SOUTHWEST BORDER PROSECUTION INITIATIVE

Online Training Tool

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Department of Justice

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Overview

The Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative (SWBPI) provides

funds to eligible jurisdictions in the four southwest border

states for qualifying federally initiated and declined-referred

criminal cases that were resolved after October 1, 2005.

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Eligibility

A county or state government in Arizona, California, New

Mexico, or Texas may participate if:

The jurisdiction prosecuted and/or detained a defendant in a

federally initiated and declined/referred criminal case that was

disposed of during the applicable reporting period.

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Eligibility (Continued)

In New Mexico, only pre-trial detention services may be

reported in a county’s online application.

Prosecution services are provided through state agencies and

will be reflected in a state-level application.

The state application must be completed before counties can

enter their pre-trial detention cases.

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Registration

For New SWBPI Participants

Go To: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/swbpi/index.html

To complete your jurisdiction’s registration you will need the following information:

Jurisdiction DUNS Number: http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/ Jurisdiction Employer Identification Number (EIN):

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

Jurisdiction Address Primary Point-of-Contact Name, Position Title, Phone Number,

Email Address, Agency Name, and Address Chief Executive Officer Name, Phone Number, and Email

Address Financial Point-of-Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email

Address

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III. Locate your jurisdiction

II. Choose your stateI. Select ‘Begin Application’

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Create User Name and Password

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Jurisdiction Registration Information Page

All mandatory fields are denoted by an asterisk

DUNS number help can be found at this website: http://www.dnb.com/US/duns_update/

EIN number help is provided at this website: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

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Primary Point of Contact Page

The primary point of contact (POC) is the main recipient of official electronic correspondence regarding the status and approval of applications.

The POC must be appointed by your jurisdiction’s Chief Executive Officer.

The POC must be an employee of the jurisdiction.

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Chief Executive Officer Information Page

The Chief Executive

Officer is the

jurisdiction's highest

ranking elected or

appointed administrative

official, responsible for

managing human and

budgetary resources.

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Financial Point of Contact Page

In addition to the Primary

POC, the Financial Point of

Contact will receive official

electronic correspondence

regarding issues related to

the bank account

information, payment

requests, and

disbursements of funds.

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Registration Complete

You are now ready to access the online Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative application.

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Login Page

Go To: https://external.ojp.usdoj.gov/bpsx/login.jsp?progTypeRole=s

Forgot your user id or password? Call the SWBPI Helpdesk at 1-866-817-9274

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Funding Status Page

Edit Jurisdiction Information

Edit Contact Information

Review already submittedApplications

Apply for open SWBPI quarterApplications

Update banking information

SWBPI Tools

Request Payment

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Jurisdiction Information Page

Make changes to your

jurisdiction’s general

information on this screen.

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Contact Information Page

Update the point of contact,

chief executive officer and

financial point of contact

information from this screen.

The primary point of contact

must be appointed by the

jurisdiction CEO and be a

jurisdiction employee.

Manage Application Screen (Application not open; only case data)

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This screen is displayed only if the case reporting is open, but the application period is closed. Only the case data may be accessed at this phase of the SWBPI process.

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Manage Application Screen (Application Open)

Apply for a new SWBPI

application period here.

Update an open application:

change profile information,

add/delete prosecution data,

and add/delete detention data.

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Cost Profile Page

Enter Detention Per Diem Rate:

Publicized per diem rate of

the jurisdiction jail facility.

This figure is the per-day

cost the jurisdiction would

charge an outside

jurisdiction to house

inmates in its jails.

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Cost Profile Page (Continued)

Enter Total Felony Cases: The number of all

felony cases prosecuted and resolved during

the reporting period in the jurisdiction. This

number should include federally declined as

well as regular, resolved felony cases.

Total Misdemeanor Cases: The number of

all misdemeanor cases prosecuted and

resolved during the reporting period in the

jurisdiction. This number should include

federally declined as well as regular, resolved

misdemeanor cases.

Salary Costs Page

Each jurisdiction should submit the number and salary costs for each personnel category listed. The figures should reflect the personnel that work on all felony or misdemeanor cases, not only federally initiated cases.

The reported sum for each personnel category should total the jurisdiction’s actual salary expenditures for the reporting period, not an estimate or average.

All salary costs may include benefits and overtime required by negotiated contract, statute, or regulation such as union agreements, contractual obligations, and required post staffing minimums.

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Add Prosecution Page

Each prosecution case must have the

following information:

Docket Number- This is the court case

number assigned to each federally

initiated case you apply for.

Referring Federal Agency- Choose

the federal agency that referred the

case to your jurisdiction.

Referred Date- The date that the federally initiated case was transferred to your jurisdiction for prosecution.

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Add Defendant Page (Continued)

Resolution- The type of resolution of the case: dismissal, plea, conviction or sentencing.

Defendant First and Last Name- Note that the middle initial is optional.

Resolved date- The date the resolution of the case occurred.

Case Type- Choose felony or misdemeanor if your jurisdiction resolved both types of federally referred cases during the reporting period.

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Add Prosecution Page (Continued)

Instructions for a prosecution case that you need to enter more than

once as a result of multiple defendants associated with the case:

Each defendant represents a separate case; one case with multiple

defendants should be claimed as separate cases.

If a SWBPI qualifying case has more than one defendant, you may

select the same docket number for multiple defendants.

