Arrest Program Form with Changes Tracked

OMB Clearance #1122-0006 1121-0275

Expiration Date: 12/31/2006

U .S. Department of Justice

Office on Violence Against Women

Semi-Annual Progress Report for

Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program

Brief Instructions: This form must be completed for each Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) grant received. The grant administrator or coordinator must ensure that the form is completed fully with regard to all grant activities. Grant partners, however, may complete sections relevant to their portion of the grant. Grant administrators or coordinators are responsible for compiling and submitting a single report that reflects all information collected from grant partners.

All grantees should read each section to determine which questions they must answer, based on the activities engaged in under this grant during the current reporting period. Sections B, F, and G of this form must be completed by all grantees. In section A, subsection A1 must be answered. In section C, subsection C2 must be answered. In sections D, E, and subsections A2, C1, C3, C4, C5, and C6, and C7, grantees must answer an initial question in each section or subsection about whether they engaged in certain activities during the current reporting period. If the response is yes, then the grantee must complete that section or subsection. If the response is no, the rest of that section or subsection is skipped.

For example, 1) if you are a victim services agency providing training and victim services with staff funded under this grant, you would complete A1, A2, B, C1, C2, D, F, and G (and answer ‘no’ in C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, and E); 2) if you are a law enforcement agency receiving funds to pay for staff who provide training to other law enforcement officers, you would complete A1, A2, B, C1, C2, F, and G (and answer ‘no’ in C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, D and E1-E5).

Information reported in sections D (Victim Services) and E5 (Batterer Intervention Program) is for grant-funded activities only. Information reported in sections E1(Law Enforcement ), E2 (Prosecution), E3 (Courts) & E4 (Probation and Parole) must reflect the activities of the entire agency receiving the Arrest Program funds. All information should reflect activities for the current reporting period only.

The activities of volunteers or interns shouldmay be reported if they wereare coordinated or supervised by Arrest Program grant-funded staff or if Arrest Program grant funds substantially supported their activities.

For further information on filling out this form, refer to the separate set of instructions, which contain detailed definitions and examples, illustrating how questions should be answered.

SECTION Page Number

Section A: General Information

A1 Grant Information 1

A2 Staff Information 2

Section B: Purpose Areas 3

Section C: Function Areas 4

C1 Training 4

C2 Coordinated Community Response 6

C3 Policies 7

C4 Products 8

C5 Data Collection and Communication Systems 9

C6 Specialized Units 10

C7 System Improvement 11

Section D: Victim Services 12

Section E: Criminal Justice System 15

Section F: Community Measures 26

Section G: Narrative 27

Appendix A: Status of Goals and Objectives Table 28

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A1. Grant information

All grantees must complete this section.

1. Date of report

2. Current reporting period  January 1-June 30  July 1-December 31 _____ (Year)

3. Grantee name

4. Grant number (the federal grant number assigned to your Arrest Program grant)

5. Type of lead agency/organization (Check the one answer that best describes the agency/organization administering Arrest Program funds. States administering Arrest Program funds should see the attached instruction for additional information.)

• Court

• Government agency (e.g., state criminal justice department)

• Law enforcement

• Probation, parole, or other correctional agency

• Prosecution

• Tribal government

• Unit of local government

• University/school

• Victim services

• Other (specify):

5a. Is thisagency/organizatioAre you a faith-based agency/organization?

 Yes  No

5b. a culturally-specific organization?

 Yes  No

6. Point of contact (person responsible for the day-to-day coordination or administration of the grant)

First Nname ____________________ MI ____ Last name ________________________________

Agency/organization name (if different from grantee name)

Address

Town/City _______________________________________

State ________Zip code___________________

Telephone Facsimile

E-mail

7. Does this grant specifically address tribal populations? (Check yes if your Arrest Program grant focuses on tribal populations, and indicate which tribes or nations you serve or intend to serve.)

 Yes  No If yes, which tribes/nations:

8. What percentage of your ArrestSTOP Program grant funds waswere directed to each of these areas? (Report the area[s] addressed by your ArrestSTOP Program grant during the current reporting period and estimate the approximate percentage of funds [or resources] used to address each area [consider training, victim services, etc.]. The subgrantee may choose how to make this determination.)

Throughout this form, the term sexual assault includes both assaults committed by offenders who are strangers to the victim/survivor and assaults committed by offenders who are known to, related by blood or marriage to, or in a dating relationship with the victim/survivor. The term domestic violence/dating violence applies to any pattern of coercive behavior that is used by one person to gain power and control over a current or former intimate partner. Oor dating partner Domestic violence includes dating violence, which is violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. Stalking is defined as a course of conduct directed at a specific person that places that person in reasonable fear of the death of, or serious bodily injury to, herself or himself, a member of her/his immediate family, or her/his spouse or intimate partner would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of others, or suffer substantial emotional distress.

. (See separate instructions for more complete definitions.)

	Percentage of grant funds
Sexual assault
Domestic violence/dating violence
Stalking
TOTAL	100%

A2. Staff Information

Were Arrest Program funds used to fund staff positions during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program grant funds were used to pay staff, including part-time staff and contractors.

• Yes--answer question 98

• No--skip to sSection B

98. Staff (Report the total number of full-time equivalent ([FTE]) staff funded by the Arrest Program grant during the current reporting period. Report staff by function(s), not by title or location. Include employees who are part-time and/or only partially funded with these grant funds, as well as consultants/contractors. You may rReport grant-funded overtime. If an employee or contractor was not employed or utilized for only a portion ofover the entire reporting period, prorate appropriately report the average. For example, if you hired a full-time victim advocate in October whose salary was 100% funded under the Arrest Program grant, you would report that as .5 FTEs. Report all FTEs in decimals, not percentages.ound to the second decimal. One FTE is equal to 1,040 hours—40 hours per week x 26 weeks. See separate instructions for examples of how to calculate FTEs for part-time staff or contractors.)

Staff	FTE(s) grant-funded staff
Administrator (fiscal manager, executive director)
ACivil attorney (does not include prosecutor)
Batterer Intervention staff
Counselor
Court personnel
Data Analyst
Information technology specialiststaff
Investigator (prosecution-based)
Law enforcement officer
Legal advocate (does not include attorneylawyer or paralegal)
Paralegal
Probation officer/offender monitor
Program coordinator (training coordinator, victim services coordinator, volunteer coordinator)
Prosecutor
Sexual assault nurse examiner/sexual assault forensic examiner (SANE/SAFE)
Support staff (secretary, administrative assistant, bookkeeper, accountant)
Trainer
Translator/interpreter
Victim advocate (non-governmental, includes domestic violence, sexual assault, and dual)Victim advocate
Victim assistant (governmental, includes victim-witness specialist/coordinator)Victim-witness specialist
Other (specify): __________________________________
TOTAL

B . PURPOSE AREAS

All grantees must complete this section.

