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The Governor's Crime Commission serves as the chief advisory body to the Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety on crime and justice issues. District Attorney Scott Thomas is the Chair of the Crime Commission.
The Governor's Crime Commission (GCC) has 44 members, including heads of statewide criminal justice and human service agencies, representatives from the courts, law enforcement, local government, the General Assembly, and private citizens. For a listing of Governor's Crime Commission members and their Program Planning Committee assignments (Click Here).
The GCC sets program priorities, reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Governor for the state's criminal justice and juvenile justice federal block grants. Federal block grants are awarded each year to government, education and social service agencies to start new and innovative programs in the following areas:
Program Planning Committees
Governor's Crime Commission Division
Thank you for your interest in the Governor's Crime Commission Division. This site is designed to provide information on the operation of the Governor's Crime Commission as well as to keep you informed of grant funding opportunities as we partner with law enforcement agencies, non-profit entities, state agencies, and universities to improve the lives of citizens across the state and make North Carolina a safer place to live. This fiscal year the Governor's Crime Commission has awarded more than 72 million dollars in grant funds to improve the criminal justice system and provide services to children and victims.
The experts on the Governor's Crime Commission and the staff of the commission are committed to continuing to seek innovative ways to improve the criminal justice system, provide for safer communities, and improve the quality of life for all citizens of the great state of
You can learn more about the Governor's Crime Commission Division and the Governor's Crime Commission by viewing the other links. I welcome you to visit our website frequently to learn of funding and training opportunities.
Gwendolyn W. Burrell
Executive Director
GCC Highlighted Events, Publications and Links
This web site is funded in part, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or endorse, this web site.
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