Office of Justice Programs Fiscal Year 1995 Program Plans

DATES: See specific Program Plan.

ADDRESSES: All questions concerning these Program Plans should be

addressed to the appropriate Bureau or Office at 633 Indiana Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Winfield of the Department of

Justice Response Center at 1-800-421-6770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Preface

OJP Bureaus' Fiscal Year 1995 Program Plans

The increasing crime rate, particularly escalating violent crime by

juvenile offenders, continues to be a major concern of the American

public. No community is untouched. Law enforcement and criminal justice

agencies around the country are faced with new and increasing

challenges as they respond to crime.

The Fiscal Year 1995 Program Plans for the United States Department

of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureaus--the National

Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims

of Crime--reflect an effort to address these problems aggressively.

Their simultaneous publication in the Federal Register reflects an

emphasis on collaborative relationships among the Bureaus and a strong

commitment to working in partnership with communities across the

country in addressing the problem of crime.

These plans not only reflect a renewed commitment to coordination

among the OJP Bureaus, but also demonstrate a recognition that the only

way in which we can hope to have an impact on the country's crime

problems is by reaching out to public agencies at all levels of

government, as well as a broad range of community and private groups.

In developing their Program Plans, the Bureaus solicited input from

State and local criminal justice agencies, constituent and community

groups, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, corrections agencies, and

victim service providers, as well as other Department of Justice

components and other Federal agencies. Thus, in addition to embracing

existing Administration and Department of Justice initiatives--reducing

violent crime, developing comprehensive community-based approaches to

crime and violence, focusing on youth crime and firearms, actively

involving citizens in prevention efforts, and meeting the needs of

crime victims--the Fiscal Year 1995 OJP Program Plans also reflect

needs expressed by the field.

The Program Plans encourage applicants to forge partnerships along

new frontiers, often reaching beyond criminal justice boundaries to

find solutions. By approaching crime and violence in a comprehensive

fashion--bringing all the players in the system together--applicants

are encouraged to improve the effectiveness of their services, reduce

wasteful duplication, and identify new and innovative approaches to

tough problems.

For example, OJP Bureaus are working together on several

initiatives, such as Project PACT (Pulling America's Communities

Together), the Comprehensive Communities Program (CCP), and the new

Safe Futures Program, that fund communities to mobilize their law

enforcement and justice system resources together with a coalition of

government agencies and private sector resources. Working in

partnership with the community, key officials and community leaders

develop broad-based, coordinated strategies to reduce the high rates of

drug abuse and related crime and violence in their neighborhoods.

Project PACT, CCP, and Safe Futures are examples of programs that

empower communities to impact crime and violence, particularly youth

violence, through comprehensive planning, and improved

intergovernmental relationships.

Another recurrent theme in the OJP Program Plans is the Federal

government's role in providing leadership and guidance on crime

control, prevention and victims issues by developing and testing new

approaches and determining ``what works.'' As model programs are tested

and developed through research, evaluation, and demonstration grants,

information on effective programs and practices is disseminated widely

to State and local criminal justice and social service agencies. Local

communities should not have to ``road test'' new ideas without solid

knowledge about what has been tried before in other jurisdictions, what

has worked, and what has not. The Program Plans also provide

information on the availability of training and technical assistance to

assist States and local jurisdictions interested in implementing ``best

practices.''

Important priorities identified in the 1994 Crime Act--particularly

with regard to violence against women, the illegal possession and use

of firearms, and comprehensive, innovative prevention and early

intervention strategies aimed at high risk youth--are also reflected in

the Program Plans.

Another key goal for OJP was to make it easier for States and local

communities to access OJP services, programs, and information. As a

result, we have set up a new inter-department, Internet-based

clearinghouse called PAVNET. PAVNET will provide information on

promising programs, available funding, and technical assistance. We

have also set up the Department of Justice Response Center to answer

questions concerning program availability and funding.

The Program Plans that follow, describe in greater detail OJP's

funding goals and priorities for this Fiscal Year. For more information

about the application process, as well as about Crime Act programs, you

can call the DOJ Response Center at 1-800-421-6770.

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As we move ahead with our initiatives for Fiscal Year 1995, the

Office of Justice Programs is committed to working in close partnership

with communities at the State and local level. Only by working together

can we hope to have an impact on the enormous problems of crime and

violence confronting our nation today.

Laurie Robinson,

Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs.

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Fiscal Year 1995 Program Plan

I am pleased to announce the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA)

Discretionary Program Plan for FY 1995. BJA assists States and local

jurisdictions through the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law

Enforcement Assistance Program. Through the Byrne Discretionary Grant

Program, BJA provides leadership and guidance on crime and violence

prevention and control and criminal justice system improvement at the

State and local levels. BJA also develops and tests new approaches in

criminal justice and crime control, and encourages replication of

effective programs and practices by State and local agencies.

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This year, BJA's plan focuses primarily on national scope

demonstration programs. These programs support two goals: to assist

States and local units of government to reduce and prevent crime,

violence, and drug abuse and to improve the criminal justice system. To

meet these goals BJA will work with communities to develop

comprehensive strategies and expansive, problem-solving partnerships.

Special emphasis is placed on anti-violence initiatives, particularly

those dedicated to reducing the availability of illegal firearms and

providing young people with alternatives to gangs and criminal

involvement. Additionally, BJA will continue to work in partnership

with State and local law enforcement, as well as the United States

Attorneys; improve the adjudication process; assist States with

alleviating prison overcrowding by fostering corrections options

programs; and focus resources on both evaluation of promising programs

and dissemination of information about these programs to the field.

BJA's Program Plan for FY 1995 includes a $50 million appropriation

for general programs and a $12 million appropriation for Corrections

Options Programs. It describes planned activities for the Regional

Information Sharing Program (RISS) and the National White Collar Crime

Center. Joint efforts planned with other Federal agencies are also

described.

Obviously, our dollars are limited. Consistent with the

Administration's policies and in an effort to get the most for each

dollar spent, I am committed to making BJA's Discretionary Grant

Program as competitive as possible and to maximizing the impact of

these limited competitive dollars through a wide array of programs

directed toward urban communities, rural areas, and Native American

communities. For this reason, in FY 1995 BJA will:

Give preference to applicants who leverage BJA dollars

through partnerships among organizations bringing a commitment of other

resources to the table (such as Empowerment Zones/Enterprise

Communities);

Notify all grantees that continuation funding in future

years is not guaranteed but, rather, will be based on performance and

other relevant factors;

Institute the practice of awarding a declining BJA share

of funding for second and subsequent years where continuation funding

is provided;

Complete the process of developing, in consultation with

the National Institute of Justice, a strategy for obtaining early

evaluative information on particularly promising programs for early

dissemination to our constituents;

Promote activities complementing the initiatives being

implemented through the Crime Act; and

Continue to maximize OJP resources by working in

partnership with the National Institute of Justice, the Office for

Victims of Crime, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, and other components of the Justice Department.

These initiatives, coupled with focused goals and objectives, will

build stronger partnerships at all levels. I envision these

partnerships to be a continuum of relationships encompassing all

components of the criminal justice system.

Goals

The FY 1995 Program Plan addresses BJA's two goals: To help State

and local units of government (1) reduce and prevent crime and violence

and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system.

Enhanced coordination and cooperation of Federal, State and local

efforts facilitate the achievement of these goals. The objectives for

each of the goals are outlined below. The programs developed to address

the objectives are described in the plan.

Reduce and Prevent Crime and Violence

Encourage the development and implementation of comprehensive

strategies, in coordination with human service providers, to reduce and

prevent crime and violence.

Encourage the active participation of community organizations and

citizens in crime- and violence-prevention efforts.

Provide national scope training and technical assistance to support

local crime-, drug use-, and violence-prevention efforts.

Provide young people with legitimate opportunities and activities

which serve as alternatives to crime and involvement with gangs.

Reduce the availability of illegal weapons and develop programs to

address violence in our communities, homes, schools, and workplaces.

Improve the Functioning of the Criminal Justice System

Enhance the ability of law enforcement agencies to reduce crime,

drug trafficking and sales, and violence.

Improve the effectiveness and efficiency of all aspects of the

adjudication process.

Assist States in freeing prison space for serious and violent

offenders through the design, development, and implementation of

effective correctional options for nonviolent offenders.

Enhance the ability of State and local agencies, in conjunction

with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, to apprehend and

deport criminal aliens.

Evaluate the effectiveness of funded programs, disseminate results,

and enhance the ability of criminal justice agencies to use new

information technologies.

How Priorities Were Established

Priorities for the FY 1995 Discretionary Grant Program reflect a

balance of congressional mandates, Administration priorities, and needs

expressed by State and local criminal justice practitioners. The goals

are defined by the authorizing legislation for the Edward Byrne

Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program. Priorities

for a number of specific programs to address those goals are mandated

by Congress through the earmarking of the appropriation.

BJA's priorities also reflect Administration and Department of

Justice priorities, especially those related to reducing violent crime,

the need to develop comprehensive approaches to crime and violence, the

focus on youth, and the need for active citizen participation in

prevention efforts.

During the planning process, BJA solicited input on priorities from

national organizations which represent State and local governments,

criminal justice agencies, and community groups. Input was also

requested from the State agencies which administer the Byrne Formula

Grant Program as well as from U.S. Attorneys. A number of programs that

address current issues were incorporated into the plan in response to

this valuable input.

Types of Programs

BJA is authorized by Congress to make awards to public and private

agencies and organizations for national scope and multi-State programs,

demonstration programs, training, and technical assistance to assist

States and local jurisdictions. National scope programs provide a

service or product of benefit throughout the country or across multiple

States or address issues that are of concern nationally. Demonstration

programs are used to develop, test, evaluate, and document new programs

and practices. Training is developed and provided to State and local

criminal justice practitioners and others to provide them with state-

of-the-art information on effective programs and practices. Technical

assistance is [[Page 21854]] provided to sites participating in

demonstration programs or is available to help an individual

jurisdiction implement a program or practice or address a specific

issue.

Competitive and Noncompetitive Grants

Each section of this Program Plan is divided into programs that

will be awarded on a competitive basis and those that are

noncompetitive. Whenever possible, BJA encourages broad participation

in the grants process by public and private agencies and organizations

at the State and local levels and makes awards on a competitive basis.

Each year, BJA also makes noncompetitive awards. There are a number

of factors that limit the number of competitive programs:

Congressional Earmarks--Each year Congress directs BJA to

award a portion of the appropriated funds for specified programs and/or

organizations. In FY 1995, over $23 million of the $50 million

appropriated for general discretionary programs were earmarked for

specific programs. BJA was also directed to review other programs (soft

earmarks) for possible funding.

Continuation and Implementation Grants--Many of BJA's

programs require several years of funding to accomplish their goals.

For example, training efforts require several years of funding to

develop the curriculum and to reach the intended audience.

Demonstration sites, which are generally selected competitively the

first year, require 2-3 years of funding to develop fully, implement,

and evaluate the program. In addition, BJA has funded several planning

efforts with implementation funding provided in subsequent years.

Limited Competition--Limited competition is used when a

limited number of jurisdictions or organizations meet the requirements

of the program. These jurisdictions or organizations are then invited

to compete for an award. A limited competition saves jurisdictions or

organizations that will not qualify the time and expense of preparing

an application. It also allows BJA to concentrate technical assistance

and training on this limited pool of applicants.

Sole Source Selection--In some cases, there is only one

organization or agency that has the capability, expertise, or

constituents to administer a program that BJA wants to implement. For

example, an association that represents a constituency which BJA wants

to reach with technical assistance or training may be the best

organization to implement the program. In other cases, BJA may make an

award on a non-competitive basis to an agency that has developed an

innovative program and has the expertise to implement it.

In FY 1995, BJA has modified applicant requirements and review

criteria to facilitate stronger partnerships with grantee agencies and

to maximize the impact of limited competitive dollars. These include:

Preference will be given to applicants who leverage BJA

dollars through partnerships among organizations bringing a commitment

of other resources to the table;

All grantees are on notice that continuation funding in

future years is not guaranteed but, rather, will be based on

performance and other relevant factors; and

As appropriate, BJA will provide a declining share of

total funding for second and subsequent years where continuation

funding is provided after FY 1995.

Application Process

A Program Announcement and Application Kit, which will be available

in late April, will serve as a request for proposals. It will contain

detailed descriptions of competitive programs and complete forms and

instructions for developing an application.

Competitive Programs--The Program Announcement and Application Kit

will describe for each competitive program: the purpose of the program,

background, goals, objectives, program design, eligibility

requirements, selection criteria, award period, award amount and due

date. Applications for competitive programs are due by June 30, 1995. A

panel of experts will be established for each competitive program area

to review and rank the applications. Funding decisions are made by the

Director of BJA.

Non-Competitive Programs--BJA staff will contact applicants for

noncompetitive programs to discuss application requirements and due

dates.

The Department of Justice Response Center staff are available to

respond to questions and provide technical assistance to applicants and

other interested parties. The Response Center number is (800) 421-6770.

Goal I: Reduce and Prevent Crime and Violence

Comprehensive Communities Program

Encourage the Development and Implementation of Comprehensive

Strategies To Reduce and Prevent Crime and Violence

The Comprehensive Communities Program (CCP) reflects the

Administration's priority of reducing crime and violence by initiating

comprehensive planning and improving intergovernmental relationships.

It requires selected jurisdictions to engage in a comprehensive

planning and strategy development process for crime and violence

control and prevention. It requires law enforcement and other

governmental agencies to work in partnership with communities to

address crime problems, as well as the factors that increase the risk

that individuals will become involved in problem behavior.

In FY 1994, 16 jurisdictions faced with high rates of crime and

violence were selected to participate in CCP. The four Pulling

America's Communities Together (Project PACT) sites were included in

this group. Each jurisdiction was provided with planning funds to

develop a strategy that demonstrates a jurisdictionwide commitment to

community policing, coordination among public and private agencies

(including, social services, public health, etc.), and an active role

by the community in problem solving.

BJA made funding available for a number of program components to

assist with implementation of the strategy. These components are

designed to implement specific models that BJA has already developed

and found to be effective or models the agency wants to test. These

components also allow for the development of new models, which, if

successful, can be replicated by other jurisdictions. The program

components are described below. Each strategy was required to include

community policing and community mobilization/prevention initiatives.

Six sites received awards from the FY 1994 allocation. The remaining 10

sites received awards in FY 1995.

Jurisdictionwide Community Policing

Jurisdictionwide Community Policing, a mandatory program component,

forms the core of the Comprehensive Communities Program. It requires

the applicant to implement a jurisdiction-wide model of community

policing using a framework developed by a consortium of national law

enforcement organizations working with BJA. Funding for this component,

in the amount of $9,990,000 was provided by the COPS Office.

Community Mobilization/Prevention--$969,718

Community mobilization, also a mandatory component, focuses on

implementation of strategies to promote the acceptance and practice of

community policing, rehabilitate crime-ravaged neighborhoods, and

empower [[Page 21855]] communities by strengthening relationships among

citizens, law enforcement, and other public and private service

providers.

