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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, FY 2020 Program Summaries U.S. Department of Justice OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS FY 2020 PROGRAM SUMMARIES March 2019 FY 2020 Program Summaries Table of Contents Adam Walsh Act & National Sex Offender Public Website ......................................................... 4 Anti-Terrorism Emergency Reserve .............................................................................................. 7 BJS Base Program -- Corrections Statistics ................................................................................... 9 BJS Base Program -- Federal Justice Statistics Program ............................................................. 11 BJS Base Program -- Indian Country Statistics ........................................................................... 13 BJS Base Program -- Law Enforcement Statistics ....................................................................... 15 BJS Base Program -- Prosecution and Judicial Statistics ............................................................. 17 BJS Base Program -- Recidivism Statistics .................................................................................. 18 BJS Base Program -- Victimization Statistics .............................................................................. 20 Body Worn Camera Partnership Program .................................................................................... 22 Bulletproof Vest Partnership ........................................................................................................ 24 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program ..................................................................................... 26 Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program .......................................................................... 28 Child Abuse Training for Judicial and Court Personnel .............................................................. 31 Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstration Program........................................................... 33 Children of Incarcerated Parents Web Portal ............................................................................... 35 Community Policing Development .............................................................................................. 37 Community-Based Sexual Assault Response Reform, also known as the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative ............................................................................................................... 40 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program ....................................................................................... 42 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation and Related Programs (OJP 7% Tribal Justice Assistance Set Aside) .............................................................................................................. 45 COPS Hiring Program .................................................................................................................. 51 Court Appointed Special Advocate Program ............................................................................... 54 Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program ......................................................... 56 Crime Victims Fund ..................................................................................................................... 58 Criminal Justice Statistics Programs – “Base” Program for the Bureau of Justice Statistics ...... 62 Delinquency Prevention Program ................................................................................................ 64 DNA Analysis, Capacity Enhancement, and Other Forensic Activities ...................................... 68 Drug Court Program ..................................................................................................................... 70 Economic, High-tech, White Collar, and Cybercrime Prevention (E-Crime).............................. 72 Girls in the Juvenile Justice System (also known as the National Girls Initiative) ..................... 75 Harold Rogers Prescription Drug Monitoring Program ............................................................... 77 Improving Juvenile Indigent Defense Program ........................................................................... 79 Innovative Prosecution Solutions Initiative (formerly Smart Prosecution) ................................. 81 Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (formerly Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program) ............................................................................................................. 84 Innovations in Supervision (formerly Smart Probation) ............................................................. 87 John R. Justice Repayment Program ............................................................................................ 89 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program....................................................................... 90 Justice Reinvestment Initiative ..................................................................................................... 92 Keep Young Athletes Safe ........................................................................................................... 95 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program ............................................................ 97 Missing and Exploited Children Program .................................................................................... 99 National Crime Statistics Exchange Initiative............................................................................ 101 2 National Criminal History Improvement Program ..................................................................... 104 National Instant Criminal Background Check System Act Record Improvement Program ...... 106 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System .................................................................. 109 National Public Safety Partnership ............................................................................................ 112 NIJ Base Program -- Building the Nation’s Criminal Justice Research Infrastructure .............. 114 NIJ Base Program -- Developing Performance Standards and Testing Equipment ................... 116 NIJ Base Program -- Developing Technology Solutions to Criminal Justice Challenges ......... 118 NIJ Base Program -- Social Science Research and Evaluation .................................................. 120 Part B Formula Grants Program (also known as Title II) .......................................................... 122 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations ..................................................................................... 125 Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution Program ..................................................................... 128 Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program .................................................................................. 133 Regional Information Sharing Systems ...................................................................................... 135 Research on Pathways to Terrorism ........................................................................................... 138 Research on Violence Against Indian Women .......................................................................... 140 Research, Development, and Evaluation – “Base” Program for the National Institute of Justice .................................................................................................................................... 142 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners ..................................................... 144 Second Chance Act Program ...................................................................................................... 146 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program .................................................................................. 151 Strategies for Policing Innovation Program (formerly Smart Policing Program) ...................... 153 STOP School Violence Act ........................................................................................................ 155 VALOR Initiative ....................................................................................................................... 158 Veterans Treatment Courts ......................................................................................................... 161 Victims of Child Abuse Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse .................. 163 Victims of Trafficking ................................................................................................................ 166 Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program/Project Safe Neighborhoods ...................... 169 Youth Mentoring ........................................................................................................................ 172 3 OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS Program Names: Adam Walsh Act & National Sex Offender Public Website Funding Program Description FY 2020 Request: $21.0M Purpose: The Adam Walsh Act Implementation Grant Program FY 2019 CR: $21.0M supports implementation and maintenance of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SORNA helps SMART Office Programs jurisdictions create and sustain comprehensive programs to consistently FY 2018 register, monitor and alert communities about sex offenders. The 5% program also supports the development and implementation of 4% technology tools that allow cross-jurisdictional information
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