The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence,…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Caddo Parish Of $500,000 under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on October 1, 2025. The award supports law enforcement training on domestic violence investigations, prosecutorial investigations of domestic violence cases, victim services for domestic violence survivors, and counseling and support groups for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Performance occurs in Shreveport, Louisiana, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. The program assists state, local, and tribal governments and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to advance victim safety and autonomy.

The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims. The project will support the following activities: 1) training for law enforcement on domestic violence investigations; 2) support prosecutorial investigations of domestic violence; 3) victim services for victims of domestic violence; 4) counseling and support groups for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.