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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Grantee: Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Grantor: U.S. Department of Justice
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: This award allows the State's Attorney's Office to address gun crimes through a two-pronged approach: 1) embed a team of prosecutors and federal law enforcement partners with CPD in the target districts of 7 and 11 to build intelligence about who is driving violent crime in those neighborhoods and focus prosecutorial resources accordingly, and 2) establish a data system model based on very large data sets aggregated from multiple sources, including law enforcement, to develop a policy and procedure-based approach to case-based decision making, preemptive resource deployment, and policy efficacy evaluation in a very dynamic and unique prosecutorial environment. Funds will be used to dedicate one full-time Assistant State's Attorney to support the investigation and prosecution of proactive and reactive gun cases and other matters against individuals identified as key drivers of violence in Chicago's 7th and 11th police districts. Funds will also be allocated to subcontract with a research partner for research and evaluation of the proposed program and its effectiveness at improving public safety. Finally, funds will be allocated to contract with System Development and Data Exchange partners (including the Cook County Bureau of Technology).
Grant Amount: $486,470.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2017 - 9/30/2019
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: None
Concurrences:
Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents, and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This award allows the State's Attorney's Office to address gun crimes through a two-pronged approach: 1) embed a team of prosecutors and federal law enforcement partners with CPD in the target districts of 7 and 11 to build intelligence about who is driving v...
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