NCJ Number
248912
Date Published
October 2014
Length
58 pages
Annotation
The findings, methodology, and recommendations are reported for the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Inspector General's audit of five grants awarded to the city of Trenton, NJ, by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for efforts intended to counter juvenile crime in the city.
Abstract
Specifically, for fiscal years 2008 - 2010, grants totaling $2.7 million were awarded to the city for the Earmark YouthStat Crime Prevention Program Phases I, II, and III; the Recovery Act Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for the Anti-Gang Enforcement Efforts and Technology Enhancements; and the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System. The audit's objective was to assess performance in the key areas of grant management that are applicable and appropriate for the grants under review. Unless otherwise stated in this report, the audit examined compliance with the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Financial Guide. The audit determined that Trenton was not in full compliance with the award conditions in some of the areas examined. It questioned $176,915 in unallowable expenditures, $128,566 in unsupported expenditures, $5,502 in unreasonable expenditures, and $63,444 that could have been put to better use. In addition, the audit identified the need for grant management improvement in the following areas: internal control, drawdowns, grant expenditures, contract and sub-grantee monitoring, accountable property, reporting, performance, and special conditions. This report presents 17 recommendation to OJP regarding remedies for dollar-related and grant-management audit findings. 7 tables and appended objective, scope, and methodology; schedule of dollar-related findings; Trenton's response to the report; OJP's response to the draft audit report; and summary of actions necessary to close the report