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 Westchester County $1 million on October 1, 2025, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The award funds development of policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors on the investigation and prosecution of these crimes; development and implementation of trainings on identifying and responding to stalking and strangulation, identifying the primary aggressor, and mandatory arrest laws; and development and implementation of training for victim services providers on law enforcement and prosecutorial issues to increase victim engagement. Performance occurs in White Plains, New York, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

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 would support the following activities: 1) development if policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors regarding the investigation and prosecution of cases; 2) development and implementation of trainings on identifying and responding to stalking and strangulation, identifying the primary aggressor, and mandatory arrest laws; and 3) development and implementation of training for victim services providers on law enforcement and prosecutorial issues to increase victim engagement.