The improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at…

The City of Tulsa, Oklahoma received a $575,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will support the City's efforts, in partnership with local law enforcement, courts, prosecutors, and victim services providers, to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Tulsa jurisdiction. Specific activities will include coordinating a high-risk team, exploring court-based restorative justice practices, providing legal services and advocacy during civil court proceedings, and prosecuting high-risk cases using evidence-based best practices. The grant aims to enhance victim safety, promote offender accountability, and foster collaboration between criminal justice agencies and community organizations. The award commenced on October 1, 2023 and will continue through September 30, 2026.

The improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, subpart D. The program fosters victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and courts to work collaboratively with community partners to identify problems and share ideas that will result in effectively responding to these crimes. An integral component of this program is the development, revitalization, or enhancement of a coordinated community response that brings together criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community-based organizations that respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The grantee, in collaboration with its project partners, will use this continuation award to continue improving the jurisdictions criminal justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, the project will: 1) implement activities focused on victim safety and offender accountability; 2) participate in mandated OVW training and technical assistance; and 3) work toward sustainability of project activities. Through this continuation grants to improve the criminal justice response project, the city of tulsa and its tulsa police department, in partnership with family safety center, domestic violence intervention services, office of the district attorney of tulsa county and the 14TH district court, will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: 3 and 22. This project will address OVW priority area 2. Specific activities include: 1) coordination of the high-risk team coordinated community response approach with project partners; 2) exploration of court-based restorative justice practices; 3) provision of legal services and advocacy during civil court proceedings; and 4) prosecution of high-risk cases using evidence-based best practices.