2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-477. Crime Control Division of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.

Part 2.  Crime Control Division.

§ 143B‑477.  Crime Control Division of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety.

(a)        There is hereby established, within the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, the Crime Control Division, which shall be organized and staffed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and within the limits of authorized appropriations.

(b)        The Crime Control Division shall provide clerical and professional services required by the Governor's Crime Commission and shall administer the State Law Enforcement Assistance Program and such additional related programs as may be established by or assigned to the Commission. It shall serve as the single State planning agency for purposes of the Crime Control Act of 1976 (Public Laws 94‑503). Administrative responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)        Compiling data, establishing needs and setting priorities for funding and policy recommendations for the Commission;

(2)        Preparing and revising statewide plans for adoption by the Commission which are designed to improve the administration of criminal justice and to reduce crime in North Carolina;

(3)        Advising State and local interests of opportunities for securing federal assistance for crime reduction and for improving criminal justice administration and planning within the State of North Carolina;

(4)        Stimulating and seeking financial support from federal, State, and local government and private sources for programs and projects which implement adopted criminal justice administration improvement and crime reduction plans;

(5)        Assisting State agencies and units of general local government and combinations thereof in the preparation and processing of applications for financial aid to support improved criminal justice administration, planning and crime reduction;

(6)        Encouraging and assisting coordination at the federal, State, and local government levels in the preparation and implementation of criminal justice administration improvements and crime reduction plans;

(7)        Applying for, receiving, disbursing, and auditing the use of funds received for the program from any public and private agencies and instrumentalities for criminal justice administration, planning, and crime reduction purposes;

(8)        Entering into, monitoring, and evaluating the results of contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the discharge of its assigned responsibilities;

(9)        Providing technical assistance to State and local law‑enforcement agencies in developing programs for improvement of the law‑enforcement and criminal justice system; and

(10)      Taking such other actions as may be deemed necessary or appropriate to carry out its assigned duties and responsibilities.

(c)        The Crime Control Division shall also provide professional and clerical staff services to the adjunct committees of the Governor's Crime Commission established in G.S. 143B‑480. (1977, c. 11, s. 4.)