The term domestic violence applies to any pattern of coercive behavior that is used by one person to gain power and control over a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence includes dating violence, which is violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim. For the purposes of the Arrest Program, grant funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence. (See pages 12-13 of the separate instructions for more complete definitions.)

109. Statutory purpose areas (Check all purpose areas that apply to activities supportedengaged in with Arrest Program funds during the current reporting period.)

Check ALL that apply	Purpose areas
	Implement mandatory arrest or pro-arrest programs and policies in police departments, including mandatory or pro-arrest programs and policies for protection order violations. Implement pro- arrest programs and policies in police departments, including policies for protection order violations
	Develop policies, educational programs, and training in police departments to improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence and dating violence. Develop policies, educational programs, protection order registries, and training in police departments to improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Policies, educational programs, protection order registries, and training described in the application shall incorporate confidentiality, and privacy protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking
	Centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution, or judicial responsibility for domestic violence cases in groups or units of police officers, prosecutors, probation and parole officers, or judges. Centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution, or judicial responsibility for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking cases in teams or units of police officers, prosecutors, parole and, probation officers, or judges
	Coordinate computer tracking systems to ensure communication between police, prosecutors, parole and probation officers, and both criminal and family courts. Coordinate computer tracking systems to ensure communication between police, prosecutors, parole and probation officers, and both criminal and family courts; • Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters
	Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence and dating violence, including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters.
	Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters
	Educate judges and others responsible for handling domestic violence cases in criminal, tribal and other courts about domestic violence and improve judicial handling of such cases. Educate judges in criminal and civil courts (including juvenile courts) about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking and improve judicial handling of such cases
	Provide technical assistance and computer and other equipment to police departments, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facilitate the widespread enforcement of protection orders, including interstate enforcement, enforcement between States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement between tribal jurisdictions. Provide technical assistance and computer and other equipment to police departments, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facilitate the widespread enforcement of protection orders, including interstate enforcement, enforcement between States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement between tribal jurisdictions
	Develop or strengthen policies and training for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of domestic violence and sexual assault against older individuals and individuals with disabilities. Develop or strengthen policies and training for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of domestic violence and sexual assault against older individuals4 and individuals with disabilities (;5 4 AAs defined in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002). 5 As defined in section 3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)).
	Develop State, tribal, territorial, or local policies, procedures, and protocols for preventing dual arrests and prosecutions in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and develop effective methods for identifying the pattern and history of abuse that indicates which party is the actual perpetrator of abuse
	Plan, develop and establish comprehensive victim service and support centers, such as family justice centers, designed to bring together victim advocates from non-profit, non-governmental victim services organizations, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, probation officers, governmental victim assistants, forensic medical professionals, civil legal attorneys, chaplains, legal advocates, representatives from community-based organizations and other relevant public or private agencies or organizations into one centralized location, in order to improve safety, access to services, and confidentiality for victims and families. Although funds may be used to support co- location of project partners under this purpose area, funds may not support construction or major renovation expenses or activities that fall outside of the scope of the other statutory purpose areas
	Develop and implement policies and training for police, prosecutors, probation, and parole officers, and the judiciary in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of sexual assault, with an emphasis on recognizing the threat to the community for repeat crime perpetration by such individuals
	Develop, enhance and maintain protection order registries
	Develop human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing programs for sexual assault perpetrators and notification of counseling protocols

110. Program priority areas addressed by your grant (In addition to the purpose areas identified above, the Arrest Program Grant Application and Program Guidelines may have identified several program priority areas that would receive priority consideration. If your program addressed any of these priority areas during the current reporting period, list them below.)

C. FUNCTION AREAS

C1. Training

Were your Arrest Program funds used for training during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff provided training or if grant funds directly supported the training.

• Yes--answer questions 12-1411-13

• No--skip to C2

112. Training events provided (Report the total number of training events provided during the current reporting period that were either provided by Arrest Program-funded staff or directly supported by Arrest Program funds. Staff development Ttraining provided to Arrest Program-funded staff should not be counted. For purposes of this reporting form, tTraining means providing information on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that enables professionals to improve their response to victims/survivors as it relates to their role in the system.)

Total number of training events provided _____

123. Number of people trained (Report the number of people trained during the current reporting period by Arrest Program-funded staff or training supported by Arrest Program funds. Use the category that is most descriptive of the people who attended the training event. Arrest Program-funded staff attending training events should not be counted as people trained. If you do not know how many people to report in specific categories, you may report the overall number in “Multidisciplinary,” but this category should be used only as a last resort. Students, community members, and victims should not be reported as people trained, since they are not professionals responding to victimsArrest Program-funded staff attending staff development training should not be counted. If you do not know how many people to report in specific categories, you may report the overall number in “Multidisciplinary.” STOPArrest Program-funded staff attending training events should not be counted as people trained.)

)

	People trained		Number
	Advocacy organization staff (NAACP, AARP)
	Attorneys/law students (does not include prosecutors)
	Batterer iIntervention pProgram staff
	Community advocacy organization staff (NAACP, Gray Panthers)
	Correction personnel (probation, parole, and correctional facilities staff)
	Court personnel (judges, clerks)
	Disability organization staff (non-governmental)
	Educators (teachers, administrators, etc.)
	Elder organization staff (non-governmental)
	Faith-based organization staff
	Government agency staff (vocational rehabilitation, food stamps, TANF)
	Health professionals (doctors, nurses)
	Immigrant organization staff (non-governmental)
	Law enforcement officers
	Legal services staff (does not include attorneys)
	Mental health professionals
	Military command staff
	Multidisciplinary group
	Prosecutors
Sex offender treatment providers
	Sexual assault nurse examiners/sexual assault forensic examiners
	Social service organization staff (non-governmental—food bank, homeless shelter)
	State or tribal domestic violence coalition staff Substance abuse organization staff
	Supervised visitation and exchange center staff
	Translators/interpreters
	Tribal government/Tribal government agency staff
	Victim advocates (non-governmental, includes domestic violence, sexual assault, or dual program staff, non-governmental)
	Victim- assistants (governmental, includes victim-/witness specialists/, coordinators, governmental),witness specialists
	Volunteers
	Other (specify): _______________________________________________
	TOTAL

1443. Training content areas (Indicate all topics covered in training events provided with your Arrest Program funds during the current reporting period. Check all that apply.)

