Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2016, $63,056)
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, Dauphin County, is a disparate jurisdiction with the City of Harrisburg. Dauphin County will staff crime victim advocates for the Harrisburg Police Department (HPD). Victim advocates will reach out to crime victims and assist throughout the victim's time in the criminal justice system. HPD will purchase licenses for a countywide police records management system, as well as a Crimewatch website fee for service to enhance technology available for officers as they engage in community policing. NCA/NCF