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GGD-94-128R 1 (1994-05-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackob0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States General Accounting Office Wshington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-256868 May 10, 1994 The Honorable Gary A. Condit Chairman, Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This letter responds to your request for information on the Operation Weed and Seed program. As you know, Operation Weed and Seed is a community-based, multiagency approach that proposes to weed out crime from targeted neighborhoods, then seed the site with a variety of programs and resources to prevent crime from recurring. Program descriptions emphasize that Operation Weed and Seed is not another grant program but a strategy based on four core elements: (1) sites must have a law enforcement effort coordinated among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; (2) law enforcement must work closely with residents in community policing efforts; (3) human services, such as prevention and treatment programs, educational opportunities, and recreational activities, must be concentrated in the targeted sites; and (4) economic revitalization must focus on revitalizing the targeted distressed neighborhoods through housing and economic development. Success is expected to be achieved by the coordinated effort of law enforcement agencies, community groups, social service agencies, multiple levels of government, and the private sector working together. You asked us to describe (1) the measures taken by the Department of Justice to ensure community satisfaction, (2) efforts to evaluate the Weed and Seed program and the criteria used for monitoring funds from participating federal agencies for Weed and Seed activities, (3) the steps Justice has taken to ensure that U.S. Attorneys and Weed and Seed sites receive advice and funding for the seeding component of the program, and (4) the federal and local management structures of the program. GAO/GGD-94-128R Weed and Seed: Program Objectives

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