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Gang Violence and Community Awareness & Education in Nassau County

Award Information

Award #
2005-JL-FX-0241
Location
Awardee County
Nassau
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
Total funding (to date)
$49,322

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2005, $49,322)

Nassau County Detectives Association is taking a three prong approach to combating gangs. They will educate the public (400 adults) through gang awareness seminars, fund trained investigators for gang investigations, and fund more uniformend police specifically to battle the gang problem. They will measure the success of these goals through arrest data and pre/post surveys. This program will submit Categorical Assistance Progress Reports to OJJDP. NCA/NCF

Date Created: August 31, 2005