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Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
  • Contact Person:
    Don Arp, Jr. Executive Director
  • Purpose:
    The mission of the Commission is to champion and drive initiatives and programs that fuel enhanced coordination, cohesiveness, productivity, innovation, and effectiveness in Nebraska's criminal justice system. As a trusted partner of our state's citizens, law enforcement agencies, detention facilities, and policy makers, the Commission is focused on establishing Nebraska's criminal justice system as a model of 21st century public-sector leadership and public safety.
  • How Many Affectable:
    All law enforcement officers in Nebraska, 75 county jails across the state and four juvenile facilities; 93 county attorneys and their deputies, all judges across the state, municipal and county governments, and the Legislature.
  • How Many Served:
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  • Year Created:
    1969
  • Year Active:
    1969
  • Sunset Date:
    None
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-1415 et seq.
  • Parent Agency:
    The Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    19
  • Who Appoints:
    The Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    Yes
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    The membership of the Commission must include the Governor, Attorney General, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, the Director of Correctional Services, the chief of police or director of public safety of a city of more than two hundred thousand inhabitants... the chief of police or director of public safety of a city of two hundred thousand inhabitants or less... a county sheriff, a county attorney, a county commissioner, a mayor or city manager, a person involved with the control or prevention of juvenile delinquency, the chairperson of the Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, the chairperson of the Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice, and six members, at least one of whom shall be a woman, from the public at large.
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    6 years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 17-18:
    4
  • Held FY 17-18:
    4
  • Required FY 18-19:
    4
  • Held FY 18-19:
    4
  • Required FY 19-20:
    4
  • Held FY 19-20:
    4
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    None
  • Shared or Separate:
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  • FY 17-18 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 18-19 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 19-20 Budget:
    $0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None
  • Spending Authority:
    None
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2016:
    Oversaw the administration and supervision of 15 basic law enforcement training sessions where518 new law enforcement officers were trained, conducted 31 evidentiary hearings or reviewsand revoked 30 law enforcement certifications of former law enforcement officers. We havereceived and processed 549 Crime Victims Reparations (CVR) claims from 01 January 2012through 30 June 2016. This number includes supplemental expenses, appeals, resubmitted claimsthat were originally denied without prejudice, and not eligible claims. Total amount of CVRawards over the same time period is $1,144,095.42. Provided $1.75 million in Office of ViolencePrevention (OVP) Awards to 39 sub-recipients. $23.3 million in Community-based JuvenileServices Aid awards to 72 counties and two Native American tribes improving communityplanning, alternatives to detention, diversion, schools, child protection, health and welfare, jobtraining, direct intervention programs, systems personnel, school-related programs, probationoffice space, and substance abuse programs, information technology and cultural programs. Forthe federal grant programs administered by the Crime Commission, from 2012 to the present, wehave awarded in excess of $27,673, 859 to 412 recipients.