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?????????? ?202/307-0703
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES $40 MILLION TO ENHANCE
STATES?
CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS
WASHINGTON, DC
? The Justice Department announced today that it is awarding $40 million
to state agencies to improve the completeness, quality and accessibility of the
nation?s criminal record systems.? Since
1995, awards have totaled over $354 million and have gone to all states.?
Funding, which is provided under the Department?s
National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), is administered by the
Office of Justice Program?s (OJP) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).? NCHIP assists states in automating and
upgrading records that link to record systems administered by the FBI,
including the National Sex Offender Registry and the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System (NICS), which supports instant background checks on
persons attempting to purchase firearms.
?Automating our criminal records will strengthen our
nation?s ability to keep guns out of the hands of those prohibited from
purchasing firearms and will enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to
prevent and deter crimes,? said OJP?s Assistant Attorney General Deborah
Daniels.? ?Our nation?s citizens deserve
a swift and permanent resolution to threats of criminal activities.?
Complete, accurate, and immediately accessible records
enable states to: immediately identify individuals with prior criminal records
in any state; more effectively identify felons and others prohibited from
firearm purchase; check backgrounds of persons responsible for child, elder and
disabled care; identify individuals who have a history of domestic violence or
stalking; and make informed decisions relating to pretrial release and
detention of offenders, prosecutions of career criminals and appropriate
correctional confinement.?
?We are committed to giving our law enforcement
agencies the resources they need to ensure the safety of all Americans.? Criminal behavior will not be tolerated and
will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,? said Daniels.?
NCHIP awards are made to state agencies designated by
the governor.? Awards are based on the
amount requested and factors including:
the condition of the applying state?s records, the anticipated impact
the improvements will have on availability of records throughout the national
system,? the extent to which the state
has fulfilled goals of previous NCHIP awards and the technical feasibility of
the state?s proposal.? State-specific
information is attached.
Information about NCHIP is available on Office of
Justice Programs Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov
under the ?OJP Press Releases? section, the BJS? Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/nchip.htm, or by calling the
National Criminal Justice Reference Service toll-free at 800/851-3420.? For specific information about a state
program, contact the individual listed on the attached chart.? Media should contact OJP?s Office of
Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.
?? Department of Justice
?? Office of Justice Programs
?? Bureau of Justice Statistics
?? National Criminal History Improvement
Program (NCHIP)
?? Fiscal Year 2001 Grant Awards to States,
Territories and the District of Columbia
?? STATE |
?RECIPIENT AGENCY |
?STATE POINT OF CONTACT |
?FY 2001 AWARD |
?TOTAL NCHIP FUNDS TO DATE |
Alabama |
?Criminal Justice Information Center,
Montgomery, Alabama |
?Roger Humber, 334/242-4937 |
?$521,574 |
?$4,528,124 |
Alaska |
?Department of Public Safety, Anchorage,
Alaska |
?Diane Schenker, 907/269-5092 |
?$585,000 |
?$4,801,318 |
American
Samoa |
?Department of Public Safety, Pago Pago,
American Samoa |
?Lancaster D.P. Allen, 684/633-2827 |
?$300,000(a) |
?$1,400,000 |
Arizona |
?Arizona Criminal Justice Commission,
Phoenix, Arizona |
?Gerald E. Hardt, 602/230-0252 |
?$1,000,000 |
?$5,868,988 |
Arkansas |
?Arkansas Crime Information Center, Little
Rock, Arkansas |
?Richard Thomas, 501/682-2222 |
?$630,000 |
?$4,301,187 |
California |
?Bureau of Criminal Identification &
