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PCCD Awards Grant to Aid York County's Rapid Response Initiative

Posted on: Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 18:00 CST

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency today announced the award of $10,000 in federal funds to help York County continue its crisis response initiative, or quick response team.

A quick response team is a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement group that is specially trained to handle threats or high-risk incidents, such as a hostage situation, counter-terrorism incident or hazardous material spills.

Today's award builds on past funding provided by PCCD and it will allow the county to expand its training, specialized equipment inventory and quick response services.

"PCCD is proud to continue supporting York County's leadership and creativity in adopting innovative approaches to crises management," said PCCD Chairman Walter M. Phillips Jr. "Utilizing a quick response team combines limited local resources to effectively address emergencies that can occur anywhere in the county or the region. Having this specialized unit maximizes resources, improves crises response and improves public safety."

With the support of Governor Edward G. Rendell, PCCD, through its public safety advisory committee, has awarded more than $120 million in federal and state funding to all levels of the criminal justice system since 2004.

This grant will be managed by PCCD's Office of Criminal Justice System Improvements, which assesses the needs of Pennsylvania's criminal justice systems and develops and implements policies and procedures to improve their operations.

As the state's justice planning agency, PCCD is dedicated to preventing and reducing crime in Pennsylvania and responding to the needs of victims. PCCD collaborates with the Governor's office, federal, state and local officials, juvenile and criminal justice agencies, victim service agencies, community-based organizations, non-profits, schools and others to achieve these goals.

For more information about PCCD and the commission's other services and programs, visit http://www.pccd.state.pa.us/.

CONTACT: Dawn Petrosky (717) 265-8470

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency

CONTACT: Dawn Petrosky of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime andDelinquency, +1-717-265-8470

Web Site: http://www.state.pa.us/

Source: PRNewswire-USNewswire

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