Sixth Amendment Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
This initiative helps to ensure that states and local government are provided with the capacity and tools necessary to meet the obligations established by the Sixth Amendment.
This initiative helps to ensure that states and local government are provided with the capacity and tools necessary to meet the obligations established by the Sixth Amendment.
Administered by BJA in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, this initiative provides funding to state, local, and tribal government entities that are experiencing precipitous increases in gun-related violent crime.
This initiative supports state, local, and federally recognized tribal governments to establish and enhance community courts, which are neighborhood-focused court programs that combine the power of the community and the justice system to address local problems.
This initiative provides support to prosecutors, defense counsel, and the judiciary on implementing improvements throughout the field of capital case litigation, while supporting litigators with the tools and resources to mitigate risk for error.
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Trainings provide communities with the tools and knowledge to best serve court participants.
Across Illinois, more than 100 problem-solving courts support individuals with a behavioral or mental health disorder who are involved in the criminal justice system.
When the state began implementing standards for problem-solving courts statewide in 2016, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) grantee, The Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and...