Sexual assault, dDomestic violence, dDating violence, and sStalking

• Advocate response

• Child witnesses

• Confidentiality

• Dating violence overview, dynamics, and services

• Domestic violence overview, dynamics, and services

• Mandatory reporting requirements

• Response to victims/survivors who have been trafficked

• Response to victims/survivors who are incarcerated

• Safety planning for victims/survivors

• Sexual assault overview, dynamics, and services

• Stalking overview, dynamics, and services

• Supervised visitation and exchange

• Other (specify):

Justice system

• Civil court procedures

• Criminal court procedures

• Decreasing dual arrests/identifying predominant aggressor

• Domestic violence statutes/codes

• Firearms and domestic violence

• Immigration

• Judicial response

• Law enforcement response

• Pro-arrest policies

• Probation response

• Prosecution response

• Protection orders (including full faith and credit)

• Sexual assault forensic examination

• Sexual assault statutes/codes

• Stalking statutes/codes

• Tribal jurisdiction and Public Law 280

• Other (specify):

Underserved populations

Issues specific to victims/survivors who:

• live in rural areas

• are American Indian or Alaska Native

• are Asian

• are black or African American

• are disabled

• are elderly

• are Hispanic or Latino

• are homeless or living in poverty

• are immigrants, refugees, or asylum seekers

• are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex

• are Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

• have disabilities

• have limited English proficiency

• have mental health issuesproblems

• have substance abuse issuesproblems

• have limited English proficiency

• live in rural areas

• Other (specify):

Community response

• Community response to sexual assault

• Coordinated community response

• Response teams (DART, DVRT, SART)

• Technology

• Other (specify):

1514. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of training activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about your training activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. Examples might include a reduction in dual arrest rates following training provided on identifying the predominant aggressor; improved system response to victims with disabilities following a multidisciplinary training provided to advocates, law enforcement, and prosecution agencies on issues specific to victims with disabilities.)

C2. Coordinated Community Response

All grantees must complete this section.

1654. Coordinated community response activities (CCR)(Check the appropriate boxes to indicate the agencies or organizations, even if they are not partners with which you have a memorandum of understanding [MOU], that you provided victim/survivor referrals to, received victim/survivor referrals from, engaged in consultation with, provided technical assistance to, and/or attended meetings with, during the current reporting period, according to the usual frequency of the interactions. If the interactions were not part of a regular schedule, you will need to estimate the frequency with which these interactions occurred during the current reporting period. In the last column, indicate the agencies or organizations with which you have MOU for purposes of the Arrest Program grant. If Arrest Program-funded staff participated in a task force or work group, indicate that under “Mmeetings” by checking the frequency of the meetings and the types of organizations participating.)

Agency/organization	Victim/survivor referrals, consultations, technical assistance			Meetings			MOU partner
	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Weekly	Monthly	Quarterly
Advocacy organization (NAACP, AARP)Batterer intervention program							
Community Aadvocacy organization (NAACP, AARPGray Panthers) Batterer intervention program							
Corrections (probation, parole, and correctional facility)							
Court							
Domestic violence programorganization							
organization
Faith-based organization							
Court							
Government agency (INS, Social Security, TANF)							
Health/mental health organization							
Law enforcement agency
Prosecutor’s office							
Government agency (INS, Social Security, TANF)							
Health/mental health organization							
Legal services organization (legal services, bar association, law school)							
Sexual assault organization							
Sex offender management/sex offender treatment provider							
Social service organization (non-governmental)							
Tribal government/Ttribal government agency							
Other (specify): ________________							

16A. Number of communities with improved CCR capacity (Provide the number of communities that have improved their capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as a result of the coordinated community response activities described above. For purposes of this question, a community may be defined as a city or town that you serve, but in larger metropolitan areas a “community” may be a neighborhood or borough.)

Number of communities _____________

17. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of CCR activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about your CCR activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. Examples might include an improved judicial response to custody issues involving victims of domestic violence and their children following meetings of a regional task force that included victim advocates, legal services attorneys, and judges; improved information to victims regarding resources and greater coordination between the prosecutor’s office and the local victim services agency as a result of meetings between the governmental and non-governmental advocates.)

C3. Policies

W ere your Arrest Program funds used to develop, substantially revise, or implement policies or protocols during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff developed, substantially revised, or implemented policies or protocols, or if Arrest Program funds directly supported the development, revision, or implementation of policies or protocols.

• Yes--answer question 1865

• No--skip to C4

18. 16Types of protocols and/or policies developed, substantially revised, or implemented during the current reporting period (Check all that apply.)

Victim Sservices

• Appropriate response to underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victims/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Appropriate response to victims/survivors with substance abuse issues and /or mental health diagnoses

• Confidentiality

• Mandatory training standards for staff and volunteers

• Procedures for anonymous, confidential, or Jane Doe reporting of sexual assault

• Staff, board, and/or volunteers represent the diversity of your service area

• Victim/survivor informed about Crime Victims Compensation and Victim Impact Statements

• Other (specify): _______________________

Law Eenforcement

• Appropriate response to underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victims/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Identifying primary aggressor/discouraging dual arrest

• Immediate access to protection order information

• Mandatory training on sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking

• No victims polygraphed

• No charge to sexual assault victim/survivor for any costs associated with forensic exam

• No charge to victim/survivors for any costs related to the investigation of sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking offenses

• No charge to victims/survivors for service of protection orders, warrants, or subpoenas

• Policies to protect victims from Internet disclosure of identifying information

• Pro-arrest/mandatory arrest

• Procedures for anonymous, confidential, or Jane Doe reporting of sexual assault

• Pro-arrest/mandatory arrest

• Protection order enforcement (including full faith and credit)

• Providing information to victims/survivors about victim services

• Sexual assault response and protocols

• Other (specify): _______________________

Prosecution

• Appropriate response to underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victim/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Mandatory training on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking

• No victims polygraphed

• No charge to victims/survivors for service of protection orders, warrants, or subpoenasNo charge to victim/survivors for any costs related to the prosecution of sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking

• No charge to victims/survivors for service of protection orders, warrants, or subpoenas

• No victims/survivors polygraphed

• Policies to protect victims from Internet disclosure of identifying information

• Protection order enforcement (including full faith and credit)

• Sexual assault response and protocols

• Vertical prosecution

• Victim-witness notification

• Other (specify): ______________________

Courts

• Accelerated trial schedules

• Appropriate response to underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victim/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Dedicated domestic violence docket

• Full faith and credit for protection orders

• Immediate access to obtaining protection orders

• Judicial monitoring of sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking offenders

• Mandatory training on sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking

• No charge to victims/survivors for any costs related to prosecution of a sexual assault, and/or domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking offense or to obtaining a protection order

• Policies to protect victims from Internet disclosure of identifying information

• Policy against mutual restraining orders

• Procedures for courtroom security

• Standard protection order form

• Other (specify):________________________

Probation and Pparole

• Appropriate response to underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victim/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Mandatory training on sexual assault, domestic violence,/ dating violence, and/or stalking

• Strategies to assist and protect victim/survivor during probation and parole

• Victim/survivor inclusion in offender supervision planning process/sex offender management

• Victim-witness notification

• Other (specify): ___________________________

Health care

• Advocate response to emergency room

• Appropriate response for underserved populations

• Appropriate response to victims/.survivors to avoid or eliminate re-traumatization

• Appropriate response to victims/survivors who are elderly or have disabilities

• Forensic exams not billed to victim/survivor

• Mandatory training on sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking

• Routine screening and referrals for sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking

• Other (specify): __________________

19. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of policies funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant that you have developed or implemented and to provide any additional information you would like to share about your activities relating to the developing, revising, or implementing of policies beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include a significant increase in victim contact with and input to the specialized probation officer/unit following the implementation of a policy on victim involvement.)

