and the location of stolen items. Funds will also be used to purchase equipment to allow the effective and comprehensive investigation of cold, ongoing, and new criminal acts.

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