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S. 2484

National Triad Program Act

National Triad Program Act - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Justice to conduct a national assessment of: (1) the nature and extent of crimes against the elderly; (2) the needs of law enforcement, health, and social service organizations in working to prevent, identify, investigate, and provide assistance to victims of such crimes; and (3) promising strategies to respond effectively to those challenges.

Specifies that such assessment shall address: (1) the analysis and synthesis of data from a range of sources; (2) the problems of elderly who are living alone or in high crime areas and who are abused and neglected, and the fear of victimization; (3) the identification of strategies and techniques that have been shown to be effective or which show promise; (4) the analysis of the factors that enhance or inhibit development of a coordinated response by law enforcement, health care, and social service providers; and (5) the research agenda needed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems of crimes against the elderly.

Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such assessment.

Authorizes the Director to make awards to coalitions of local law enforcement agencies, victim service providers, and organizations representing the elderly for pilot programs and field tests of promising strategies and models for forging partnerships for crime prevention and service provision. Specifies that pilot programs funded under this Act may include existing general service coalitions of law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations that wish to use additional funds to work at a particular problem in their community or to target a particular geographic area in need of intensive services.

Authorizes the Director to make awards to: (1) coalitions of national law enforcement, victim service, and elder advocate organizations for training and technical assistance in implementing pilot programs; (2) research organizations to investigate the types of elder victimization shown by the assessment to present particularly critical problems or emerging crimes about which little is known, to evaluate the effectiveness of selected pilot programs, and to conduct research and development identified as being critical; and (3) public service advertising coalitions to increase public awareness of, and promote ideas or programs to prevent, crimes against the elderly.

Authorizes appropriations.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI](R-WI)Sponsor
54 cosponsors17 D37 R
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  1. CommitteeH11000

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  2. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. FloorH14000

    Received in the House.

  5. Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  6. Floor17000

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

  7. Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 693.

  8. Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  9. Committee14000

    Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden without amendment. Without written report.

    Judiciary Committee
  10. Committee

    Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Judiciary Committee
  11. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  12. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

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