Body-Worn Camera Project/Implementation

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 program 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 Medford will use the 2015 Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program Funds for the Body-Worn Camera Project. The City will coordinate with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to purchase body-worn cameras, docking stations and to conduct end-user training for local city and county law enforcement officers. NCA/NCF