Annual report / Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program (Ariz.)

              Arizona State Annual Report 2000

ARIZONA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMISSION

EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES



THE STATE OF ARIZONA



2000 STATE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES



Presented to: The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance



By The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission October, 2000



TABLE OF CONTENTS



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................1 I. II. III. IV. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................5 EVALUATION PLAN AND ACTIVITIES........................................................................8 SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EVALUATION METHODS AND RESULTS .................................................................10 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION..................................25



This publication was supported by grant #99-DB-MU-0004 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.

This document is available in alternative formats by contacting the Commission Office at (602)230-0252.



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2000 Arizona's Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program funds supported 43 projects, with State funding supporting an additional 29 projects, covering 5 of the 28 program purpose areas. These purpose areas are: ' ' 1. Demand reduction education programs in which law enforcement officer participate. 2. Multi-jurisdictional task force programs that integrate Federal, State and/or local drug law enforcement agencies and prosecutors for the purpose of enhancing interagency coordination and intelligence and facilitating multi-jurisdictional investigations. 10. Improving the operational effectiveness of the court process by expanding prosecutorial, defender and judicial resources and implementing court delay reduction programs. 11. Programs designed to provide additional public correctional resources and improve the corrections system, including treatment in prisons and jails, intensive supervision programs and long-range corrections and sentencing strategies. 15.a. Developing programs to improve drug control technology, such as pretrial drug testing programs, programs which provide for the identification, assessment, referral to treatment, case management and monitoring of drug dependent offenders and enhancement of State and local forensic laboratories. 15.b. Criminal justice information systems to assist law enforcement, prosecution, courts and corrections organizations (including automated fingerprint identification systems).



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Since its inception in 1988, Arizona's drug abuse and violent crime control programs have been consistently balanced across a broad spectrum of activities, including multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug, gang and violent crime task forces and their tandem drug prosecution or asset forfeiture projects, forensic analyses of drug evidence, court adjudication and detention of drug offenders and members of criminal street gangs. Arizona continued this balanced approach through FY 2000 with continuing excellent results. The importance of maintaining this balance is demonstrated by Arizona's continued support for many programs initiated with Formula Grant Program funds that are now fully supported entirely with State funds. Arizona=s identified four priority areas in the 2000-2003 State Strategy that maintain this balance:



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Support of a continuing state-wide, system-wide, enhanced drug, gang and violent crime control effort; Support a criminal justice records improvement program;



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Support criminal justice components to ensure a balanced system; and Limited support to Drug Abuse Resistance Education.



Enhanced multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug, gang and violent crime enforcement task forces continue to be the heart of Arizona's anti-drug, gang and violent crime efforts at the State and local level. The 16 multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces, with 15 tandem prosecution projects, significantly enhance the ability of Federal, State and local criminal justice authorities to effectively target narcotic trafficking conspiracies, with their related violence, and to successfully arrest, prosecute and convict offenders by pooling resources and coordinating efforts. These task forces and their tandem prosecution projects expended $9,319,518 in Federal Formula Grant Program and State enhancement funds. In FY 2000, Arizona=s Federal Formula Grant Program expended $739,569 to enhance 10 Criminal Justice Records Improvement projects. The funds have enabled State, County and local law enforcement agencies to improve criminal justice record automation systems by the acquisition of hardware, software and consultant expertise. In FY 2000 these funds were used to purchase Automated Fingerprint Mug Photo Interface Systems, county wide information systems and radio consoles. Arizona's laboratory enhancement programs are extremely vital components of the balanced state-wide, system-wide, drug abuse and violent crime control program. $597,605 in enhancements to these programs have been continued with State funds to maintain this balanced approach. Caseloads for these projects have consistently increased each year since 1988, with back-logged cases continuing to be a problem. Arizona's State funds of $2,640,653 have enhanced Adjudication programs that provide additional judicial and critical support to 9 Superior Courts and 10 Probation Departments in all 15 counties in Arizona. This expands the operational effectiveness of the court adjudication process to the levels required for expedient processing of additional drug and violent crime case loads generated by enhanced enforcement and prosecution activity. Enhanced funding to two Drug Offender Detention projects during the past year resulted in critically needed inmate security and processing services generated by active drug, gang and violent crime enforcement efforts. These programs have been continued with $364,363 in State funds. $82,118 in Federal and State enhancement funds to the Department of Corrections allowed them to stay eligible for VOI/TIS grant funds by ensuring that 100% of the drug offenders in treatment were provided with urinalyses testing. One law enforcement agency in the State received $28,771 in Federal Formula Grant Program funds for their Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program during the year.



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Highlights of accomplishments with these funds include: ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 3714 drug law violators were arrested; 1803 pounds of cocaine, 135,046 pounds of marijuana, 183 pounds of methamphetamine, and 2,274 grams of heroin seized; 11,597 drug, gang and violent crime convictions; $6,372,993 in forfeited assets resulted from multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional drug, gang and violent crime task forces; 24,052 drug evidence samples submitted for analysis; 40,067 tests conducted on drug evidence samples by lab technicians; 2,034 prinson inmates participating in treatment programs had urinalysis tests each month; 1 additional housing unit kept open by the Maricopa County Jail; 16,979 court drug case dispositions completed; 508 additional students graduated from the DARE core curriculum; 319,849 completed tenprint searches with 211,063 (66%) confirmed hits by the Automated Fingerprint Information System (AZAFIS)



