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Arizona

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Agency Head

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

John A. Blackburn, Jr.
Executive Director
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
1110 West Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1146 (telephone)

Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Contact

Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)

Tony  Vidale
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
1110 West Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1146 (telephone)
602-364-1175 (FAX)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant Program

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

John A. Blackburn, Jr
Executive Director
Criminal Justice Commission
1110 West Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1146 (telephone)
602-364-1175 (FAX)

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Pat Nelson
Program Contact
Arizona Criminal Justice Commission
1110 W. Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-1152 (telephone)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
EUDL Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Sean Hammond
Arizona's Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS)
310 S. Williams Blvd. #315
Phoenix, Arizona 85711
(520) 790-5124 (telephone)
(520) 255-5245 (FAX)

FACJJ Member

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Dennis Pickering
BEHCON, Inc.
1528 E. Missouri Avenue, Ste 100
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
(602) 230-0333 (telephone)
(602) 280-8909 (FAX)

JABG Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Chris Shipley
Program Administrator
Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families
Division for Children
1700 West Washington, Suite 101
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-542-3496 (telephone)
602-542-4644 (FAX)

Juvenile Justice Specialist

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Carisa Dwyer
Assistant Director/Juvenile Justice Specialist
Governor's Division for Children and Families
1700 West Washington, Suite 101
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-542-3404 (telephone)
602-542-4644 (FAX)

OJJDP State Representative

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Elizabeth Wolfe
(202) 514-0582 (telephone)

State Advisory Group (SAG)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Judge Cecil B.  Patterson, Jr. (Retired)
1700 E. Elliott Road, #3
Tempe, Arizona 85283
480-650-6119 (telephone)
480-730-8864 (FAX)

State Planning Agency

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Irene Jacobs
Executive Director and Senior Policy Advisor
Arizona Governor's Division for Children
1700 West Washington, Suite 101
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-542-4043 (telephone)
602-542-3520 (FAX)

Title V Coordinator

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Carisa Dwyer
Governor's Division for Children
1700 West Washington, Suite 101
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
602-364-3404 (telephone)
602-542-4644 (FAX)

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
OVC Victim Assistance for Arizona

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

602-223-2480 (telephone)
602-223-2943 (FAX)

OVC Victim Compensation for Arizona

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

602-364-1146 (telephone)
602-364-1175 (FAX)