Criminal Justice Services Board | Committee on Training | Private Security Services Advisory Board | CASA/CJA Advisory Committee | Virginia Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention (ACJJP) | Virginia Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence | Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee
Several boards, advisory committees and sub-committees provide governance and guidance for the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS). Below is a list of those boards and information pertaining to their membership and functions.
Criminal Justice Services Board
The 32 member Criminal Justice Services Board (CJSB) is the policy board for DCJS. It has representation from all aspects of the criminal justice system on both state and local levels of government, as well as representatives of the private security industry, the public-at-large, and the General Assembly.
The CJSB is the approving authority for the regulations DCJS promulgates in accord with the Administrative Process Act and approves most of the grants that DCJS awards to localities, state agencies, and private non-profit organizations.
- Board Members
- By-Laws of the Criminal Justice Services Board
- Meetings and Minutes
- Member Resources
- Committees and Sub-Committees
- Executive Committee
- Membership is set by the Board's By-Laws.
- Committee Members
- Meetings and Minutes
- Forfeited Asset Sharing Subcommittee
- Resolves asset sharing disputes and makes recommendations to the CJSB on use of asset forfeiture funds retained by DCJS. Meets as needed.
- Committee Members
- Grants Committee
- Hears applicants' appeals of other grant review subcommittees' "no funding" recommendations and reports to the CJSB. Meets as needed.
- Committee Members
- Meetings and Minutes
- Nominations & Appointments Subcommittee
- Screens nominees to advisory groups and committees that are appointed by the CJSB and makes recommendations to the CJSB. Meets as needed.
- Committee Members
- Meetings and Minutes
- Executive Committee
Committee on Training
Policy-making body responsible to the Board for "effecting" those provisions of the Code of Virginia related to training standards.
- Committee Members
- Meetings and Minutes
- Committees
Private Security Services Advisory Board
Advises the CJSB on matters related to the regulation of private security businesses. Fifteen members, appointed by the Board, must represent specified parts of the industry (e.g., armored car personnel).
CASA/CJA Advisory Committee
Advises the Board on CASA/CJA matters.
Virginia Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention
Advises the Board, the Executive Branch and localities on matters related to the prevention/treatment of juvenile delinquency and the administration of the juvenile justice system; reviews grant applications for Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds, as well as other juvenile justice-related grant applications, and makes recommendations on them to the Board.
Virginia Advisory Committee on Sexual and Domestic Violence
Advises the Board on sexual and domestic violence matters.
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Professional Standards Committee