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I. INTRODUCTION In accordance with the requirements of Sec.522 (a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, 42 U.S.C. 3711, et seq., the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission is pleased to present Arizona's Annual Report concerning activities carried out under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program for the period beginning July 1, 1999 and ending June 30, 2000. ' Overview of the Program Many valuable and productive drug, gang and violent crime prevention activities are funded and conducted throughout Arizona by local towns, cities, counties and the State, operating as coordinated, partnership efforts with projects supported by Formula Drug Grant program funds. This report provides summary information on projects receiving funds from the Formula Grant Program during FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000). Arizona identifies four priority issues in its 2000-2003 State Strategy. The first is to support the statewide, system-wide, enhanced drug, gang and violent crime control effort maintained by multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional drug, gang and violent crime control task forces. The second priority issue is to provide support for a strong functioning information system that provides timely, accurate and complete functional criminal history, and criminal justice records available to all criminal justice agencies. The third priority issue is to support components of the criminal justice system to ensure the system remains balanced, by supporting forensic laboratories, drug and violent offender detention and court adjudication. The fourth priority issue is to commit limited support for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. Statistics show that projects in the program areas (to be described in section III), including those supported entirely by State monies, impacted the criminal justice process by significantly increasing the chances of drug law violators, gang members and violent criminals being identified, apprehended, adjudicated and punished. In addition, the enhanced drug abuse control efforts have successfully removed a significant amount of illicit drugs from market places throughout the United States. Arizona's geographical southern border is contiguous to the Republic of Mexico. Favorable year-round climatic conditions provide an environment highly attractive to constant drug smuggling. Major drug smuggling organizations based in Mexico dominate the movement of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and, more recently, methamphetamine, into and through Arizona from the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa. With less complex methods of production the proliferation of clandestine laboratories and the increased production of methamphetamine has become a growing problem.



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It is incumbent upon the State to maintain a vigorous, active multi-agency, multijurisdictional task force complement to maintain pressure on drug import organizations and interdict the steady stream of marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and other drugs coming from the Republic of Mexico. While Arizona has its own problems with illicit drug consumption, large numbers of drug shipments are bound for cities and towns all across the United States. A substantial part of Arizona's formula grant funding will continue to augment and support federal efforts to interdict these drug shipments, and to arrest and successfully prosecute those responsible for them as long as program guidelines and funding permit. Arizona's drug abuse and violent crime control programs are balanced throughout a broad spectrum of activities, including drug abuse prevention and education, apprehension of drug offenders, forensic analyses of drug evidence and the prosecution, court adjudication and detention of drug offenders. Arizona has continued this system-wide balanced approach through FY 2000 with excellent results. Arizona has identified its needs to attack the problem of illicit drug trafficking and violent crime at all levels throughout the state, on a system-wide basis. The focus is on identifying, arresting, successfully prosecuting and adjudicating drug law violators, and seizing their illicit drugs and the assets derived from their unlawful activities. In this regard, Arizona's program has been most successful, given the limitations on availability and use of drug and violent crime control funds. ' Coordination Efforts and Activities Arizona's state policy for Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation programs is coordinated through the Arizona Drug and Gang Policy Council, chaired by the Governor. The Council is charged with providing direction and guidance to state agencies in the demand reduction area. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission is represented on the council through membership and assignments to the Council's working subcommittee. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission provides the Drug and Gang Policy Council members with copies of the State Drug Enforcement Strategy and the Annual Drug and Gang Enforcement Report, an in-depth document from which this report is partially derived. The result is continuous coordination between the demand reduction activities in the State as coordinated through the Drug and Gang Policy Council, and the supply reduction activities coordinated through the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, the designated State Administrative Agency (SAA) for the Edward Byrne Memorial formula Grant Program.



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The Arizona Drug and Gang Prevention Resource Center, a major component of the State's demand reduction activities under the Drug and Gang Policy Council, conducts a state-wide inventory of all substance abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programs and projects in the state.



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II. EVALUATION PLAN AND ACTIVITIES Illicit drug production, transportation, marketing, distribution and consumption is a world wide economic activity. Consumption creates inherent problems of altered behavior and violent crime that costs Americans billions of dollars. In developing and implementing programs with the campaign against drug abuse, gangs and related violence, it is imperative that ongoing evaluations be conducted to ensure that projects have a high potential of success and are properly implemented. Activities must be conducted in accordance with the plans that created them. Outcomes or productivity must be of sufficient value to justify the expense; and must clearly impact the drug problem as a whole. Statistical indicators are used as bench marks to measure Arizona's progress in its efforts to deal with drug abuse, gangs and violence. While use of such benchmarks to measure the progress of all individual programs is not always appropriate, they are generally used to gauge overall achievement. The following considerations constitute the evaluation factors for currently funded programs and projects. Additional factors will be added or deleted as the evaluation process is refined. Projects funded only with state monies are monitored and evaluated under the same processes and standards applied to federally funded projects. Factors evaluated as outlined in the 2000-2003 Arizona Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Control Strategy are: ' ' ' The individual project statement of goals, objectives and proposed activities. The amount of the grant. An analysis of arrests made, including number and type (possession, sale, transport etc.) by drug category. An analysis of the number of prosecution opportunities, charges filed, declinations and dismissals by drug type. An analysis of seizures made including number, size and type (drugs, assets, vehicles, etc.). An analysis of case dispositions by plea, jury, court, acquittals, dismissals, etc.) by drug type. An analysis of productivity (arrests and seizures) compared to grant amount for cost performance ratios. An analysis of sentences recorded resulting from dispositions.



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A comparison of total and type of productivity with the project statement of goals and objectives. An analysis of forfeiture activity including number of seizures reported and forfeitures completed by asset type. A comparison of productivity cost/performance ratios with other task forces by arrest and seizure categories. An analysis of disposition (by type) compared to grant amount for cost/performance ratios. Any other documented items of special considerations such as productive assistance to other drug and gang task forces or agencies on successful cases. A comparison of the total and type of productivity with the project statement of goals and objectives. Project's demonstrated ability to provide required reports in a timely manner and to meet all obligations of the grant agreement. A staff assessment of project accomplishments and effectiveness related to the statewide drug, gang and violent crime control strategy priorities and goals.



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The Commission has established a continuous process evaluation of funded projects to assure compliance with the strategy and the desired cohesive balanced statewide program. Required project activity reports are a form of monitoring that enables the Commission to continuously evaluate productivity of projects and programs. On-site visits and liaison efforts by staff with other elements of the criminal justice system combined with system-wide data collection enhance the ability to make appropriate and responsible evaluations of the programs and projects.



