{ "id": "RL33111", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "number": "RL33111", "active": false, "source": "EveryCRSReport.com, University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "versions": [ { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 322018, "date": "2006-01-10", "retrieved": "2016-04-07T19:22:01.082029", "title": "Department of Justice Reauthorization: Provisions to Improve Program Management, Compliance, and Evaluation of Justice Assistance Grants", "summary": "Since 1999, Congress has expressed an interest in the organizational structure of the Department\nof Justice's (DOJ's) Office of Justice Programs (OJP). The 109th Congress passed legislation that\nrestructures OJP and creates a new Office of Audit, Assessment and Management to more closely\nmonitor grantee compliance with grant programs, among other things. The Violence Against\nWomen and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 was signed into law on January 5,\n2006 ( P.L. 109-162 ).\n OJP is the main agency within DOJ that awards grants to states, local, and tribal governments,\nas well as nonprofit organizations to help develop the country's capacity to prevent and control\ncrime, improve criminal justice systems, increase knowledge about crime, and assist victims of\ncrime. Since the 1990s, both the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and DOJ's Office of\nInspector General (OIG) have reported on issues facing OJP with respect to managing and\nconducting sufficient evaluations of its grant programs. At issue is whether the current\norganizational structure of OJP is capable of properly managing its grant programs and monitoring\ngrantee compliance with program requirements. \n The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005\nauthorizes appropriations for DOJ for FY2006 through FY2009. The act also codifies the Edward\nByrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program and the Community Capacity\nDevelopment Office (CCDO). Furthermore, the act reauthorizes and restructures grant programs\nunder the Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) office as well as grant programs under the\nViolence Against Women Office (VAWO). \n One of the more controversial provisions in the act is the creation of the Office of Audit,\nAssessment and Management within OJP, which will audit, exercise corrective actions with response\nto, and manage information with respect to any OJP or COPS grant program. DOJ currently has two\ncomponents that are tasked with monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of its grant programs: \ngrant managers and OIG. OJP grant managers, who are located in each of its bureaus and program\noffices, are charged with monitoring the grants made by their office; the OIG is charged with\npromoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness within the department.\n The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 seeks\nto address reported shortcomings at OJP; however, several questions are raised. For example, while\nthe act does not restructure audit and performance measure activities under OJP's National Institute\nof Justice (NIJ) or the OIG, how will the newly created audit and performance office compliment\nthe oversight functions of NIJ and OIG? Moreover, what will the role of OJP's\ngrant managers be\nunder the newly created office?", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/RL33111", "sha1": "522cc93d4b3340095de39ee99c4d805ce273ac0c", "filename": "files/20060110_RL33111_522cc93d4b3340095de39ee99c4d805ce273ac0c.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/RL33111", "sha1": "4a22ddca2c9277e026b44b7e7d3f6331dbac03f6", "filename": "files/20060110_RL33111_4a22ddca2c9277e026b44b7e7d3f6331dbac03f6.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7911/", "id": "RL33111 2005-09-30", "date": "2005-09-30", "retrieved": "2005-12-21T16:38:48", "title": "Department of Justice Reauthorization: Provisions to Improve Program Management, Compliance, and Evaluation of Justice Assistance Grants", "summary": "This report opens with a description of the current makeup of OJP. It then discusses some of the issues facing OJP that have been identified by GAO and the OIG that have led to the current congressional proposal to restructure the Office. A description of the legislation that has been reported by the House Judiciary Committee is discussed and analyzed within the context of restructuring OJP. The report concludes with a discussion of possible issues and questions that could be raised with respect to the legislative proposal to restructure OJP.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20050930_RL33111_9501a310c8a2dec7eb56eb63fec15673eee2b3b2.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20050930_RL33111_9501a310c8a2dec7eb56eb63fec15673eee2b3b2.html" } ], "topics": [ { "source": "LIV", "id": "Budgets", "name": "Budgets" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Executive reorganization", "name": "Executive reorganization" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "U.S. Department of Justice - Appropriations", "name": "U.S. Department of Justice - Appropriations" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Executive departments", "name": "Executive departments" } ] } ], "topics": [ "Appropriations" ] }