2017 JAG Planning Survey |
1. Introduction
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs (OJP), in collaboration with federal, Tribal, state and local partners, has been engaged in a multi-faceted strategy to prevent and reduce crime and improve the functioning of the criminal and juvenile justice systems with Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds.
Minnesota, along with all other states, has seen the funding provided through JAG decrease in recent years from a high of $9 million to our current level of $2.5 million dollars. While these funds have decreased, the need for this funding and the stress on the system has increased. We find ourselves in a time of fiscal challenge that calls for an extraordinarily efficient and effective allocation of resources to ensure the public safety, health and welfare of Minnesota’s citizens.
These funds have allowed the state to test innovative criminal justice practices and implement effective programming. Many of these programs and practices have been institutionalized and replicated. These efforts include but are not limited the following programs under allowable JAG purpose areas:
Law Enforcement:
• Community policing approaches and training
• Training
• Tribal policing
• Multi-jurisdictional gang and drug task forces
• Police/community partnerships
Prosecution/Courts
• Specialized gang and drug prosecutors
• Prosecution/Public Defender Training
• Problem-solving courts
• Multi-cultural partnerships in criminal justice
These funds have allowed the state to test innovative criminal justice practices and implement effective programming. Many of these programs and practices have been institutionalized and replicated. These efforts include but are not limited the following programs under allowable JAG purpose areas:
Law Enforcement:
• Community policing approaches and training
• Training
• Tribal policing
• Multi-jurisdictional gang and drug task forces
• Police/community partnerships
Prosecution/Courts
• Specialized gang and drug prosecutors
• Prosecution/Public Defender Training
• Problem-solving courts
• Multi-cultural partnerships in criminal justice
• Training
Prevention/Education
• Youth crime prevention and intervention
initiatives
• Community mobilization efforts
• School safety initiatives
Prevention/Education
• Youth crime prevention and intervention
initiatives
• Community mobilization efforts
• School safety initiatives
• Training
Corrections/Community Corrections
• Sentence to service programs
• Intensive supervision
• Restorative justice programs
• Gender- and culturally-specific programming for offenders
• Reentry programs for prisons and jails
Corrections/Community Corrections
• Sentence to service programs
• Intensive supervision
• Restorative justice programs
• Gender- and culturally-specific programming for offenders
• Reentry programs for prisons and jails
• Training
Drug Treatment
• Drug treatment in a prison and jail setting
Drug Treatment
• Drug treatment in a prison and jail setting
• Training
Technology Improvements
• Criminal justice information systems
• Victim notification systems
OJP is seeking information from you on what you consider to be the most crucial parts of the criminal justice system to promote public safety, what you consider to be best or evidence-based practices and how best to allocate these limited but important funds. Due to the limited funds available, OJP will focus on one or two priority areas for the upcoming grant cycle.
• Criminal justice information systems
• Victim notification systems
OJP is seeking information from you on what you consider to be the most crucial parts of the criminal justice system to promote public safety, what you consider to be best or evidence-based practices and how best to allocate these limited but important funds. Due to the limited funds available, OJP will focus on one or two priority areas for the upcoming grant cycle.