Resources

The information below was created as a result of the inaugural class of the NJLCA. We hope these resources will assist you.

Resources for the NJLCA - Downloadable Version

American Jail Association (AJA) – is a national, nonprofit, educational organization representing more than 70,000 jail professionals focusing exclusively on issues affecting them and their facilities. Some of the resources available include Jail Managers Bulletins, Jail Operations Bulletins, Jail Operations videos/DVDs, the Detention and Corrections Caselaw Quarterly, the Legal Issues Manual, the American Jails bi-monthly magazine, the “Exploring Jail Operations” book, the “Who’s Who in Jail Management” directory (with statistics), and the “Write It Right” quarterly. www.AJA.org

Correctional Management Institute of Texas (CMIT) – has created a resource library in order to provide an additional resource to the corrections field. This program is FREE. Simply complete the order form at http://www.cmitonline.org/video.php

Crime and Justice News – a daily Criminal Justice Journalists summary of the nation’s top crime and justice news stories with Internet links supported by John Jay College of Criminal Justice/State University of NY and the Open Society Institute. www.TheCrimeReport.org To sign up for the FREE Email service, enter http://cjj.mn-8.net/login.asp?loc=&link= and enter your email address in the box for “RECEIVE CJN FREE DAILY.”

General Accounting Office (GAO) – The "GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Guide: Best Practices for Developing and Managing Capital Program Costs" is available as a resource for jurisdictions as they plan capital improvement projects. While not specific to criminal justice projects, it is designed to help federal, state, or local agencies develop more reliable cost estimates for capital projects of all sizes. Available from the US GAO at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d093sp.pdf
Grants.gov – receive FREE email notifications of new grant opportunity postings and updates on Grants.gov. You do not need to be a registered user of Grants.gov to sign-up for this service. Go to http://www.grants.gov/applicants/email_subscription.jsp to subscribe.

National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) – The mission of the NCCHC is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities to include setting standards for and accreditation of correctional health services. www.NCCHC.org

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) –NCJRS is a federally funded resource offering justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide. www.NCJRS.org

National Institute of Corrections/NIC Information Center – NIC is an agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Institute is headed by a Director appointed by the U.S. Attorney General. NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to federal, state, and local corrections agencies. Through cooperative agreements, NIC awards funds to support program initiatives. www.nicic.org

Join FREE NIC Online Community Discussion Forums and Corrections News/Blogs at http://community.nicic.org/forums/default.aspx
NIC Satellite/Internet Broadcasts – Locate and register to view live training programs that are available via satellite and the Internet. The National Institute of Corrections provides training opportunities via live broadcasts that can be viewed online, using a satellite, or on DVD after the program has completed.
Registration is required for each broadcast but there is no charge and the programs are open to any individual and agency. http://www.nicic.org/Broadcasts

National Prison Rape Elimination Commission – http://www.nprec.us/welcome.html

National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) – serves law enforcement and other criminal justice professionals of the nation as a non-profit organization dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among those in the criminal justice field. Through the years, NSA has provided programs for Sheriffs, their deputies, chiefs of police, and others in the field of criminal justice to perform their jobs in the best possible manner and to better serve the people of their cities, counties or jurisdictions. www.sheriffs.org

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Bureaus/U.S. Department of Justice (also can be located under NCJRS.org)

Bureau of Justice Assistance – provides leadership and assistance to local criminal justice programs that improve and reinforce the nation’s criminal justice system. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/

→ BJA administers the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. For information on JAG Program funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, please visit www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/recoveryJAG/recoveryjag.html The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program allows states and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system. JAG replaces the Byrne Formula and Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) programs with a single funding mechanism that simplifies the administration process for grantees.

The procedure for allocating JAG funds is a formula based on population and crime statistics, in combination with a minimum allocation to ensure that each state and territory receives an appropriate share. Traditionally, under the Byrne Formula and LLEBG Programs, funds were distributed 60/40 between state and local recipients. This distribution continues under JAG.

JAG Purpose Areas:
Law enforcement programs.
Prosecution and court programs.
Prevention and education programs.
Corrections and community corrections programs.
Drug treatment and enforcement programs.
Planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs.
Crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

→ BJA just released the solicitation for Second Chance Act grants to state and
local governments for adult reentry demonstration projects (Public Law 110-199, Section 101). Funding under this section is available to help state and local agencies
implement programs and strategies to reduce recidivism and ensure the
safe and successful reentry of adults released from prisons and jails.

To download the solicitation or find out more about the grant program,
visit http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/grant/SecondChance.html.

**The deadline for applications is 8:00 p.m. ET on April 20, 2009**

Bureau of Justice Statistics – the primary statistical agency of the Department of Justice. BJS collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, crime victims, and criminal justice operations. BJS also provides financial and technical support to state, local, and tribal governments to improve their statistical capabilities and the quality and the utility of their criminal history records. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJS/
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) – focuses on research, development, and evaluation of crime control and justice issues. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of criminal justice at local and state levels. NIJ funds research, development, and technology assistance. http://www.ojp.gov/NIJ/

→ National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) – a component of the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ's) Office of Science and Technology, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) system serves as an "honest broker" offering support, research findings, and technological expertise to help State and local law enforcement, corrections, and other criminal justice personnel perform their duties more safely and efficiently. http://www.justnet.org/Pages/home.aspx
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – assists local community endeavors to effectively avert and react to juvenile delinquency and victimization. http://www.OJJDP.ncjrs.gov/
Office for Victims of Crime – distributes federal funds to victim assistance programs across the country. OVC offers training programs for professionals and their agencies that specialize in helping victims. OVC circulates publications and hosts various programs to help develop awareness about victims’ rights and services to the public. http://www.ojp.gov/OVC/
Community Capacity Development Office – to promote comprehensive strategies to reduce crime and revitalize communities. CCDO helps communities help themselves, enabling them to reduce violent and drug crime, strengthen community capacity to increase the quality of life, and promote long-term community health and resilience. http://www.ojp.gov/ccdo/welcome_flash.html

The Center for Innovative Public Policies, Inc. (CIPP)/Susan McCampbell, NJLCA Instructor – is a not-for-profit corporation, established in 1999, located in Naples, Florida. CIPP is dedicated to improving criminal justice system processes, addressing issues common to public safety and public health, improving public education, and developing model protocols adapting successful programs for public agencies. http://www.cipp.org

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) – As a component of the Justice Department, the mission of the COPS Office is to advance the practice of community policing as an effective strategy to improve public safety. The COPS Office awards grants to tribal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to hire and train community policing professionals, acquire and deploy cutting-edge crime-fighting technologies, and develop and test innovative policing strategies. http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/

The Reentry Policy Council of the Justice Center at the Council of State Governments – www.reentrypolicy.org. To sign up for the FREE online newsletter, enter your email address in the box on the homepage for “Subscribe to Newsletter.”

U.S. Corrections - Special Operations Group (US CSOG) – is a comprehensive, professional Corrections, Prison, Jail and Detention Special Operations Group in the corrections community and has a high level of corrections special operations personnel. The US C-SOG Cadre is recruited from throughout the world from within the elite corrections special operations community. With offices in Southeast Asia, Washington, D.C. and Virginia, US C-SOG is able to serve the corrections prison community globally. http://uscsog.com/ They have a FREE email alert service that sends notifications of correctional security incidents around the U.S. To subscribe, email your request to info@certops-com.ccsend.com

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The information below was created as a result of the inaugural class of the NJLCA. We hope these resources will assist you.