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III. SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EVALUATION METHODS AND RESULTS The following is a summary of activities, performance measures, evaluation methods and results carried out in Arizona under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Drug Grant Program. Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Program ' Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) Apprehension Program expended $3,310,172 in Federal Byrne grant funds, $1,043,391 in local cash matching funds and $436,784 in State enhancement funds for a total of $4,610,311. This money supported 16 multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug task forces. One drug task force was operating in each of Arizona's 15 counties, plus a commercial narcotics interdiction task force operating in public bus and rail terminals and at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. The following table provides a history and overview of funding for the multijurisdictional, multi-agency drug, gang and violent crime apprehension task forces from April, 1988 through June, 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to the multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency apprehension program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY88-95 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$14,116,816 $8,250,589 $2,577,329 $24,944,734



FUNDS

Federal Byrne State Match Local Match TOTAL FUNDS



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$2,879,306 $0 $959,769 $3,839,075



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$3,036,375 $0 $993,483 $4,029,858



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$5,116,414 $0 $1,99,690 $6,316,104



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$3,729,130 $0 $1,243,045 $4,972,175



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$3,130,172 $436,748 $1,043,391 $4,610,311



TOTAL

$32,008,213 $8,687,337 $8,016,707 $48,712,257



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Goals and Objectives The goal of Arizona's multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency apprehension task forces is to reduce both the supply of drugs and the demand for them by apprehending persons who violate laws relating to production, possession, sale/distribution, importation and transportation of controlled substances, and who engage in drug or gang-related violent criminal acts. The objectives are to inhibit, immobilize and dismantle drug trafficking groups and criminal street gangs through aggressive, efficient multi-jurisdictional task force enforcement and investigative operations; and to reduce the demand for controlled substances by holding those who unlawfully possess or use those substances accountable under innovative drug laws.

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Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Program (Continued) ' Program Activities/Components Drug, gang and violent crime control enforcement and investigation efforts in Arizona are carried out by Federal, State, County and local agencies. Federal agencies active in these efforts include the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs Service, Immigration and Naturalization Service Border Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Department of Treasury, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Unit, U.S. Forest Service, and the National Park Service. The Arizona Department of Public Safety has statewide authority for drug investigations and a dedicated narcotics division. All 15 county sheriff=s departments have full time officers dedicated to drug investigations, with seven city police departments with regularly assigned drug units or teams. Task force formation has resulted in forty-five police departments with at least one full time officer assigned to drug investigations. The numerous interagency and multi-agency investigative task forces operating on a statewide basis throughout Arizona have been a major enhancement to individual agency or department efforts. Although there are variations in the size and number of agencies involved, and in function or objective, all participants support the task force concept because it has proven that it promotes the enhancement of interagency cooperation while achieving a much broader scope of coverage at an affordable cost. In addition, certain task forces combine specialty functions from different agencies into a unified effort, resulting in higher impact operations. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods The evaluation of projects funded is a productivity and activity measurement. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has set up evaluation models for all law enforcement related programs and subordinate projects that make up the programs. Supply reduction activities are measured. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results Arizona's 16 grant funded task forces made 1,644 use/possession arrests and 2,070 Sales/Trafficking arrests for a total of 3,714 drug law violation arrests from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. These task forces also seized 1,803 pounds of cocaine, 135,046 pounds of marijuana, 2,746 marijuana plants under cultivation (a 110.9% increase over last fiscal year), 83,220 grams (183.47 lbs.) of methamphetamine, 2,274 grams of heroin, and 330,832 dosage units of other drugs such as LSD, PCP, steroids, etc. In addition, these task forces seized drug trafficking violators' assets with an estimated value of $12,148,671. The value of seized assets is used only as an indicator of the negative impact such losses have to the violators. Task forces do not realize equivalent gains in seized assets that are forfeited.



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Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Program ' Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) Prosecution Program expended $3,199,316 in Federal Byrne grant funds, $1,065,772 in local cash matching funds, plus $446,119 in State enhancement funds for a total of $4,709,207. The funds supported 15 drug law violator prosecution and asset forfeiture projects. Thirteen in County attorney offices, one in the Tucson city prosecutor=s office and one in the Arizona Attorney General's Office. The following table provides a history and overview of the funding of the multijurisdictional, multi-agency prosecution program from April, 1988 through June, 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to the multi-jurisdictional, multiagency prosecution program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY88 95 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$13,029,285 $6,880,527 $2,825,948 $22,735,760



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FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$3,040,643 $0 $1,013,550 $4,054,193



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$3,466,063 $0 $1,057,804 $4,621,298



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$3,457,806 $0 $1,155,235 $4,613,041



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$3,671,141 $0 $1,223,712 $4,894,853



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$3,197,316 $446,119 $1,065,772 $4,709,207



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$29,576,457 $7,326,648 $8,342,020 $45,245,125



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Goals and Objectives The goals of Arizona's multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency drug and violent crime prosecution projects are to successfully prosecute persons charged with violation of violent criminal laws, criminal acts and controlled substances laws, and to continue utilization of State forfeiture laws to deprive drug traffickers of the profits of their illicit activities. The program's objectives are; 1) to aggressively prosecute those persons who commit violent crimes or violate laws relating to production, sale/distribution, importation and transportation of controlled substances, 2) to effectively utilize the State forfeiture laws to take drug traffic generated assets and profits from those who violate laws relating to production sale/distribution, importation and transportation of controlled substances, and 3) to reduce the demand for controlled substances by holding accountable, under State or Federal drug laws, those who unlawfully possess or use these substances and direct those who qualify to viable treatment and rehabilitation programs.