Nonviolent Dispute Resolution

The Non-Violent Dispute Resolution component is a joint effort of

BJA and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

(OJJDP) to test a variety of strategies to train teenagers

constructively to manage anger, resolve conflict without the use of

firearms or violence, learn the importance of mutual respect, and be

responsible for their actions. Funding, in the amount of $300,000 is

being provided by OJJDP.

Boys & Girls Clubs Demonstration

The goal of this component is to establish or expand Boys and Girls

Clubs in public housing and other at-risk communities through the Boys

and Girls Clubs of America. This program will be supported under an

earmark to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America described in the section

on Youth and Gangs.

Comprehensive Gang Initiative

The Comprehensive Gang Initiative requires sites to implement a

model comprehensive approach to gang issues that carefully balances

initiatives for prevention, intervention, and suppression. Funding for

this component, in the amount of $799,345, is being provided by OJJDP.

Community Prosecution--$969,719

This program component encourages local prosecutors to be more

responsive to the needs of their communities by bringing the prosecutor

and the community together as partners to maintain public safety.

Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration--$1,350,000

This program component encourages local communities to develop

community-based alternatives to incarceration that hold offenders

accountable while keeping them in the community where they can

participate in job training and/or work, substance abuse treatment,

restitution or community service, and other services needed to make

them productive citizens.

Continued Comprehensive Planning--$400,000

Four of the sites that participated in the Comprehensive

Communities Program planning process in FY 1994 will be provided with

additional time and resources to refine their comprehensive strategies.

Implementation Funding--$1,600,004

Funds are being set aside to assist the four sites still engaged in

planning with implementation of their strategies.

Training and Technical Assistance--$300,000

Training and technical assistance will be provided to the

Comprehensive Communities Program sites to assist them with the

planning process and the effective implementation of their strategies.

Community-Based Programs

Encourage the Active Participation of Community Organizations and

Citizens in Crime- and Violence-Prevention Efforts

Crime and violence are only symptoms of broader problems which

plague our communities. Crime cannot be stopped by law enforcement

without the active participation of the community and other public and

private agencies. It cannot be eradicated unless we address the causes

which surround our children with violence, crime, and despair.

BJA plans to expand and enhance community mobilization efforts by

assisting local communities and law enforcement agencies actively to

engage residents and community groups in taking back their

neighborhoods. One neighborhood at a time, these partnerships will seek

to rid communities of drug dealers, gangs, and other criminals.

Operation Weed and Seed will be continued and expanded in FY 1995.

This comprehensive, multiagency approach is helping 36 communities

address both public safety and neighborhood revitalization issues. BJA

will also continue to fund several community mobilization/action

programs that encourage citizens to work with the police, government,

community organizations, and the private sector to explore new and

innovative approaches to preventing crime, youth handgun violence, and

drug abuse.

In FY 1995, BJA will also address the Attorney General's commitment

to focus resources on problems faced by many American Indian tribes by

establishing Federal/tribal partnerships with several tribes for the

purpose of developing tribal strategies against violence. Violence in

public housing will also be addressed by assisting local communities

develop comprehensive approaches to crime and violence in public

housing. Both of these planning processes will be documented to serve

as guides for other communities.

To address the rights and needs of the victims of crime, which are

important components of all of the community-based programs, BJA and

the Office for Victims of Crime will jointly fund a number of programs

to assist the victims of crime and to increase the criminal justice

system's responsiveness to the rights and needs of victims.

Competitive

Communities in Action to Prevent Drug Abuse--$400,000

The Bureau of Justice Assistance in cooperation with the Employment

and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, will continue a

unique demonstration program at the grassroots-level. The National

Training and Information (NTIC) and up to ten of its affiliated

neighborhood-based organizations will implement a program to reduce

crime and violence and to help residents access services of local job

training and employment systems. Key program elements are: building

and/or enhancing local planning teams and partnerships made up of

public officials, law enforcement, representatives of private industry

councils and other groups that focus on providing job training and

related services, other service providers, businesses, churches,

schools, community organizations, youth, and other residents; the

development of short-, intermediate-, and long-term strategies;

community policing; prevention education; and, the development of

training opportunities for job placement.

Non-Competitive

Tribal Strategies Against Violence--$300,000

This program is a Federal/tribal partnership initiative designed to

galvanize Native American communities in up to five sites to develop

strategies to reduce the incidence of family violence, child abuse, and

juvenile delinquency as well as to foster community participation and

support in the implementation of the strategies.

Community Drug Abuse Prevention Initiatives--$500,000

The National Crime Prevention Council will continue to provide

cost-effective technical assistance and training to reduce crime,

violence, and the demand for drugs, with a focus on acceptance of

community policing, rehabilitating crime-ravaged neighborhoods, and

community empowerment. [[Page 21856]]

National Neighborhood Mobilization Program to Prevent Crime--$50,000

This program will provide continuation funding for a grassroots

organization in Philadelphia to support community policing through the

implementation of comprehensive, innovative, anti-crime, anti-firearm,

and anti-drug strategies.

Victim Services as a Component of the Criminal Justice System $450,000

This project will provide training and technical assistance to

criminal justice agencies to encourage them to be more responsive to

the needs and concerns of victims and to incorporate victim services

into criminal justice functions.

Operation Weed and Seed--Demonstration and Technical Assistance--

$10,000,000

Operation Weed and Seed is a community-based, comprehensive,

multiagency approach designed to ``weed'' out crime and gang activity

from target neighborhoods and then ``seed'' them with a wide range of

human services that provide opportunities for citizens to live, work,

and raise families in a stable environment. The 36 existing

demonstration sites will receive awards to continue activities and/or

expand into new target neighborhoods. Five sites will also receive

funding to participate in the National Performance Review Lab, focused

on neighborhood revitalization strategies. An array of technical

assistance and training services will be available to the demonstration

sites. Weed and Seed is a joint effort between BJA and the Executive

Office for Weed and Seed. The Executive Office will contribute

approximately $13 million to the program, in addition to the BJA funds.

Community Crime and Drug Abuse Prevention and Education Initiatives

Provide National Scope Training and Technical Assistance To Support

Local Crime-, Drug Use-, and Violence-Prevention Efforts

This program area implements national-level programs which provide

training and technical assistance to local communities to support their

prevention activities. For example, local programs may make use of, and

localize, nationally and professionally developed print and television

crime prevention messages through the National Citizens' Crime

Prevention Campaign. Use of the McGruff the Crime Dog logo, which is

recognized and respected by over 97 percent of school age children,

provides local programs with instant credibility. Similarly,

participation in National Night Out serves as a rallying point for

citizen participation in local efforts. Both of these programs provide

communities with technical assistance and crime prevention materials

that can be used locally.

In FY 1995, BJA will continue to support the five Drug Abuse

Resistance Education (DARE) Training Centers. These centers prepare

State and local law enforcement officers to teach the DARE program in

local schools. These Centers have been critical in facilitating the

expansion of this very popular program and ensuring that both large and

small jurisdictions from across the country have access to the

training. Program funds are also used to develop enhancements to the

DARE program, such as the mentoring program, the DARE parent program,

and DARE training for junior and senior high school students.

The TRIAD Program, initiated in FY 1994, will be continued in FY

1995. This program focuses specifically on reducing the incidence and

impact of crime and violence on the elderly. TRIAD, conducted jointly

by the National Sheriffs' Association, the International Association of

Chiefs of Police, the American Association of Retired Persons, the

Office for Victims of Crime, and BJA will provide technical assistance

and will develop training and materials at the national level for

dissemination to local jurisdictions throughout the country.

Non-Competitive

National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign--$3,000,000

The National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign, best known for

McGruff the Crime Dog and the TAKE A BITE OUT OF CRIME slogan, will

continue to rally national, State and local crime and violence

prevention efforts through the development and implementation of timely

and effective crime-, violence-, and drug-prevention materials,

publications, technical assistance, training, and programming.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)--$1,750,000

BJA will continue to support the DARE Regional Training Centers

which train law enforcement officers to teach the DARE program to

students from elementary through high school to help them learn how to

resist drug use, gangs, and violent behavior; build self-esteem; and

prevent abduction.

The National Association of Town Watch: Crime- and Drug-Prevention

Campaign--$200,000

Commonly known as ``National Night Out'', this year-long program

provides information, materials, and technical assistance for the

development of effective police/community partnerships to reduce crime,

violence, and substance abuse.

TRIAD--$200,000

TRIAD, a program developed by the National Sheriffs' Association,

the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the American

Association of Retired Persons, strives to reduce the adverse impact of

crime and violence on the elderly and promote a better quality of life

through volunteerism and the provision of prevention services to their

peers. Additional funding of $50,000 will be provided by the Office for

Victims of Crime.

Youth and Gangs Programs

Provide Young People With Legitimate Opportunities and Activities Which

Serve as Alternatives to Crime and Involvement With Gangs

Research has identified certain risk factors which contribute to

substance abuse, delinquency, and violence among adolescents as well as

protective factors which promote positive behavior. BJA's youth and

gang programs are designed to address a number of risk factors related

to: attitudes and norms favorable to problem behaviors, friends who

engage in problem behavior, lack of commitment to school, and parental

attitudes and involvement. The programs help to balance the risk

factors in high-risk communities by establishing or strengthening

protective factors which counter or provide buffers against the risk

factors. These programs are designed to establish or strengthen

protective factors which address the relationships between youth and

their social environment.

Most of the programs are joint efforts between BJA and the Office

of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Several include

participation by private foundations. All of the programs bring

together various service agencies and community organizations to assist

and provide opportunities for at-risk youth.

Competitive

Pathways to Success--$200,000

The Pathways to Success program, funded jointly by BJA, OJJDP, and

the National Endowment for the Arts, is designed to encourage young

people to explore a wide range of career and life

[[Page 21857]] options. The program will promote arts education,

recreation, job skills training, and business entrepreneurial programs

for after-school and weekend hours at the community level. This program

will fund up to five applications at up to $40,000 under OJJDP's Safe

Futures Program and up to five competitive sites at up to $50,000 each

for the first year of a 2-year project.

Interested applicants will need to demonstrate that collaboration

has taken place with existing arts, education, business and community

groups, and youth-serving agencies in the development of its program,

including, where appropriate, collaboration with existing after school

and weekend youth programs. The Pathways to Success program is designed

to serve at-risk youth from 6 to 18 years of age, but a project need

not cover the full age range. Each applicant will be expected to define

a lasting outcome, i.e. a product that benefits the community, or to

provide an ongoing program that will continue to provide community-

based services beyond the end of the funding cycle. OJJDP will also

contribute $200,000 to and will administer the Pathways to Success

Program.

Non-Competitive

Truancy Reduction Training and Technical Assistance--$200,000

BJA will collaborate with the OJJDP to address the needs of

truants, dropouts, children afraid to go to school, children who have

been suspended or expelled, as well as children in the juvenile justice

system. Program activities include regional hearings, training and

technical assistance, and related support services for communities

interested in comprehensively addressing the needs of these youth.

OJJDP will also contribute $200,000 to and will administer the program.

Boys & Girls Clubs Demonstration--$4,350,000

BJA will provide resources to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America

to promote the establishment of Boys and Girls Clubs in public housing

and other at-risk communities.

Children At-Risk Program--$1,150,000

This program tests a variety of intervention strategies for

preventing and controlling illegal drugs, gun use, and related crime

and for fostering healthy development among young people from drug- and

crime-ridden neighborhoods. In FY 1995, an impact evaluation, technical

assistance with emphasis on community policing, and existing

demonstration sites will be continued. This program is joint venture

between BJA, OJJDP, and the Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse,

with additional funding provided by several foundations. OJJDP will

contribute $350,000 to the program.

Comprehensive Gang Initiative--$150,000

Under the Comprehensive Gang Initiative, BJA developed a model

comprehensive approach to gang issues that carefully balances

initiatives for prevention, intervention, and suppression. In FY 1995,

BJA will provide continuation funding for the four currently funded

projects and provide technical assistance to help other jurisdictions

experiencing emerging gang problems. OJJDP will contribute $600,000 to

this joint BJA/OJJDP effort.

Violence Reduction

Reduce the Availability of Illegal Weapons and Develop Programs to

Address Violence in Our Communities, Homes, Schools, and Workplaces

Efforts to reduce and prevent violence continue to be high

priorities in FY 1995. BJA's efforts will include the continuation and

expansion of programs to reduce the availability of illegal firearms,

prevent homicides, and reduce violence in our communities.

In FY 1993 and 1994, BJA began to address the increase in gun

violence and homicides through the initiation of a Firearms Licensee

Compliance Program, the establishment of a Firearms Investigative Task

Force Program, the creation of a Homicide Task Force, and other

initiatives. These programs will be expanded and built upon in

coordination with the U.S. Attorneys' Anti-Violence and Youth Handguns

Initiatives to assist State and local criminal justice agencies and

communities control and prevent street violence.

BJA will also continue its focus on domestic and relational

violence. According to the Surgeon General, the number one public

health risk to adult women in the United States is violence. For women

ages 15-44, violence is the leading cause of injuries. The nature and

prevalence of this problem has been dramatized by recent news events.

BJA developed a new initiative in FY 1993 to address violence against

women, including spouse abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual

assault, and stalking. This initiative promotes a systems approach

which emphasizes criminal prosecution with comprehensive case follow-

through. This demonstration program will be evaluated and documented

this year to provide guidance to the States as they implement the

Violence Against Women Block Grant Program created by the Violent Crime

Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

New initiatives will be implemented to address the growing problem

of violence in the workplace and to create a National Major Gang Task

Force to track and respond to the growing interaction between street

and prison gangs. BJA will also participate in a public/private

partnership against violence in America which is a joint effort among

private and corporate foundations and several Federal agencies to help

local communities address violence.

Competitive

Homicide Investigation Enhancement Program--$300,000

The purpose of this program is to develop a model(s) to assist

jurisdictions faced with high and increasing rates of homicides by

increasing their capacity and ability to investigate homicides. One or

two demonstration sites will implement this model(s) and its various

procedures and policies as appropriate to their situation. The

development of the model(s) will be based on the Homicide Investigation

Enhancement Program at the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD),

District of Columbia. This program, funded in FY 1994, assisted the MPD

in restructuring its Homicide unit and its operations. In addition,

ways to utilize the resources and expertise of the Federal law

enforcement agencies, like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the

U.S. Marshal's Service, will be explored. The Police Executive Research

Forum will develop this model(s) and provide technical assistance to

the demonstration sites.

Firearms Trafficking Program--$1,000,000

The purpose of the BJA Firearms Trafficking Program, working in

cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, is

to demonstrate effective strategies to reduce the level of violent

crime by controlling the illegal trafficking of firearms. The goals of

the program are to: (1) Reduce the number of Federal firearms licensees

and ensure that those who do obtain licenses have a legitimate reason

for doing so, and (2) reduce the level of firearms-related violent

crime in the demonstration sites. Applicants may address either of the

two program goals set forth for this program or develop a strategy

which combines both of the [[Page 21858]] program goals in a

comprehensive approach to reducing firearms-related violence. Three or

four demonstration sites will be funded.

