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 independence, missouri, in partnership with hope house, INC., implemented in city of independence, missouri, addresses ICJR purpose areas: 3 and 22. Specific activities include: 1) to support project staff; 2) to support law enforcement through collaboration with the jackson county assistant prosecutor and the implementation of body cameras for all officers; 3) provide training and technical assistance addressing charging domestic violence offenders, maintaining specialized judicial domestic violence dockets, identifying persistent offenders, reviewing city ordinances, referring cases for possible federal firearms charges, conducting semi-annual warrant sweeps, and serving orders of protection; 4) providing information and outreach to victims through advocacy, and referrals; and 5) participate in outreach activities, domestic violence training, fatality review board, human trafficking task force, and its lethality assessment subcommittee.