With Measure Set for Floor Vote, Senator and High Ranking PA Law Enforcement Official Make Case for Byrne/JAG Grant Program
Data, Examples from Across State Demonstrate Need for Casey Amendment that Invests in Law Enforcement
Washington DC- With a budget on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) pushed for passage of his amendment that could add critical funds to Pennsylvania law enforcement today during a conference call. Senator Casey’s amendment is set for a vote this week.
“Our brave law enforcement officers are doing all they can to combat crime, but they need adequate resources to do their jobs,” said Senator Casey. “Funding these law enforcement programs will put more cops on the beat and ensure that our officers have the equipment they need to keep Pennsylvanians safe.”
Casey was joined by Linda Rosenberg, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency who highlighted the importance of the Byrne/JAG program to fighting and reducing crime across Pennsylvania. Senator Casey discussed regional data and examples that make the case for increasing funds to local law enforcement through the Byrne/JAG grant program.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) Program supports crime fighting innovation and has helped local law enforcement agencies across Pennsylvania ensure immediate and thorough responses to crimes.
A few of the projects made possible by the Byrne JAG Program can be found below:
- Southern Clarion County Regional Police Department: The Southern Clarion County Regional Police Department (SCCRPD) was awarded third year federal funding in the amount of $15,382, which will be supplemented by a 75% match of local dollars, to continue to fund the salary of the SCCRPD Police Chief. These funds will allow the SCCRPD to continue providing both full patrol coverage along with other community-based services to the seven municipalities in the coverage area.
- Fayette County Booking Center Incipiency: Fayette County was awarded $123,140 in federal funds to continue to support their Central Booking Center (CBC). Grant funds will be used for the salary and benefits of a full-time CBC Manager, six contracted constables, and two part-time Intake Officers to cover CBC shifts. Funds will also be used for necessary supplies and utilities, equipment and maintenance fees.
- Philadelphia City Treasurer Electronic Parole Petitions: The Philadelphia City Treasurer was awarded $40,000 in federal funds for continuation of the Electronic Parole Petition Project that began through a grant from PCCD in 2010. The funds will be supplemented by a 50% match to continue developing an electronic parole petition system.
- Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute: The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) was awarded $296,788 in federal funds to provide pertinent and current training to Pennsylvania prosecutors and law enforcement officers. Prosecutor training and law enforcement training will focus on criminal law practice, procedure, and investigation as it applies to the prosecution of criminal cases.
County-by-county data on the Byrne/JAG Program can be found below:
|
Agency |
Title |
County |
Award Amount |
|
Adams County Commissioners |
Adams Co. Crisis Intervention Training Initiative |
Adams |
$179,957.00 |
|
Adams County Commissioners |
JJSES Motivational Interviewing |
Adams |
$17,000.00 |
|
Allegheny County Chief Executive Officer |
Allegheny County Gang Intervention Strategies |
Allegheny |
$223,794.00 |
|
Center for Victims |
Victim Service Collaborative |
Allegheny |
$215,164.00 |
|
Allegheny County Chief Executive Officer |
Jail Collaborative IT Application |
Allegheny |
$196,544.00 |
|
Reserve Township |
Collaborative: Regional Information Sharing/LEJIS |
Allegheny |
$175,310.00 |
|
Magee Womens Research Institute & Foundation |
Men Embracing Nonviolence and Safety (MEN/S) |
Allegheny |
$174,983.00 |
|
Allegheny County Chief Executive Officer |
Allegheny JJSES |
Allegheny |
$50,000.00 |
|
Allegheny County Chief Executive Officer |
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Training |
