NCJ Number
221067
Date Published
May 1999
Length
47 pages
Annotation
This report presents program highlights and accomplishments for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) for 1998.
Abstract
Report highlights on accomplishments and activities for the PCCD for 1998 include: (1) by end of 1998, 16 of the initial 25 recommendations contained in the original juvenile justice plan to the Governor had been partially or completely implemented; (2) 3 new Communities That Care (CTC) program cycles were initiated in 1998 involving 20 jurisdictions; (3) implemented a 50-percent increase in support for the 130 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) projects operating throughout the State; (4) PCCD was part of the first group of users of the implementation of the Commonwealth's Integrated Justice Information System, the Justice Network (JNET); (5) conducted significant enhancements to the R/Client management information system for community-based victim service agencies-over 60 victim service programs now use the R/Client software; (6) completed, printed, and distributed a curriculum entitled, "Victim Offender Conferencing in Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice System;" (7) sponsored 11 regional trainings on violence against women issues to over 800 law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim advocates; (8) funded 7 additional counties to implement Balanced and Restorative Justice projects, bringing the total number of counties participating in the BARJ initiative to 31; and (9) awarded 1,078 grants totaling over $84 million. Of this number, 613 grants amounting to over $51 million were funded with Federal monies with the remaining 465 grants totaling over $33 million funded with State dollars.