NCJ Number
59951
Date Published
1978
Length
90 pages
Annotation
ANTICIPATED IMPROVEMENTS AND NECESSARY EXPENDITURES FOR THE STATE OF UTAH'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AS SUBMITTED FOR LEAA FUNDING ASSISTANCE IN 1979, ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE 1979 ANNUAL PLAN ALLOCATES $3,463,000 FOR PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE UTAH'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE LEAA AND THE COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION. THE $3.5 MILLION IS TO BE USED FOR 17 MAJOR PROGRAMS WITH THESE BREAKDOWNS: COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION, 5 PERCENT; POLICE, 15 PERCENT; COURTS AND PROSECUTION, 16 PERCENT; ADULT CORRECTIONS, 15 PERCENT; JUVENILE JUSTICE, 47 PERCENT; AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 2 PERCENT. SEVERAL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES FOR 1979 HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. FIRST, $334,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE POLICE FUNCTION; INTERJURISDICTIONAL COOPERATION, DEPARTMENT REORGANIZATION, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, AND RECORD SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED. SECOND, $135,000 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTORS AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL COUNTY ATTORNEYS. THIRD, THE $182,000 ALLOCATION FOR THE COURTS WILL BE USED FOR CIRCUIT COURT IMPLEMENTATION, TRIAL COURT EXECUTIVES, AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NONJUDICIAL PERSONNEL SYSTEM. FOURTH, COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS WILL INCLUDE LAW-RELATED EDUCATION AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE EFFORTS. FIFTH, JUVENILE PREVENTION AND DIVERSION EFFORTS WILL FOCUS ON POLICE YOUTH BUREAUS AND YOUTH SERVICE BUREAUS AT THE PRICE OF $587,000. REMAINING ALLOCATIONS AND PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS ARE PROVIDED. EXPENDITURE TABLES AND GRAPHS ARE INCLUDED. (LWM)