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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforce­ment Act of 1994authorized the creation of an intergovernmental grant programwithin the U.S. Department of Justice to fund the hiring andrede­ployment of 100,000 additional community polic­ingofficers on America's streets. The program that administers thegrants is the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services(COPS).

Associate U.S. Attorney General Vanita Gupta discussed newly issued Department of Justice guidance that takes a critical view of the use of fines and fees in the criminal legal system.

Over the past several years, America’s law enforcement community has been confronted with an array of challenges.

Deadline: 12-Jun-23 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for

A wide-ranging bill that sets budgets for Minnesota's courts and public safety systems could also include universal background checks on gun purchases and red flag law provisions.

How area members of Congress voted

Statement by Director Christopher Wray before the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

A wide-ranging bill that sets budgets for Minnesota's courts and public safety systems could also include universal background checks on gun purchases and red flag law provisions.

A longitudinal three-year study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that among women ages 12-45, 5% of those who had been raped became pregnant.

Votes cast by area members of Congress April 14-20.