Goals/Objectives: The goal of this program is to enable state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies to determine systems needs, establish systems requirements and design or procure cost-effective, integrated information, operations and management systems.

Background: American businesses have made enormous progress in developing Automated Data Processing (ADP) systems which enable them to gain mastery of large amounts of information. From a single terminal it is possible to find out the latest stock quotes, make airline reservations and review the latest news summaries. These same capabilities and concepts must be applied to the diverse, complex, and often sensitive information handling problems criminal justice agencies face in dealing with the drug problem.

Some law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies have made considerable financial commitments to automate their information gathering and processing, and have developed advanced systems to process the increasingly large amounts of information developed. However, in many agencies, ADP has not competed well against other priorities for resources. To some extent a lack of broad technical expertise has limited the ability of agencies to determine the appropriate financial and other commitment to and use of ADP. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, there has not been the expected degree of "technology transfer" among agencies.

Program Description: This project provides technical assistance and training to assist state and local criminal justice agencies with the necessary planning, organizational and analytical steps to implement operational information systems. This project will be especially designed to assist agencies that participate in the Consortium to Assess the Impact of State Drug Control Strategies (see page 32).

This project is designed to reach out to these agencies directly to include the conduct of training sessions, the provision of documentary and on-site technical assistance, the generation and dissemination of guidance documents and the generation and dissemination of generic systems. A comprehensive plan for the project, consistent with the National Drug Control Strategy, will be submitted for BJA approval. It also requires coordination with the computer training laboratories and the search for new and more effective simulation models.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria: A cooperative agreement will be negotiated with the current grantee, SEARCH Group Inc.

Award Period: The award will be for up to 12 months.

Award Amount: Up to $200,000 will be made available for this program.

Due Date: The application is due at BJA no later than May 19, 1990.

Contact: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, Drug Abuse/Information Systems Branch, (202) 272-4601.

Goals/Objectives: The Drug Data Clearinghouse provides direct assistance to local, state and Federal anti-drug efforts, through the identification, collection and analysis of drug-crime information necessary for strategic and tactical planning.

Background: This program, begun in October, 1987, will continue BJA support of the Drug Data Center and Clearinghouse effort, to meet the needs of the criminal justice system for credible, accessible and directly useful data on drugs, the drug-crime relationship and its implications for criminal justice policy and programs. While data are gathered by a number of Federal agencies, they are seldom consolidated and made available in a form directly useful to criminal justice agencies. The intent is to inform Federal and state drug efforts with a clear baseline from which to assess their impact.

Program Description: To promote greater efficiency in delivery of Federal assistance and to utilize expertise for the benefit of state and local units of government, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), will enter into a collaborative agreement with BJA. Under an existing collaborative agreement, BJS has taken the steps necessary to: develop a pointer system which will identify existing sources for drug information; collect drug information relevant to criminal justice, which is not being collected; analyze and present drug information in a form directly useful to criminal justice policy makers and practitioners; and assess the quality of available drug information. The

Data Center grantee for BJS is the Research Triangle Institute (RTT) in North Carolina, and the clearinghouse grantee for BJS is Aspen Systems Corporation in Rockville, Maryland. The Data Center and Clearinghouse provides a toll free telephone number for direct access; gathers and analyzes information being collected as a part of the Federal drug effort; coordinates with other information gathering efforts; and publishes appropriate documents, including the forthcoming Report to the Nation on Drugs and Crime. The Center and Clearinghouse is a central source of data from diverse Federal, state, and local agencies as well as from the private sector.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria: Not applicable.

Award Period: This program will be for 12 months.

Award Amount: Up to $750,000 will be available for this program.

Due Date: Not applicable.

Contact: The Bureau of Justice Statistics, (202) 7247765.

Demand Reduction

Goals/Objectives: The goal of the DARE Training Centers is to eliminate drug use among youth by providing quality training for police officers who teach drug use resistance education to students in elementary, junior and senior high schools and to implement training for police officers who will teach special education. The special education initiative will include training for learning disabled and hearing impaired students.

Background: The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program is a police officer-led, semester long series of classroom instruction that teaches children how to resist peer pressures to experiment with drugs. DARE also teaches children about the penalties that society will impose for drug use. Qualified, uniformed, full-time veteran police officers, after proper training, teach drug use education to students in classrooms, grades K-12. DARE gives children skills to recognize and resist the subtle and overt pressures that cause them to experiment with drugs and alcohol.

In FY 1989, five DARE Regional Training Centers were funded to provide cost-effective, specialized training for police officers who teach drug use resistance education, and for police officers who work with and train other police as Instructors/Mentors. Training is provided in several training seminars, specifically; Initial DARE Officer Training Seminars, In-service Training Seminars and Mentor Officer Training.

During the FY 1989 project period, DARE was either implemented or continued in 49 states within the United States and the District of Columbia. Several foreign countries were provided training for officers to teach DARE. DARE instruction is now provided in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and in the Department of Defense schools worldwide. Approximately 3,000,000 will receive DARE training during the 1989-90 school year.

Program Description: The FY 1990 DARE training for police officers who teach drug use resistance education in public, private and parochial schools throughout the world will be continued.

Training will also be provided for officers who teach in grades K-12 and for officers who will teach students with learning disabilities and are hearing impaired. The DARE Regional Training Centers which are selected for awards will provide on-site and documentary technical assistance, program information and services for agencies and schools implementing new DARE programs. DARE Training Centers will be regionally located to provide easy access and costeffective training for police officers who are selected for training.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria: The following existing DARE Regional Training Centers will be funded: Arizona Department of Public Saftey; Illinois State Police Academy; Los Angeles Police Department; North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation; and the Virginia State Police Department.

Award Period: The award period will be for 12 months.

Award Amount: Up to $750,000 will be available for this program.

Due Date: Applications must be postmarked no later than April 30, 1990.

Contact: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, Drug Abuse/Information System Branch, (202) 272-4601.

family unity in the fight against drugs. Parent training can produce effective ways of preventing or ameliorating other problems, including behaviors that are correlated and may be causally linked to substance use/abuse.

The training of parents in drug prevention is an area in which parents and law enforcement have had very little exposure, but which is very important in combatting drug use among our youth.

Program Description: This project will provide resources for implementation of a parent training program, to be taught by DARE Officers, which will assist in combatting drug use among youth in the nation. A series of lessons based on social skills strategies will be taught to parents by the local DARE Officer trained and experienced in drug prevention. The lessons are designed to help make parents more aware of the social conditions and peer influences that act on our children's lives and affect their decisionmaking skills. They are designed to educate parents to help their children avoid drug use.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria: The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and the Illinios State Police Academy DARE Regional Training Centers will be considered for awards.

Award Period: These awards will be for a period of 12 to 15 months.

Award Amount: Up to $250,000 will be available for this program.

Due Date: Applications must be postmarked by no later than April 30, 1990.

Contact: The Bureau of Justice Assistance, Drug Abuse/Information Systems Branch, (202) 272-4601.