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Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Program (Continued) ' Program Activities/Components Drug case prosecution in Arizona is carried out by four groups: the U.S. Attorney, the Arizona Attorney General, the county attorneys, and some municipal prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney prosecutes violators of Federal drug laws and pursues asset forfeiture actions related to Federal drug violations. The Arizona Attorney General is most involved in civil forfeiture actions and money laundering resulting from drug cases and is not often involved in criminal prosecution of drug violators. The county attorneys prosecute violations of State drug laws and pursue asset forfeiture actions related to drug violations. City prosecutors in some municipalities are involved in drug prosecutions at the misdemeanor level as a result of county attorney declination policies or decisions, and in asset forfeiture actions in Tucson. As a result of the numerous interagency drug investigative task force operations, many prosecutors are involved in investigative strategy and enforcement decisions (Federal and/or State) early in the investigations. This has generated an enhanced cooperative atmosphere in many respects. The Arizona Attorney General's Financial Remedies Unit is active in inter-jurisdictional asset forfeiture and money laundering actions and supplies assistance to both federal prosecutors, county attorneys, municipal prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout Arizona and the United States in this area. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods The evaluation of projects funded is a productivity and activity measurement. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has set up evaluation models of all enforcement related programs and the subordinate projects that make up the programs. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results The 15 prosecution projects were responsible for concluding 15,305 drug offense cases which resulted in 11,597 drug, gang and violent crime convictions. Of these 7,281 (62.78%) were felony convictions. Drug offense convictions resulted in 1,289 prison sentences, 2,681 jail sentences, and 4,125 probation sentences. Drug prosecution program projects that also conduct civil asset forfeiture activities were responsible for the successful forfeiture of an estimated $6,372,993 in seized drug trafficker's assets.



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Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRIP) ' Program Overview The Criminal Justice Records Improvement Program expended $378,658 in Federal funds and $184,893 in local matching funds for a total $739,569 in FY 2000. This money funded 16 criminal justice records improvement programs. The following table provides a history and overview of funding for the Criminal Justice Record Improvement Projects from July 1994 through June 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to Criminal Justice Records Improvement by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission.

FY 95 7/1/94 TO 6/30/95

$351,010 $0 $113,654 464,664



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FY 96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$797,319 $0 $265,773 $1,063,092



FY 97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$1,658,810 $0 $552,940 $2,211,750



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$0 $0 $0 $0



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$518,093 $0 $172,698 $690,791



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$378,658 $0 $184,893 $739,569



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$3,703,890 $0 $1,289,958 $5,169,866



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Goals and Objectives The Arizona criminal justice records improvement project goal is to develop a statewide, fully integrated, distributed system in which each component/agency supports the functions of other components. This system would be able to analyze diverse information and generate management information reports. The program's objectives are; 1) to develop guidelines that will provide state-wide interface to existing networks and the state=s central repository to allow users access to a centralized system from their agency=s system, 2) use the process control number (PCN) which is generated by the LiveScan7 system as the unique identifier number whenever possible, 3) develop policy to require the immediate on-line entry of criminal history information as soon as an individual is arrested, indicted, or otherwise charged with an offense, at any point within the criminal justice system, 4) develop a policy that fixes responsibility for obtaining the subject=s fingerprints when charged with an offense, and 5) develop statutes that require a disposition for every criminal offense resulting in an individual being arrested, indicted, or otherwise charged with an offense.



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Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRIP)(Continued) ' Program Activities/Components Arizona's Criminal Justice Records Improvement plan provides funds to law enforcement agencies for the installation of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AZAFIS) Mug Photo Interface, case management and information systems for state, county, and local agencies. The priority for allocations of funds was given to programs that directly affect the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of criminal justice information by improving the processes used to report arrests and dispositions to the central state repository. The Mug Photo Interface system will ensure all conviction records for incarcerated offenders are supported by digitized image and fingerprint data prior to release. To allow for the quick identification of certain high risk offenders. In addition, this information can be used during routine traffic stops and for matching fingerprints to old crime scenes where the suspect was previously unknown. Consideration is provided to agencies which provide a significant proportion of criminal justice records to the central state repository. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods The evaluation of projects funded under criminal justice records improvement programs reflects the accomplishment of the stated goals and objectives, such as equipment purchased, case management system completed, etc.. ' Program Accomplishments and Evaluation Results Arizona has used National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to leverage the effectiveness of the Criminal Justice Records Improvement Program (CJRIP) funds. NCHIP funds are used to modify the Arizona Computerized Criminal History system to accommodate electronic submission of dispositions from the courts and prosecutors, allow Arizona to take the necessary step to fully participate in the FBI Interstate Identification Index (III), reduce the backlog of court disposition entries at the central state repository and hire a consultant to conduct a study to identify a unique numbering system for the further enhancement of the accuracy and completeness of final dispositions within the records. Much is being accomplished with the NCHIP and CJRIP funds being leveraged and coordinated by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. The State repository reports that 67,966 new criminal records were established in FY 1999, a 10% increase over FY 1998. In all, 883,956 active criminal records have been maintained, a 7.1% increase over last fiscal year. Arizona=s Automated Fingerprint Information System (AZAFIS) maintains 1,035,517 tenprint records, an 8.8% increase over the FY 1988 figure of 951,843. The AZAFIS completed 319,849 tenprint searches and had 211,063 (66%) confirmed hits. Fingerprint workstations and automated records management networks are making electronic transfers between Arizona=s State, county and municipal agencies a reality. Today 90% of all fingerprints being sent to the central state repository are being sent electronically. Some projects have

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Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRIP) (Continued) used additional funding to enhance systems initiated with previous CJRIP funds. There is still much more to be accomplished. Law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, particularly in the rural counties of the State, need additional assistance to improve the production, storage, and transmission of criminal history record information. The integration of systems to allow for electronic exchange of information without repeated data entry among agencies.



