Manatee County Juvenile Detention Screening 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).

The grantee will use the grant to fund the Juvenile Detention Screening Project. Funds will provide contractual support for detention screening and intake services at the Manatee County Juvenile Booking and Assessment Center in compliance with rules and regulations of the Department of Juvenile Justice and local law enforcement agencies to each youth alleged to have committed a delinquent act.

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