Non-Competitive

Firearms Trafficking Program--$1,750,000

The Firearms Trafficking Program is designed to assist State and

local governments reduce incidents of violence by reducing the

availability of and the illegal trafficking in firearms. This program

contains several components which BJA has found to be effective or

promising in reducing the availability of firearms.

The Firearms Licensee Compliance Program enhances the

ability of State or local law enforcement agencies to conduct more

complete and comprehensive background investigations on applicants for

new or renewed Federal Firearms Licenses.

The Firearms Investigative Task Force Program is designed

to identify, target, investigate, and prosecute individuals and

dismantle organizations involved in the unlawful use, sale, or

acquisition of firearms in violation of the Federal and/or State

firearms laws.

Interstate Firearms Trafficking Program supports a

cooperative effort among the Governors of 14 States, the District of

Columbia, and the ATF to address the increase in violent crime

committed with firearms obtained through interstate trafficking of

guns.

Innovative Firearms Program assists State or local

jurisdictions in developing and implementing innovative new or enhanced

projects designed to control illicit firearms trafficking. In addition,

BJA, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP),

ATF, and U.S. Attorneys will work together to develop a State or local

project to implement the new Youth Handgun Safety Act. OJJDP will

contribute $250,000.

Public/Private Partnership Against Violence in America--$1,000,000

A Funding Collaborative, comprised of private and corporate

foundations, the Department of Justice, and other Federal agencies, has

been established to address violence in America, particularly violence

affecting children and youth. Local sites will be selected to

participate in this program on a competitive basis by the Funding

Collaborative.

Arson and Explosives--Investigation and Prosecution Training for

Prosecutors--$50,000

This program supports national training for State and local

prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of arson and bombings

by addressing the personal and economic losses caused by incendiary and

suspicious fires. The U.S. Fire Administration will also contribute

$50,000 to this program.

Prison Gang Tracking System--$450,000

This program will support a National Major Gang Task Force designed

to provide a coordinated law enforcement and corrections response to

the growing interaction between street and prison gangs.

Firearms Legislation Program--$125,000

The purpose of this project is to develop a body of general

information about key provisions of States' firearms codes. The Office

for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention contributed $52,500 to

this program.

Violence Against Women Demonstration Program--$400,000

This program is designed to demonstrate and assess a systems

approach to violence against women including spouse abuse, child abuse,

sexual assault, and stalking, which coordinates criminal prosecution

with comprehensive case follow-through of court orders, monitoring and

enforcement services, and protection for victims. This program will

provide continuation funding for three existing sites.

Violence Against Women Program--Training and Technical Assistance--

$150,000

A consortium, established between BJA, the American Prosecutors

Research Institute, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family

Court Judges, will assist the demonstration sites described above in

addressing the critical issues related to violence against women.

Goal II: Improve The Functioning Of The Criminal Justice System

Comprehensive Law Enforcement Initiatives

Enhance the Capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies To Disrupt Crime, Drug

Trafficking and Sales, and Violence

The Comprehensive Law Enforcement Initiatives are designed to

develop and test new programs and practices that enhance the

effectiveness of State and local law enforcement agencies in making our

communities safe from serious and violent criminals. In addition to

continuing several drug task force and financial investigation

demonstration programs in FY 1995, BJA will fund an Anti-Car Theft

Demonstration Program; a Major Crime Problem Solving Unit; and Gang

Organized Crime Narcotics and Violence Enforcement Task Forces. Under

these programs, new approaches to major crime and gang problems will be

developed, implemented, documented, and made available to other

jurisdictions.

Training and technical assistance related to Organized Crime

Narcotics (OCN) Enforcement, Financial Investigations, and Clandestine

Laboratory Investigation and Interdiction, which have been in great

demand by local agencies, will be continued. Training currently under

development through a BJA grant to the National Organization of Black

Law Enforcement Executives will be initiated in FY 1995 to enhance the

ability of law enforcement officers to draw on social and economic

support systems available in their community to assist minority

families.

BJA will also continue the National Law Enforcement Policy Center,

which provides a national resource for local agencies to use in

establishing and enhancing their policies and procedures. The Center

focuses on new and difficult issues facing local law enforcement

agencies. It is a valuable resource to many small- and medium-sized

departments that do not have the resources or expertise to conduct

research.

Competitive

Auto-theft Deterrence, Investigation and Prosecution Program--$200,000

The purpose of the Auto-Theft, Deterrence, Investigation, and

Prosecution Program is to develop, demonstrate, and assess effective

strategies to reduce the incidence of auto theft, carjackings and

trafficking in stolen motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. It is

designed to: Develop new and innovative strategies to reduce, prevent

and deter motor vehicle theft and violence; develop tactical

coordination and interagency plans between law enforcement agencies and

prosecutors to increase the likelihood of arrest and prosecution for

motor vehicle theft and carjacking; and target repeat offenders. The 25

cities with the highest motor vehicle theft rates per 100,000

population in 1993 and/or the 15 cities with the highest number of

carjackings in 1992 are eligible to apply for one of two awards to be

made. See the Program Announcement and Application Kit for a list of

eligible cities. [[Page 21859]]

Non-Competitive

Anti-Car Theft Program--$300,000

The purpose of this program is to establish a National Stolen Auto

Part Information System to assist law enforcement agencies in tracking

parts from stolen vehicles.

Training and Technical Assistance to Rural Areas--$150,000

This program assists rural areas in the development of approaches

and strategies to address rising rates of crime, drug abuse and

violence through the provision of technical assistance and training

related to such issues as: Prevention, intervention, law enforcement,

prosecution, courts, corrections, and treatment.

Non-Traditional Law Enforcement Responses to Minority Families--

$150,000

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, in

partnership with the Jefferson Institute, will continue the development

and implementation of a training program through which law enforcement

officers will be taught how to access a variety of community resources

to address problems facing minority families.

National Law Enforcement Policy Center--$200,000

The National Law Enforcement Policy Center, administered by the

International Association of Chiefs of Police, will continue to develop

and disseminate model policies for use by State and local law

enforcement agencies.

Washington Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force--$2,000,000

The Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area Drug Enforcement Task Force

will continue to: (1) Provide a visible law enforcement presence; (2)

disrupt major links between drug suppliers, distributors, and users;

(3) initiate enforcement action against property owners who knowingly

allow their property to be used in the distribution of illicit drugs;

(4) develop comprehensive intelligence systems; and (5) coordinate with

appropriate agencies regarding illegal firearms used by drug

organizations.

Major Crime Problem Solving Unit--$400,000

The North Miami Beach Police Department will expand its innovative

community policing approach to the detective function.

Chicago Building Interdiction Team Efforts--$500,000

This program will continue the Chicago Building Interdiction Team

(BITE), a joint effort of the Chicago and the Chicago Housing Authority

Police Departments, in the Robert Taylor Homes/Gateway Gardens Public

Housing Developments. It is designed to regain control of these

developments from gangs committing violent crime, particularly firearms

crimes, and restore tenant confidence in law enforcement agencies.

Organized Crime Narcotics (OCN) Program--Technical Assistance--$300,000

This program will continue to provide technical assistance to the

OCN projects, that are demonstrating the effectiveness of law

enforcement agencies working together under a shared management concept

to attack multijurisdictional criminal conspiracies involving

narcotics.

Gang OCN Violence Enforcement Program--$500,000

This program is designed to assist local law enforcement and

prosecution agencies in addressing the growing problem of gang-related

violence, with a special focus on drugs and firearms. Two sites will be

selected to gather intelligence and develop investigative and

prosecutorial strategies designed to weaken the structure and

activities of violent gangs.

Statewide Intelligence Sharing (SIS) Program--Demonstration and

Technical Assistance--$850,000

This program will continue to develop, implement, and demonstrate

the efficacy of centrally coordinated statewide narcotics intelligence

sharing, using the OCN approach to system design, management, and

operation. The four SIS projects will be continued in FY 1995.

Financial Investigations (FINVEST)--Demonstration and Technical

Assistance--$900,000

The FINVEST sites will continue to demonstrate the effectiveness of

coordinated multijurisdictional financial investigations and

prosecutions, using the shared management concept and attacking the

profit motive of illegal narcotics trafficking at the State and local

levels.

OCN/FINVEST--Multi-Agency Response Training Project--$650,000

The Multi-Agency Response Training Project will continue to help

State and local agencies address management issues and provide

dedicated training and technical assistance in support of the OCN--New

Directions, Statewide Integrated Resources Model, the Financial

Investigations Demonstration Programs, as well as for other State and

locally funded multi-agency task forces.

Financial Investigation and Money Laundering--Training and Technical

Assistance--$250,000

This program will enable the National Association of Attorneys

General to continue comprehensive program development initiatives,

develop program documentation, and provide training and technical

assistance to State Attorneys General to assist them in conducting

complex financial investigations of and prosecuting illicit drug

enterprises.

Clandestine Laboratory Training and Certification $300,000

The Clandestine Laboratory Model Enforcement Program assists State

and local policymakers and practitioners develop policies, procedures

and programs related to the hazardous chemicals problems associated

with clandestine laboratories. In FY 1995, training and followup

technical assistance will be provided in approximately nine locations

by The Circle, Inc. BJA funding will also enable the Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA) to continue to provide regional safety

certification training to State and local law enforcement officers.

Community-Focused Adjudication

Improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of All Aspects of the

Adjudication Process

BJA is committed to the development of partnerships among the

various components of the criminal justice system to focus on problem

solving in the adjudication process and in the wider community.

The Community Focused Adjudication programs address a wide variety

of issues facing all of the players in the adjudication process: The

courts, local prosecutors, and defense attorneys. A number of the

programs, such as Tribal Courts, Partnerships for the Improvement of

Adjudication, Technical Assistance to State Courts, and the National

Judicial College, are designed to enhance the capacity of State and

local judges and court systems effectively and efficiently to process

the large numbers of cases and to address the complex issues that are

presented to the courts.

BJA is also committed to assisting State and local courts expand

[[Page 21860]] sentencing or referral options to better meet the needs

of the community, the victim, and the offender. The Drug Court Resource

Center and the Denial of Federal Benefits Program, which will be

continued in FY 1995, help to make such options available to judges.

BJA is also committed to assisting State and local prosecutors

address new and complex issues such as the growing problem of fraud and

abuse by health care providers. As with other components of the

criminal justice system, BJA will continue to support activities which

encourage prosecutors to work more closely with and be more responsive

to the needs of the communities they serve.

Competitive

Adjudication Partnership--$250,000

The purpose of this program is to enhance the State and local

adjudication process by improving practices and partnerships among the

various components of the criminal justice system. Innovative,

coordinated adjudication efforts across component systems will be

identified, documented, and assessed. A symposium will be held to

discuss the barriers to cooperation as well as creative methods of

overcoming those impediments. One award will be made. Two jurisdictions

will receive subawards of $50,000 each to implement model programs.

Improving the Interaction Among State, Tribal, and Federal Courts--

$200,000

In close collaboration with the tribal courts, this program will

improve the interrelations of State, tribal and Federal courts. The

goals of the program are to identify and develop a long-range research,

demonstration, and training agenda to improve tribal, State, and

Federal court relations; provide direct technical assistance to tribal

courts on issues of court organization, personnel management,

facilities, automation, caseflow, evaluation, and criminal justice

records; and enhance the tribal administration of justice by helping

prosecutors, probation officers, and judges develop long term plans and

strategies with the tribal government. One award will be made.

Litigation Project--$100,000

The purpose of this program is to examine the impact of pro se

inmate litigation and to document innovative methods to address the

growing demands on State Attorneys General, Federal (and to a limited

extent, State) courts, and State correctional departments caused by

State prisoners' direct access and appeal to the courts. The program

will identify and develop strategies to assist civil and criminal

justice agencies in dealing with the increase in inmate litigation;

develop and initiate stringent screening procedures to determine which

cases have sufficient merit to proceed in forma pauperis; and produce

more efficient case management systems for managing and disposing of

pro se inmate litigation. A single award will be made to an educational

institution, not-for profit private organization, prosecution agency or

State court.

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Demonstration--$600,000

The purpose of this program is to develop a prototype Statewide

Health Care Fraud Prosecution Unit capable of investigating and

prosecuting all types of health care fraud. It will provide support for

the planning, organization and implementation of demonstration health

care fraud prosecution units. The program will assess and document

State Attorney General's leadership role in directing and coordinating

complex health care fraud investigations. Grant awards of up to

$200,000 each will be awarded to up to three State Attorneys General

offices.

Non-Competitive

Health Care Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Training and Technical

Assistance--$250,000

This project will enable the National Association of Attorneys

General to work with the demonstration sites described above to develop

prototype strategies for conducting health care fraud investigations

and prosecutions by State Attorneys General, including health care

consumer fraud, Medicaid fraud, and fraud against traditional insurance

companies and HMOs.

Community Prosecution--$250,000

BJA and NIJ will conduct a joint effort in FY 1995, to assess the

state of the art in community prosecution and develop a program

initiative that will move this important community-based effort to its

next phase of development and implementation. This effort will build on

the American Prosecutors Research Institute's earlier work to define

and document community prosecution.

Model State Drug Enforcement and Treatment Statutes--$200,000

This program will continue the education and promotion of

comprehensive model State drug laws which significantly reduce, with

the goal to eliminate, substance abuse through effective use and

coordination of enforcement, treatment, education, prevention,

community, and corrections resources.

Technical Assistance to State Courts--$150,000

American University will provide technical assistance to State

courts that request help in addressing specific problems related to

such issues as case processing and backlog, family violence and

protective orders, sentencing, and other emerging problems.

Denial of Federal Benefits--$125,000

This program provides an information system for the courts to use

to notify the Federal government about offenders convicted of certain

drug-related offenses that disqualify them from receiving various

Federal benefits, including contracts and grants.

Drug-Related Legal Education for Judges--$100,000

The National Judicial College will provide approximately 175

scholarships to State and local trial court judges to attend training

on subjects identified by the Administration as high priorities, such

as Alcohol and Other Drugs and the Courts; Domestic Violence; Equal

Justice in the Courts; and Effective Sentencing and Probation

Management for Judges and Probation Officers.

DNA Legal Assistance Unit--$150,000

This project will fill the void created when the Federal Bureau of

Investigation discontinues DNA testing and related legal and technical

services for local prosecutors.

Correctional Options, Boot Camps, and Treatment

Assist States in Freeing Prison Space for Serious and Violent Offenders

Through the Design, Development, and Implementation of Effective

Correctional Options for Nonviolent Offenders

The purpose of the Correctional Options Program is to help States

plan, design, develop, implement, and evaluate innovative alternatives

to traditional modes of incarceration for youthful offenders, including

offender education, training, work, skill development, substance abuse

treatment, and transitional release programs.

