Grants

Strategies to share or improve the flow of data through the criminal justice system are complicated. The grants below are dedicated to improving the criminal justice system through efficient data sharing among the many criminal justice partners and management. Take a look at some of the most recent projects and improvements.

Since 1972, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and its predecessor agency, the National Criminal Justice Information and Statistics Service, have provided support to state and territorial governments to establish and operate SACs to collect, analyze, and report statistics on crime and justice to federal, state, and local levels of government and to share state-level information nationally. The information produced by SACs and their involvement in criminal justice projects are critical to federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies and community organizations as they develop programs and policies related to crime, illegal drugs, victim services, and the administration of justice. MBCC is currently partnering with the University of Montana Criminology Research Group (CRG) on the following projects:

Montana Statewide Crime Victimization Survey

• Montana Resident Survey
• Bakken Ambient Population Survey
• Social Impacts of Oil and Gas Development on Eastern Montana Communities

Statewide Jail Survey and Detention Data Information System Improvement Projects

• Statewide Jail Survey
• DMC Assessment
• The Montana Pre-Adjudicatory Dention Risk Assessment Instrument
• The Montana Pre-Adjudicatory Detention Risk Assessment Instrument: A Validation and Assessment Study

Pilot Projects for Three Locations to Map Local Jail Management Systems to the Offender Management Information System

• Lewis & Clark County Detention Center
• Flathead County Detention Center
• Gallatin County Detention Center
• Cascade County Law Enforcement Juvenile Arrest Point of Contact Survey

Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force Analysis

• A 2014 Report Examining the Economic Analyses Approaches For Montana's Seven Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Forces
• A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)

The National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), funded through the Bureau of Justice Statistics, provides direct awards and technical assistance to states and localities to improve the quality, timeliness, and immediate accessibility of criminal history records and related information. Complete records require that data from all components of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and corrections be integrated and linked. NCHIP assists states to establish the integrated infrastructure that meets the needs of all components.