The enhancing investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (EIP) encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors offices to expand and…

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) supports the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, in partnership with Long Island Against Domestic Violence, in implementing enhanced investigative and prosecutorial capabilities for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in Suffolk County, New York.

Specifically, the funding will enable the District Attorney's Office to hire a Spanish-speaking prosecution-based detective investigator to investigate these types of cases, as well as an office assistant to support the prosecution of these cases. This project addresses key OVW priority areas of improving access to justice and services for sexual assault survivors. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

The enhancing investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (EIP) encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and in so doing, support victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community. The EIP project by the suffolk county district attorney, in partnership with long island against domestic violence, to implement in suffolk county, NY addresses EIP purpose areas: 1, 2, and 4. Additionally, this project addresses OVW priority area 1: access to justice; priority area 2: services to sexual assault survivors. Specific activities include: 1) hire a spanish speaking prosecution-based detective investigator responsible for investigating cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and 2) hire an office assistant to support the prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases.