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Crime Control Assistance Through the Byrne Programs (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date May 20, 1998
Report Number 97-265GOV
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The statute provides that states receive and distribute block grant funds and that the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) of the U.S. Department of Justice awards discretionary grants for specified activities. Allocated largely on the basis of population, block grant funds are used for personnel, equipment, training, technical assistance, and information systems to improve criminal justice systems.