C4. Products

W ere your Arrest Program funds used to develop, substantially revise, or distribute products during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff developed products or if Arrest Program funds directly supported the development, revision, or distribution of products.

• Yes--answer question 20167

• No--skip to C5

20167. Use of Arrest Program funds for product development, substantial revision, or distribution (Report the number of products developed, substantially revised, or distributed with Arrest Program grant funds during the current reporting period. Report the number of new products developed or substantially revised during the current reporting period; the title/topic; intended audience for each product developed, revised, or distributed; and the number of products used or distributed. If a product was created in or translated into a language other than English, including Braille, indicate the language. Be sure to r Report on products that were newly developed during the current reporting period whether or not they were used or distributed, and on products that were previously developed or revised but were used or distributed during the current reporting period. Do not report the number of products printed or copied; only report the number developed or revised—in most cases that number will be one for each product described —and/or the number used or distributed. See separate instructions for examples of how to report under “developed or revised” and “used or distributed.”)

Products	Number developed or revised	Title/topic	Intended audience	Number used or distributed	Other languages
Brochures
Manuals
Training curricula
Training materials
Other (specify): ________

C5. Data Collection and Communication Systems

Were your Arrest Program funds used for data collection systems or communication systems or for the purchase of hardware or other equipment during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Programgrant funds or Arrest Programgrant-funded staff were used to develop, install, or expand data collection or communication systems.

• Yes--answer questions 21-2218-1917-18

• N o--skip to C6

18217. Use of Arrest Program funds for data collection and/or communication systems (Check all that apply.)

• Develop new data collection/communication systems

• Install data collection/communication systems

• Expand existing data collection/communication systems

• Link existing data collection/communication systems

• Share information with other community partners

• Manage data collection and communication

• Purchase computers and other equipment

22198. Purpose of data collection and/or communication systems (Indicate all types of information being identified or tracked with this technology by checking all that apply.)

• Arrests/charges

• Bail/bond orders

• Case management

• Compliance with court-ordered sanctions

• Convictions

• Court docket management

• Evaluation/outcome measures

• Incident reports

• Probation conditions/violations

• Prosecutions

• Protection orders

• Recidivism

• Sentencing

• Stalking and harassment orders

• Victim notification

• Victim services availability

• Violations of protection orders

• Warrants

• Other (specify): _____________________

C6. Specialized Units

W ere your Arrest Program funds used for specialized units in the criminal justice system during the current reporting period? Check yes if any Arrest Program-funded staff were part of a specialized unit in any of the categories listed below, or if Arrest Program funds were used to directly support a specialized unit. (A specialized unit is a centralized or coordinated group, unit, or dedicated staff of law enforcementpolice officers, prosecutors, probation officers, or judges or other court personnelstaff responsible for handling sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking cases. A specialized unit may consist of one person, even if that person is partially funded by your Arrest Program grant.)

• Yes--answer question 230a. and 230b.19

• No--skip to C7

23A0a.19. Use of Arrest Program funds for specialized units (Check all that apply for the current reporting period.)

	Law enforcement	Prosecution	Court	Probation or parole
Develop a new unit
Support, expand, or coordinate an existing unit
Train a specialized unit
Other (specify): ______________________

203bB. Victimizations addressed by Arrest ProgramSTOP-funded specialized units (Check all victimizations addressed by your specialized unit(s) during the current reporting period.)

	Law enforcement	Prosecution	Court	Probation or parole
Sexual assault
Domestic violence/dating violence
Stalking

(Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of your specialized unit(s) and to provide any additional information you would like to share about your specialized unit(s) beyond what you have provided in the data above.)

C7. System Improvement

Were your Arrest Program funds used for system improvement during the current reporting period? Check yes if any Arrest Program-funded staff engaged in system improvement activities or if Arrest Program funds directly supported system improvements (e.g., interpreters, safety audits, security).

• Y es--answer question 2410

• No--skip to D

2410. Use of Arrest Program funds for system improvement (Check all that apply for the current reporting period.)

	Victim services	Law enforcement	Prosecution	Court	Probation or parole
Evaluation
Interpreters
Language lines
Meetings between tribal and non-tribal entities
Safety audits
Security personnel or equipment
Translation of forms and documents
Other (specify): ______________________

(Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of your system improvement activity(ies) and to provide any additional information you would like to share about those activities beyond what you have provided in the data above.)

D . VICTIM SERVICES

For the purposes of the Arrest Program, grant funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence. In Section D, report data only for victims served with Arrest Program grant funds.

Were your Arrest Program funds used to provide victim services to victims/survivors during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff provided victim services or if Arrest Program grant funds were used to support victim services during the current reporting period. Report all victims served and victim services provided, whether by legal services, a victim services agency, or victim services within law enforcement, prosecution, or the court system. Report criminal justice activities, such as 911 calls, cases and investigatedions, and cases prosecuted in Ssection E only.

• Yes--answer questions 225-30-1-26

• No--skip to section E

2521. Number of victims/survivors served, partially served, and victims/survivors seeking services who were not served Please do not answer this question without referring to the separate set of instructions for further explanation and examples of how to distinguish among these categories.

(Report the following, to the best of your ability, as an unduplicated count for each category during the current reporting period. This means that each victim/survivor who was seeking sought or who received services during the current reporting period should be counted only once in that reporting period. and in only one of the listed categories. For purposes of this question, victims/survivors are those against whom the sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking was directed. If the victim/survivor experienced more than one victimization, that person should be counted only once under the primary victimization. Do not report secondary victims here.)

Please do not answer this question without referring to the separate set of instructions for further explanation and examples of how to distinguish among these categories.

(Report the following, to the best of your ability, as an unduplicated count for each category during the current reporting period. This means that each victim/survivor who sought or received services during the current reporting period should be counted only once and in only one of the listed categories. For purposes of this question, victims/survivors are those against whom the domestic violence was directed.)

