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…

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 travis county district attorneys office (TCDA), in partnership with safe alliance, to implement in travis county, TX addresses EIP purpose areas: 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. Additionally, this project addresses OVW priority area 1: access to justice. Specific activities include: 1) hire a paralegal to support domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases; 2) hire a prosecution-based investigator to assist with cases in the sexual assault and family violence units; and 3) obtain training from safe alliance on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking cases.