Allegheny |
$36,771.00 |
|
Magee Womens Research Institute & Foundation |
Men Embracing Nonviolence and Safety (MEN/S) |
Allegheny |
$24,998.00 |
|
Scott Township |
Property/Evidence Organization and Streamlining |
Allegheny |
$9,157.00 |
|
Council on Chemical Abuse |
Berks County High-Risk Adult Offender Project |
Berks |
$141,462.00 |
|
Berks County Commissioners |
JJSES Planning and Implementation Grant |
Berks |
$48,125.00 |
|
Western Berks Regional Police Department |
WBRPD Chief's salary |
Berks |
$19,932.00 |
|
Blair County Drug and Alcohol Program, Inc |
ROSC Project |
Blair |
$177,269.00 |
|
Blair County Commissioners |
Blair County Juvenile Justice System Enhancement |
Blair |
$50,000.00 |
|
Network of Victim Assistance |
Statewide Crisis Response Initiative |
Bucks |
$200,000.00 |
|
Bucks County Commissioners |
Bucks County Juvenile Probation JJSES Project |
Bucks |
$44,831.00 |
|
Butler County Commissioners |
Family Group Decision Making Diversionary Program |
Butler |
$113,793.00 |
|
Butler County Commissioners |
Butler County Problem Solving Court - Drug Court |
Butler |
$87,500.00 |
|
Butler County Commissioners |
Motivational Interviewing & Evidence-Bd. Practices |
Butler |
$32,705.00 |
|
Victim Outreach Intervention Center, Inc. |
Serving Our Seniors |
Butler |
$12,500.00 |
|
Cambria County Commissioners |
Cambria County JJSES Project |
Cambria |
$49,700.00 |
|
Carbon County Commissioners |
Carbon County CJAB: Livescan/CPIN Project |
Carbon |
$11,983.00 |
|
Carbon County Commissioners |
JJSES Implementation |
Carbon |
$4,400.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Commission On Sentencing |
Sentencing Risk Assessment |
Centre |
$400,000.00 |
|
Centre County Women's Resource Center Inc. |
Centre County Child Abuse Prevention Project |
Centre |
$219,148.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Commission On Sentencing |
Research and Evaluation Consultant |
Centre |
$199,369.00 |
|
Pennsylvania State University |
JRI - Preventable Youth Precursors of Adult Crime |
Centre |
$179,830.00 |
|
Pennsylvania State University |
Mapping Effective Planning Board Service Delivery |
Centre |
$154,924.00 |
|
Centre County Youth Service Bureau |
CCYSB Strengthening Families Programs |
Centre |
$85,383.00 |
|
Centre County Commissioners |
Centre County Crisis Intervention Team Project |
Centre |
$11,744.00 |
|
Chester County Commissioners |
The Chester County Re-entry Project |
Chester |
$124,503.00 |
|
The Crime Victims' Center of Chester County Inc |
CVC Elder Abuse Project |
Chester |
$10,000.00 |
|
Clarion County Commissioners |
Clarion County Courthouse Security |
Clarion |
$27,549.00 |
|
New Bethlehem Borough |
Southern Clarion County Regional Police Department |
Clarion |
$15,382.00 |
|
Clinton County Women's Center Inc |
Elder Victim Advocates 2012-2013 |
Clinton |
$5,131.00 |
|
Columbia County Commissioners |
Columbia County JJSES implementation |
Columbia |
$15,897.00 |
|
Women's Services, Inc. |
Allegheny Sexual Assault Prevention Program ASAPP |
Crawford |
$59,221.00 |
|
Crawford County Commissioners |
Motivational Interviewing in Crawford and Mercer |
Crawford |
$30,538.00 |
|
Shippensburg University |
Juvenile Justice System Enhancement/BARJ Training |
Cumberland |
$195,714.00 |
|
Cumberland County Commissioners |
Centralized DUI Court |
Cumberland |
$133,334.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Dept of Corrections |
Megan's Law Registration Support |
Cumberland |
$112,500.00 |
|
Cumberland County Commissioners |
Cumberland County System Improvement Project |
Cumberland |
$100,000.00 |
|
Public Defender Association of PA |
Public Defender Association Trial Skills |
Cumberland |
$47,800.00 |
|
Cumberland County Commissioners |
Cumberland County Juvenile Justice REAPP Project |
Cumberland |
$45,000.00 |
|
IBM Corp |
IBM MQ software support renewal |
Cumberland |
$2,075.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association |
PAVTN online training support |
Dauphin |
$443,642.00 |
|
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute |
Training Initiatives 2013 |
Dauphin |
$390,000.00 |
|
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute |
Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Training Project |
Dauphin |
$296,788.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association |
Law Enforcement Accreditation |
Dauphin |
$291,197.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
Statewide Lethality Assessment Implementation |
Dauphin |
$214,290.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole |
PBPP Livescans for Adam Walsh |
Dauphin |
$161,735.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association |
VCAP Support |
Dauphin |
$113,439.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association |
Megan's Law Support Livescan Purchase |
Dauphin |
$112,500.00 |
|
Dauphin County Commissioners |
Law Enforcement Information Sharing Advancements |
Dauphin |
$107,580.00 |
|
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute |
VictimWitness Training Project 2013 |
Dauphin |
$100,000.00 |
|
Juvenile Defenders Association of Pennsylvania |
Juvenile Defender Statewide Training |
Dauphin |
$75,000.00 |
|
Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg Campus |
2013 Crime Trends |
Dauphin |
$70,000.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association |
Law Enforcement Accreditation |
Dauphin |
$59,912.00 |
|
Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole |
OVA Address Confidentiality Program |
Dauphin |
$59,532.00 |
|
Dauphin County Commissioners |
Dauphin Cty Juv. Justice System Enhancement Grant |
Dauphin |
$48,870.00 |
|
Family and Community Service of Delaware County |
Strengthening Families Program - Upper Darby |
Delaware |
$105,641.00 |
|
Delaware County Executive Director |
JJSES Juv Court/Prob Implementation and Training |
Delaware |
$28,730.00 |
|
Elk County Commissioners |
CRAFT Project |
Elk |
$147,129.00 |
|
Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc |
Fayette County Mental Health and Justice Housing |
Fayette |
$168,385.00 |
|
Fayette County Commissioners |
Booking Center Incipiency |
Fayette |
$123,140.00 |
|
Forest County Commissioners |
Forest/Warren/Venago/McKean Counties MI Grant |
Forest |
$42,845.00 |
|
Franklin County Commissioners |
Franklin County Security Technology |
Franklin |
$81,852.00 |
|
Franklin County Commissioners |
Franklin County CJAB Initiatives Grant |
Franklin |
$55,000.00 |
|
Franklin County Commissioners |
Enhancing Juvenile Justice in Franklin County |
Franklin |
$49,983.00 |
|
Franklin County Commissioners |
Franklin County CJAB Initiatives Grant |
Franklin |
$45,000.00 |
|
Fulton County Commissioners |
Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy |
Fulton |
$50,000.00 |
|
Greene County Commissioners |
Greene County MH & Justice Housing Initiative |
Greene |
$64,073.00 |
|
Employment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern PA |
Women's Transition Initiative |
Lackawanna |
$224,596.00 |
|
Lancaster County Commissioners |
Technology Improvements for Sheriff's Office |
Lancaster |
$196,614.00 |
|
Lancaster County Commissioners |
Co of Lancaster CJAB Re-entry Project |
Lancaster |
$98,438.00 |
|
Lancaster County Commissioners |
JJSES Planning and Implementation |
Lancaster |
$41,362.00 |
|
Lancaster County Commissioners |
Elder Victim Advocate Project |
Lancaster |
$12,496.00 |
|
Lawrence County Commissioners |
Lawrence County JJSES |
Lawrence |
$43,425.00 |
|
Lebanon County Commissioners |
Lebanon County DUI Problem Solving Court Program |
Lebanon |
$50,000.00 |
|
Lebanon County Commissioners |
Lebanon County DUI Problem Solving Court Program |
Lebanon |
$42,155.00 |
|
Communities In Schools of The Lehigh Valley Inc |
Building LIfe Skills with CIS Support |
Lehigh |
$49,929.00 |
|
Lehigh County Chief Executive Officer |
JJSES / Evidence-based Practices |
Lehigh |
$29,021.00 |
|
King's College |
Juvenile Justice College Mentoring Program |
Luzerne |
$144,559.00 |
|
Luzerne County Chief Executive Officer |
Luzerne County CJAB Initiative |
Luzerne |
$40,291.00 |
|
Luzerne County Chief Executive Officer |
Luzerne County Day Reporting Center Director |
