NCJ Number
222593
Date Published
2008
Length
40 pages
Annotation
This report presents the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission's (ACJC's) 2008-2011 plan that guides its funding priorities for combatting drugs, gangs, and violent crime in the State.
Abstract
The first priority of the strategic plan continues to support the multiagency, multijurisdictional drug, gang, and violent crime task forces, their tandem prosecution projects, and statewide civil forfeiture efforts. This collaboration streamlines the interdiction process and the apprehension of drug, gang, and violent-crime offenders, as well as their prosecution and asset forfeitures. The second priority continues to support improvement in criminal justice information-sharing projects. These projects improve the accuracy and completeness of criminal history record information and facilitates agencies sharing information that assists with ongoing investigations that cross jurisdictions. The third priority continues funding for adjudication and support services for the criminal justice system. These services include forensic laboratory services that provide analysis and presentation of evidence for court proceedings; improvement in corrections services for inmate processing and security as well as community corrections services; support for the superior court and probation departments in the processing of additional cases that result from task force investigations; and model correctional residential drug treatment programs. The fourth priority will support proven prevention and education programs that address substance abuse problems. This priority recognizes that preventing crime is more cost-effective than reactive investigation, prosecution, and corrections. 13 references