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Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) DARE enhancement program expended $19,534 in Federal Byrne grant funds, $6,511 in local cash matching funds and $2,726 in State enhancement funds for a total of $28,771. These funds enhanced the activities of one DARE project for the period from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. The following table provides a history and overview of the funding of the DARE program from April, 1988 through June, 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to the DARE program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY88-95 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$1,082,983 $0 $135,638 $1,218,621



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FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$35,663 $0 $11,888 $47,551



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$36,525 $0 $12,175 $48,700



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$23,094 $0 $5,774 $28,868



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$21,115 $0 $7,038 $28,153



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$19,534 $2,726 $6,511 $28,771



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$1,218,914 $2,726 $179,024 $1,400,664



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Goals and Objectives The goal of Arizona's DARE program is to reduce the demand for drugs by educating school children regarding the consequences of illicit controlled substance use. The objective is to utilize law enforcement officer programs for drug prevention education activities in Arizona schools.



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Program Activities/Components The major focus of the DARE program is the presentation of a 17-lesson, formal curriculum by uniformed law enforcement officers to elementary school fifth and sixth graders. The DARE instructors are involved in other activities, including school staff inservice sessions, parent meetings, and periodic visitations to classrooms that do not receive the 17-lesson curriculum. In addition to teaching students about the negative physical and social aspects of drug use, the instructors use role playing and other interactive teaching techniques to increase the students' self-esteem. The instructors also teach the students decision making skills and how to resist peer pressure to use drugs, along with lessons on personal safety and the development and use of positive social support systems as an alternative to drug involvement.



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Drug Abuse Reduction Education Program (DARE)(Continued) ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods The evaluation of projects funded consists of productivity and activity measurement. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has set up evaluation models of all enforcement related programs and the subordinate projects that make up the programs. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results The one DARE project funded served four schools and was responsible for 222 hours of additional classroom instruction in a twelve month period. This enhanced funding has produced an additional 508 graduates from the program. Periodic visitations to students that do not receive the 17-lesson curriculum were also accomplished.



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Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) Drug Offender Detention Program expended $55,754 in Federal Byrne grant funds plus $18,585 in local cash matching funds plus $7,779 in State enhancement funds for a total of $82,118. These funds allow the Department of Corrections to test inmates involved in drug treatment programming. Additionally, $364,363 in State funds are used to support salaries and benefits for detention officers in 2 of Arizona's 15 counties. The following table provides a history and overview of the funding of the drug offender detention program from April, 1988 through June, 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to the drug offender detention program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY8895 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$896,019 $2,372,690 $118,908 $3,387,617



FUNDS



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$35,298 $328,037 $11,766 $375,101



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$0 $341,395 $0 $341,395



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$0 $208,780 $0 $208,780



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$93,361 $364,363 $31,121 $488,845



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$55,754 $372,142 $18,585 $446,481



TOTAL

$1,080,432 $3,987,407 $180,380 $5,248,219



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Detention Program (State Funded) (Continued) ' Program Activities/Components Enhanced Formula Drug Grant assistance has been continuously provided to two County Sheriffs= Offices from 1988 through 2000. Eligibility for federal funding assistance has expired for these projects. The Department of Corrections to remain eligible for VOI/TIS funds must ensure it=s inmate drug testing program establishes a clear relationship between drug testing and drug treatment by increasing its testing frequencies for inmates involved in treatment. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods The evaluation of projects funded under detention programs reflects the accomplishment of the stated goals and objectives. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results The infusion of State funds was necessitated by the 48-month funding limitation under the Formula Grant Program. Detention services have been a vital component of Arizona's balanced Drug Enforcement Strategy since it was implemented. With drug offense convictions resulting in 2,681 persons sentenced to jail time, enhanced funding with state monies has been necessary to alleviate the added pressure on the system. The enhanced support has funded 10 detention officer positions, allowing one county to keep an additional housing facility operating and staffed where 25.5% of the general inmate population has severe drug problems. In another county it allows for court transportation of drug offenders. The Federal Byrne funds allowed the Department of Corrections to test 100% of the approximate 2,034 inmates participating in treatment programs at eight correctional institutions in the State each month.



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Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program (Sate Funded) ' Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program expended $597,605 in State funds. These monies supported the enhanced activities of crime laboratories operated by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Phoenix Police Department and the Tucson Police Department. These agencies have been vital components of Arizona's enhanced drug enforcement program since its inception in 1988, and are no longer eligible for Formula Grant Program funds. The following table provides a history and overview of the funding of the Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program from April, 1988 through June, 2000. Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated to the forensic drug evidence analysis program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY8895 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$1,136,096 $1,803,685 $89,264 $3,029,045



FUNDS



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$0 $356,480 $0 $356,480



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$0 $657,069 $0 $657,069



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

$0 $961,759 $0 $961,759



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

$0 $597,605 $0 $597,605



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

$0 $597,605 $0 597,605



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$1,136,096 $4,974,203 $89,264 $6,199,563



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Goals and Objectives The goal of Arizona's Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program is to allow existing crime laboratories in the State to respond to the need for timely prosecution of violent crime and drug law violators by assisting investigators with timely analyses and presenting evidence in court. The objectives are; 1) to provide additional criminalists to analyze and examine evidence in the increased numbers of drug and violent offense cases generated by the enhanced state-wide enforcement and prosecution strategy, 2) to prevent backlogs and provide timely, effective prosecution, and 3) to conduct sophisticated, complex, highly technical investigations and analyses to assist violent crime investigations in a timely manner.



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Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program (State Funded) (Continued) The enhanced drug enforcement program for drug analysis in the Phoenix and Tucson Police Department labs provided one full-time criminalist in each department, and 10 criminalist and latent fingerprint examiners at the DPS lab, during 2000. These enhancements allowed the labs to provide more timely support to enhanced investigation and prosecution efforts in the State. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods Evaluation of projects funded is a productivity and activity measurement. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has set up evaluation models of all enforcement related programs and the subordinate projects that make up the programs. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results From July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000, these laboratories received 24,057 drug evidence samples for analyses. Laboratory technicians conducted 40,067 tests on the following samples: 11,238 cannabis, 12,496 cocaine, and 10,333 other controlled substances. Drug task force and prosecution projects would be unable to continue at current productivity levels without the support of the Forensic Drug Evidence Analysis Program, supported entirely with State funds.