	Number of victims/survivors
A. Served: Victims/survivors who received the service(s) they needed, if those services were provided under your Arrest Program grant
B. Partially served: Victims/survivors who received some service(s), but not all of the services they needed, if those services were provided under your Arrest Program grant
C. Victims/survivors seeking services who were not served: Victims/survivors who sought services and did not receive the service(s) they needed, if those services were provided under your Arrest Program grant

	Sexual assault	Domestic violence/ dating violence	Domestic violence/ dating violence Stalking	StalkingTOTALS
A. Served: Victims/survivors who received the service(s) they neededrequested, if those services were funded byprovided under your Arrest STOP Program subgrant
B. Partially served: Victims/survivors who received some service(s), but not all of the services they requestedneeded, if those services were funded byprovided under your ArrestSTOP Program subgrant
TOTAL SERVED and PARTIALLY SERVED (225A + 25B)
C. Victims seeking services who were not served: Victims/survivors who sought services and did not receive the service(s) they were seekingneeded, if those services were funded byprovided under your ArrestSTOP Program subgrant

2632. Reasons that victims/survivors seeking services were not served or were partially served (Check all that apply.)

	Reasons not served or partially served
	Conflict of interest
	Did not meet statutory requirements
	Hours of operation
	Inadequate language capacity (including sign language)
	Insufficient/lack of culturally appropriate services
	Insufficient/lack of language capacity (including sign language)
	Insufficient/lack of services for people with disabilities
	Lack of child care
	Program reached capacity
	Need not documented
	Did not meet eligibility or statutory requirements
	Program rules not acceptable to victim/survivor
	Program unable to provide service due to limited resources/priority-setting
	Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with substance abuse issues
	Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with mental health issues
	Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with substance abuse issues
	Services not appropriate for victim/survivor
	Services not available for victims/survivors accompanied by male adolescents
	Transportation problems
	Conflict of interest
	Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with substance abuse issuesproblems
	Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with mental health issuesproblems
	Services not available for victims/survivors accompanied by male adolescents
	Inadequate language capacity (including sign language)
	Insufficient/lack of culturally appropriate services
	Insufficient/lack of services for people with disabilities
	Lack of child care
	Hours of operationInadequate language capacity (including sign language)
	Geographic or other isolation of victim/survivor
	Other (specify): ________________________________________________________________

[If a grantee enters a reason in “other” the following will pop up: “Victim declined services,” “victim did not complete program,” and “victim could not be contacted” are all inappropriate reasons and should not be reported in the “other” category. They indicate a misunderstanding of when to report victims as partially served or not served. Please refer to the separate instructions for further explanation and for examples.]

2 743. Demographics of victims/survivors served or partially served (Based on the victims/survivors reported in 21A and 21B25A and 25B, report the total numbers for all that apply. . This should be an unduplicated count for “gender” and “age.”) Because victims/survivors may identify in more than one category of race/ethnicity, the total for race/ethnicity may exceed the total number of victims/survivors reported in 25A and 25B. However, the total number of victims/survivors reported under “Race/ethnicity” should not be less than the total number of victims/survivors reported in 25A and 25B.; those victims for whom race/ethnicity is not known should be reported in the “unknown” categoryThe total number of victims/survivors reported under “Gender” and the total number reported under “Age” should equal the total number of victims/survivors reported in 25A and 25B; those victims for whom race/ethnicity, gender, age and/or agegender are not known should be reported in the “unknown” category.)

	Number of victims/survivors
Race/Eethnicity (Victims/survivors should not be counted more than once in either the category “American Indian and Alaska Native” or in the category “Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.”victims/survivors shouldmay be counted for each race/ethnicity that applies)
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
White
Unknown
TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITYTotal (should not be less be greater than the sum of 21A and 21B25A and 25B)
Gender
Female
Male
Unknown
TOTAL GENDER(should equal the sum of 21A and 21B25A and 25B)
Age
0-12
130-17
18-24
25-59
60+
Unknown
TOTAL AGE(should equal the sum of 21A and 21B25A and 25B)
Other demographics
People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People who are immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers
People who live in rural areas

2854.Victims/survivors’ relationship to offender by victimization (For those victims/survivors reported as served and partially served in 22A and 22B25A and 25B, report the victim/survivor’s relationship of the victim/survivor to the offender by type of victimization. If a victim/survivor experienced more than one type of victimization and/or was victimized by more than one perpetrator, count the victim/survivor in all categories that apply. The total number of relationships in the sexual assault column must be at least [insert sum of sexual assault victims reported in 25A and 25B]; the total number in the domestic violence/dating violence column must be at least [insert sum of domestic violence victims reported in 25A and 25B]; and the total number in the stalking column must be at least [insert sum of stalking victims reported in 25A and 25B].The total number of relationships reported for each victimization must be equal to or greater than the number of victims reported in 212A and 212B for that victimization.)

Victim/survivor’s relationship to offender	Number of victims/survivors relationships by victimization
	Sexual assault	Domestic violence/dating violence	Stalking
Current or former spouse or intimate partner
Other family or household member (in-law, sibling, grandparent, roommate, etc.)
Dating relationship
Acquaintance (neighbor, employee, co-worker, student,friend, neighbor, co-worker, schoolmate, schoolmate, etc.)
Stranger
Relationship unknown
TOTAL

24. Victims/survivors’ relationship to offender (For those victims/survivors reported in 21A and 21B, report the relationship of the victim/survivor to the offender. Count the relationship to each offender for victims/survivors victimized by more than one perpetrator. The number of victims/survivors reported here may total more than the sum of 21A and 21B.)

Relationship to offender	Number of victims/survivors
Current or former spouse or intimate partner
Other family or household members (in-law, grandparent, etc.)
Dating relationship
Relationship unknown
Other (specify): _______________________________________
TOTAL

2 9A65. Victim services (Report the number of victims/survivors from 21A and 21B provided with criminal justice advocacy/court accompaniment; victim witness notification; civil legal advocacy/court accompaniment; civil legal assistance; victim/survivor advocacy; face-to-face crisis intervention; hotline calls; counseling/support group; and hospital response. (Report the number of victims/survivors from 25A and 25B who received Arrest Program-funded services during the current reporting periodprovided with services listed below. Count eacha victim/survivor only once for each type of service that victim received during the current reporting period; do not report regardless of the number of times that service was provided to the victim. The total for each typecategory of service should not be higher than the total of 22A and 22B25A and 25B [insert total of 25A and 25B]. number of victims/survivors reported here may total more than the sum of 21A and 21B.)

