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The Monthly ARRA Report Webinar is open to any grantee, subgrantee, or sub-subgrantee that is receiving American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds via the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA). ARRA has strict reporting requirements and ICJIA has created a simplified monthly report for use in collecting data. This webinar will walk grantees through completion of the monthly report. Click here to view the ICJIA Monthly ARRA Report Webinar. VAWA ARRA Specialized Training and the Specialized Personnel RFP'sGrant proposals for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (VAWA) funding for specialized training and specialized personnel are in final stages of review. It is anticipated that award recommendations will be put forward to the ICJIA Budget Committee for approval this month. Applicants will be notified shortly after that of application acceptance or rejection. The Authority regularly publishes or supports publication of criminal justice research and evaluation reports and bulletins, crime prevention brochures, technical manuals, data guides, statistical profiles, annual reports, and criminal justice periodicals. You'll find descriptions of each publication and links to current and back issues under the ICJIA Publications section. Publications are only downloadable in PDF format. The following Publications were recently released in pdf format: Grant Recipients: Mileage Reimbursement ReductionOn Jan. 1, the State of Illinois changed the method it uses to set the rate of reimbursement for the use of personnel vehicles. The maximum rate of reimbursement now coincides with the Federal General Service Administration (GSA) rate and instead of making changes only at the start of the state fiscal year changes will now be effective as soon as the GSA rate changes. Click to read the full notice » The Juvenile Justice System and Risk Factor Data: 2007 Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of related data for Illinois for 2007. These data cover risk factors for delinquency, including poverty, education, and abuse. In addition, this report compiles and provides data available on juvenile delinquency including arrests, admissions to detention, probation and supervision caseloads, transfers to the adult court, commitments to corrections, and other juvenile justice system related data. Finally, the report provides information on special issues such as disproportionate minority contact and mental health, and provides an overview of current juvenile justice initiatives operating in the state. All data included in the report are provided at the county-level in Appendix tables. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is pleased to announce the first round of Recovery Act Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) local-awards for programs. ICJIA received more than 50 applications requesting approximately $22 million to enhance programs and services in the areas of Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Courts, Corrections and Community Corrections, Prevention and Education, and Drug Treatment. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is pleased to announce the agency award results from $2.5 million available in 2009 Recovery Act -- Justice Assistance Grant for Law Enforcement Equipment. In August, ICJIA received more than 400 applications from local law enforcement agencies throughout the state. Approximately 380 of these agencies were deemed eligible for award consideration. Most of these agencies were seeking the $40,000 maximum amount available. The Authority's Research and Analysis Unit has amassed a large amount of data measuring the extent and nature of drug and violent crime in Illinois and the impact these crimes have on the criminal justice system. To put this information into the hands of Illinois' citizens and criminal justice policymakers, the Authority's Research and Analysis Unit has developed statistical Fact Sheets on the latest available data within the various components of the criminal justice system. While the data presented in these Fact Sheets are by no means inclusive of all indicators, they do provide a general overview of crime and the criminal justice system's response. Check out the newly updated 'Illinois Criminal Justice Statistics: Fact Sheets, 1997-2007', and the publication series 'Illinois Juvenile Justice System and Risk Factor Data: Annual Reports, for the years 2003 through 2006'. PROTOCOL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT: Responding to Victims of Elder Abuse, Neglect and ExploitationIn February 2006, in partnership with the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA), the Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils (IFVCC) convened a statewide Responding to Elder Abuse Committee. The purpose of the committee is to identify and develop resources to assist the courts, criminal justice systems and communities in responding to the needs of abused seniors. According to the Illinois Department on Aging, about 4 to 5 percent of senior citizens experience some kind of mistreatment and only about 1 in 13 cases of elder abuse are ever reported. Of the seniors abused, almost 35 percent were living with their abusers. Of the abusers, 40 percent were children of the victim. Due to the underreporting of elder abuse, the need for specialized training and the lack of resources for law enforcement the committee determined the need for a law enforcement protocol. The Protocol for Law Enforcement: Responding to Victims of Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation is a revised version of the TRIAD Crimes Against the Elderly Protocol developed in the late 1990s. It was updated to reflect current laws and practices. Click below to download the 81 Page Protocol for Law Enforcement: Copies of the protocol or information about these organization can also be found on the following websites: If you would like a copy of the Protocol sent to you on CD-ROM or emailed directly to you please contact Heather Dorsey, Senior State Council Coordinator, IFVCC at 217-785-4271 or Email heather.dorsey@illinois.gov. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) has accepted the responsibility for the compilation and quarterly submission to U.S. Department of Justices Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) information related to deaths that occur while persons are in police custody or in the process of being arrested. The Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-297) requires states to report the number of deaths and the circumstances surrounding the deaths, of persons in local jails, state prisons, juvenile correctional facilities, and law enforcement custody. BJS will use this data solely for the purpose of statistical analyses of the incidence of and circumstances surrounding deaths during arrest. An annual report on such deaths will be published, but no single department or agency will be identified. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), authorized by Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and subsequently reauthorized as the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, provides financial assistance to states for developing and strengthening effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women. To be eligible to receive funds, states must develop a plan in accordance with requirements set out in the Act. The Act specifies that states must allocate at least 25 percent of the VAWA funds it receives to law enforcement, 25 percent to prosecution, 30 percent to nonprofit, non-governmental victim services, and at least 5 percent to courts. The remaining 15 percent may be allocated at the state’s discretion, within the parameters of the Act. Funds may not be used to replace dollars already committed to a service or program. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is Authorized under the it’s power to “apply for, receive, establish priorities for, allocate, disburse, and spend grant funds,” the Authority is responsible for administering a variety of grant funds, including 13 Federal programs and one state program. The combined budgets for these programs exceeded $100 million in FFY06. As the state agency charged with administering the S.T.O.P. (Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Act award in Illinois, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is responsible for developing the plan for distributing these Federal funds.
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