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Court Adjudication Program (State Funded) ' Program Overview Arizona's FY 2000 (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000) Court Adjudication Program expended $2,717,142 in State funds to support 20 sub-grantee projects under the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court in Arizona. These sub-grants include judges, indigent defense, court staff, probation officers and drug testing. The following table provides a history and overview of the funding of the Court Adjudication Program from April, 1988 through June, 2000 Funds represented prior to FY 2000 are those allocated the Court Adjudication Program by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. FY88-95 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

$3,872,537 $9,782,206 $0 $13,654,743



FUNDS

Federal Byrne State Funds Local Match TOTAL FUNDS



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

$0 $1,841,472 $0 $1,841,472



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

$0 $2,117,058 $0 $2,117,058



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6//30/98

$0 $2,765,114 $0 $2,765,114



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6//30/99

$0 $2,738,032 $0 $2,738,032



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6//30/00

$0 $2,717,142 $0 2,717,142



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$3,872,537 $21,961,024 $0 $21,961,024



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Goals and Objectives The goal of the Court Adjudication Program is to process and adjudicate people accused of committing violent crimes, or violating controlled substances laws. The objectives are to provide additional court divisions, judges and related essential staff for Superior Courts in areas of greatest need in Arizona, and to provide additional support services where needed in the adjudicatory system, to assist the expeditious processing and adjudication of drug abuse and violent crime enforcement projects in the State.



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Program Activities/Components Since 1987 the criminal case activity in Arizona Superior Courts has increased steadily every year with increased filings, increased terminations, and increased pending caseloads. The Superior Court consists of 148 judges sitting in 15 counties. Increased apprehension and prosecution of drug and violent crime law violators under the enhanced drug enforcement program was projected to have a direct impact on this already heavily burdened criminal justice system entity. The Arizona Drug Enforcement Strategy was developed as a system-wide enhancement, providing the adjudication components with enhanced funding to handle the increased activity, providing additional Superior Court Divisions, increased probation services, public defenders, and related needs. Case statistics from these programs reflect the impact of Arizona's aggressive drug apprehension and prosecution activities.



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Court Adjudication Program (State Funded) (Continued) The Court Adjudication Program is a vital component of Arizona's state-wide, systemwide drug, gang and violent crime enforcement program. Without the services provided by the program, the court system in Arizona could not handle the caseloads generated by highly productive drug, gang and violent crime enforcement and prosecution efforts, grant funded or otherwise. Since the program is no longer eligible for Formula Drug Grant funding due to the 48-month funding limitation, the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has continued to provide enhanced State funding to the courts to ensure the criminal justice system stays balanced and effective across its entire spectrum. ' Performance Measures and Evaluation Methods Evaluation of projects funded is a productivity and activity measurement. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission has set up evaluation models of all enforcement related programs and the subordinate projects that make up the programs. ' Program Accomplishment and Evaluation Results 14,413 drug cases were filed with the Court Adjudication Program by prosecuting agencies from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. The enhanced adjudication projects reported disposition on 16,979 drug cases for this period, indicating that progress is being made with the case backlog. 9,669 (56.94%) were disposed of within 90 days. 3,381 (19.97%) were disposed of within 180 days.



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IV SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION Arizona's drug control strategy has been, from the beginning, based on the concept of full, system wide enhancement, including public defenders, probation officers, drug testing and court adjudication through support to county sheriff's Departments for detention of drug offenders, the enhancement of forensic drug evidence analyses, and drug abuse prevention through enhancement to DARE programs. Federal law provides that no single project may continue to receive support under this program beyond 48 months, with the exception of multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces and their tandem prosecution projects. Arizona has shifted the burden of providing the required 25% cash matching funds to sub-grantee agencies receiving Federal funds, and using State Drug Enforcement Account funds to provide continued support to the adjudication, forensics and detention components of the very successful statewide drug control effort. Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Forces From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2000 the Commission approved $48,712,257 in Federal, State and local funding for 23 multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces. Seven of these have been discontinued or disbanded. The problems of manufacturing, importing, transporting, sales and use of illicit drugs were perceived as statewide problems when Arizona's first State Drug, Gang and Violent Crime Control Strategy was completed in 1987. The productivity data provided to the Commission by the multijurisdictional, multi-agency apprehension task forces as summarized in Table 1 strongly supports that initial premise. These highly productive task forces made 38,555 drug offender arrests, and seized 55,988 pounds of cocaine, 1,538,395 pounds of marijuana, 87,906 marijuana plants under cultivation, 59,752 grams of heroin, 2,243 pounds of methamphetamine, and 4,293,107 dosage units of other drugs during this 147 month period. An estimated $127,260,911 in drug traffickers' assets were also seized for forfeiture. This figure represents an estimate of the impact on the drug traffickers, NOT an indication of value derived from forfeiture activities which is normally a great deal less.



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Apprehension (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Forces (Continued)



APPREHENSION (MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI-AGENCY) TASK FORCE PRODUCTIVITY HISTORY TABLE 1 FY88-95 4/1/88 TO 6/30/95

ARRESTS Use/Possession Sales/Trafficking TOTAL ARRESTS DRUGS SEIZED Cocaine(OZ) Marijuana(LBS) Marijuana(PL) Heroin (GM) Amph/Meth(GM) Other (DU) ESTIMATED Value of Assets Seized 8,548 11,683 21,125 483,873 335,505 53,461 23,057 563,181 3,428,286



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

1,490 1,771 3,261 95,782 759,020 3,490 3,719 36,370 30,889



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

1,709 1,655 3,364 175,485 81,956 1,680 26,563 89,963 46,468



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

1,893 1,850 3,743 34,709 95,023 24,103 1,574 89,717 198,147



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

1,428 1,920 3,348 77,099 132,728 1,302 2,566 74,375 258,483



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

1,644 2,070 3,714 28,856 135,046 2,746 2,274 83,720 330,832



TOTAL

17,159 20,502 38,555 895,806 1,538,395 87,906 59,752 1,017,487 4,293,107



$79,539,206



$5,793,785



$6,774,912



$12,987,503



$10,016,834



$12,148,671



$127,260,911



Data reported is for all Task Forces current and discontinued. Note: Arrest types for MANTIS are not available for 4/88 through 6/91, arrest use/possession, sales trafficking does not equal total arrests.



