NCJ Number
187310
Date Published
2000
Length
34 pages
Annotation
This fiscal year 1999 Annual Report of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority describes the nature of the agency's work in criminal justice research, information systems, and grants administration in Illinois.
Abstract
In fiscal year 1999, the Authority oversaw a growing number of victim advocacy efforts through programs funded under the Victims of Crime Act and Violence Against Women Act. Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program funds continued to support strategies that combat drug and violent crime. The Authority also began administering the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant program, a Federal program enacted in 1998 to promote greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. Among a host of other projects, Authority researchers completed the Family Violence Data Collection Project. Researchers identified gaps in intimate partner violence data availability and recommended strategies to improve data collection and reporting. Y2K compliance efforts were successful, and agency-supported information systems made a smooth transition into the new millennium. The Authority also collaborated with the Illinois State Police to begin development of I-PIMS, a new police records management system designed to track arrest and incident reports in a shared database. In fulfilling its mission of improving the administration of criminal justice through a collaboration of efforts by the public and private sectors, the Authority has benefited from outstanding cooperation with State and local criminal justice, crime prevention, and community-based agencies. This report provides Authority fiscal information and a list of Authority publications.