Information, Sacramento, California |
?Gary Cooper, 916/227-3857 |
?$2,238,414 |
?$27,684,094 |
Colorado |
?Colorado Department of Public Safety,
Denver, Colorado |
?Lance Clem, 303/239-4442 |
?$507,000 |
?$4,995,113 |
Connecticut |
?Office of Policy & Management,
Hartford, Connecticut |
?Theron A. Schnure, 860/418-6416 |
?$545,000 |
?$5,362,968 |
Delaware |
?State Bureau of Identification, Delaware
State Police, Dover, Delaware |
?Captain David E. Deputy, 302/739-5872 |
?$500,000 |
?$4,122,307 |
District
of Columbia |
?Metropolitan Police Department, Washington,
DC |
?Mark Brinkman, 202/727-1914 |
?$350,000 |
?$2,154,095 |
Florida |
?Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee,
Florida |
?Clayton Wilder, 850/410-8700 |
?$1,650,787 |
?$13,004,273 |
Georgia |
?Georgia Crime Information Center, Decatur,
Georgia |
?Bill Holland, 404/244-2775 |
?$498,979 |
?$7,446,096 |
Guam |
?Superior Court of Guam, Hagatna, Guam |
?Jacqueline Zahnen, 671/475-3270 |
?$300,000(a) |
?$1,399,796 |
Hawaii |
?Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center,
Department of the Attorney General, Honolulu, Hawaii |
?Liane Moriyama, 808/587-3110 |
?$500,000 |
?$4,067,125 |
Idaho |
?Idaho State Police, Meridian, Idaho |
?Robert Taylor, 208/884-7133 |
?$342,873 |
?$1,897,434 |
Illinois |
?Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority, Chicago, Illinois |
?Laura Egger, 312/793-8550 |
?$1,352,000 |
?$13,314,000 |
Indiana |
?Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
Indianapolis, Indiana |
?Kevin Sifferlen, 317/232-1233 |
?$964,500 |
?$6,886,773 |
Iowa |
?Iowa Department of Public Safety, Des
Moines, Iowa |
?Tim McDonald, 515/281-5138 |
?$208,915 |
?$3,230,977 |
Kansas |
?Kansas Criminal Justice Coordinating
Council, Topeka, Kansas |
?Barbara Tombs, 913/296-0923 |
?$540,359 |
?$3,992,678 |
Kentucky |
?Kentucky Justice Cabinet, Frankfort,
Kentucky |
?Kim Allen, 502/564-3251 |
?$507,000 |
?$4,991,497 |
Louisiana |
?Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
?Carle Jackson, 225/925-4440 |
?$578,698 |
?$5,221,885 |
Maine |
?Maine State Police, Augusta, Maine |
?Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Harmon, 207/624-7060 |
?$508,930(a) |
?$4,730,096 |
Maryland |
?Department of Public Safety &
Correctional Services, Towson, Maryland |
?Alexius O. Bishop, 410/585-3101 |
?$630,462 |
?$6,182,962 |
Massachusetts |
?Massachusetts Committee on Criminal
Justice, Boston, Massachusetts |
?Diana Brensilber, 617/727-6300, Ext. 25 |
?$1,028,000 |
?$10,123,012 |
Michigan |
?Michigan State Police, Lansing, Michigan |
?David Turner, 517/322-1658 |
?$1,200,199 |
?$9,504,521 |
Minnesota |
?Department of Public Safety, St. Paul,
Minnesota |
?Karen R. McDonald, 651/642-0687 |
?$984,320 |
?$5,654,763 |
Mississippi |
?Department of Public Safety, Jackson,
Mississippi |
?Will Spann, 601/933-2604 |
?$534,717 |
?$4,842,796 |
Missouri |
?Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jefferson
City, Missouri |
?Captain Timothy McGrail, 573/526-6160 |
?$904,000 |
?$6,975,648 |
Montana |
?Montana Board of Crime Control, Helena,
Montana |
?Tom Murphy, 406/444-4298 |
?$546,842 |
?$3,633,717 |
Nebraska |
?Nebraska State Patrol, Lincoln, Nebraska |
?David Deshong, 402/479-4099 |
?$553,237 |
?$4,150,490 |
Nevada |
?Department of Motor Vehicles and Public
Safety, Carson City, Nevada |
?Sandy Mazy, 775/687-4166 |
?$810,000 |
?$3,920,000 |
New
Hampshire |
?New Hampshire Department of Justice, Concord,
New Hampshire |
?Mark Thompson, 603/271-3658 |
?$407,462 |
?$4,355,248 |
New Jersey |
?Department of Law & Public Safety,
Trenton, New Jersey |
?Steven Talpas, 609/984-0634 |
?$892,980 |
?$8,793,513 |
New Mexico |
?Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, New
Mexico |
?Larry Austin, 505/827-9185 |
?$686,860 |
?$5,863,218 |
New York |
?Division of Criminal Justice Services,
Albany, New York |
?James Shea, 518/457-6075 |
?$2,225,000 |
?$21,907,269 |
North
Carolina |
?Department of Public Safety & Crime
Control, Raleigh, North Carolina |
?Doug Yearwood, 919/733-4564 |
?$635,000 |
?$6,252,151 |
North
Dakota |
?Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Bismarck,
North Dakota |
?Robert J. Helten, 701/328-5500 |
?$544,470 |
?$4,038,398 |
N.