Luzerne |
$32,646.00 |
|
Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department |
Regional Police Department Salary Grant |
Lycoming |
$39,300.00 |
|
Lycoming County Commissioners |
TREATMENT COURT ENHANCEMENT GRANT |
Lycoming |
$24,952.00 |
|
Lycoming County Commissioners |
JJSES Planning and Implementation (MI) |
Lycoming |
$18,420.00 |
|
McKean County Commissioners |
Employment or Community Service Incentive Program |
McKean |
$87,476.00 |
|
Mercer County Commissioners |
Mercer County CJAB Strategic Planning Initiative |
Mercer |
$43,900.00 |
|
AWARE Inc |
Mercer County Elder Victim Advocacy Project |
Mercer |
$27,030.00 |
|
Mifflin County Commissioners |
Mifflin County CJAB Prison Reentry Initiative YR 2 |
Mifflin |
$53,231.00 |
|
Mifflin County Commissioners |
Mifflin and Juniata County CJAB Coordinator |
Mifflin |
$6,386.00 |
|
Monroe County Commissioners |
2011 Byrne Justice Asistance Grant (JAG) |
Monroe |
$199,271.00 |
|
Monroe County Commissioners |
Monroe Cty Central Booking/DUI Processing Center |
Monroe |
$33,192.00 |
|
Family Service of Montgomery County, PA |
Norristown Violence Prevention Initiative |
Montgomery |
$219,148.00 |
|
Montgomery County Commissioners |
Mental Health and Justice Housing Initiative |
Montgomery |
$106,667.00 |
|
Montgomery County Commissioners |
Mental Health and Justice Housing Initiative |
Montgomery |
$93,333.00 |
|
Womens Center of Montgomery County |
Advocacy for Child Victims of Domestic Violence |
Montgomery |
$81,845.00 |
|
Montgomery County Commissioners |
CJAB/District Attorney's Risk Based Prosecution |
Montgomery |
$24,984.00 |
|
Northumberland County Commissioners |
Northumberland JCS Youthful Diversion Initiative |
Northumberland |
$212,610.00 |
|
Northumberland County Commissioners |
Northumberland County JJSES |
Northumberland |
$11,415.00 |
|
Drexel University |
Center for Pennsylvania CJ Programs |
Philadelphia |
$347,684.00 |
|
Philadelphia City Treasurer |
Philadelphia Treatment Court Expansion |
Philadelphia |
$221,406.00 |
|
Women Against Abuse Inc |
Legal representation for domestic violence victims |
Philadelphia |
$217,649.00 |
|
Support Center For Child Advocate |
Center for Excellence in Advocacy |
Philadelphia |
$199,226.00 |
|
Temple University |
PHILA CEASEFIRE EXPANSION–25TH POLICE DISTRICT |
Philadelphia |
$182,640.00 |
|
Temple University |
Central PA Multi-County Elder Theft Collaboration |
Philadelphia |
$179,302.00 |
|
Philadelphia City Treasurer |
Philadelphia Forensic Reentry Master Leasing |
Philadelphia |
$95,296.00 |
|
Drexel University |
Center for Pennsylvania CJ Programs |
Philadelphia |
$49,669.00 |
|
Philadelphia City Treasurer |
Electronic Parole Petitions |
Philadelphia |
$40,000.00 |
|
Philadelphia City Treasurer |
JJSES Implementation |
Philadelphia |
$22,000.00 |
|
Philadelphia City Treasurer |
Elder Victim/Witness Coordinator - Year 3 |
Philadelphia |
$11,327.00 |
|
Pike County Commissioners |
Technology Advancing Central Court |
Pike |
$112,732.00 |
|
Pike County Commissioners |
Advancing Information Data Systems |
Pike |
$20,653.00 |
|
Union County Commissioners |
Creation of Day Reporting Center |
Union |
$128,410.00 |
|
Union County Housing Authority |
UNION COUNTY JUSTICE BRIDGE HOUSING PROGRAM |
Union |
$71,896.00 |
|
Buffalo Valley Regional Police Commission |
Buffalo Valley Regional Police Admin Assist Grant |
Union |
$49,000.00 |
|
Venango County Commissioners |
Expanded Mental Health Forensic Supported Housing |
Venango |
$156,500.00 |
|
Westmoreland County Commissioners |
Adult Probation RMS Project |
Westmoreland |
$60,000.00 |
|
Westmoreland County Commissioners |
JJSES: Planning and Implementation |
Westmoreland |
$27,848.00 |
|
York County Commissioners |
York County DUI Court Expansion |
York |
$50,000.00 |
|
York County Commissioners |
2012 JJSES |
York |
$49,974.00 |
|
York County Commissioners |
York County DUI Court Expansion |
York |
$47,403.00 |
|
York County Commissioners |
York Co 2010 CJAB Priority Projects |
York |
$29,170.00 |
|
|
|
TOTAL |
$12,637,660.00 |
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