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GOCCP Announces $2.3 Million Effort Focusing on Most Violent Offenders

28 Agencies To Receive Funds

The Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention today announced it is awarding grants totaling $2,278,175 dollars to 28 local law enforcement agencies under the CSAFE-VPI Program (Collaborative Supervision and Focused Enforcement/Violence Prevention Initiative.)

CSAFE-VPI links local law enforcement agencies with the state Division of Parole and Probation (DPP) and the Dept. of Juvenile Services (DJS) to closely supervise the state’s violent criminals who are most likely to re-offend. DPP created a risk assessment tool to identify the most dangerous offenders under supervision. Using specific screening criteria, DPP has identified approximately 2,400 offenders under community-based supervision who had a high propensity for committing future violent crimes, and developed enhanced supervision and containment models to manage these high-risk offenders.

Collaboration and information sharing between the DPP and local law enforcement agencies are the key to this program. Live, accurate and timely data about offenders is provided as crime patterns unfold. This innovative approach brings together federal, state, and local agencies to collaborate and strategize on crime reduction with particular emphasis on removal of the most violent repeat offenders.

The program's focus is to link customized crime strategies with State resources, agencies and institutions. It has been a key factor in the reduction of violent crime in Maryland to record lows.

EDITORS: A list of the agencies receiving the awards and the amount of the grants is attached.

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|CSAFE-VPI AWARDS |

|RECIPIENT |AMOUNT |

| Anne Arundel County Health Department |$21,000 |

|Anne Arundel County Police Department |$134,780 |

|Baltimore City Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice |$738,427 |

| Baltimore County Bureau of Substance Abuse |$49,000 |

| Baltimore County Police Department |$137,975 |

| Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County, Inc. |$10,000 |

| Family & Children's Services of Central MD |$35,000 |

| Denton Police Department |$5,000 |

| Town of Federalsburg |$17,000 |

| Dorchester County Local Management Board |$29,000 |

| Frederick City Police Department |$139,301 |

| Bel Air Police Department |$7,000 |

| Havre de Grace Police Department |$19,000 |

| Harford County Government, Office of Drug Control Policy |$192,514 |

| Montgomery County Police Department |$223,000 |

| Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office |$59,249 |

| City of Seat Pleasant |$11,505 |

| Seat Pleasant Police Department |$37,000 |

|Mount Rainier Police Department |$29,750 |

| Queen Anne's County Community Partnerships for Children and Families |$17,000 |

| Princess Anne Police Department |$31,000 |

| Somerset County State's Attorney's Office |$34,000 |

| St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office |$25,000 |

| Easton Police Department |$11,700 |

| Hagerstown Police Department |$185,974 |

| Pocomoke City Police Department |$11,000 |

| Town of Berlin Police Department |$27,000 |

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GOCCP

410-821-2828

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Baltimore, Maryland 21286-3016

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FAX: 410-321-3116

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Contact: GOCCP

410-821-2828

Martin O’Malley

Governor

Anthony Brown

Lt. Governor

Kristen Mahoney

Executive Director

For Immediate Release:

June 28, 2011

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