Juvenile Court Services Division Violent Offender Unit 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 support the Sacramento County Probation Department's Juvenile Court Services Division Violent Offender Unit (VOU). The VOU's goal is to hold violent juvenile offenders accountable for their offenses and to provide support to victims of violent crime. Grant funds will be used to two full-time deputy probation officers and an office assistant. NCA/NCF