Type of service	Number of victims/survivors served
Criminal justice advocacy/Court accompaniment (Assisting a victim/survivor with criminal legal issues including preparing paperwork such as victim impact statements; accompanying a victim/survivor to a criminal court proceeding or law enforcement interview; and all other advocacy within the criminal justice system.)
Victim witness notification (Notifying victims/survivors of case status, hearing dates, providing information regarding criminal process.)
Civil legal advocacy/Court accompaniment (Assisting a victim/survivor with civil legal issues, including preparing paperwork for a protection order and, accompanying victim/survivor to a protection order hearing, administrative hearing, or other civil court proceeding. Does not include advocacy by attorneys and/or paralegals.)
Civil legal assistance (Civil legal services provided by an attorney and/or a paralegal.)
Counseling services/support group (Individual or group counseling or support provided by a volunteer, peer, or professional)
Criminal justice advocacy/Court accompaniment (Assisting a victim/survivor with criminal legal issues, including notifying the victim/survivor of case status, hearing dates, plea agreements, and sentencing terms; preparing paperwork such as victim impact statements; accompanying a victim/survivor to a criminal court proceeding or law enforcement interview; and all other advocacy within the criminal justice system)
Victim/survivor advocacy (Actions designed to support the victim/survivor in obtaining needed resources or services including employment, housing, shelter services, health care, victim compensation, etc.)
Crisis intervention (Crisis intervention is a process by which a person identifies, assesses, and intervenes with an individual in crisis so as to restore balance and reduce the effects of the crisis in her/his life. In this category, report only crisis intervention that occurs both in person and/or over the telephone.)
Hospital/clinic/other medical response (Accompanying a victim/survivor to or meeting a victim/survivor at a hospital, clinic, or medical office)
Hotline calls (Crisis or information and referral calls received by a program’s hotline or office telephone.)
Counseling/Support group (Individual or group counseling or support provided by a volunteer, peer, or professional.)
Hospital response (Accompanying or meeting a victim/survivor at the hospital, usually for a forensic exam.)
Language services (interpretation, translation)
Transmsportation
Victim/survivor advocacy (Actions designed to assistsupport the victim/survivor in obtaining support, needed resources, or services, including employment, housing, shelter services, health care, victim’s compensation, etc.)
Other (specify): _______________________________________________

2729B. Hotline calls/Information/Referral services (Report the number of hotline calls received from victims/survivors, and the total number of hotline calls received, during the current reporting period. Primary victims/survivors whose calls are reported here should not be reported as victims/survivors served in Qquestion 2522 unless they also received at least one of the services listed in Qquestion 2629A Victim Services. Victims who receive services such as crisis intervention or victim advocacy over the telephone should also be reported in Question 30A.Victims/survivors who receive services such as crisis intervention or victim advocacy over the telephone, in addition to basic hotline information and/or referrals, should also be reported in question 29A. Hotline calls that include victim advocacy or crisis intervention services are those that require more time than the average call and involve a more intensive focus on the immediate needs and situation of the victim. For examples of when to report only the hotline call and when to report both the hotline call and a service or services in question 29A, see separate instructions.)

Type of service	Number of calls from victims	Total number of calls
Hotline calls (Crisis or information and referral calls received by an agency’s hotline or office telephone.)

29C28. Victim witness notification/outreach to victims (Report the number of unsolicited letters, phone calls, or visits to victims/survivors of specific incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, orand stalking incidents identified in police reports or court documents, informing them of services and/or providing information about the criminal justice system. Victims who are the recipients of these notification/outreach activities should not be reported as victims/survivors served in question 25 unless they also received at least one of the services reported in question 29A Victim Services or Question XX Shelter Services. Victims/survivors who receive services such as criminal justice advocacy in the course of a telephone call or outreach visit should also be reported in Qquestion 3029A.)

	Number of notification/outreach activities
Victim witness notification/outreach to victims (unsolicited letters, phone calls, or visits)

28. Outreach to victims (Report the number of hotline calls received from victims, and the total number of hotline calls received, during the current reporting period.)

Type of service	Number of calls from victims	Total number of calls
Hotline calls (Crisis or information and referral calls received by an agency’s hotline or office telephone.)

30296. Domestic violence pProtection orders (Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which Arrest Program-funded victim services staff provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting period. These orders may also be referred to as protection from abuse, protection from harassment or anti-harassment orders, restraining orders, or no-contact or stay-away orders.)

	Temporary protection orders	Final protection orders
Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

Sexual assault protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Domestic violence/dating violence protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Stalking protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

31. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of victim services funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about your victim services activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include that your agency, as the result of Arrest Program funding, was able to provide medical accompaniment to an increased percentage of sexual assault victims/survivors, which resulted in a higher percentage of victims/survivors also seeking additional support services.)

E. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

E1. Law Enforcement

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for law enforcement activities during the current reporting period? Check yes if your Arrest Program- grant funded law enforcement activities. If Arrest Program funds supported only a victim-witness assistant/victim-witness specialist or a victim advocate located in a law enforcement agency, then only Ssection D Victim Services should be completedreported.

• Yes--answer questions 32-35427-28, providing information for your entire law enforcement agency, even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities. (Please refer to the separate instructions for examples of how to report agency-wide data.)

• No--skip to E2

3227. Activities (Report the number of activities relating toon sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking cases/incidents for the current reporting period. If an activity relates to a case/incident involving more than one type of crime, the activity should be counted only once under the primary victimization.)

Activity	Sexual assault	Domestic violence/dating violence	Stalking
Calls for assistance (All 911 and other calls made to law enforcement)
Incident reports (All responses to an incident as reported on an incident report)
Cases/incidents investigated (All cases in which evidence was collected/witnesses interviewed relating to an incident)
Arrests (All arrests made by law enforcement, except dual arrests)
Dual arrests (Responses by law enforcement in which two parties involved in the incident are arrested)	XXXXXX		XXXXXX
Protection/ex parte/temporary restraining orders served (All instances in which these types of orders were served on offenders)
Arrests for violation of bail bond (All instances in which arrests were made of offenders who violated conditions set out in their bail bonds)
Enforcement of warrants (All instances in which warrants relating to these incidents were enforced)
Arrests for violation of protection order
Protection orders issued (All orders directly issued by law enforcement in jurisdictions where law enforcement officers are so authorized)
Referrals of cases to prosecutor
Referrals of federal firearms charges to federal prosecutor

Activity	Number
Calls for assistance (All 911 and other calls made to law enforcement.)
Incident reports (All responses to an incident as reported on an incident report.)
Cases/incidents investigated (All cases in which evidence was collected and witnesses interviewed relating to an incident.)
Arrests of predominant aggressor (Responses by law enforcement in which only the predominant or primary aggressor is arrested.)
Dual arrests (Responses by law enforcement in which two parties involved in the incident are arrested.)
Protection/ex parte/temporary restraining orders served (All instances in which these types of orders have been served on offenders.)
Arrests for violation of bail bond (All instances in which arrests were made of offenders who violated conditions set out in their bail bonds.)
Enforcement of warrants (All instances in which warrants relating to these incidents were enforced.)
Arrests for violation of protection order
Protection orders issued (All orders issued by law enforcement or at the request of law enforcement in a domestic violence case.)
Referrals of cases to prosecutor
Referrals of federal firearms charges to federal prosecutor

33. Victim/survivor referrals to victim services (Report the total number of victim/survivor referrals to victim services during the current reporting period. “Governmental” refers to victim services provided by victim assistants or victim-witness specialists/coordinators employed by criminal justice agencies, such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, or probation. “Non-governmental” refers to services provided by non-profit community-based agencies to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.)

	Governmental victim services	Non-governmental victim services
Number of victim/survivor referrals

3428. Domestic violence pProtection orders (Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which law enforcement provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting period. These orders may also be referred to as protection from abuse, protection from harassment or anti-harassment orders, restraining orders, or no-contact or stay-away orders.)