The program operates under the authority established by Title XVIII

of the Crime Control Act of 1990 and provides grants to both public

agencies and private organizations. The goals of the Correctional

Options Program are to reduce the costs of incarceration, relieve

prison and jail crowding, lower recidivism rates for youthful

offenders, [[Page 21861]] and introduce innovation in correctional

practices.

Congress appropriated $12 million for this program in FY 1995,

which is allocated by Congress among the three program areas described

below. The balance of the allocation for Part I will be awarded under

the Comprehensive Communities Program for Community-based Alternatives

to Incarceration.

Part I--Demonstration Programs--$8,250,000

The purpose of this program is to demonstrate the development and

implementation of correctional options within existing correctional

systems. The term ``correctional option'' includes community-based

incarceration, weekend incarceration, correctional boot camps,

transitional programs and aftercare services, drug courts, day

reporting, structured fines, electronic monitoring, intensive

probation, and other innovative sanctions designed to have the greatest

impact on offenders who can be dealt with more effectively in a

nontraditional correctional environment.

Some sites, funded with demonstration grants in FY 1992 and FY

1993, will receive continuation funding. Up to 10 new sites will be

selected competitively from among the 24 sites funded with planning

grants in FY 1994, to receive Correctional Options Demonstration

Grants.

BJA will also provide $1.5 million to support two demonstration

sites for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency's (OJJDP)

Accountability Based Community Intervention Program. In addition,

$500,000 has been allocated to support OJJDP's Intensive Aftercare

Program.

From Part I, $1.35 million has been allocated for the development

of community-based alternatives to incarceration under the

Comprehensive Communities Program.

Part II--Training and Technical Assistance--$1,200,000

The purpose of this program is to make grants to private, nonprofit

organizations to provide training and technical assistance to criminal

justice personnel and establish small, innovative demonstration

projects. In FY 1995, the Correctional Options Technical Assistance and

Support Program will continue to provide services to public agencies

that have been awarded Part I grants for demonstration programs and

Part III grants for correctional boot camps. The program will also

implement a nationwide outreach program to jurisdictions seeking to

plan, develop, implement, improve, or expand alternatives to

traditional modes of incarceration.

As described below, the nationwide outreach program will include

the efforts of a number of other nonprofit organizations with

specialized areas of expertise, some of which will not receive new

awards in FY 1995.

Treatment Alternatives for Special Clients (TASC)--The

National Consortium of TASC Programs will provide technical assistance

and training on developing linkages between treatment and criminal

justice.

American Probation and Parole Association (APPA) will

provide technical assistance and training on Intensive Supervision

Programs and mobilizing community involvement and support for

correctional options programs.

The Sentencing Project will provide training and technical

assistance on defense-based sentencing initiatives.

The American Correctional Association will convene a

National Meeting to Promote Correctional Options, support follow-up

regional meetings and training sessions, and provide training and

technical assistance to support the Federal Surplus Property Program.

Productive Work and Employment Preparedness--The

Correctional Industries Association (CIA) will provide technical

assistance and support to the Prison Industries Enhancement and

Certification Program. BJA will also continue to provide technical

assistance and program development to support productive work

opportunities in local jails, through a continuation grant to the Jail

Work and Industries Center.

Structured Sentencing-- The National Council on Crime and

Delinquency will complete a study of structured sentencing practices

and experiences nationwide and will develop a dissemination and

technical assistance initiative.

Telecommunications to Support Correctional Options--The

Community Corrections Improvement Association will develop

informational and training videos, a national satellite teleconference

on correctional options, and other telecommunications products, such as

telephone training conferences, computer bulletin boards, or regional

teleconferences.

Transitional and Aftercare Services--The VERA Institute

will provide technical assistance and support to strengthen

transitional and aftercare services available to youthful offenders

that successfully complete correctional boot camp programs. It will

also support the design of community-based intervention services for

drug dependent offenders.

Prosecutor and Public Defender Training--The Institute for

Law and Justice will continue to work with prosecutors and public

defenders to promote a greater understanding of the issues that

influence the development, implementation, and successful operation of

correctional options.

Part III--Boot Camps--$1,200,000

The purpose of this program is to develop and test the

effectiveness of correctional boot camps as a correctional option.

Sites that received boot camp implementation grants in FY 1992 and FY

1993 will be eligible to receive continuation funding in FY 1995. Funds

will also be available to support boot camp applications developed by

FY 1994 planning grant recipients.

Criminal Aliens Initiatives

Enhance the Ability of State and Local Agencies, in conjunction with

the Immigration and Naturalization Service, To Apprehend and Deport

Criminal Aliens

The number of criminal aliens being arrested and incarcerated is

increasing, adding to the already enormous criminal justice caseload

and to the crowding in our jails and prisons. An estimated 100,000

illegal aliens convicted of felonies reside in our Federal, State, and

local correctional/detention facilities. The identification and

deportation of criminal aliens are high priorities for the Department

of Justice. BJA, in conjunction with the Immigration and Naturalization

Service (INS), will continue to assist State and local law enforcement

and corrections agencies in addressing the problems associated with the

investigation of criminal aliens involved in drug trafficking and other

serious crime as well as the impact of criminal aliens detained in

State correctional systems.

Non-Competitive

Criminal Alien Identification and Intervention--$1,000,000

The Criminal Alien Identification and Intervention Program is

designed to enable the earliest possible identification of aliens

arrested for felony offenses through INS's Law Enforcement Support

Center (LESC). During FY 1995, the six States that have documented the

largest alien populations in their correctional systems will continue

to serve as demonstration sites. Technical assistance will be provided

by the [[Page 21862]] Institute for Intergovernmental Research.

Training in Anti-Drug Activities and Cultural Differences Involving

Illegal Aliens--$125,000

This project will, through a collaborative effort between the

International Association of Chiefs of Police and INS, continue to

present a series of training seminars to local law enforcement officers

that will enable them more effectively to investigate crimes involving

criminal aliens.

Evaluation, System Improvement, and Information Dissemination

Evaluate the Effectiveness of Funded Programs, Disseminate Results, and

Enhance the Ability of Criminal Justice Agencies To Use New Information

Technologies

The primary purpose of the programs in this program area is to

determine ``what works'' in crime control/prevention and criminal

justice system improvement and to disseminate that information to

practitioners throughout the country. BJA will continue to work with

the National Institute of Justice to support the evaluation of BJA-

funded Discretionary and Formula Grant Programs. BJA will also continue

to support the building of an evaluation capacity at the State and

local levels to increase the quality and quantity of programs funded

with formula grant and local resources.

Dissemination of the evaluation results is accomplished through the

BJA Clearinghouse and Response Center, conferences, publications,

technical assistance, and training.

The other important purpose of this program area is to enhance the

capacity of State and local criminal justice agencies to share

intelligence information and to use information system technology.

Non-Competitive

Evaluation--$1,500,000

This program will be implemented by the National Institute of

Justice (NIJ) which will evaluate several BJA funded programs and then

disseminate information to States and local jurisdictions on ``what

works'' against crime and violence. Additionally BJA and NIJ will

convene a national conference on ``Evaluating Violent Crime and Drug

Abuse Initiatives.''

Operational Systems Support Training and Technical Assistance--

$1,000,000

This program will continue to provide training and technical

assistance on criminal justice information management, the use of

microcomputer technology among criminal justice agencies, and the

operational benefits of technology. An award will be made to SEARCH

Group, Inc.--the National Consortium for Justice Information and

Statistics.

Federal/State/Local Partnership Conference--$200,000

This project will enable BJA to hold a conference with State and

local governmental and criminal justice officials to discuss issues

related to crime and violence in America.

Technical Assistance and Training to State and Local Criminal Justice

Agencies--$1,500,000

This program will provide training and technical assistance to

States, local, and Native American Indian jurisdictions in developing

and implementing comprehensive strategies. It also encourages States to

include the programs and strategies developed through BJA's

Discretionary Program in their State violent crime and drug control

strategies developed under the Formula Grant Program.

Peer Review Services--$150,000

Applications submitted to BJA in response to a competitive program

announcement are reviewed by a panel of independent experts who have

experience and expertise in the subject area. A Peer Review Services

contract provides administrative support and pays the expenses of the

reviewers.

Department of Justice Response Center and BJA Clearinghouse--$1,139,000

This program supports the BJA Clearinghouse which serves as an

information and dissemination source for the criminal justice field.

BJA is also responsible for the management of the Department of Justice

Response Center, which provides timely and accurate information on

Department of Justice initiatives.

Report Publication and Dissemination--$200,000

This allocation enables BJA to produce and disseminate information

to the criminal justice field about state-of-the-art programs and

activities to improve the criminal justice system through publications

and other media materials (e.g., brochures, pamphlets, videos, and

updating electronic bulletin boards).

Regional Information Sharing Systems--$14,500,000

The Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) program is composed

of six regional projects that share intelligence and coordinate efforts

of State and local law enforcement against criminal networks that

operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines. In FY 1995, all

RISS projects will enhance gang and firearms intelligence, provide

linkages within RISS and outreach linkages to other systems, and assist

the U.S. Attorneys antiviolence initiative.

National White Collar Crime Information Center--$1,400,000

The National White Collar Crime Center takes the lead in multi-

State investigations of white collar crimes including but not limited

to: Investment fraud, telemarketing fraud, securities fraud, boiler

room operations, and advanced fee loans.

Immediate Response to Emerging Problems--$1,500,000

This program will provide BJA the resources to respond quickly to

emerging problems or target ``hot spot'' areas by providing programs,

training, and/or technical assistance to State and local criminal

justice agencies.

Automated Speech Recognition--$200,000

BJA will provide an award to Advanced Solutions Group of South

Carolina to develop automated speech storage and retrieval software and

automated speech recognition for input into database fields, in order

to reduce the time that law enforcement officers devote to preparing

incident reports and to fulfilling other reporting requirements.

State and Local Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative--$1,000,000

Technical assistance and training will be provided by the Justice

Research and Statistics Association to State and local agencies

responsible for implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and developing

reporting mechanisms for violent crime and drug control programs

implemented under the Byrne Formula Grant Program.

Nancy E. Gist,

Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Final

Comprehensive Program Plan for Fiscal Year 1995 and Notification of the

Availability of the FY 1995 Competitive Discretionary Assistance

Program and Application Kit

Introduction

The Nation's juvenile justice system stands at a crossroads. We are

faced with a disturbing increase in violent [[Page 21863]] crimes

committed by juveniles and an alarming rise in abuse, neglect, and

street violence perpetrated against American youth. In light of this

emerging crisis, we can no longer afford a narrow focus by separate

disciplines to attack this problem. To effectively address the rising

levels of juvenile crime, participants from all community sectors,

public and private, and across specializations, must plan

collaboratively and comprehensively to reduce violence and build safer

and healthier communities. Collectively, we must launch a two-pronged

assault on juvenile delinquency and violence, and their causes.

Prevention and early intervention programs, coupled with a strong focus

on law enforcement and a comprehensive system of graduated sanctions

are crucial to this battle.

The public's fear of youth violence is well founded. Assuming that

juvenile violent crime arrest rates increase annually at the rate they

have in the past decade, juvenile violent crime arrests would more than

double by the year 2010. The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform

Crime Reports for 1992-1993 show that the greatest increase in arrests

of violent offenders involves children under the age of 18. Offenders

under the age of 15 show the greatest increase in offenses involving

the use of weapons. No place is a haven. Our neighborhoods, our schools

and our homes are becoming increasingly violent. In 1992, 1.55 million

violent crimes were committed against juveniles age 12 to 17, a 23.4%

increase since 1987. The increased use of weapons, particularly

firearms, by juveniles has created a climate of fear both for and of

our children.

An increased emphasis on law enforcement and corrections has been

the most common response to rising levels of juvenile violent crime.

Assuredly, our communities have a vital stake in ensuring that serious,

violent and chronic offenders are removed from the street. However,

providing more detention beds and secure commitment facilities and

increasing prosecution of juveniles as adults can only protect our

communities in the short term. Such measures alone cannot put an end to

youth violence. While we need to take immediate steps to protect our

communities today, programs that prevent delinquency and violence

tomorrow are the greatest hope for the future.

We must intensify our efforts to prevent delinquency by seeking

ways to target services to youth and families at risk and to intervene

immediately to hold first time juvenile offenders accountable before

they become serious, violent, or chronic delinquents or graduate to

become adult criminals. Working with our communities, we must integrate

a system of support for families and children that will help them live

in a safe and healthy environment. America's children should awaken

each morning in homes that are free of child abuse and neglect; they

should attend schools that are free of drugs, gangs, and guns; and

after school, they should be able to play in parks that are safe and

return to homes that provide a nurturing and supportive atmosphere.

Much of the public debate about juvenile delinquency centers on at-

risk youth. If we are to provide early and effective intervention to

prevent delinquency, we must begin by more precisely targeting at-risk

children and families, but we should not exclude any child who needs

services.

The road to adulthood has become increasingly hazardous in our

society, and many families have broken apart. We must strengthen and

preserve families. In particular, we must help families provide their

children with the support that young people need to become productive

and law abiding citizens.

If we are serious about combating crime, we must start early to

ensure the healthy development of our children. We know that the early

years of life are highly significant in a child's development. It is

during that period that children learn empathy from caring adults with

whom they have secure attachments and develop a sense of trust derived

from parental responsiveness and loving attention.

Therefore, it is critical to:

Offer parents the tools they need to nurture their children

effectively, through parent training classes and home visitation

programs, including parents of offenders and juvenile offenders who are

teen parents.

Enable children to enter kindergarten ready for school with a

chance to succeed, through programs such as Head Start and HIPPY (Home

Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters).

Keep students in school, where they can acquire the tools to

become self-sufficient through truancy and dropout prevention and

intervention programs.

Give youth a positive alternative to being out on the street

and the violence this encourages through after-school activities and

conflict resolution programs.

Provide youth with positive role models through mentoring

programs.

There are clear correlations between child abuse and neglect and

increased delinquency and violence. A National Institute of Justice

study on the cycle of violence reports that childhood abuse and neglect

increase the likelihood of arrest as a juvenile and as an adult. The

direct connection between violence and child neglect is striking: 12.5

percent of neglected children and 15.8 percent of physically abused

children will be arrested for a violent offense by the age of 25. An

ongoing OJJDP study on the causes and correlates of delinquency found

that adolescents from families in which two or more forms of violence

are present (e.g. child and spouse abuse) are almost twice as likely to

report committing violent offenses as their peers from nonviolent

families.

Thousands of alleged incidents of child abuse and neglect are

reported to authorities every day. These reports must be handled within

systems that are ill-equipped to properly investigate cases, report

adequately to the court, or provide effective protective supervision,

appropriate foster care, or timely permanent placement. As a result,

children may be harmed by the very systems designed to protect them.

The juvenile justice system's inability to properly deal with the

deluge of abuse and neglect cases is devastating families.

