Testimony of Ann Harkins President and CEO NCPC

Thank you, Chairman Mollohan and Ranking Member Wolf, for the opportunity to testify before the Subcommittee today regarding FY ‘11 funding for the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs.  I am Ann Harkins, President and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), an organization providing practical information on proven and cost-effective crime prevention practices to local law enforcement, community leaders and citizens for almost thirty years. I am here to express NCPC’s strong support for the Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant program and to respectfully urge the Subcommittee to continue to appropriate at least $40 million for the program in FY ‘11, the same level or higher of funding provided in FY ‘10.  I also respectfully suggest that the Subcommittee provide a direct appropriation of $1 million, from the Byrne Discretionary fund, for the purpose of evaluation and dissemination of evidence-based best practices for crime prevention.
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