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 County of Anoka, in partnership with Alexandra House, received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This three-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Anoka County, Minnesota.

The key activities to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Ensuring all law enforcement partners have language access policies and plans in place, and assisting in the development of consistent policies across agencies; 2) Reviewing, updating, and enhancing the Domestic Abuse Connect victim digital resource center; 3) Developing and implementing a multidisciplinary case review team; 4) Continuing to offer training on intimate partner violence and lethality assessment for law enforcement, criminal justice, and victim service professionals; and 5) Continuing the Anoka County Lethality Assessment Program.

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 county of anoka, in partnership with alexandra house, implemented in anoka county minnesota addresses icjr purpose area 22. This project does not address any OVW priorities. Specific activities include: 1) ensure all law enforcement partners have language access policies/plans in place and assist in the development of new and/or consistent policies across all agencies; 2) review, update, and enhance domestic abuse connect, the victims digital resource center; 3) develop and implement a multidisciplinary case review team; 4) continue to offer training specific to intimate partner violence and lethality assessment to law enforcement as well as other criminal justice and victim service professionals; and 5) continue the anoka county lethality assessment program.