Criminal Justice Advisory Committee

About the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee

The Criminal Justice Advisory Committee advises the Houston-Galveston Area Council Board on law enforcement and criminal justice issues, recommending funding priorities for criminal justice grants and other regional criminal justice issues.

Criminal Justice Advisory Committee Responsiblities:

• Major participation in development of the annual criminal justice plan.
• Recommendation of funding priorities for the annual criminal justice program.
• Initiation and development of regional criminal justice programs for which the H-GAC is grantee.
• Evaluation of the criminal justice funding proposals to determine their consistency with applicable regional plans, and furnishing these evaluations to the Project Review Committee and the Board of Directors.
• Establishment of a forum for discussion and resolution of common problems in law enforcement and the administration of justice.
• Provisions of such other advice and assistance as the Board of Directors may request.