OpportunityTitle: BJA FY 14 Smart Prosecution Initiative
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to state, local, and tribal prosecutor agencies or a government  agency acting as fiscal agent for the applicant.
Description: The Smart Prosecution Initiative, administered by BJA, is part of BJA&#146;s &#147;Smart Suite&#148; of crime fighting programs&#151;Smart Policing, Smart Supervision, and now Smart Prosecution. BJA established the first program within this Smart Suite over 4 years ago with the launch of the Smart Policing Initiative (SPI). SPI supports law enforcement agencies in building evidencebased, data-driven law enforcement tactics and strategies that are effective, efficient, and economical. Smart Policing represents a strategic approach that brings more &#147;science&#148; into police operations by leveraging innovative applications of analysis, technology, and evidencebased practices. The goal of the SPI is to improve policing performance and effectiveness while containing costs; an important consideration in today&#146;s fiscal environment. For more information on SPI, see the program&#146;s most recent fact sheet, available at: www.smartpolicinginitiative.com/sites/all/files/SPI_One_Pager_2013.pdf BJA&#146;s Smart Prosecution Initiative is designed to promote effective data-driven, research-based approaches to prosecution and prosecutor-led justice systems innovations and reforms. The Smart Prosecution model will build off of the lessons learned from BJA&#146;s &#147;Smart Suite&#148; of crimefighting programs described above. Smart Prosecution will seek to pair an operational, resultsfocused researcher with a prosecutor&#146;s office to develop data-driven solutions which create effective, efficient, and just prosecution strategies which will ultimately improve public safety. It will provide other valuable resources to equip a prosecutor&#146;s office to access data across various criminal justice and non-criminal justice information systems to improve results for communities. BJA hopes that the lessons learned will develop a rich body of evidence for use by prosecutors nationally as they seek to work with communities to solve chronic problems and fight violent crime.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Application Support
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