One defendant charged in multiple cases should be claimed as only

one case to the extent the defendant's cases are being

investigated and/or prosecuted during concurrent periods of time.

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Prosecution Guidelines

ELIGIBLE CASES

Federally initiated criminal case.

Declined/referred to a county or state jurisdiction after October 1, 2005.

Prosecuted by a state or county prosecutor.

Resolved during a designated reporting period.

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Prosecution Guidelines (Continued)

A case is eligible, regardless of:

The level, type, or number of criminal offenses involved.

The defendant's age or citizenship status at the time of the federal referral.

Whether the case was formally declined/referred by a U.S. Attorney, or

declined/referred through a blanket federal declination-referral policy;

accepted federal law enforcement practice; or federal prosecutorial discretion.

Whether state or local law enforcement participated with federal authorities in

the investigation or arrest (federal/state task forces).

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Prosecution Guidelines (Continued)

INELIGIBLE CASES

Federally referred case declined and not prosecuted by state or county

prosecutors.

Probation or parole violation or revocation hearings.

Extradition cases.

Cases not accepted by state or county prosecutors.

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Prosecution Guidelines (Continued)

FEDERALLY INITIATED CASES

A federally initiated case results from a criminal investigation or an arrest

involving federal law enforcement authorities for a potential violation of

federal criminal law, including task forces on which a federal agency or

officer participates in the investigation or arrest process. Jurisdictions

applying for SWBPI funds must enter the referring federal agency on each

case submitted for prosecution costs in the online application.

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Prosecution Guidelines (Continued)

FEDERAL DECLINATION/REFERRAL

A federal declination/referral occurs when, during an investigation or

following an arrest, a U.S. Attorney or a federal law enforcement official

decides not to pursue federal criminal charges against a defendant

(declination) and requests that a state or local jurisdiction prosecute

the defendant for possible violation of state or local criminal statutes

(referral).

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Prosecution Summary Page

This page displays a list of all prosecution cases submitted for the SWBPI reporting period.

From this page, you can update prosecution cases, remove prosecution cases; add/remove defendants or add/remove detention cases.

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Add Detention Page

Each detention case must have the following information:Docket number/ Defendant- choose a docket number and defendant from the list of already submitted prosecution cases.

Inmate ID- The identification number used by the jurisdiction jail facility to identify the inmate.

Detained Date- The date the defendant was taken in to custody.

Released Date- The released date for a detention record cannot be after the prosecution resolved date for the corresponding prosecution case.

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Detention Summary Page

This page displays a list of all the

detention cases submitted for the

SWBPI reporting period.

From this page, you can update

detention cases, remove detention

cases or add prosecution cases.

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Submit Application Page

This page shows all the open

applications for a jurisdiction that

have not yet been submitted to BJA

for review.

Click the ‘Submit’ link to continue

the application process.

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Application Summary Page

This page provides an overview of all the information submitted on a SWBPI application period- cost profile data, prosecution cases and detention cases.

To make any change at this point, select the ‘Manage Application’ link from the left menu.

The total application value is the total possible reimbursement for the jurisdiction. The actual payment amount will be based on SWBPI funding levels.

To submit the application, click the ‘Proceed’ link.

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Application Certification Page

I. Certify that the information submitted in the application is accurate and that the cases submitted are federally initiated.

II. Select an answer for ‘Are you the CEO?’ If no is selected, an authorized designee page will pop up. This person must be appointed by the CEO and must be a jurisdiction employee.

III. Check the certification box and enter the CEO name.

IV. Complete application submission.

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Application Submitted Confirmation Page

Your application has been successfully submitted.

BJA will review the submitted applications and conduct outreach to jurisdictions if any questions or concerns are found.

Jurisdictions will be asked to provide additional prosecution and detention case documentation after the application is submitted. Any cases that do not have the corresponding case documentation will be removed from consideration.

Please print a copy for record-keeping purposes

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Request Payment Page

Once BJA’s review is complete and

award amounts have been

calculated, you will be able to

request payment on each SWBPI

application quarter you applied for.

Each jurisdiction will have 45 days

to complete certification and

request payment. After 45 days, the

funds may no longer be available.

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Confirm Banking Information Page

Verify that the banking information for your jurisdiction is correct.

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Request Payment Certification Page

Certify that the information submitted in the application is accurate and that the cases submitted are federally initiated.

Select an answer for ‘Are you the CEO?’ If no is selected, an authorized designee page will pop up. This person must be appointed by the CEO and must be a jurisdiction employee.

Check the certification box and enter the CEO name.

Complete payment request certification.

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Payment Request Confirmation Page

Your payment request was successful.

Please allow two to three weeks for the payment to reach the jurisdiction general fund.

Please print a copy for record- keeping purposes.

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Banking Information Page

Review the banking information on file for your jurisdiction.

Make necessary changes here.

Mail the updated ACH form to:

Office of Justice ProgramsAttn: Office of the Chief Financial Officer Control Desk810 Seventh Street, NWWashington, DC 20531

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Application History Page

The application history

page provides a summary

of every application a

jurisdiction has submitted

and the status of each

application.

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Mail Center

The SWBPI Mail Center allows users to complete the following actions:

View and reply to email.

Compose and send new email.

Set their email preferences.

View sent messages.

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Change Password

This page allows the SWBPI user to change their current password.

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Log Out

Use the log out link to end your SWBPI session.

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SWBPI Contact Information

The Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Helpdesk can be reached at 1-866-817-9274 or email southwest@usdoj.gov