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Author: Jeff Luther
Posted: Aug 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).
Indian River County will use its Fiscal Year 2009 JAG award in the amount of $32,294 to enhance their law enforcement efforts by upgrading their outdated GIS (Mapping) and Crime Analysis software, along with paying for two years of hosting fees for crime mapping. The Indian River County Sheriff's Office's goal is to enhance the Crime Analysis Unit, which will assist them in tasks that would allow them to become more efficient and effective, said Sheriff Deryl Loar.
This software will have a major impact with the newly created Problem Oriented Policing initiatives and allow the Crime Analysts the ability to visualize crime activity geographically. The analysts will be able to focus their time on problem areas, analyze crime data, alerting deputies of increased crimes in a generalized area and notify citizens through a web-based mapping system of crimes in their areas.