NOTICE: Actual forfeiture of seized trafficker assets is a lengthy legal process and the gross estimated value of such seizures is very seldom received by law enforcement and prosecuting agencies. The gross estimated value is used as an indicator of the negative impact seizures have on drug traffickers' resources.



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Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Forces From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2000 the Commission approved $45,245,125 in Federal, State and local funding for tandem prosecution support projects to multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces funded under the Apprehension program. They continue to be eligible for ongoing funding under the Edward Byrne Formula Grant program. Multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency tandem drug prosecution units have been funded in 13 of Arizona's 15 counties, plus 2 city prosecutors, in Phoenix ( has been discontinued) and Tucson, and the Attorney General's Office. The Attorney General's Office has used these funds to support statewide asset forfeiture training and litigation. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office's resources support enhancements to their Special Crimes, Gang, Homicide, Trial and Drug Diversion Bureaus which prosecutes all drug offenders arrested and charged in Maricopa County. The majority of these cases are generated by uniformed patrol officers and deputy sheriffs throughout Maricopa County. Grant funded drug prosecution in the other 12 counties that received grants under this program also prosecuted all drug offenders arrested and charged within their respective counties, in addition to the cases actually generated by grant funded multi-jurisdictional, multi-agency task forces. Table 2 indicates the drug, gang and violent crime cases referred to the prosecutor's offices by law enforcement agencies since July 1991. This table reflects the results of 93,143 drug offense convictions. 13,904 resulted in prison sentences, 23,143 jail time. Although probation is shown in 47,258 cases, it should be noted that in many instances, an offender who is given probation will also have served some jail time. Conversely, some offenders who received probation and some jail time also wind up serving a prison sentence as well, usually in cases where they have violated their probation terms. This table also reflects the value of forfeited assets seized from drug offenders and forfeited through the activities of grant funded prosecution projects. Please note that since grant funds are not used to support asset forfeiture activities within their agencies, the value of asset forfeitures for the Maricopa and Pinal County attorney's offices are not reflected.



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Prosecution (Multi-jurisdictional, Multi-agency) Task Forces (Continued) PROSECUTION (MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, MULTI-AGENCY) TASK FORCE PRODUCTIVITY HISTORY TABLE 2 FY92-95 7/1/91 TO 6/30/95

PRODUCTIVITY Cases Concluded CONVICTIONS Felony Misdemeanor Not designated* Unknown TOTAL SENTENCE TYPE Prison Jail Probation Unknown VALUE of NonDrug Forfeitures 53,741 28,479 10.977 39,456



FY 96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

14,722 8,566 3,657 12,223



FY 97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

12,618 5,682 3,359 9,041



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98

12,264 5,192 3,836 9,028



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99

15,689 8,159 3,640 11,799



FY00 7/1/98 TO 6/30/00

15,305 7,281 2,783 1,496 36 11,597



TOTAL

124,339 63,359 28,252 1496 36 93,143



6,234 9,147 18,408



1,903 2,773 5,328



1,444 2,578 3,813



1,290 2,535 4,275



1,744 4,182 5,309



1,289 2,681 4,125 2,404 $6,372,993



13,904 23,896 47,258 2,404 $53,430,161



$22,939,921



$4,475,628



$4,663,969



$8,257,314



$6,720,336



N/A = Breakdown of total not available. * Not designated at the time of conviction, sentence dependent upon the fulfillment of other obligations, such as treatment, etc. Data reported is for all Task Forces current and discontinued. Maricopa and Pinal County attorney=s do not report forfeiture activities.



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Criminal Justice Records Improvement (CJRIP) From July 1, 1994 through June 30, 2000 the Commission approved $ 5,169,866 in federal and local funding to 73 criminal justice records improvement programs. 34 county agencies, 32 municipal agencies and 4 state agencies have received funds to improve their record systems. Table 3 indicates the progress being made to Arizona=s criminal justice records program. There has been a steady increase in the active records maintained, a 14.8% increase from fiscal year 1997 to 1999. Due to the installation of additional LiveScan7 systems there has been a 17.17% increase in tenprint records maintained. With this technology less records are being rejected by the system, there has been a 42.9% increase in tenprint confirmations from fiscal year 1997 to 1999. More applicant fingerprint cards are processed (31.4%) indicating more employers are using fingerprint processing to evaluate potential employees. CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECORDS IMPROVEMENT HISTORY TABLE 3

FY 97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97 CRIMINAL RECORDS Arrest Fingerprint Cards Received New Criminal Records Established Active Criminal Records Maintained Request for Records Processed AZAFIS* ACTIVITIES Tenprint records maintained Unsolved latent print images maintained Tenprint searches completed Tenprint hits confirmed Latent print searches completed Latent search hits confirmed Applicant fingerprint cards processed SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATIONS Level 1 Notifications Level 2 Notifications Level 3 Notifications 183,114 64,379 769,929 1,717,856 883,749 43,518 248,335 147,697 22,885 1,751 136,029 130 187 43 FY 98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98 205,972 61,784 825,057 2,104,907 951,843 54,217 277,321 188,363 20,472 1,861 146,443 160 234 69 FY 99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/99 186,777 67,966 883,953 1,703,710 1,035,517 68,819 319,849 211,063 21,508 1,884 178,798 180 318 77



