Strengthen partnerships with state, local, and tribal stakeholders. Ensure integrity of, and respect for, science—including a focus on evidence-based, on in criminal and juvenile justice. “smart crime” approaches Administer grant awards in a fair, accessible, and transparent fashion—and, as OJP’s good stewards of federal funds, manage the grants system in a manner that avoids waste, fraud, and abuse. With the January 2012 release of the Department of Justice FY 2012-2016 strategic plan, OJP will begin the planning and coordination phase in preparation of developing an OJP strategic plan by 2014. This performance budget describes programs and their relationship to Strategic OJP’s DOJ’s Plan, expected long-term outcomes, annual performance measures, and the funding request. This integrated strategy demonstrates, in a concrete way, ability to provide information and OJP’s innovation through a This research-based approach is used to “knowledge-to-practice model”. guide evidence-based decision-making to meet the challenges of crime and justice. OJP is currently aligned with the following DOJ goals and objectives: Goal 2: Prevent Crime, Protect the Rights of the American People, and Enforce Federal Law Objective 2.2: Prevent and intervene in crimes against vulnerable populations; uphold the rights of, and improve crime victims. services to, American’s Goal 3: Ensure and support the fair, impartial, efficient, and transparent administration of justice at the federal, state, local, tribal and international levels. Objective 3.1: Promote and strengthen relationships and strategies for the administration of justice with state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement. Objective 3.3: Provide for the safe, secure, humane, and cost-effective confinement of detainees awaiting trial and/or sentencing, and those in the custody of the federal prison system. Budget Structure In FY 2013, budget structure is comprised of five appropriation accounts outlined below: OJP’s Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (formerly Justice Assistance): Provides grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research, development, and evaluation; and supports development and dissemination of quality statistical and scientific information. This account also includes Management and Administration (M&A) reimbursable OJP’s funding from programs, which supports overall management and administrative functions of OJP (including activities of the Office of Audit, Assessment and Management). Funds programs that establish and State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance:
Strengthen partnerships with state, local, and tribal stakeholders. Ensure integrity of, and respect for, science—including a focus on evidence-based, “smart on crime” approaches in criminal and juvenile justice. Administer OJP’s grant awards in a fair, accessible, and transparent fashion—and, as good stewards of federal funds, manage the grants system in a manner that avoids waste, fraud, and abuse. With the January 2012 release of the Department of Justice FY 2012-2016 strategic plan, OJP will begin the planning and coordination phase in preparation of developing an OJP strategic plan by 2014. This performance budget describes OJP’s programs and their relationship to DOJ’s Strategic Plan, expected long-term outcomes, annual performance measures, and the funding request. This integrated strategy demonstrates, in a concrete way, OJP’s ability to provide information and innovation through a “knowledge-to-practice model”. This research-based approach is used to guide evidence-based decision-making to meet the challenges of crime and justice. OJP is currently aligned with the following DOJ goals and objectives: Goal 2: Prevent Crime, Protect the Rights of the American People, and Enforce Federal Law Objective 2.2: Prevent and intervene in crimes against vulnerable populations; uphold the rights of, and improve services to, American’s crime victims. Goal 3: Ensure and support the fair, impartial, efficient, and transparent administration of justice at the federal, state, local, tribal and international levels. Objective 3.1: Promote and strengthen relationships and strategies for the administration of justice with state, local, tribal, and international law enforcement. Objective 3.3: Provide for the safe, secure, humane, and cost-effective confinement of detainees awaiting trial and/or sentencing, and those in the custody of the federal prison system. Budget Structure In FY 2013, OJP’s budget structure is comprised of five appropriation accounts outlined below: Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (formerly Justice Assistance): Provides grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research, development, and evaluation; and supports development and dissemination of quality statistical and scientific information. This account also includes OJP’s Management and Administration (M&A) reimbursable funding from programs, which supports overall management and administrative functions of OJP (including activities of the Office of Audit, Assessment and Management). State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance: Funds programs that establish and
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