MarianaIslands |
?Criminal Justice Planning Agency, Saipan,
MP |
?Doris Pladevega, 670/664-4550 |
?Did not apply |
?$300,000 |
Ohio |
?Office of Criminal Justice Services,
Columbus, Ohio |
?Jason Mather614/466-7782 |
?$1,320,627 |
?$12,145,409 |
Oklahoma |
?Oklahoma District Attorney's Council,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
?M. DeLynn Fudge, 405/264-5008 |
?$549,999 |
?$3,880,878 |
Oregon |
?Department of State Police, Salem, Oregon |
?Carmen Merlo, 503/378-3725, Ext. 4145 |
?$807,300 |
?$5,485,648 |
Pennsylvania |
?Pennsylvania Commission on Crime &
Delinquency, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
?Phillip Renniger, 717/787-2040 |
?$1,392,000 |
?$13,704,137 |
Puerto
Rico |
?Puerto Rico Department of Justice, San
Juan, Puerto Rico |
?Roberto Martinez, 787/729-2121 |
?$300,000(a) |
?$1,112,436 |
Rhode
Island |
?Governor's Justice Commission, Providence,
Rhode Island |
?Gina Caruolo, 401/222-4499 |
?$500,000 |
?$3,385,294 |
South
Carolina |
?South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Columbia,
South Carolina |
?Major Mark Huguley, 803/896-7138 |
?$1,195,406 |
?$7,451,999 |
South
Dakota |
?Office of the Attorney General, Pierre,
South Dakota |
?Judi Schneider, 605/773-4614 |
?$452,172 |
?$3,137,076 |
Tennessee |
?Tennessee Department of Finance &
Administration, Nashville, Tennessee |
?Particia Dishman, 615/532-2985 |
?$550,000 |
?$5,496,978 |
Texas |
?Criminal Justice Policy Council, Austin,
Texas |
?Gene Draper, 512/463-1810 |
?Did not apply |
?$18,041,275 |
Utah |
?Utah Commission on Criminal & Juvenile
Justice, Salt Lake City, Utah |
?Jennifer Hemenway, 801/538-1812 |
?$530,000 |
?$4,143,341 |
Vermont |
?State Department of Public Safety,
Waterbury, Vermont |
?Philip Colby, 802/244-8786 |
?$683,459 |
?$5,927,426 |
Virgin
Islands |
?Law Enforcement Planning Commission, St.
Thomas, VI |
?Meredith Nelson, 340/774-6400 |
?$300,000(a) |
?$503,157 |
Virginia |
?Virginia State Police, Richmond, Virginia |
?Gunnar Kohlbeck, 804/674-4606 |
?$1,035,143 |
?$8,625,501 |
Washington |
?Office of Financial Management, Olympia,
Washington |
?Gary Robinson, 360/902-0593 |
?$674,000 |
?$6,631,682 |
West
Virginia |
?Department of Military Affairs & Public
Safety, Charleston, West Virginia |
?J. Norbert Federspiel, 304/558-8814 |
?$500,000 |
?$4,552,986 |
Wisconsin |
?Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance,
Madison, Wisconsin |
?Stephen Grohmann, 608/266-7185 |
?$681,000 |
?$6,708,700 |
Wyoming |
?Division of Criminal Investigation, Cheyenne,
Wyoming |
?James Wilson, 307/777-7523 |
?$529,417 |
?$1,821,910 |
(a) To be awarded
in FY 2002.
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