In addition to manageable caseloads, child protective service

workers, investigators, police officers, and others responsible for

protecting children need expert training in child development and

investigative techniques. This will enable them to gather the

information needed to make legal determinations while displaying

sensitivity to the child and the family. To effectively manage their

cases, court counselors must have sufficient time to get the critical

details needed to make appropriate recommendations regarding such

matters as placement and future court action. Social workers must have

adequate time to work with families, ensure compliance with court

orders, and, above all, ensure the safety of children. Monitoring a

child's status in foster care and minimizing the trauma of out-of-home

placement is a time consuming responsibility. Judges need the time to

thoughtfully and thoroughly deliberate in order to render informed

decisions that are in the best interests of the child, justice and

society. Finally, necessary resources to meet the treatment needs of

the child and the family must be available in the community.

The juvenile justice system must also be strengthened if we are to

reduce delinquency and juvenile violence. [[Page 21864]] There must be

a full range of graduated sanctions designed to meet the needs of each

juvenile in the juvenile justice system. We have learned that immediate

intervention programs, based on a proper assessment, are a critical

need the first time a juvenile commits an offense. A variety of

innovative early intervention programs for first-time, nonviolent

offenders have been implemented successfully. They include neighborhood

resource teams, informal probation, peer mediation, community service,

victim awareness programs, restitution, day treatment, alternative

education, and outpatient alcohol and drug abuse treatment. These types

of programs need to be replicated across America.

We must ensure that appropriate sanctions are available for more

serious offenders and for offenders who have failed to benefit from the

early interventions described above. Such sanctions include drug

testing, weekend detention, intensive supervision for probationers,

inpatient drug and alcohol abuse treatment, electronic monitoring,

community-based residential programs and boot camps.

Secure facilities are needed for serious, violent, and chronic

offenders who require a structured treatment environment or who

threaten community safety. If a review of the nature of the offense,

the offender's amenability to treatment, and the offender's record

indicate that the juvenile justice system cannot provide appropriate

services and adequately protect the community, the prosecution of such

offenders in the criminal courts is both appropriate and necessary.

Finally, aftercare, or ``community care,'' must be more than an

afterthought. Such services must be an integral aspect of all

dispositions involving residential placement and include the active

involvement of the child's family. It makes little sense to intervene

in a significant way in children's lives only to send those children

back into the same environment without a support system for the family

and child. OJJDP's intensive aftercare program is developing both the

programmatic and policy underpinnings for enhancing our efforts in this

vital area.

Existing research points to the efficacy of a community-wide,

comprehensive, multi-dimensional approach. This approach should include

family support, prevention programs, immediate and intermediate

sanctions, small secure facilities for the most serious offenders, and

sound re-entry and aftercare services. As a result of research and

evaluation, we can now point to a variety of program models proven to

reduce delinquency and control youth violence. In these times of

limited resources, program development should be predicated on this

knowledge and innovative demonstration programs should be evaluated to

measure their impact. Information, technical assistance, and training

on the most promising programs should be provided as quickly and

broadly as possible.

Protecting our communities and protecting our children: this two-

part strategy lies at the heart of OJJDP's leadership of the Nation's

efforts to prevent and combat delinquency and of the programs proposed

in this plan. Community-based, collaborative efforts that involve

comprehensive strategies aimed at reducing delinquency and youth

violence will be critical to our success. Federal departments whose

programs affect youth must work in an interdisciplinary manner,

adopting this approach. With the tools now at hand--including enhanced

community-oriented policing, delinquency prevention and intervention

programs, and new correctional programs and facilities--we have an

opportunity to build prevention and intervention strategies that can be

implemented to reduce juvenile delinquency and violence across America.

OJJDP's Comprehensive Response

The Justice Department has called for an unprecedented national

commitment of public and private resources to reverse the rising trend

of juvenile violence and victimization. OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy

for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders, which outlines

the two principal components of prevention and intervention, is the

centerpiece of this call for action.

The prevention component of the Strategy calls for establishing

community-based planning teams and collaborative efforts between the

juvenile justice system and other service systems, including mental

health, health, child welfare, and education. To be effective,

delinquency prevention programs should be based on a risk-focused

approach in which communities systematically assess their delinquency

problem in relation to known risk factors and implement programs to

counteract them.

A key strategy to counter risk factors for delinquency in young

people's lives is to enhance protective factors that fall into three

basic categories: (1) Individual characteristics (having a resilient

temperament or a positive orientation), (2) bonding (positive

relationships with adult role models), and (3) healthy beliefs and

clear standards.

The intervention component of the Comprehensive Strategy is based

on a model for the treatment and rehabilitation of delinquent offenders

that combines accountability and sanctions with increasingly intensive

treatment and rehabilitation. Families must be integrated into

treatment and rehabilitative efforts at each stage of this continuum.

Aftercare must be a formal component of all residential placements,

actively involving the family and the community in supporting and

reintegrating the juvenile into the community.

The intervention component also calls for a range of graduated

sanctions to provide both immediate interventions and intermediate

sanctions, including extensive use of nonresidential community-based

programs. Many serious, violent, and chronic offenders will require the

use of secure detention to protect the community and provide a

structured treatment environment.

To expand implementation of the Comprehensive Strategy, OJJDP will

fund several key initiatives in fiscal year 1995 designed to assist

both urban and rural communities to address youth violence.

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency and Developmental

Research and Programs have identified the most effective, promising

programs for use in implementing the Comprehensive Strategy. Reports

will be published on:

Effective prevention strategies from birth to age six.

Selected prevention strategies for early childhood and

adolescence.

Effective and promising graduated sanctions programs for

serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders.

Use of risk assessment and classification instruments.

These reports will be combined with an operations manual, which

communities can use as a blueprint to assess their efforts in the areas

of prevention and graduated sanctions to design and implement

improvements that respond to community-identified needs.

Extensive efforts to coordinate and develop solutions to youth

violence are ongoing at the Federal level. For example, a national

conference, Solving Youth Violence: Partnerships that Work, was held in

1994. OJJDP is providing extensive technical assistance and training to

four pilot jurisdictions in an interdepartmental initiative called

Project PACT (Pulling America's Communities Together). The Denver

metropolitan area, the District of [[Page 21865]] Columbia, the Atlanta

metropolitan area, and the State of Nebraska are developing coordinated

solutions to violence. Key officials and community leaders are being

trained and assisted in assessing the local adult and juvenile violence

problem and mobilizing their justice system responses and resources to

develop system-wide solutions. Staff are being trained in establishing

effective delinquency prevention programs using a risk-focused strategy

and in intervention efforts employing a range of graduated sanctions

for juveniles in the juvenile justice system.

OJJDP is participating in a collaborative effort with the Bureau of

Justice Assistance called the Comprehensive Communities Program, in

which cities or counties faced with high rates of drug-related crime

and violence are developing a comprehensive strategy for crime- and

drug-control that requires law enforcement and other government

agencies to work in partnership with the community to address these

problems by focusing on the environment that fosters them.

Program Plan Contents

Overview

1992 JJDP Act Amendments

Fiscal Year 1995 Program Planning Activities

Discretionary Program Activities

Discretionary Grant Continuation Policy

OJJDP Funding Policy

Application and Further Information

Strengthening of the Juvenile Justice System

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Delinquency Prevention

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

Fiscal Year 1995 Programs

Fiscal Year 1995 Program Listing

Overarching Programs

New Programs

SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency

Information and Statistics Projects

OJJDP Management Evaluation Contract

Technical Assistance for State Legislatures

Contra Costa County, California Continuum of Care Program*

Evaluation of SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and

Delinquency Program

Overarching Programs

Continuation Programs

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse

Coalition for Juvenile Justice*

OJJDP Technical Assistance Support Contract: Juvenile Justice Resource

Center

National Juvenile Court Data Archive*

Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems Development

Insular Area Support*

Development of OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and

Chronic Juvenile Offenders

Research Program on Juveniles Taken Into Custody--NCCD

Children in Custody--Census

Contract for the Evaluation of OJJDP Programs

Pulling America's Communities Together (PACT) Program Development

Juveniles Taken Into Custody (JTIC): Interagency Agreement

Juvenile Justice Data Resources

Strengthening Juvenile Justice

New Programs

Mental Health in the Juvenile Justice System

Bethesda Day Treatment Center

Interventions to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Secure

Detention and Correctional Facilities (The Deborah M. Wysinger Memorial

Program)

The Juvenile Justice Prosecution Center

Technical Assistance to Juvenile Corrections and Detention (The James

E. Gould Memorial Program)

Strengthening Juvenile Justice

Continuation Programs

Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offender Treatment Program

Juvenile Court Training*

Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Demonstration and Technical

Assistance Program

Native American Alternative Community-Based Program

Training for Juvenile Corrections and Detention Staff

Technical Assistance to the Juvenile Courts*

Due Process Advocacy Program Development

Improvement in Correctional Education for Juvenile Offenders

Robeson County, North Carolina*

P.A.C.E., Center for Girls, Inc.*

Juvenile Restitution: Balanced Approach

Evaluation of Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Demonstration and

Technical Assistance Program

Douglas County, Nebraska*

Professional Development for Youth Workers

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania*

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

New Programs

Gangs and Delinquency Research

Field-Initiated Gang Research Program

Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court Studies

Innovative Firearms Program

Gangs, Groups, Individuals, and Violence Intervention

Youth Handgun Study/Model Juvenile Handgun Legislation

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Continuation Programs

Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program

Comprehensive Communities Program--Comprehensive Gang Initiative

Targeted Outreach with a Gang Prevention and Intervention Component

(Boys and Girls Clubs)

Comprehensive Gang Initiative

Violence Studies*

Violence Study--Causes and Correlates

Child Centered Community-Oriented Policing

National School Safety Center

Enhancing Enforcement Strategies for Juvenile Impaired Driving Due to

Alcohol and Other Drug Use

Training in Cultural Differences for Law Enforcement/Juvenile Justice

Officials

Delinquency Prevention

New Programs

Community-Based Gang Intervention

Family Strengthening and SupportIncluding Non-English Speaking

Comprehensive Community-Based Services for At-Risk Girls and

Adjudicated Juvenile Female Offenders

Innovative Approaches in Law-Related Education*

Training in Risk-Focused Prevention Strategies

Pathways to Success

Truancy

North Omaha B.E.A.R.S. (Building Esteem and Responsibility

Systematically) Program*

Training and Technical Assistance for Family-Strengthening Services

Youth-Centered Conflict Resolution

ASAP: Athlete Student Achievement Pact*

Project Mister/Project Sister*

Facing History and Ourselves*

La Nueva Vida*

Henry Ford Heath System*

Anti-Crime Youth Council*

Delinquency Prevention

Continuation Programs

Law-Related Education (LRE)*

Teens, Crime, and Community: Teens in Action in the 90s*

Satellite Prep School Program and Early Elementary School for

Privatized Public Housing [[Page 21866]]

Children at Risk

Nonviolent Dispute Resolution

The Congress of National Black Churches: National Anti-Drug Abuse

Program

``Just Say No'' International*

Jackie Robinson Center (JRC)*

Cities in Schools--Federal Interagency Partnership Hate Crimes

Community Anti-Drug Abuse Technical Assistance Voucher Project

Race Against Drugs

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

New Programs

Lowcountry Children's Center, Inc.*

KidsPeace*

Multipurpose Educational Curriculum for Young Victims

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

Continuation Programs

Parents Anonymous, Inc.*

Permanent Families for Abused and Neglected Children*

Children as Witnesses to Community Violence

Discussion of Comments

Overview

OJJDP was established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-415), as amended, to provide a

comprehensive, coordinated approach to prevent and control juvenile

crime and improve the juvenile justice system. Under Title II, OJJDP

administers the State Formula Grants and State Challenge programs in 56

States and territories, funds more than 100 national, State and local

projects through its Special Emphasis Discretionary Grant Program and

its National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,

and funds projects under both Part D (Gangs) and Part G (Mentoring)

programs.

OJJDP serves as the staff agency for the Coordinating Council on

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, coordinates the

Concentration of Federal Efforts Program, and all Federal activities

related to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, and administers

the Title IV Missing and Exploited Children's Program, the Title V

Prevention Incentive Grants Program, and programs under the Victims of

Child Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (42 U.S.C. 13001 et seq.).

1992 JJDP Act Amendments

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1992

(Public Law 92-586) expanded the role of OJJDP in Federal efforts to

prevent and treat juvenile delinquency and improve the juvenile justice

system by including three new priorities: strengthening the families of

delinquents; improving State and local administration of justice and

services to juveniles; and assisting States and local communities in

preventing youth from entering the justice system. The Amendments

encourage coordination of services, interagency cooperation, and

parental involvement in treatment and services for juveniles. Seven new

studies were mandated. The Comptroller General is in the process of

completing five of these studies: (1) Juveniles waived, certified, or

transferred to adult court, (2) Admissions of juveniles with behavior

disorders to private psychiatric hospitals, (3) Gender bias in State

juvenile justice systems, (4) Native American pass-through under the

Formula Grants Program, and (5) Access to counsel in juvenile court

proceedings. OJJDP is conducting the other two studies: one on the

incidence, nature, and causes of violence committed by or against

juveniles in urban and rural areas, and a second on the extent and

characteristics of juvenile hate crimes.

The JJDP Act Amendments of 1992 authorized OJJDP to administer

several new grant programs.

Part E, State Challenge Activities, authorizes grants to

States participating in the Part B Formula Grants Program that provide

up to 10 percent of a State's Formula Grants Program allocation for

each of 10 challenge activities in which the State participates.

Part F, Treatment for Juvenile Offenders Who are Victims of

Child Abuse or Neglect, authorizes grants to public and nonprofit

private organizations for treatment of juvenile offenders who are

victims of child abuse or neglect, transitional services, and related

research.

Part G, Mentoring, authorizes three-year grants to local

education agencies, or to private nonprofit or organizations working in

partnership with such agencies, for mentoring programs designed to link

at-risk youth with responsible adults to discourage youth involvement

in criminal and violent activity.

Part H, Boot Camps, authorizes grants to establish up to 10

military-style boot camps for delinquent juveniles.

Title V, Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention

Programs, authorizes grants to local governments for a broad range of

delinquency prevention activities targeting youth who have had contact

with, or are at-risk of contact with, the juvenile justice system.

In fiscal year 1995, funds were appropriated for three of the five

programs cited above: Part G, Mentoring ($4 million), Title V,

Prevention Grants ($20 million), and Part E, State Challenge Activities

($10 million). These programs are not included in this Plan (except for

$1 million of Part G and $1 million of Title V funds committed to the

SafeFutures Program), nor are programs authorized and funded under the

Title IV Missing Children's Assistance Act and the Victims of Child

Abuse Act of 1990, as amended.

Fiscal Year 1995 Program Planning Activities

The OJJDP program planning process for fiscal year 1995 has been

coordinated with the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice

Programs (OJP), and the four other OJP Program Bureaus: The Bureau of

Justice Assistance (BJA); the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS); the

National Institute of Justice (NIJ); and the Office for Victims of

Crime (OVC). OJJDP's program planning process involved the following

steps:

Internal review of existing programs by OJJDP staff.

