American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Miami, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Chicago, IL
New Orleans, LA
Lancaster, PA
Houston, TX
New Orleans, LA
This formula grant program is the leading federal source of criminal justice funding to states, territories, local governments, and tribes. It provides critical funding necessary to support a range of program areas.
Buy-in from law enforcement agencies – prompted by a determined US Attorney and a new mayor – begets local-federal partnerships, which beget information-sharing and trust. Boosted by state-of-the-art intelligence and targeted federal prosecution, better policing results, and the worst offenders come off the streets. More barriers come down as nontraditional partners – the housing authority, probation and parole, youth services – work together to preempt...