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Bureau of Justice Assistance Training and Technical Assistance Investments January 2015 - December 2016 State of Indiana Summary of Findings Twenty-five Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and BJA National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) providers carried out 104 training and technical assistance (TTA) activities across Indiana to benefit state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies (see map). As a result of these TTA activities, 1,136 agencies and 2,963 individuals, including law enforcement and corrections professionals, were served by BJAfunded criminal justice practitioners.

Munster-1

South Bend-2 Elkhart-1 Gary-3 Notre Dame-1 Albion-1 Warsaw-1 Kendallville-2 Fort Wayne-8

Decatur-1

West Lafayette-1 Marion-4 Carmel-1

Muncie-3 Indianapolis-55 New Castle-1 Richmond-1 Plainfield-1

Greencastle-3

Columbus-1

Butlerville-5

Vincennes-1

Corydon-1

Jeffersonville-4

Evansville-1

Justice Topics Addressed by TTA Activities in Indiana BJA provides funding to support TTA services across key justice topics to improve the criminal justice infrastructure and build the capacity of state, local, and tribal justice agencies. Of the 104 TTA activities, the following justice topics were addressed through this work

56 19 16 6 Law Enforcement

Adjudication/Courts

Corrections

Crime Prevention

Bureau of Justice Assistance Training and Technical Assistance Investments - State of Indiana

5 Justice Information-Sharing

2 Substance Abuse/Drugs

BJA-funded Activities Across Indiana by the Type of Assistance

Feedback on TTA Evaluations

BJA provided funding for a wide variety of TTA activities, including classroom and virtual trainings, policy development, and general program support. BJA and BJA NTTAC provided the following support through the 104 TTA activities.

Criminal justice professionals who have benefited from BJA-funded TTA shared positive feedback.

Conferences

12

Practitioners in Indiana assisted through TTA activities

2,963

Virtual Training

21

Organizations in Indiana that received TTA through BJA

1,136

Infrastructure*

Individuals who indicated the TTA was useful

21

Program Implementation

94%

68

Individuals who reported their knowledge level increased

Classroom Training

100% * Infrastructure includes: Focus/Advisory Group Working Sessions; Operational Oversights/Audits; Policy Development/Adoption; Policy, Standards, Material Development or Review; and Study/Evaluation

Target Audiences for Indiana TTA Activities The TTA services fulfilled by BJA and BJA NTTAC TTA providers target multiple criminal justice audiences. A single TTA service may benefit a wide-range of audiences – from law enforcement and mental health providers, to juvenile justice and faith-based organizations. Below is an overview of the 10 most served target audiences for Indiana TTA activities. 80 70

75

60

0

16

13

12

Tribal Justice

16

Juvenile Justice

17

Judges

17

Corrections Professionals

18

Courts

19

State Agencies

10

21

Prosecutors

20

Law Enforcement

30

Probation/Parole Officers

40

Administrators

Count

50

Target Audience

BJA TTA Services Between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2016, BJA and BJA NTTAC TTA providers delivered a range of services to criminal justice agencies, which included 8,257 TTA activities across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 U.S. territories. BJA managed more than $573 million in TTA grants that were active between 2015 – 2016.

This document showcases funding award information and data entered by BJA TTA grantees and BJA NTTAC into the BJA TTA Reporting Portal. Data was exported in April 2017.