The grants will fund projects to increase recruiting and retention programs for criminal justice professionals, increase resources for the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women, and improve services to the victims; upgrade criminal history data systems and other criminal justice-related information systems; enhance localities' juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment capacity; and support the state's terrorism prevention planning and resource efforts.
"Virginia is committed to ensuring that our criminal justice system is effective and responsive," Kaine said. "These grants will enable localities and state agencies to support new and continuing programs addressing a wide range of public safety needs and issues across the commonwealth."
The Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) administers the grant programs. DCJS's Criminal Justice Services Board, the policy board appointed by the governor to act on matters affecting the criminal justice system, reviewed and approved them during its December meeting.
