Fiscal Year 2010 JAG

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).

The city of Lynchburg, through the Lynchburg Police Department, will utilize this Fiscal Year 2010 JAG award to purchase equipment to enhance the digital evidence recovery capabilities of both the Computer Evidence Recovery Unit and Vice Narcotics Unit. The additional equipment and related training will enable the Lynchburg Police Department to conduct more thorough and expeditious examinations of evidence.

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