*Arizona Automated Fingerprint Information System Level 1 Notification: The local law enforcement agency that is responsible for notification shall maintain information about the offender. The local law enforcement agency may disseminate this information to other law enforcement agencies and may give notification to the people with whom the offender resides. Level 2 Notification: The notification may be made to the immediate neighbors, schools, appropriate community groups and prospective employees which may include a flyer with photographs and address or the general area where the offender will be residing as well as a brief general summary of the offender=s status and criminal background. Level 3 Notification: The notification shall be made to surrounding neighborhood, area schools, appropriate community groups and prospective employers which shall include a flyer with photograph and exact address of the offender as well as a summary of the offender=s status and criminal background. A press release and a level three flyer shall be given to the local electronic and print media to enable information to be placed in a local publication



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Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (DARE) From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2000 the Commission approved $1,400,664 in federal and local funding to 9 drug abuse resistance education programs. Eight of these were discontinued due to the 48 month funding limitation or the availability of other funding sources. Table 4 shows that s grant funds have helped 13,927 students graduate from the 17-lesson formal curriculum since July 1991. Uniformed law enforcement officers have spent 15,644 hours presenting this program to elementary school fifth and sixth grade students. DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (DARE) PRODUCTIVITY HISTORY TABLE 4 FY9295 7/1/91 TO 6/30/95

NUMBER OF: Schools Served Students Graduated Participants Instruction Hours 134 11,678 954 12,525



FY 96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96



FY 97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97



FY 98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/98



FY 99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/9 9

4 418 836 403



FY 00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00



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6 137 1,431 153



4 530 750 1,381



4 1,074 960 750



4 90 222 207



156 13,927 4,333 15,644



N/A = Data not available for the specified time period. Most programs have been discontinued due to the 48 month funding limitation 12/93. Participant data became available July 1994. FY95 program data is for 6 months January through June 1995. FY96 program data is for 6 months July through December 1995. FY98 program data is for 6 months, July through December, 1997.



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Drug Evidence Analysis Program (State Funded) From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2000 the Commission has approved $6,199,563 in Federal, State and local funding for drug evidence analysis laboratories operated by the Department of Public Safety (3 labs) and the Phoenix and Tucson Police Departments (one lab each). Due to the 48 month funding limitation these projects are no longer eligible for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Formula Grant program. Table 5 indicates that 258,675 drug samples have been submitted for analysis since April 1988. Laboratory technicians conducted 430,749 test on these samples; 252,238 for cannabis, 121,623 for cocaine, and 156,888 on other controlled substances. DRUG EVIDENCE ANALYSIS PROGRAM PRODUCTIVITY HISTORY TABLE 5 FY8895 4/1/88 TO 6/30/9 5

SAMPLES Number Submitted NUMBER OF ANALYSIS Cocaine Cannabis Other Substances TOTAL 135,002 56,625 83,775 88,980 229,380



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96



FY97 7/1/9 6 TO 6/30/ 97

22,838 13,727 15,558 14,775 44,060



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/9 8



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/9 9



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00



TOTAL



23,933 9,956 13,306 12,262 35,524



28,097 13,603 14,913 16,280 44,796



24,753 15,216 13,448 14,258 42,922



24,052 12,496 11,238 10,333 34,067



258,675 121,623 252,238 156,888 430,749



Data reported is for all projects current and discontinued. These programs are no longer eligible for Formula Grant Program funds.



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Court Adjudication Program (State Funded) From April 1, 1988 through June 30, 2000 the Commission has approved $25,833,561 in Federal, State and local funding for the court adjudication program, these programs are no longer available for federal funding under the Edward Byrne Formula Grant program due to the 48 month funding limitation. Table 6 indicates that 113,795 drug cases were filed with the courts by prosecuting agencies since July 1991. The enhanced adjudication projects reported disposition on 131,137 drug cases during this period, indicating that progress is being made with the case backlog. 68,072 (51.9%) were disposed of within less than 90 days. 30,126 (23%) were disposed of within 180 days. COURT ADJUDICATION PROGRAM PRODUCTIVITY HISTORY TABLE 6 FY9295 7/1/91 TO 6/30/95

Number of Cases Filed DAYS TO DISPOSITION 1 - 90 days 91 - 180 days 181 - 270 days 271 - 360 days 361 + days 35,729



FY96 7/1/95 TO 6/30/96

14,143



FY97 7/1/96 TO 6/30/97

16,615



FY98 7/1/97 TO 6/30/9 8

18,041



FY99 7/1/98 TO 6/30/9 9

14,854



FY00 7/1/99 TO 6/30/00

14,413



TOTAL



113,795



18,094 9,647 3,735 1,673 3,877



8,400 3,643 1,573 710 1,783



9,470 3,870 1,567 723 1,955



11,085 5,507 2,254 1,149 2,506



11,052 4,078 1,872 1,467 2,160



9,669 3,338 1,383 730 1,816



68,072 30,126 12,384 6,452 14,103



N/A = Data not available for the specified time period. FY92 data includes courts for the following counties and municipality: Coconino County, Gila County, Maricopa County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County and Tucson City courts. FY93 data includes courts in the following counties and municipality: Gila County, Maricopa County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County and Tucson City courts. FY94/95/96/97/98/99 Data includes courts for the following counties and municipality: Gila County, Maricopa County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County, Yavapai County and Tucson City courts. FY00 Data includes courts for the following counties and municipality: Coconino County, Gila County, Graham County, Maricopa County, Mohave County, Navajo County, Pima County, Pinal County, Yuma County, and Tucson City Court.



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The 2000 Enhanced Drug and Gang Enforcement Report is published by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission on October 31st of each year as required under state law. This report provides a detailed, in-depth review of the productivity of each project funded under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Grant Program. Copies of the report are available from the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 3737 N 7th Street, Suite #260, Phoenix, AZ 85014. For further information, or if you have any questions concerning this report, please contact the Commission Office. Phone (602)230-0252, Fax (602)728-0752, E-Mail JFarmer@acjc.state.az.us or KKaram@acjc.state.az.us. Visit our web site at www.acjc.state.az.us



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