The grants to improve the 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…

The grants to improve the 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. Grants to improve the criminal justice response (icjr) project by city of grand rapids, michigan, in partnership with safe haven ministries and ywca of west central michigan, implemented in city of grand rapids, michigan, addresses icjr purpose area: 22. Specific activities include to: 1) support for a systems-based advocate for the grand rapids police department (grpd) to participate in the high-risk team; 2) support for a bilingual crisis advocate position for safe haven ministries and a crisis advocate ywca; 3) support for training, informational materials, shared technology on domestic violence and trauma; and 4) creation of products and deliverables, including a memoranda of understanding, a lethality assessment screening tool, a policy document, a training presentation, a survivor-developed information packet, an outcome survey, and a data collection tool.