The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was created in 1984 to reduce violent crime, create safer communities, and reform our Nation’s criminal justice system. BJA’s mission is to provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support state, local, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities. BJA works with communities, governments, and nonprofit organizations to reduce crime, recidivism, and unnecessary confinement, and promote a safe and fair criminal justice system.
This grant program from BJA aims to enhance the capacity of state, local, and tribal community supervision agencies. It provides resources along with training and technical assistance (TTA) for these agencies to assess and improve responses to client behavior. The improvements are to be grounded in the principles of swiftness, certainty, and fairness. The grant encourages collaboration among stakeholders, utilization of data, and implementation of research-informed strategies to enhance supervision outcomes and ensure the fair administration of justice.