Internal review of proposed programs by OJP bureaus and

selected Department of Justice components.

Review of information and data from OJJDP grantees and

contractors.

Review of information contained in State comprehensive plans.

Review of comments made by youth services providers, juvenile

justice practitioners, and researchers.

Consideration of suggestions made by juvenile justice policy

makers concerning State and local needs.

Consideration of all comments received during the period of

public comment on the Proposed Comprehensive Plan.

An example of the intra-agency coordination between OJP Program

Bureaus involves OJJDP and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) gang

initiatives. Although these programs are being implemented in a similar

manner, the two initiatives are different in their theoretical approach

and program targets.

BJA's fiscal year 1995 Comprehensive Gang Initiative is based on a

prototype developed through a grant to the Police Executive Research

Forum in 1992. The prototype emphasizes prevention, intervention, and

suppression and encompasses strategies which bring together cooperative

and coordinated efforts of the police, other criminal justice agencies,

human service providers, and community programs. This initiative is

primarily designed to [[Page 21867]] focus on older teens and adults.

In fiscal year 1995, this program is featured in BJA's Comprehensive

Communities program.

OJJDP's fiscal year 1995 Gang-Free Schools and Communities Program

is based on a prevention-based community mobilization model derived

from the research of Dr. Irving Spergel and colleagues. This model

specifically focuses on juveniles and young adults under age 22. This

fiscal year, the program has a specific focus on gang-free schools and

public or federally subsidized housing. Another differentiating factor

is that OJJDP's fiscal year 1995 initiative will be concentrated within

the overarching SafeFutures demonstration program, as part of the

comprehensive continuum of care that the program is designed to

establish.

Discretionary Program Activities

Discretionary Grant Continuation Policy

OJJDP has listed on the following pages continuation projects

currently funded in whole or in part with Part C and Part D funds and

eligible for funding in fiscal year 1995, either within an existing

project period or through an extension for an additional project

period. A grantee's eligibility for continued funding for an additional

budget period within an existing project period depends on the

grantee's compliance with funding eligibility requirements and

achievement of the prior year's objectives.

Consideration for continuation funding for an additional project

period for previously funded discretionary grant programs is based upon

several factors, including:

The extent to which the project responds to the applicable

requirements of the JJDP Act.

Responsiveness to OJJDP and Department of Justice fiscal year

1995 program priorities.

Compliance with performance requirements of prior grant

years.

Compliance with fiscal and regulatory requirements.

Compliance with any special conditions of the award.

Availability of funds (based on program priority

determinations).

In accordance with section 262 (d)(1)(B), 42 U.S.C. 5665a, the

competitive process for the award of Part C funds shall not be required

if the Administrator makes a written determination waiving the

competitive process:

1. With respect to programs to be carried out in areas in which the

President declares under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) that a major disaster

or emergency exists, or

2. With respect to a particular program described in part C that is

uniquely qualified.

In implementing the fiscal year 1995 Program Plan, OJJDP will

continue the process of developing, testing, and demonstrating both the

prevention efforts and the graduated sanctions concept throughout its

programs, such as in SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence

and Delinquency, while also prioritizing support for applicants that

reflect the coordinated, interdisciplinary approaches found in Weed and

Seed sites and Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities. This

support will be provided through:

New competitive programs to be funded at the State or local

level and new programs that provide funds to national organizations to

provide services at the State and local level.

Continuation awards, under which OJJDP will negotiate with

grantees and task contractors to identify and ensure the provision of

site specific technical assistance, training, information, and direct

program services to Weed and Seed sites, Empowerment Zones and

Enterprise Communities, and jurisdictions adopting a continuum of care

program approach.

OJJDP Funding Policy

OJJDP focuses its assistance on the development and implementation

of programs with the greatest potential for reducing juvenile

delinquency and crime and that create and strengthen partnerships with

State and local organizations. To that end, OJJDP has defined four

programatic themes that constitute the major elements of a sound policy

for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention:

Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System.

Public Safety and Law Enforcement.

Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Intervention.

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children.

OJJDP will also fund a new overarching demonstration program,

SafeFutures: Partnerships To Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency,

which builds on the knowledge accumulated over 30 years of juvenile

justice research. This overarching program builds upon broad-based

community planning and support from all sectors and systems to provide

a continuum of programs that focus on ameliorating known community risk

factors. It stresses addressing the problems of youth along a continuum

of prevention and intervention activities, from those aimed at the at-

risk child to the serious and violent juvenile offender. Other

overarching programs, both new and continuation, that cross

programmatic themes will also receive OJJDP funding under this Plan.

Application and Further Information

Program inquiries are to be addressed to the attention of the OJJDP

staff contact person identified in the FY 1995 Competitive

Discretionary Program Announcements and Application Kit. For general

information, contact Marilyn Silver, Management Analyst, Information

Dissemination Unit, (202) 307-0751. This is not a toll-free number. Due

dates for all competitive programs are contained in the FY 1995

Competitive Discretionary Program Announcements and Application Kit.

Please call the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, toll-free, 24 hours a

day, (800) 638-8736 to obtain a copy.

Applications are invited from eligible public and private agencies,

organizations, institutions, individuals, or combinations thereof.

Eligibility differs from program to program. Please consult the FY 1995

Competitive Discretionary Program Announcements and Application Kit for

individual competitive program announcements and specific eligibility

requirements. Where eligible for an assistance award, private for

profit organizations must agree to waive any profit or fee. Joint

applications by two or more eligible applicants are welcome, as long as

one organization is designated as the primary applicant and the

other(s) as co-applicant(s). Applicants must demonstrate that they have

experience in the design and implementation of the type of program or

program activity for which they are an applicant.

Strengthening of the Juvenile Justice System

All parts of the juvenile justice system are straining under the

burden of increasing numbers of juvenile offenders. In 1992, the

juvenile arrest rate was the highest in 20 years. Between 1982 and

1992, juvenile courts saw a 26% increase in the number of delinquency

cases. In 1990, a congressionally mandated study identified several

areas in which problems in secure juvenile facilities are substantial

and widespread, most notably living space (crowding), health care,

security, and control of suicidal behavior. OJJDP is continuing to fund

[[Page 21868]] several programs that aggressively address these issues.

The limited resources of the juvenile justice system must continue

to target the most difficult and intractable problems of juvenile

crime. Strengthening the system requires support of all parts of the

justice system, including law enforcement, prosecutors and the courts,

as well as detention and corrections, including alternative residential

placements and aftercare. A sound policy includes the assessment of

each offender's needs and risks to the community, and concentrates the

more formal, expensive, and restrictive options of the juvenile justice

system in two areas:

Youth behavior that is most serious and least amenable to

preventive measures and community responses.

Problems of youth and their families that exceed community

resources and require more stringent legal resolution. This approach

should promote accountability on the part of individual juvenile

offenders to their victims.

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

The epidemic of youth violence is striking fear in communities

across the Nation. While violent crime statistics are generally down,

violent criminal activity is increasing among the young. Juvenile

arrests for violent crime increased 57% between 1983 and 1992. The

nearly 54,200 juvenile weapons arrests in 1992 accounted for nearly 1

of 4 weapons arrests. Violent youth gangs, often associated with large

urban areas, are emerging in smaller cities.

While ultimately the reduction in youth violence depends on

overcoming or changing those societal factors that propel troubled

youth toward violent behavior, immediate public safety issues require

the justice system to incapacitate the small number of serious, violent

and chronic offenders responsible for the majority of juvenile

violence. However, a sound policy for combating juvenile crime must not

indiscriminately treat children as small versions of adults. Law

enforcement training on how to deal with juvenile offenders and victims

and how to address the problems of youth gangs and the increasing use

of guns by juveniles is an integral part of a comprehensive response to

the escalating violence.

Delinquency Prevention and Intervention

By the year 2005, the total population of youths from 15 to 19

years old will grow by an estimated 23 percent. Research has shown that

the peak age of arrest for serious violent crime is 18 years. It has

also shown that we must focus on addressing the root causes of

delinquency as well as the symptoms. OJJDP programs encourage a risk-

focused approach based on public health and social development models.

Communities cannot afford to place responsibility for juvenile

crime entirely on the juvenile justice system. We must maximize the use

of a community's less formal, less expensive, and less alienating

responses to youthful misbehavior, while at the same time maintaining

the safety of the public. The science of prevention has taught us that

a sound policy for juvenile delinquency prevention must strengthen the

most powerful contributing factor to good behavior: A productive place

for young people in a law-abiding society. This type of preventive

measure can operate on a large scale, providing gains in youth

development while reducing juvenile delinquency.

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

The Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 5771-5780,

Title IV of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of

1974, as amended) established OJJDP as the lead federal agency in

matters pertaining to missing and exploited children. The fiscal year

1995 Competitive Discretionary Grant Programs for Title IV Missing and

Exploited Children's Program and Application Kit Notice was published

in the Federal Register on January 5, 1995.

Fiscal Year 1995 Programs

Brief summaries of each of OJJDP's new and continuation programs

for fiscal year 1995 are provided below. The programs are organized

according to the four areas that constitute the major elements of

OJJDP's comprehensive approach to preventing juvenile justice and

improving public safety.

A number of programs have been identified for funding by Congress

with regard to the grantee(s), the amount of funds, or both. Such

programs are indicated by an asterisk (*). The 1995 Appropriations Act

Conference Report for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State,

the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Programs identified 13 programs for

OJJDP to examine and fund if warranted. Three of the programs are

included in this Plan for continuation funding. Nine of the remaining

ten have been reviewed and will receive consideration for funding in

fiscal year 1995 at the levels indicated in the Final Plan.

OJJDP's new overarching demonstration program, SafeFutures:

Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency Program, is

presented first since it addresses the major elements that must be

present in an effective strategy to prevent and control delinquency and

provide the juvenile justice system with the program resources needed

to do its job effectively. This new program focuses on a variety of

services and funding resources. Other overarching programs are then

presented, followed by programs that seek to strengthen juvenile

justice, enhance public safety and law enforcement, prevent

delinquency, and address the problem of missing, exploited and abused

children.

Fiscal Year 1995 Program Listing

Overarching Programs

New Programs

SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency--

$7,200,000

Information and Statistics Projects--525,000

OJJDP Management Evaluation Contract--360,000

Technical Assistance For State Legislatures--262,500

Contra Costa County, California: Continuum of Care Program*--247,000

Evaluation of SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and

Delinquency Program--150,000

Overarching Programs

Continuation Programs

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse--$1,031,167

Coalition for Juvenile Justice*--700,000

OJJDP Technical Assistance Support Contract: Juvenile Justice Resource

Center--650,000

National Juvenile Court Data Archive*--611,000

Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems Development--550,000

Insular Area Support*--511,000

Development of OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and

Chronic Juvenile Offenders--500,058

Research Program on Juveniles Taken Into Custody-NCCD--450,000

Children in Custody-Census--450,000

Contract for the Evaluation of OJJDP Programs--290,000

Pulling America's Communities Together (PACT) Program Development--

261,000

Juveniles Taken Into Custody (JTIC): Interagency Agreement--200,000

Juvenile Justice Data Resources--25,000 [[Page 21869]]

Strengthening Juvenile Justice

New Programs

Mental Health in the Juvenile Justice System--$750,000

Bethesda Day Treatment Center--320,000

Interventions to Reduce Disproportionate Minority Confinement in Secure

Detention and Correctional Facilities (The Deborah M. Wysinger Memorial

Program)--300,000

The Juvenile Justice Prosecution Center--300,000

Technical Assistance to Juvenile Corrections and Detention (The James

E. Gould Memorial Program)--200,000

Strengthening Juvenile Justice

Continuation Programs

Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offender Treatment Program--

$1,500,000

Juvenile Court Training*--1,074,000

Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Demonstration and Technical

Assistance Program--620,000

Native American Alternative Community-Based Program--600,000

Training for Juvenile Corrections and Detention Staff--500,000

Technical Assistance to the Juvenile Courts*--389,943

Due Process Advocacy Program Development--250,000

Improvement in Correctional Education for Juvenile Offenders--250,000

Robeson County, North Carolina*--202,645

P.A.C.E., Center for Girls, Inc.*--150,000

Juvenile Restitution: Balanced Approach--100,000

Evaluation of Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Demonstration and

Technical Assistance Program--80,000

Douglas County, Nebraska*--67,055

Professional Development for Youth Workers--50,000

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania*--50,000

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

New Programs

Gangs and Delinquency Research--$500,000

Field-Initiated Gang Research Program--300,000

Juvenile Transfers to Criminal Court Studies--275,000

Innovative Firearms Program--250,000

Gangs, Groups, Individuals, and Violence Intervention--250,000

Youth Handgun Study/Model Juvenile Handgun Legislation--202,838

Public Safety and Law Enforcement

Continuation Programs

Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Program--$1,504,924

Comprehensive Communities Program--Comprehensive Gang Initiative--

799,345

Targeted Outreach with a Gang Prevention and Intervention Component

(Boys and Girls Clubs)--600,000

Comprehensive Gang Initiative--600,000

Violence Studies*--500,000

Violence Study--Causes and Correlates--300,000

Child Centered Community-Oriented Policing--300,000

National School Safety Center--250,000

Enhancing Enforcement Strategies for Juvenile Impaired Driving Due to

Alcohol and Other Drug Use--150,000

Training in Cultural Differences for Law Enforcement/Juvenile Justice

Officials--100,000

Delinquency Prevention

New Programs

Community-Based Gang Intervention--$2,000,000

Family Strengthening and Support--Including Non-English Speaking--

1,000,000

Comprehensive Community-Based Services for At-Risk Girls and

Adjudicated Juvenile Female Offenders--600,000

Innovative Approaches in Law-Related Education*--600,000

Training in Risk-Focused Prevention Strategies--500,000

Pathways to Success--450,000

Truancy--400,000

North Omaha B.E.A.R.S. (Building Esteem and Responsibility

Systematically) Program*--300,000

Training and Technical Assistance for Family-Strengthening Services--

250,000

Youth-Centered Conflict Resolution--200,000

ASAP: Athlete Student Achievement Pact*--150,000

Project Mister/Project Sister*--146,500

Facing History and Ourselves*--100,000

La Nueva Vida*--64,000

Henry Ford Health System*--58,000

Anti-Crime Youth Council*--50,000

Delinquency Prevention

Continuation Programs

Law-Related Education (LRE)*--$2,800,000

Teens, Crime, and Community: Teens in Action in the 90s*--1,000,000

Satellite Prep School Program and Early Elementary School for

Privatized Public Housing--720,000

Children at Risk--350,000

Nonviolent Dispute Resolution--300,000

The Congress of National Black Churches: National Anti-Drug Abuse

Program--250,000

``Just Say No'' International*--250,000

Jackie Robinson Center (JRC)*--250,000

Cities in Schools--Federal Interagency Partnership--200,000

Hate Crimes--200,000

Community Anti-Drug Abuse Technical Assistance Voucher Project--200,000

Race Against Drugs--150,000

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

New Programs

Lowcountry Children's Center, Inc.*--$250,000

KidsPeace*--140,000

Multipurpose Educational Curriculum for Young Victims--75,000

Missing, Exploited and Abused Children

Continuation Programs

Parents Anonymous, Inc.*--$250,000

Permanent Families for Abused and Neglected Children*--225,000

Children as Witnesses to Community Violence--170,658

Overarching Programs

New Programs

SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency--

$7,200,000

Background

The SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and

Delinquency Program rests on two important premises: The first is that

public safety can be improved by providing prevention, intervention and

treatment services to all at-risk youth. These three elements

constitute a continuum of care that should be directed at youth

throughout their development. The second premise is that the strategy

for implementing this continuum of care lies with a comprehensive,

customer-focused approach in which there is broad collaboration between

all service agencies, all levels of government, and the public and

private sectors. Availability of services, community responsiveness,

and partnerships leading to increased public safety constitute the

heart of the SafeFutures Program.

