NCJ Number
31385
Date Published
Unknown
Length
52 pages
Annotation
THIS STUDY REVIEWED THE EXTENT TO WHICH LEAA AND THE STATES HAVE CARRIED OUT THEIR LEGISLATIVE MANDATES TO HAVE STATES ASSUME THE COST OF PROJECTS FUNDED BY LEAA AFTER A REASONABLE PERIOD OF FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.
Abstract
THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) OBTAINED INFORMATION ON: HOW MANY LONG-TERM PROJECTS CONTINUED AFTER LEAA FUNDING STOPPED; HOW MANY PROJECTS MERITED CONTINUTATION BUT DID NOT CONTINUE; AND HOW LEAA AND DIFFERENT STATE POLICIES AND PRACTICES AFFECTED THE CONTINUATION OF WORTHWHILE PROJECTS. THE ANALYSIS IS BASED ON A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE CONTINUATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN ALABAMA, CALIFORNIA, MICHIGAN, OHIO, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON, AND ON RESPONSES BY 39 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO A GAO QUESTIONNAIRE. IT WAS FOUND THAT AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE LEAA GUIDELINES, STATES' POLICIES REGARDING CONTINUATION OF PROJECTS VARIED SIGNIFICANTLY. STATES' SUCCESS RATES ON CONTINUING WORTHWHILE PROJECTS ALSO VARIED. IN THE SIX STATES, 36 PERCENTS OF THE PROJECTS FOR WHICH LEAA FUNDING WAS STOPPED WERE DISCONTINUED OR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. THE QUESTIONNAIRE OF STATES INDICATED SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS IN CONTINUATION POLICIES AND SHOWED THAT MANY STATES HAD NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED THE CONTINUATION ISSUE. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE INFORMATION ON PROJECT CONTINUATION AND ON DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUATION POLICY ARE INCLUDED.