Kent Police Department Law Enforcement and Corrections Project

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and units of local government, 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).

Kent County will utilize its Fiscal Year 2010 JAG award in the amount of $84,277 to purchase mobile communication devices for field law enforcement officers, forensic workstation upgrades, and training for two investigators. Funds will also be used to purchase exterior building cameras and a storage shed for the local correctional facility.

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