Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $135,497)
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 II, the city of Arcadia will enhance protection, community involvement, and crime-rate clearance, curb drug and gang related activity, and enhance coordination between the two law enforcement agencies within DeSoto County. Through the grant, the city will hire an additional officer to help fill the void in its police department's investigation division. The officer will be trained by area law enforcement institutions on gangs, interview and interrogation techniques, property and personal crimes, and crime scene investigation. The officer will ultimately specialize in gang identification and gang activities.
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