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Smarter Sentencing Pilot Training Project

Award Information

Award #
2010-DB-BX-K082
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$750,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $750,000)

This program is funded under both the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program (Byrne Competitive Program) and the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. Authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-8), the Byrne Competitive Program helps local communities improve the capacity of state and local justice systems and provides for national support efforts including training and technical assistance programs strategically targeted to address local needs. The JAG Program (42 U.S.C. 3751 (a)) is the primary provider of federal criminal justice funding to state and local jurisdictions, and JAG funds support all components of the criminal justice system. The JAG Program authorization also states that the Attorney General may reserve not more than 5 percent, to be granted to 1 or more States or units of local government, for 1 or more of the purposes specified in section 3751 of this title, pursuant to his determination that the same is necessary(1) to combat, address, or otherwise respond to precipitous or extraordinary increases in crime, or in a type or types of crime (42 U.S.C. 3756 (b)).

The Encouraging Innovation: Field-Initiated Programs is designed to strengthen the criminal justice system by challenging those in the field to identify and define emerging or chronic systemic issues faced by one or more components of the criminal justice continuum (includes but not limited to law enforcement, corrections, courts, and community collaborations) and to propose innovative solutions to address these issues.

South Arkansas Substance Abuse will implement a Smarter Sentencing Pilot Training Program. The 13th Judicial District will serve as the pilot program site in the state of Arkansas. South Arkansas Substance Abuse will explore changes to current sentencing that will reduce crime, reduce substance abuse, and improve the capacity of the criminal justice system.

CA/NCF

Date Created: September 15, 2010