Many communities throughout the country have been engaged in reform

efforts to develop a comprehensive, community-based service delivery

[[Page 21870]] system for disadvantaged children. OJJDP's Comprehensive

Strategy for Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders presents a

similar approach. Under this strategy, a broad-based community planning

board systematically assesses the risk factors present in the

environment that are best known to foster delinquent behavior in

children. The community then develops a strategy to address identified

risk factors for delinquency and increase protective factors that

promote healthy and productive behavior. In addition, the board

develops a full range of graduated sanctions, beginning with immediate

interventions, that are designed to hold juvenile delinquents

accountable to the victim and the community, ensure community security

and provide a continuum of services that responds appropriately to the

needs of each juvenile offender.

SafeFutures builds on and expands the model presented in the

Comprehensive Strategy. Five sites will be selected: Three urban, one

rural, and one Native American site. Each must have completed risk

assessments and developed a comprehensive delinquency prevention,

intervention and treatment plan prior to application to the SafeFutures

program. At least one of the sites will be an Empowerment Zone or

Enterprise community. Each must have established a multi-disciplinary

community team to oversee implementation efforts. Finally, each site

must have forged partnerships between government, local businesses and

civic organizations, and leveraged resources from a variety of sources.

The Native American site must have a Tribal Court.

SafeFutures is geared toward communities who have made significant

progress in reforming their systems and implementing a strategy to

reduce youth violence and juvenile delinquency. It will provide them

with additional resources to expand existing efforts and fill in the

gaps in service each has identified.

Program Goals

Specifically, SafeFutures will assist communities to:

1. Control and prevent juvenile violence and delinquency by--

a. Reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors

b. Developing a full range of graduated sanctions, beginning with

intermediate interventions that are designed to hold delinquents

accountable to the victim and ensure community safety

c. Providing a continuum of services for all youth, with appropriate

treatment for juvenile offenders

2. Develop a more efficient and effective service delivery system

for at-risk youth and their families, capable of meeting their needs at

any point of entry into the system.

3. Build the capacity to institutionalize and sustain coordinated

efforts through streamlining the service delivery system, and

expanding, and diversifying its sources of funding.

4. Determine what outcomes have been achieved and whether a

comprehensive strategy involving a concentration of effort and

resources is successful at preventing and controlling juvenile

delinquency.

Many communities have begun this process on their own, while others

throughout the country have received support for these planning and

implementation activities through OJJDP's Title V Prevention Program

and programs designed to intervene with delinquent juveniles. Failure

to previously participate under Title V, however, does not preclude

selection as a SafeFutures applicant as long as the requirements

described in the next section are met.

OJJDP will provide each site with up to $1.44 million the first

year, with subsequent funding anticipated for four additional years.

This amount includes not only OJJDP program dollars, but other federal

sources of support which OJJDP has leveraged. In addition, OJJDP will

offer all sites a comprehensive technical assistance package.

Grant Programs

Units of general local government or combinations thereof are

eligible to apply. Successful applicants must demonstrate the capacity

to establish and sustain a continuum of care for the jurisdiction's at-

risk and delinquent youth and their families. If the size or makeup of

the applicant's local unit(s) does not make jurisdictional-wide

services practical or desirable, the applicant may request resources

for an identified local area(s) or neighborhood.

The applicant must provide evidence of the following:

The presence of risk factors for delinquency in the target

area such as high rates of crime, poverty, teenage pregnancy, child

abuse and neglect, dysfunctional or single parent families, school

drop-outs, unemployment or other risk factors the community identifies;

An established planning board in existence, with balanced

representation of public and private agencies, community organizations

and residents, including youth representation;

Completion of a needs and resources assessment;

A comprehensive delinquency prevention, intervention, and

graduated sanction plan for their jurisdiction;

Federal, State, local and private partnerships, and a

commitment to leverage additional resources and coordinate the

necessary systemic changes to both the juvenile justice and social

services system of care.

In addition to providing overall administrative support for the

coordination and implementation activities, SafeFutures provides

specific support for ten program components. The applicant's proposal

must demonstrate how each of the components described below will be

implemented, its relationship to others within the continuum of care,

and its impact upon at-risk youth and their families. Applicants that

can demonstrate that they have adequately addressed, with their own

resources, specific program components funded with Part C monies, will

have the flexibility to use those designated funds (with the exception

of the Day Treatment component) for alternative delinquency prevention

activities. Each of the components is grouped below according to major

OJJDP goals. Each is described in greater detail under these same goal

areas in the Fiscal Year 1995 Program Plan.

Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System and Law Enforcement

Serious,Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offender

Accountability and Treatment Programs (Part C--$500,000).

Comprehensive Community-Based Services for At-Risk Girls

and Adjudicated Female Juvenile Offenders (Part C--$600,000).

Day Treatment Services (Part C--$150,000).

Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Program (Part C--

Technical Assistance).

Community-Based Gang Intervention (Part D--$2,000,000).

Mental Health Services for At-Risk and Adjudicated Youth,

including treatment services for juvenile sex offenders and victims of

sexual abuse (Part C--$750,000).

Providing Opportunities and Role Models for High-Risk Youth

Youth Skills/Pathways to Success (Part C--$200,000).

Mentoring (Part G--$1,000,000). [[Page 21871]]

Breaking the Cycle of Violence Through Prevention

Family Strengthening, including services for non-English

speaking families (Part C--$1,000,000).

Delinquency Prevention Program (Title V--$1,000,000).

Sites funded under this initiative will be eligible for program

implementation, training, and technical assistance directly from OJJDP

grantees and contractors. In addition, sites will receive training and

technical assistance from:

Boys and Girls Clubs of America, to develop or enhance a Boys and

Girls Club in the target area;

National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, to develop

or enhance a Juvenile Youth Corps Program; and the

Home Builders Institute, to develop an apprenticeship program for

high-risk youth in sites which have a local association of home

builders.

In addition, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS),

Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Education (DOE), and Labor (DOL),

AmeriCorps, and the National Endowment for the Arts have agreed to

participate in the SafeFutures Program by making available resources,

technical assistance, and linkages to existing grant programs. OJJDP is

also seeking other public and private partnerships to support substance

abuse prevention, jobs skills development, individual youth assessment

and evaluation activities by the SafeFutures sites.

Evaluation

Sites will be expected to demonstrate a strong capacity for data

collection and analysis in order to support a requisite and stringent

evaluation component addressing both process and outcome measures.

Partnerships with academic institutions to enhance evaluation efforts

are also encouraged.

Collaboration

Applicants are expected to demonstrate how they have linked their

activities with other Federal, State, and local programs; national and

community foundations; and private sector programs. Federal programs

include: HUD's Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities and Hope Six;

HHS's Family Preservation and Support Services; DOE's Safe and Drug

Free Schools; DOL's Youth Fair Chance; and the Department of Justice's

(DOJ) Operation Weed and Seed, PACT, Community Oriented Policing

Services, Boot Camps, Drug Courts, Comprehensive Communities programs;

and the U.S. Attorneys' anti-violence strategies.

Application Process

OJJDP will utilize a two stage process to select grantees. All

applicants will first submit concept papers. Jurisdictions will be

required to document existing legislation, executive orders, memoranda

of understanding, and other formal commitments of bona fide

partnerships. Preference will given to jurisdictions that demonstrate

linkages with other Federal, State and local programs as well as the

ability to secure additional financial and programmatic resources.

Those best demonstrating an ability to qualify for funding will then be

invited to submit full applications.

Prospective applicants should obtain a copy of OJJDP's

Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile

Offenders and the forthcoming Implementation Guide for the

Comprehensive Strategy. The Guide identifies promising programs,

suggests effective community assessment tools and in general offers

guidance to communities implementing a continuum of care model. Copies

of the Guide will be available from OJJDP in May 1995.

OJJDP plans to conduct several workshops to answer questions about

SafeFutures requirements prior to the concept paper submission date. To

obtain more information regarding these workshops, please contact the

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse.

Information and Statistics Projects--$525,000

OJJDP recently conducted an independent review of its Information

and Statistics Program to help the Office develop a 5-year plan for

information and data collection. As a result of this review, $525,000

will be allocated to the following new projects: National Juvenile

Statistics Analysis Center; National Indicators of Risk and Protective

Factors; Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System; National Program

Directory; and Integrated Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, and Child

Welfare Data Collection.

National Juvenile Statistics Analysis Center--($200,000)

OJJDP is considering the establishment of a center devoted to

collecting and analyzing statistics generated by OJJDP programs, State

agencies, academic research, and other Federal agencies and programs.

This National Juvenile Statistics Analysis Center would focus on two

principal activities: (1) Retrieving Federal, State and local research

and data, and (2) providing quick analyses to inform Federal, State,

and local policy and program decisions. The impetus for the Center

comes from the recognition that many States are collecting data and

performing statistical analyses of their delinquency and juvenile

justice systems and that other jurisdictions can benefit greatly from

access to this information. The Center would function as a collection

point for this research. With an increased national emphasis on

juvenile justice issues, there is more need for specific and quick

analyses of particular issues. The Center would provide such analyses

on a wide range of subjects.

Other statistical activities identified as important include:

Analyzing demographic, delinquency, and violence trends,

including surveys of delinquency and related youth problems, Uniform

Crime Report data, and victimization surveys.

Analyzing violent behavior trends and patterns,

particularly assaults and robberies, to increase our understanding of

these phenomena.

Maintaining national data sets on juvenile justice system

handling of juveniles. State studies of disproportionate minority

confinement and gender bias being conducted pursuant to the JJDP Act

would be of particular interest.

Retrieving statewide data sets for analysis and

cultivating State resources for information and statistics.

Maintaining data sets produced under major studies of

delinquency and related juvenile problems.

Distributing the results of statistical analyses conducted

by others at the State and local level.

Once OJJDP determines the specific nature of this project, a subsequent

announcement will be made.

National Indicators of Delinquency, Risk and Protective Factors--

($225,000)

Widespread adoption of the public health model has stimulated

interest in viewing juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviors in

terms of risk and protective factors. At the same time, interest in

developing social indicators of delinquency has grown. Because of these

two developments, the collection and analysis of national indicators of

risk and protective factors will be explored. State and community level

baselines would enable measurement of the impact of delinquency

prevention programs on risk and protective factors. A national

baseline, with annual comparisons, would permit forecasts of changes in

delinquency and youth violence levels and trends.

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Several projects have laid the foundation for national and state-

by-state baselines: Kids Count, the National Youth Survey, OJJDP's

Causes and Correlates Research Program, the Six State Communities that

Care Pilot Program, and InfoNation. The key issue concerns the

feasibility of nationwide establishment, at the State level, of

reporting requirements necessary to generate comparable data.

OJJDP will explore the feasibility of establishing comparable

measurements of risk and protective factors, and prevalence measures

for delinquency and other problem behaviors, at the individual,

community, State, and national levels. This effort will involve a wide

range of expertise, including researchers, practitioners, and

policymakers. OJJDP will examine the most direct and efficient manner

of gathering these indicators. In particular, OJJDP will explore

cooperation with other Federal agencies. Once the nature of this

project has been finalized, OJJDP will make a subsequent announcement.

Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System

Policymakers and legislators seeking data on how juveniles get to

criminal court and on rates of conviction and sentencing, treatment,

and conditions of confinement have found that existing information is

often inadequate to help them make decisions about legislation, policy,

and program development.

OJJDP, in cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

and the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), seeks to identify and fill

these data gaps by working collaboratively with interested State and

local officials. Through OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Statistics and

Systems Development Program, a series of meetings will be convened

involving prosecutors, judges, corrections officials, State Statistical

Analysis Centers, researchers, and staff from OJJDP, NIJ, and BJS. The

purpose of the meetings will be to plan multi-jurisdictional studies of

the transfer process and its outcomes. The project also will identify

information needs to recommend for inclusion in the BJS National Survey

of State Prosecutors.

A number of multi-agency planning teams will be invited to assist

in the collaborative design of the studies by identifying core data

elements and definitions for cross-jurisdictional collection and

analysis. The design process will be informed by a literature review

and the identification of existing studies and data sets for secondary

analysis to fill immediate gaps. A detailed review of the Government

Accounting Office's pending waiver study will inform the project as to

the feasibility of certain options. No funds will be awarded in fiscal

year 1995.

National Program Directory--$100,000

To further develop OJJDP's statistical capability, OJJDP will

create a National Program Directory. This directory will contain the

names and addresses of specific juvenile justice programs along with

important identifying information and will include prosecutors,

juvenile probation departments, juvenile court judges, mental health

agencies, youth welfare agencies, and other executive branch juvenile

justice agencies. OJJDP will use the directory as a sampling frame for

future surveys.

An important feature of this project is a series of Quick Response

Surveys (QRS). Each QRS addresses a specific problem and is directed to

a specific group of respondents. The goal of each QRS will be to

provide vital information quickly on emerging problems and issues. QRS'

will be made possible through Census Bureau development of program and

facility directories on juvenile courts, detention centers, and long-

term State confinement facilities. These surveys will address such

issues as: characteristics of assaultive behaviors, juveniles in police

lock-ups, juvenile sex offenders, family issues, and overcrowding.

The initial phase of this project will focus on developing a

directory structure, collecting core information, and developing a QRS

strategy. These funds will be transferred to the Census Bureau through

an interagency agreement.

Integrated Juvenile Justice, Mental Health and Child Welfare Data

Collection

Recent research has documented the co-occurrence of delinquency,

mental health problems, drug and alcohol abuse, and child abuse and

neglect. However, linkage of client data from the juvenile justice

system with data from the mental health and child welfare systems is

not possible with current data collection mechanisms. Information is

needed on how the child welfare and mental health systems function as

diversion programs and as providers of alternative incarceration for

problem youth not served by the juvenile justice system. Ways of

linking these data collection systems would be explored in order to:

(1) Understand the interrelationships of the three systems, (2) develop

models that coordinate the actions of the three systems, and (3)

integrate them into a continuum of care.