	Temporary protection orders	Final protection orders
Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

Sexual assault protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Domestic violence/dating violence protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Stalking protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

35. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of law enforcement activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about these activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include an increase in the number of cases accepted for prosecution as the result of an Arrest-funded specialized investigator focused on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.)

E2. Prosecution

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for prosecution during the current reporting period? Check yes if your Arrest Program grant funded prosecution activities. If Arrest Program funds supported only a victim assistant/victim--witness assistant/specialist or a victim advocate located in a prosecution office, then only Ssection D Victim Services should be completed.

• Yes--answer questions 2936-4133, providing information on domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking-related cases for your entire prosecution office, even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities

• No--skip to E3

3629A. Number of cases received, accepted for prosecution, declined, or transferred (Report the number of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking-related case referrals received during the current reporting period--including cases already charged before reaching the prosecutor’s office. —and oOf those cases referred, report the number that were accepted and the number that were declined for prosecution during the current reporting period. A case should be characterized by the most serious offense and may include numerous charges or counts. In most instances, a case will refer to one victim, one offender, and one incident. It is strongly suggested that you refer to the separate instructions for examples of how to count and characterize cases.)

Misdemeanor and felony domestic violence cases may include any assaults, battery, vandalism, or other offenses that occurred in a domestic violence incident. Your state law does not have to name an offense ‘‘domestic violence’’ for a case addressing that offense to be counted here. Similarly, cases addressing sexual assault and stalking offenses should be counted, even if your state law uses other names for these types of offenses, such as ‘‘sexual battery’’ or ‘‘harassment.’’

Received/accepted/declined/transferred	Domestic violence/dating violence	Sexual assault	Stalking
a. Number of case referrals received
b. Number of cases accepted for prosecution
c. Number of cases declined
d. Transferred to higher or lower court that is outside grant-funded jurisdiction

3629B. Reasons for declining cases (Of those cases reported in line c of question 36A as declined, report only the primary reason for the decision to decline prosecution. Please see separate instructions for further explanation of the reasons and for examples of how to apply them.)

Reason for declining	Domestic violence/dating violence	Sexual assault	Stalking
Insufficient evidence (returned for further investigation)
Insufficient evidence/ victim unavailable (no further action requested)
Request of victim/victim safety/victim unavailable
Other (specify):______________________

3730. Disposition of cases (Report the dispositions of all cases resolved during the current reporting period.)

Type of case	Number dis- missed	Number of deferred adjudications	Number convicted						Number acquitted
			Plead as charged	Plead to lesser charge w/in the same category	Plead to lesser charge in lower category	Guilty as charged	Guilty of lesser charge in the same category	Guilty of lesser charge in lower category
Domestic violence/dating violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence/dating violence
Felony domestic violence/dating violence
Domestic violence/dating violence homicide
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
Other (specify): __________________

318. Other issues present in cases that reached disposition (If possible, use the space below to discuss the extent to which cases that were characterized as domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking also included additional charges or elements of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. For example, cases reported above as domestic violence felony cases may also have included counts of misdemeanor sexual assault, and cases reported as felony sexual assault may also have included stalking charges. The purpose of this question is to gather information on how often multiple crimes were present in the cases reported. If detailed information is not available, feel free to provide estimates based on your experience.Of those cases for which dispositions were reported in Question X above, indicate whether there were elements of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking also present in the case. Report on each additional issue only once for each case disposed of. For example, a domestic violence felony case also involved three counts of misdemeanor sexual assault; you would report that particular case below in the domestic violence row under the sexual assault column only once. Cases involving other issues, even if those issues do not result in charges, should also be reported here. For example, a felony sexual assault case involves a defendant who is the former spouse of the victim; you would report that case below in the sexual assault row under the domestic violence column. It is strongly suggested that you refer to the separate instructions for examples of how to report in response to this question.)

) Type of case that reached disposition	Other issues in case
	Domestic violence	Sexual assault	Stalking
Domestic violence	XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sexual assault		XXXXXXXXXXXX
Stalking			XXXXXXXXXXXX

29. Number of domestic violence cases received, charged, not charged, or transferred (Report the following for all domestic violence case referrals received, cases resulting in charges filed, cases in which an affirmative decision was made not to file charges and cases transferred to a higher or lower court during the current reporting period.)

a. Number of case referrals received

b. Number of cases in which charges were filed

c. Number of cases in which an affirmative decision was made not to file charges

d. Number of cases transferred to a higher or lower court

30. Number of pending charges and number of new offenses charged (Report the total number of domestic violence charges pending from the previous reporting period and new offenses charged during the current reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report, include all charges pending at the beginning of the current reporting period as “pending charges.”)

Misdemeanor and felony domestic violence offenses include any assaults, battery, vandalism, or other offenses that occurred in a domestic violence incident. Your state law does not have to name the offense ‘‘domestic violence’’ for it to be counted here. Similarly, sexual assault and stalking offenses should be counted, even if your state law uses other names for these types of offenses, such as ‘‘sexual battery’’ or ‘‘harassment.’’

Type of offense	Number of pending charges from last reporting period	Number of new charges
Domestic violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence
Felony domestic violence
Domestic violence homicide
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
Other (specify): _____________________

31. Disposition of charges (Report the dispositions of all charges resolved during the current reporting period.)

Type of offense	Number dismissed				Number of deferred adjudications	Number convicted				Number acquitted
	Request of victim	Lack of evidence	Plea bargain	Other		Guilty of highest	Guilty of lesser	Plead as charged	Plead lesser
Domestic violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence
Felony domestic violence
Domestic violence homicide
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
Other (specify): __________________

329. Tribal grantees (Report the total number of sexual assault,felony domestic violence/, dating violence, and stalking cases referred for state or federal prosecution during the current reporting period.)

	Number
Cases referred to federal entity for prosecution
Cases referred to state entity for prosecution
TOTAL

40. Victims/survivor referralsed to victim services (Report the total number of victims/survivor referrals who were referred to victim services during the current reporting period. “Governmental” refers to victim services provided by victim-assistants or victim-witness specialists/coordinators employed by criminal justice agencies, such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, or probation. “Non-governmental” refers to services provided by non-profit community-based agencies to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.)

	Governmental victim services	Non-governmental victim services
Number of victims/survivor referrals

3341. Domestic violence pProtection orders (Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which prosecutors provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting period. These orders may also be referred to as protection from abuse, protection from harassment, or anti-harassment orders, restraining orders, or no-contact or stay-away orders.)

	Temporary protection orders	Final protection orders
Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

Sexual assault protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Domestic violence/dating violence protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Stalking protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

42. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of prosecution activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about those activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include expedited prosecution of felony domestic violence and sexual assault cases as the result of funding a specialized prosecutor to handle those cases.)

