06/28/2024
Training Graduates<br>Through an investment by PCCD, Centre County established one of the first programs in the state to train emergency responders and law enforcement on how to direct individuals to mental health services in their communities. Since 2010, Centre County CIT has trained 464 first responders, law enforcement officers, and other professionals.
06/20/2024
Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposes an increase of over $100 million to prevent and reduce gun violence across the Commonwealth. Since 2021, PCCD has directly awarded more than $10.7 million in funding to Delaware County to support projects addressing a wide range of public safety initiatives, resulting in a reduction in homicides by 29 percent county-wide between 2022 and 2023.
06/12/2024
Under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor Davis, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency approved first-ever state grants for indigent defense — less than six months after Governor Shapiro signed the historic funding into law.
06/06/2024
Less than six months after legislation was signed funding the initiative, the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee approved more than $6.6 million in funding to Pennsylvania counties. Governor Shapiro secured the first-ever funding for indigent defense in the 2023-24 budget. <br>
05/21/2024
Counties have until Thursday, May 23, 2024 to apply for grant funding to improve the effectiveness of indigent defense services across the Commonwealth.
05/20/2024
7,680 Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs across the Commonwealth’s 67 counties have been certified through the program since 1984.
05/17/2024
Since January 2024, PCCD has awarded $90 million in school mental health grants to provide behavioral health supports for K-12 students.
05/13/2024
Applicants have until June 13, 2024 to apply for grant funding to bring Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies into compliance with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).
04/29/2024
The Shapiro-Davis Administration has proposed a $5 million investment in VCAP in the 2024-25 budget to support this vital program, which is running low on funding to support victims. VCAP is a financial lifeline for crime victims – reimbursing them for counseling, loss of earnings, funeral expenses, and more.
04/26/2024
For the first time in Pennsylvania history, state funding has been appropriated to help ensure public defenders have the resources they need to provide constitutionally required legal defense to defendants who cannot pay for it on their own.<br> <br>Governor Shapiro secured sustainable state funding for indigent defense in the 2023-24 budget and proposed a $2.5 million increase for indigent defense funding in the 2024-25 budget – a total of $10 million to be funded through PCCD.
04/25/2024
Awards are part of the $155 million FY 2023-24 budget package supporting improved safety and security and mental health supports for students and staff in Pennsylvania’s public and private K-12 schools.
04/24/2024
Governor Shapiro’s budget proposes $5 million to help crime victims with expenses including medical, counseling, loss of earnings, relocation, funeral, crime scene cleanup, and more.
04/18/2024
The goal of this solicitation is to bring Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies into compliance with the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), the national standard for crime data reporting in the United States.<br><br>Currently, only 42 percent of Pennsylvania’s population is covered by a police department utilizing NIBRS and only 10 percent of local law enforcement agencies are reporting statistics through NIBRS.<br>
04/11/2024
PCCD will use the funding to evaluate gaps in policies and practices to prevent young people from being unnecessarily involved in the juvenile justice system.
04/10/2024
PCCD presents Linda K.M. Ludgate Excellence in Leadership Award, John A. Zottola Mental Health and Justice Award, and the Criminal Justice Advisory Board Best Practices Award
04/02/2024
Since 2006, the York CAC has served over 9,000 children and their families across York County
03/29/2024
In its first year, PA Peace Alliance has supported more than 240 organizations working to address, prevent, and reduce gun and community violence
03/27/2024
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Has Awarded More than $2 Million to Help Fill More Than 400 Vacant Law Enforcement Positions
03/13/2024
<br>Funding includes $1 million to conduct a first-of-its-kind statewide needs assessment to identify and address gaps in support for victims of gun violence
03/12/2024
Law Enforcement Recruitment grant funding will be used to hire and train 412 new police officers across the Commonwealth
03/07/2024
Governor Shapiro’s proposed 2024-25 budget will invest $100 million to prevent and reduce gun violence across the Commonwealth<br> <br>Montgomery County DA’s Operation Cease Fire, funded by PCCD, has resulted in 62 arrests, the identification of 66 gun traffickers and 510 illegal firearms, and reduced the number of illegal firearms through the recovery of 95 straw-purchased firearms.<br>
02/14/2024
A year after taking the first steps to end Pennsylvania’s “shameful distinction” as one of only two states that did not pay for public defenders, Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers said Monday they would negotiate to make more money available for indigent defense.
01/12/2024
Funding Supports Initiatives to Address Gun and Group-Related Violence
01/11/2024
Funding Supports Improved Safety and Security and Mental Health Supports for Students and Staff in Pennsylvania’s Public and Private K-12 Schools