Over the years, many state and local visionaries have worked with the Office of Justice Programs, including BJA, to increase public safety by finding innovative solutions to the nation’s criminal justice issues.

To build on these successes, BJA released Principles and Promises: BJA’s Plan for the Future, which identifies guiding principles for BJA that help us design our policies, administer our funding, and oversee our programs. Principles and Promises also details policy initiatives in the areas of community planning, crime prevention, counter-terrorism, law enforcement, adjudication, community and institutional corrections, information technology, and faith-based initiatives. We intend to measure ourselves against the promises that we have made, and we will update our web site to reflect our progress.

BJA also plans to continue improving services by simplifying our procedures, focusing on program results, and providing assistance to our grantees. As we expand on the aforementioned initiatives and identify new ones, we will provide updates on our web site and through our annual report.