Bureau of Justice Assistance Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 1998. Working211 Together for Peace and Justice

摘要

This annual report describes the funding and technical assistance provided to211u001estate and local criminal justice systems by Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) in 211u001eFY 1998. This past fiscal year, BJA administered $1.7 billion to state and local 211u001eagencies to support an extraordinary range of proven and promising programs in 211u001ecrime prevention, community justice, law enforcement, adjudication, supervision 211u001eservices, technology, and evaluation. Every day these efforts have a significant 211u001eimpact on the lives of Americans. BJA's most important contribution to the safety 211u001eof our nation is funding the implementation, evaluation, and replication of these 211u001eprograms. At the heart of every initiative in this report is the belief that no 211u001eone part of our communities and justice system can address our nations culture of 211u001eviolence. Every member of society and government has an important contribution to 211u001emake. BJA believes that those contributions become more powerful through 211u001epartnerships. Partnerships open the criminal justice system at every level to 211u001einnovative thinking and break down barriers between community and police, 211u001eprosecution and defense, and federal and local levels.