14-APPROVE RES AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATION TO AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY AND THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

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4ft AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY & THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY Form ABTPA-104 WMUour Caz (Ol /12) PROGRAM NARRATIVE To be considered for funding, a proposed grant project: 1. Must address a problem that is clearly identified, is measurable and is supported by relevant statistical evidence; 2. Must minimize duplication or overlapping of existing programs; 3. Must have a design wherein the activities and objectives are realistic and attainable; 4. Preferably should, but is not required to, be innovative in its concept/ design/operation; (a project is considered innovative if it provides a new and different strategy or approach that prevents, deters, intervenes, or stops a criminal act from occurring); 5. Must have a cost structure which is realistic when compared to its goals; 6. Must cooperate and coordinate its activities with other appropriate agencies/projects; 7. Must include a proposed evaluation design that provides relevant data to measure the effectiveness of the project and a plan for performing such evaluation; and, 8. Must include measurable objectives to reach the standard goals of the authority's mission, listed below for each category of funding: Standard Goals for Categories Listed Below: The categories below reflect more enforcement activity, thus the suggested goals are directed more towards similar activities. (T01) Law enforcement, detection and apprehension; (T03) Prevention, anti-theft devices and automobile registration; (T04) Reduction of the sale of stolen vehicles and parts Goal 1: Reduce the incident of Motor Vehicle Theft. Goal 2: Reduce the incident of Theft from a Motor Vehicle. Goal 3: Public Awareness methods used to educate the citizens of Texas and training of qualified personnel in the detection and prevention of auto burglary & theft. Goal 4: Help increase the recovery rate of stolen motor vehicles Goal 5: The number of persons arrested from motor vehicle theft. Goal 6: The clearance rate of motor vehicle thefts Goal 7: Prevent the incident of fraudulent titles and registration of stolen vehicles. Goal 8: Reduce the incident of automobile insurance fraud. (T02) Prosecution, adjudication and conviction Goal 1: Prosecute auto burglary & theft cases as presented by law enforcement. Goal 2: Accept referrals on at least auto burglary & theft cases as presented. Goal 3: Obtain indictments involving organized auto theft rings and/or insurance fraud. Goal 4: Obtain convictions on auto burglary & theft cases. (T05) Public awareness and crime prevention Goal 1: Public Awareness methods used to educate the citizens of Texas and training of qualified personnel in the detection and prevention of auto burglary & theft. Goal 2: Assists ABTPA grantees with public awareness activities across the state. Goal 3: Raise awareness of vehicle crimes and knowledge of prevention methods. ABTPA-17 of 31,. - 136