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Bureau of Justice Assistance

Bureau of Justice Assistance

5.2
A United States government agency that gives money and support to local and state police to reduce crime
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Oficina de Asistencia Judicial
  • The Bureau of Justice Assistance provides funding to help local police departments combat drug-related crime.

Examples

  • Training programs for correctional officers are often developed in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

  • The Bureau of Justice Assistance offers grants to local police departments.

  • Last year, the city received a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to improve community policing strategies.

  • Have you heard about the Bureau of Justice Assistance program?

  • Last year, the city received a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to improve community policing strategies.

  • The Bureau of Justice Assistance provides funding to help local police departments combat drug-related crime.

  • Training programs for correctional officers are often developed in collaboration with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

Synonyms

BJA
vsBureau of Justice Assistance
  • Jargon
8.3

A United States government office that gives help and money to local police to reduce crime

is the full official written form rather than the short form

Surface Forms

Bureau of Justice Assistance main

Morphology

bureau + of + justice + assistance

The meaning is directly compositional: 'bureau' (an official agency) combined with 'justice' + 'assistance' (support related to justice) yields an agency that provides support for justice matters. While the exact institutional placement (within the U.S. DOJ) and specific activities (grants to police) are more specific, a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer it is an agency offering help/support in the justice domain.

Etymology

Bureau of Justice Assistance comes from a simple image: bureau is an office, justice means law and courts, and assistance means 'help'. So it is a government office that gives money, training, and support to local police and courts to fight crime and improve safety.