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Nebraska Crime
Commission - Informational Pamphlet
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Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice
301 Centennial Mall
South
Lincoln, Nebraska
68509
Michael E. Behm,
Executive Director
(402) 471-2194
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The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Crime
Commission) was created in 1967 by an Executive Order. In 1969
legislation was enacted to establish the Commission as an agency of
state government.
The Commission was established to develop comprehensive plans that
improve the administration of criminal justice activities among state
and local agencies. Since its inception, additional statutory
responsibilities have been assigned and the Commission now serves as an
umbrella agency for many criminal justice programs.
The following describes the Crime Commission’s individual programs.
Note: The annual
appropriation for all Crime Commission budget programs, including the
Community Corrections Council, is 25 to 30 million dollars each fiscal
year.
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William Muldoon, Director
(308) 385-6030
The Training Center, located in Grand Island, is administered by the
Crime Commission with oversight provided by the Police
Standards Advisory Council. The Center provides basic
training for new law enforcement officers, supervision/management
courses, reserve officer training, highway safety courses, initial and
in-service training for jail facility employees, in-service training
for sheriffs, and various specialized schools.
Training Center staff also certify the curriculum and inspect the three
other law enforcement training centers in the state (Omaha and Lincoln
Police Departments and the State Patrol).
Following renovation and expansion of the Training Center, the State
Patrol Training Academy was collocated in the expanded facility in
2001.
The Center accepts both agency sponsored and tuition paying students.
Enrollment information can be found at the Center’s website.
The Center’s website address is www.nletc.state.ne.us.
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The Crime Commission administers a variety of federal and state grant
programs. Each program has a different purpose and different
requirements, and the amount available for each program varies
from year to year. Each year, the Crime Commission makes
sub-awards to approximately 325 agencies. The grant programs
administered by the Crime Commission include:
● Edward Byrne/Justice Assistance Grant is a
federal grant program that promotes partnership among federal, state,
and local criminal justice entities in addressing the state’s drug and
violent crime issues. A major priority of this grant program is
to provide funds for drug and violent crime task forces.
● Residential Substance Abuse Treatment is a
federal grant program that provides support for the residential
substance abuse treatment programs housed within correctional
facilities.
● Project Safe Neighborhoods is a federal grant
program that helps reduce gun crime and gang violence.
● Victims of Crime Act is a federal grant program
designed to provide direct services to victims of crime. Nebraska
also provides limited state dollars to enhance such services.
● Juvenile Accountability Block Grant is a federal
grant program which enhances efforts to assist youth involved in the
juvenile justice system.
● Violence Against Women Act is a federal grant
program that provides funding to communities to improve their local
criminal justice system’s response to women who are victims of domestic
violence and sexual assault.
● Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title II
is a federal grant program that assists states and local communities in
making improvements and changes to their juvenile justice
systems. State funding priorities include alternatives to
detention, disproportionate minority confinement and projects for
compliance with the JJDP Act.
● Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Title V
is a federal grant program with limited funding that is designed for
prevention programs with the current priority being disproportionate
minority confinement.
● Juvenile Services is a state grant program that
provides funds to communities for programs which provide alternatives
to juvenile incarceration.
● County Aid is a state grant program that assists
counties in providing needed programs and services identified in their
comprehensive community juvenile justice plans.
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The Jail Standards Board, appointed by the Governor,
is responsible for the enforcement of minimum standards for the
operation and construction of 78 local jails. Jail Standards
staff conducts annual inspections of local jails and juvenile detention
facilities. Technical assistance is also provided to include new
facility planning and training for local correctional officers.
Staff also collect data on the characteristics and numbers of inmates
held in local jails.
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The Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Advisory
Committee has developed a statewide strategic plan for improving
the exchange of information among criminal justice agencies.
There is a proven need for data sharing as well as automating several
key components of the criminal justice system. Funds appropriated
to this program are used to implement those projects identified in the
CJIS strategic plan. Some projects include:
● NCJIS - a secure data portal providing access to
criminal justice data for over 5,000 law enforcement users.
● VINE - offender detention and release information
for crime victims and the public.
● Standardized automation for law enforcement, jails,
and prosecutors.
● Electronic citations.
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Linda Krutz,
Executive Director
(402) 471-3710
The Commission provides budgetary and administrative support to the Community Corrections Council, which has its own
Executive Director and staff. The Council, established in 2003,
has a mandate to develop standards for community corrections programs
and facilities, propose sentencing guidelines to be considered by the
Supreme Court, and develop a uniform crime data analysis system.
The Council oversees funding for substance abuse treatment for
offenders released into the community, day and evening reporting
centers, and specialized courts. The Council also has coordinated
funding for a methamphetamine treatment study and a recidivism treatment center study.
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Central Administration
Staff in this budget program provide administrative assistance for the
Crime Commission Governing Board, the Crime Victims’ Reparations Committee, the County Attorneys Standards Advisory Council, and
the Juvenile Justice Advisory Group.
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Other activities...
● Uniform Crime Reporting - collection and
publication of criminal offense and arrest data.
● Hate Crimes Reporting - central repository for the
collection and analysis of hate crime information.
● Homicide Study - review and analysis of all
criminal homicide cases in Nebraska. Data is updated on an annual
basis.
● Traffic Stop Reporting - data collection and
analysis including the race or ethnicity of the person stopped and the
nature of the violation.
● Monitor Compliance with Mandatory Continuing
Education for County Attorneys and their Deputies.
● Statistical Analysis Center - provides research
and statistical information for criminal justice purposes.
● Crime Victim’s Reparations - financial assistance
for innocent victims of crime.
● Aid to Statewide Crime Stoppers |
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