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Building a Better Criminal Justice System: Annual Report to Congress Fiscal Year 1999

NCJ Number
182954
Date Published
June 2000
Length
65 pages
Annotation
This report describes funding and technical assistance the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provided to State and local criminal justice systems in fiscal year (FY) 1999.
Abstract
During FY 1999, BJA administered $1.8 billion to State and local agencies to support and measure the effectiveness of programs in every area of the justice system: crime prevention, community justice, law enforcement, adjudication, correctional services, and technology. BJA has four primary components: (1) the State and Local Assistance Division, which administers formula grant programs; (2) the Program Development Division, which administers Byrne Discretionary Grants including the Open Solicitation and targeted funding programs; (3) the Office of Benefits, which administers the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits, Denial of Federal Benefits and Bulletproof Vest Partnership programs; and (4) the Office of Program Analysis and Communications, which provides infrastructure and support services to BJA and its constituents, including budgeting, publications support, and Web site development and maintenance. Table, figures, appendixes