OJJDP will support a planning effort to map out steps toward

integrated juvenile justice, mental health, and child welfare data

collection. OJJDP will carry this work out in collaboration with other

Federal agencies that have an interest in the objectives of this

program, including the National Institute of Mental Health; the Center

for Mental Health Services; the National Institute on Drug Abuse; the

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse; the Administration on Children,

Youth and Families; and the Social Security Administration. This

project will also involve practitioners and researchers from the mental

health, juvenile justice, and child welfare fields. OJJDP's Statistics

and Systems Development Program will provide staff support for this

planning activity, including conducting a literature review,

identifying useful data sets for secondary analysis, and convening

planning meetings. The results will include recommendations for future

implementation steps.

OJJDP's current Statistics and System Development Program grantee,

the National Center for Juvenile Justice, will conduct this program

activity. No funds will be awarded in fiscal year 1995.

OJJDP Management Evaluation Contract--$360,000

The purpose of this contract is to provide OJJDP with an expert

resource capable of performing independent, management-oriented

evaluations of selected OJJDP programs. Evaluations will determine the

effectiveness and efficiency of either individual projects or groups of

projects.

Evaluations could include demonstrations, tests, training, and

technical assistance programs. Evaluations will be requested through

work orders issued by OJJDP and carried out in accordance with work

plans prepared by the contractor and approved by OJJDP. Each evaluation

will be defined by OJJDP and costs, method, and timetable determined

through negotiation between OJJDP and the contractor. The contract will

be funded through a competitive award in fiscal year 1995.

Technical Assistance for State Legislatures--$262,500

State legislatures are being pressed to respond to public fear of

juvenile crime, and a loss of confidence in the capability of the

juvenile justice system to respond effectively. For the most part,

State legislatures have had insufficient information to properly

address juvenile justice issues. Consequently, OJJDP will award a grant

to the National Conference of State Legislatures to identify, analyze,

and disseminate information to help State legislatures

[[Page 21873]] make more informed decisions about legislation affecting

the juvenile justice system. A complementary task will involve

supporting increased communication between State legislators and State

and local leaders who influence decisionmaking regarding juvenile

justice issues. A $262,500 grant will be awarded to the NCSL in fiscal

year 1995. No additional applications will be solicited in fiscal year

1995.

Contra Costa County, California: Continuum of Care Program*--$247,000

The purpose of this program is to develop and implement a model

continuum of care program for youth in the Juvenile Justice System. The

model proposes three specific components: (1) Development of risk and

needs assessment instruments that reflect law enforcement and juvenile

justice consensus; (2) establishment of linkages and coordination among

several major planning efforts; and (3) the implementation and

coordination of existing programs.

Grant funds will be used to fund several positions charged with

building the continuum of care infrastructure, improving coordination,

and managing the implementation. This grant will also contribute

funding to an Employment Aftercare Program for youth returning to the

community from secure institutional confinement and will provide

technical support for a community education effort, designed to build

public awareness and involvement in the reform of the juvenile justice

system and the provision of services.

Evaluation of SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth Violence and

Delinquency--$150,000

OJJDP will fund five communities (three urban, one rural, and one

Native American) under the SafeFutures: Partnerships to Reduce Youth

Violence and Delinquency. SafeFutures will provide a range of

coordinated services to meet the needs of at-risk youth and families

and juveniles in the juvenile justice system. This Program will also

serve to strengthen the juvenile justice system and develop the ongoing

sustainability of service collaboration within the jurisdiction.

The evaluation of each of the five sites will be supported by this

Program and will consist of both process and impact components. The

process evaluation, to begin during the first year, will include an

examination of planning procedures and the extent to which the sites'

implementation is consistent with the principles of a continuum of

care/graduated sanctions model. The evaluation process will identify

the key factors responsible for successful implementation. It will also

be important for the evaluation to identify substantial obstacles to

successful implementation of the SafeFutures continuum model.

The selected evaluator will be responsible for developing a cross-

site monograph that discusses Program implementation for use by other

communities that want to develop and implement a community strategy to

address serious, violent, and chronic delinquency.

The evaluator will develop a research design for the impact

evaluation within the first year. Data collection for the impact

evaluation would begin during the second year of the evaluation and

will address the effects of the community's SafeFutures Program on the

clients served. Furthermore, it will address the efficacy of the

structure and operation of the SafeFutures model.

OJJDP will award a single cooperative agreement for up to $150,000

for first-year funding of this multiyear evaluation program.

Significant funding for the evaluation is anticipated in the second and

subsequent years of this evaluation.

OVERARCHING PROGRAMS

Continuation Programs

Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse--$1,031,167

As part of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS),

the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse provides support to OJJDP in: (1)

Collecting, synthesizing, and disseminating information to the public

on all aspects of juvenile delinquency; (2) developing publications;

and (3) preparing specialized responses to information requests from

the public. The Clearinghouse maintains a toll-free number for

information requests. It also reviews reports, data, and standards

relating to the juvenile justice system in the United States and

develops specialized resource products for the juvenile justice

community.

The Clearinghouse serves as a center for acquiring and

disseminating information on juvenile delinquency, including State and

local juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment programs and plans;

availability of resources; training and educational programs;

statistics; and other pertinent data and information. It also serves as

an information bank for the collection and synthesis of data and

knowledge obtained from research and evaluation conducted by public and

private agencies, institutions, or individuals concerning all aspects

of juvenile delinquency.

Recognizing the critical need to inform juvenile justice

practitioners and other policymakers on promising program approaches,

the Clearinghouse continually develops and recommends new strategies to

communicate the research findings and program activities of OJJDP and

the field to the practitioner community.

The entire NCJRS, of which the OJJDP-funded Juvenile Justice

Clearinghouse is a part, is administered by the National Institute of

Justice under a competitively awarded contract.

Coalition for Juvenile Justice--$700,000

The Coalition for Juvenile Justice supports and facilitates the

purposes and functions of each State's Juvenile Justice State Advisory

Group (SAG). The Coalition, acting as a Federal advisory committee,

reviews Federal policies and practices regarding juvenile justice and

delinquency prevention, prepares and submits an annual report and

recommendations to the President and Congress, and provides advice to

the OJJDP Administrator. The coalition is also authorized to develop an

information center for the SAGs and to conduct an annual conference to

provide training for SAG members. The program will be implemented by

the current grantee, the Coalition for Juvenile Justice. No additional

applications will be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

OJJDP Technical Assistance Support Contract: Juvenile Justice Resource

Center--$650,000

This contract provides technical assistance and support to OJJDP,

its grantees, and the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention in the areas of program development, evaluation,

training, and research. Support of this program will be supplemented in

fiscal year 1995.

National Juvenile Court Data Archive*--$611,000

The National Juvenile Court Data Archive collects, processes,

analyzes, and disseminates automated data and published reports from

the Nation's juvenile courts. The Archive's reports examine referrals,

offenses, intake, and dispositions in addition to specialized topics

such as minorities in juvenile courts and specific offense categories.

The Archive also provides assistance to jurisdictions in analyzing

their juvenile court data. In fiscal year 1995, the Archive will

enhance the collection, reporting, and analysis of more detailed data

on detention, dispositions, risk [[Page 21874]] factors, and treatment

data using offender-based data sets from a sample of juvenile courts.

The program will be implemented by the current grantee, the

National Center for Juvenile Justice. No additional applications will

be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems Development--$550,000

The purpose of the Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems

Development (SSD) Program is to improve Federal, State, and local

juvenile justice statistics on juveniles as victims and offenders. The

SSD Program helps OJJDP to formulate a comprehensive program for the

collection, analysis and dissemination of national statistics on

juveniles as victims and offenders, and to document the juvenile

justice system's response. A major product to be completed will be a

national report on juvenile offending and victimization. Work on this

product will consist mainly of report production followup, including

the completion of a detailed technical appendix and preparation of

additional products for dissemination. The SSD program will focus on

the following areas in fiscal year 1995: (1) Juveniles in the criminal

justice system; (2) development and testing of a training curriculum

for improving information systems; (3) integration of juvenile justice,

mental health, and child welfare data collection; and (4) improving

information on juvenile detention.

The program will be implemented by the current grantee, the

National Center for Juvenile Justice. No additional applications will

be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Insular Area Support*--$511,000

The purpose of this program is to provide supplemental financial

support to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust

Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau), and the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands. Funds are available to address the special

needs and problems of juvenile delinquency in these insular areas, as

specified by section 261(e) of the JJDP Act, 42 U.S.C. 5665(e).

Development of OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and

Chronic Juvenile Offenders--$500,058

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD), in

collaboration with Developmental Research and Programs, Inc. (DRP), has

completed Phase I of a collaborative effort to support development and

implementation of OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent,

and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. This effort involved assessing existing

and previously researched programs in order to identify effective and

promising programs which can be used in implementing the Comprehensive

Strategy. A series of reports, which will be combined into a Guide to

the Comprehensive Strategy, has been completed on early intervention

for ages 0 to 6, prevention from childhood to adolescence, graduated

sanctions, risk and needs assessments, and an operations manual. Phase

II, to be carried out in fiscal year 1995, will include: (1) convening

a national forum on youth violence; (2) information dissemination; (3)

program development and implementation activities; (4) providing

information to national, State and local organizations; (5) providing

training and technical assistance to Title V Prevention, Serious,

Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offender Treatment and SafeFutures sites;

and (6) conducting a series of regional training sessions for

representative groups of key leaders. The national forum and regional

training sessions will contribute to implementation of the National

Juvenile Justice Action Plan being formulated by the Coordinating

Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

The program will be implemented by NCCD ($274,627) and DRP

($225,431) under cooperative agreements. No additional applications

will be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Research Program on Juveniles Taken Into CustodyNCCD--$450,000

The Research Program on Juveniles Taken Into Custody was designed

in response to a statutory requirement to produce a detailed annual

summary of juvenile custody data. During the next 24-month period, the

National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) will continue to

implement and refine the State Juvenile Correctional System Reporting

Program. It is anticipated that individual-level data for 1993 will be

representative of more than 75 percent of the at-risk juvenile

population. In addition, NCCD will prepare two additional reports for

OJJDP. These reports will provide a detailed summary and analysis of

the most recent data regarding: (1) The number and characteristics of

juveniles taken into custody; (2) the rate at which juveniles are taken

into custody; and (3) the trends demonstrated by the data.

The 1994 data collection will expand coverage by collecting data

from several small, nonautomated State systems. In order to better

understand the data collected under the State Juvenile Corrections

System Reporting Program, NCCD will conduct a State Juvenile

Corrections Organizational Survey to identify critical dimensions of

corrections administration that may explain variation in results. NCCD,

in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, will

assess the proportion of all court commitments that are covered by the

State Juvenile Corrections Reporting Program as compared with direct

commitments by local authorities. NCCD will also conduct a pilot data

collection and research effort on a small sample of detention centers

to generate data and information on juveniles in detention.

This program will be implemented by the current grantee, NCCD. No

additional applications will be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Children in Custody--Census $450,000

Under this ongoing collaborative program between OJJDP and the U.S.

Bureau of the Census, OJJDP proposes to transfer funds to the Census

Bureau to conduct the 1995 biennial census of public and private

juvenile detention, correctional, and shelter facilities. The census

describes juvenile custody facilities in terms of their resident

population, programs, and physical characteristics. It provides

information on trends in the use of juvenile custody facilities for

delinquent juveniles and status offenders. The Census Bureau's Center

for Survey Methods Research will also continue to develop and test a

roster-based data collection system designed to significantly improve

information on juveniles in custody. The Bureau's Governments Division

will create a new directory of facilities.

The program will be implemented under an interagency agreement with

the U.S. Bureau of the Census. No additional applications will be

solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Contract for the Evaluation of OJJDP Programs--$290,000

This contract will be extended and supplemented in the amount of

$290,000 to complete evaluation reports on OJJDP's Boot Camp Pilot

Program, to continue the evaluation of the Disproportionate Minority

Confinement and Title V Prevention Program evaluations, and to provide

other evaluation services required by OJJDP prior to the award of a new

competitive contract.

The contract supplement will be awarded to Caliber Associates. A

new competitive contract will be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

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Pulling America's Communities Together (PACT) Program Development--

$261,000

Project PACT is an initiative through which Federal agencies work

with State and local agencies and communities to develop a strategic

plan to help reduce crime and violence by building healthier

communities. The role of the Federal government in Project PACT is to

support the community's identification of needs, formulation of a

coordinated community response, and development of resources to

implement a community action plan. OJJDP will continue to provide PACT

cities with technical assistance and information on programs and

services that offer the best hope for success in the development of

antiviolence strategies for juvenile offenders and victims.

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) has provided

the Project PACT jurisdictions of Metro Atlanta, Metro Denver,

Nebraska, and Washington, D.C., with technical assistance for the past

year. NCCD will continue to provide such assistance through fiscal year

1995 by responding to requests for assistance in implementing juvenile

justice reform through OJJDP's Comprehensive Strategy for Serious,

Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders.

This program will be implemented by NCCD. No additional

applications would be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Juveniles Taken Into Custody (JTIC): Interagency Agreement--$200,000

The U.S. Bureau of the Census is working with OJJDP and the

National Council on Crime and Delinquency to develop a comprehensive

national statistical reporting system that is responsive to the

information requirements of the JJDP Act, the needs of the juvenile

justice field for data on juvenile custody populations, and the needs

of State legislatures and juvenile justice professionals for data to

assist in making informed planning and policymaking decisions.

The Census Bureau acts as the data collection agent for the JTIC

program under an interagency agreement. No additional applications will

be solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Juvenile Justice Data Resources--$25,000

This program enhances the availability of juvenile justice data

sets for secondary analysis. The project takes data files from OJJDP

research and statistical programs and prepares them for use by other

researchers. Data files made available during fiscal year 1994 include

the 1993 Children in Custody Census, Juveniles Taken Into Custody, and

the Causes and Correlates Research Program.

This program will be implemented under an interagency agreement

with the University of Michigan. No additional applications will be

solicited in fiscal year 1995.

Strengthening Juvenile Justice

New Programs

Mental Health in the Juvenile Justice System--$750,000

This program addresses the mental health and juvenile justice

systems' lack of coordinated and adequate mental health treatment for

at-risk and delinquent youth. The program will target juveniles with

mental health problems and impairments (including learning

disabilities), those who are at risk of becoming status or delinquent

offenders, status offenders, and delinquents with undiagnosed or

untreated mental health problems, including offenders in secure and

non-secure residential care.

Fiscal year 1995 funds will provide up to $150,000 to each of the

five jurisdictions participating in the SafeFutures Program. Their

planning process would be expected to provide comprehensive,

coordinated, and collaborative approaches among juvenile justice, youth

service, and mental health agencies to improve mental health services

for juveniles in these five communities. A particular focus of the

fiscal year 1995 funding will be to target victims of child abuse and

juvenile sex offenders.

Bethesda Day Treatment Center--$320,

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