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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) today announced two grants totaling over $602,000 for crime fighting in Sedgwick County.
• Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department: $525,000 to create the Internet Crimes Against Children Program for equipment, training and personnel resources to prevent, interdict, or investigate Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) offenses. The funds provide assistance to parents, teachers, law enforcement and other professionals working on child victimization issues.
• Sedgwick County: $77,160 for a Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction grant. The funds will help to improve DNA laboratory infrastructure and analysis capacity so that DNA samples can be processed efficiently and cost effectively to analyze backlogged forensic DNA casework samples.
The grants were awarded by the United States Department of Justice.
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• Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department: $525,000 to create the Internet Crimes Against Children Program for equipment, training and personnel resources to prevent, interdict, or investigate Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) offenses. The funds provide assistance to parents, teachers, law enforcement and other professionals working on child victimization issues.
• Sedgwick County: $77,160 for a Forensic Casework DNA Backlog Reduction grant. The funds will help to improve DNA laboratory infrastructure and analysis capacity so that DNA samples can be processed efficiently and cost effectively to analyze backlogged forensic DNA casework samples.
The grants were awarded by the United States Department of Justice.
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