FY 15 JAG Program

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 grantee will use the JAG award to fund a part-time civilian investigator. The civilian investigator is assigned to the Police Department’s Detective Unit and is primarily responsible for assisting detectives with investigations and handling non-hazardous investigations. The goal of this project is to reduce the caseload for civilian investigator; therefore, keeping investigators available for cases involving more serious crimes that are an immediate threat to public safety.

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