David Steingraber OJA Executive Director August 30, 2010

1. Office of Justice Assistance Building Safer Communities David SteingraberOJA Executive DirectorAugust 30, 2010

2. The Role of Federal Funding in the Improvement of State Criminal Justice Systems

3. Brief Historical Perspective Federal Assistance to State and Local Justice Organizations Limitations on Federal Justice Funding State Administering Agencies The Statistical Analysis Center and Justice Information Sharing Presentation topics

4. LBJ’s “War on Crime”, Omnibus Crime and Safe Streets Act of 1968 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Other Key Federal Legislation Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Violence Against Women Act Historical Perspective

5. Formula Grants States Local Units of Government Discretionary Grants Competitive Limited Eligibility (i.e. Tribal grants, boarder states) Directed (“ear marks”) Current Federal Funding Programs

6. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Current Funding Level: $4.7 million 40% Directly to Local Units by Formula Broad Scope “Pass-Through” Requirement New Strategic Planning Requirement Federal criminal justice related funding administered by OJA

7. Declining JAG Funding

8. Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Current Funding Level: $978,000 Core Requirements Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Current Funding Level: $822,000 Direct Grants to Local Units by Formula Public Justice Agencies Only Title V Prevention Grants Federal criminal justice related funding administered by OJA

9. Federal Juvenile Justice Funding Trends

10. Violence Against Women Act Current Funding Level: $2.2 million Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors formula grant program (STOP) Grants to Encourage Arrest (GTEA) Justice System Training Program VAWA Training of Trainers Federal criminal justice related funding administered by OJA

11. VAWA funding trends

12. State Homeland Security Program Limited impact of Justice System Acquisition of law enforcement equipment and law enforcement training/exercises Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing program Interoperability improvements Urban Area Security Initiative Homeland Security

13. Homeland Security federal award trends 70% decrease since 2004

14. National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Post Conviction DNA Testing National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for state prisoners program (RSAT) Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Various federal “Ear Mark” awards Other federal funding OJA received and/or manages on behalf of state

15. Federal requirements dictate parameters of how grants (formula and discretionary) may be used. Some grants require percentage of state’s total award to be passed on to locals (JAG, HS) Programs may impose certifications and monitoring responsibilities and penalties. Federal monies are well suited to fund innovations, initial start up and implementation. Federal monies are generally not a source of funds for continuing operation costs Limitations of Federal Justice Funding

16. State Administering Agencies Under most formula grant programs, the Governor of each state designates the entity that will discharge the administrative responsibilities associated with the program.

17. Beginning with Governor Patrick Lucey, the Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice and it’s successor, the Office of Justice Assistance has been the designated state administering agency.

18. Federal Responsibilities • Annual application for funding • Strategic planning and analysis • Grant administration and program monitoring • Technical Assistance and Training • Program Evaluation

19. OJA advises the Governor and Legislature on criminal justice matters performs other dutes as may be directed by the Governor OJA’s has primary responsibility for carrying out the state coordination of automated justice information systems among state and local criminal justice agencies. OJA’s Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) conducts research and publishes reports on high visibility justice issues including the Wisconsin Uniform Crime Report and Traffic Stop Data Collection. OJA is responsible for grant administration for several state funded justice grant programs. State Responsibilities

20. Treatment Alternatives and Diversion American Indian Offender Reintegration Youth Gang Diversion Police Beat Patrol Child Advocacy Centers Traffic Stop Data Collection State funded criminal justice grants administered by OJA

21. Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing (WIJIS) Facilitating the exchange of justice information among state and local justice agencies Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) Justice data analysis and reporting Other OJA Justice Programs

22. OJA has a unique and system wide perspective with regard to Wisconsin’s criminal justice system. National perspective Neutral view of the justice system elements and their needs Testing ground for innovative justice programs Stakeholders provide direct feedback loop for criminal justice priorities and successful projects

23. Questions? Key Contacts: David Steingraber, Executive Director 266-7488 Alison Poe, Deputy Director 264-9312 Dennis Schuh, Justice Programs Manager 266-7682 Tami Jackson, Public Affairs/Legislative Liaison 266-6476 For more information please visit: http://oja.wi.gov