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.