E3. Courts

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for courts during the current reporting period? Check yes if your Arrest Program grant grant funded court activities. If Arrest Program funds supported only a victim advocate located in a court, then only Ssection D Victim Services should be completed.

• Yes--answer questions 43-504934-38, providing information for domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking-related cases in your entire court jurisdiction, even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities

• No--skip to E4

4334. Number of criminal casescharges (Report the total number of new domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking-relateddomestic violence casesharges pending from the previous reporting period and new charges filed during the current reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report, include all pending charges at the beginning of the current reporting period as “charges pending.”)

Misdemeanor and felony domestic violence casesoffenses include any assaults, battery, vandalism, or other offenses that occurred in a domestic violence incident. Your state law or tribal code does not have to name the offense ‘‘domestic violence’’ for it to be counted here. Similarly, sexual assault and stalking casesoffenses occurring within the context of domestic violence should be counted under the appropriate sexual assault or stalking offense listed below (e.g., felony sexual assault), even if your state law uses another name for these types of offenses, such as ‘‘sexual battery’’ or ‘‘harassment.’’

Type of offensecase	New casesharges filed during the current reporting period
Domestic violence/dating violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence/dating violence
Felony domestic violence/dating violence
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
TOTAL

4435. Disposition of criminal casesharges (Report the disposition of domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking-related casesharges during the current reporting period.)

Type of caseoffense	Number dismissed	Number of deferred adjudications	Number Number convictedconvicted	Number acquitteded
Domestic violence/dating violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence/dating violence
Felony domestic violence/dating violence
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
TOTAL

4536. Judicial monitoring (Report the number of sexual assault, domestic violence/dating violence, and/or stalking offenders whose cases were reviewed by the court for compliance with conditions of probation or other court-ordered conditions, or for violations of those conditions. Also report the total number of individual review hearings conducted. The number of review hearings is the number of individual hearings held for each offender, even when that offender is reviewed during the same monitoring sessions as other offenders. For example, if 10 offenders were reviewed at the same three sessions during the reporting period, the number of offenders reviewed would be 10 and the number of review hearings conducted would be 10 multiplied by 3, or 30.)

)

	Number of offenders reviewed	Number of individual review hearings conducted
TOTAL

46. Dispositions of violations (Report the total number of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in which there were dispositions of violations during the current reporting period. The violation does not have to have occurred during this reporting period, only the disposition. A case may be counted more than once if there were multiple violations.)

Violation	No action taken	Verbal/ written warning	Fine	Conditions added	Partial revocation of probation	Probation revoked/ Iincarcerated
Protection order
New criminal behavior
Failure to attend mandated batterer intervention program (BIP)
Failure to attend mandated offender treatment (does not include BIP)
Other condition of probation or parole
TOTAL

47. Victims/survivor referralsed to victim services (Report the total number of victims/survivor referrals who were referred to victim services during the current reporting period. “Governmental” refers to victim services provided by victim- assistants or victim-witness specialists/coordinators employed by criminal justice agencies, such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, or probation. “Non-governmental” refers to services provided by non-profit community-based agencies to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.)

	Governmental victim services	Non-governmental victim services
Number of victims/survivor referrals

3848. Civil protection orders (Report the total number of temporary and/or final civil protection orders requested and granted by the court during the current reporting period. These orders may be referred to as protection from abuse, protection from harassment, anti-harassment, or restraining orders.Include only civil orders.)

	Temporary protection orders	Final protection orders
Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

Sexual assault protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Domestic violence/dating violence protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

Stalking protection orders	Temporary orders	Final orders
Number requested
Number granted

49. Criminal protection orders (Report the total number of criminal protection orders requested and the total number granted by the court to victims/survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking during the current reporting period. These orders may be referred to as no-contact or stay-away orders.)

	Requested	Granted
Number of protection orders

50. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of court activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about those acitivities beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include an increased percentage of court-monitored offenders complying with mandated offender treatment and batterer intervention programs.)

E4. Probation and Parole

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for probation and parole during the current reporting period? Check yes if your Arrest Program grant funded probation and parole activities.

• Yes--answer questions 51-55439-41, providing information for your entire probation and parole office, even if Arrest funds were not used to fund all of the activities

• No--skip to E5

5139. Number of offenderscases (Report the total number of continuing and new domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking offenders.cases. This is an unduplicated count. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual progress report, include all pending offenderscases at the beginning of the current reporting period as “number of continuing offenderscases.”)

	Number of continuing offenderscases	Number of new offenderscases	Number who Ccompleted probation
			Without violations	With violations
Total number of domestic violence/dating violence offenders
Total number of sexual assault offenders
TOTAL

5240. Monitoring activities (For new and continuing offenderscases reported in question 3951, report the number of the monitoring activities engaged in during the current reporting period. Report only those the number of offenders who were monitored using the specific activity with whom the probation officer had the specific type of monitoring under “number of offenders.”;. r Report the total number of contacts for all offenders for the specific activityat type of monitoring under “total contacts.” For example, out of a total caseload of 150, a probation officer has face-to-face contact with 100 of those offenders during the reporting period. Multiplying those offenders by the number of face-to-face meetings the officer had with each offender, the total contacts amount to 900. The number of offenders reported as having face-to-face meetings would be 100 and the number of total face-to-face contacts would be 900.)

Activity	Number of offenders	Total contacts
Face-to-face meeting with offender
Telephone contact with offender
Unscheduled surveillance of offender

Activity	Number of victims/survivors	Total contacts
Outreach to victims/survivors

5341. Dispositions of violations (Report the total number of sexual assault, domestic violence/, dating violence, and/or stalking cases in which there were dispositions of violations during the current reporting period. The violation does not have to have occurred during this reporting period, only the disposition. A case may be counted more than once if there were multiple violations.)

Violation	No action taken	Verbal/ written warning	Fine	Conditions added	Partial revocation	Probation revoked/ incarcerated
Protection order
New criminal behavior
Failure to attend mandated batterers intervention program (BIP)
Failure to attend mandated offender treatment (does not include BIP)
Other condition of probation or parole
TOTAL

54. Victim/survivor referrals to victim services (Report the total number of victim/survivor referrals to victim services during the current reporting period. “Governmental” refers to victim services provided by victim-assistants or victim-witness specialists/coordinators employed by criminal justice agencies, such as law enforcement, prosecution, courts, or probation. “Non-governmental” refers to services provided by non-profit community-based agencies to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.)

	Governmental victim services	Non-governmental victim services
Number of victim/survivor referrals

55. (Optional) Additional information (Use the space below to discuss the effectiveness of probation activities funded or supported by your Arrest Program grant and to provide any additional information you would like to share about those activities beyond what you have provided in the data above. An example might include a decrease in caseload and higher number of contacts with offenders as the result of funding a specialized domestic violence probation officer.)

E5. Batterer Intervention Program (BIP)

Were your Arrest Program funds used for BIP during the current reporting period? Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff or Arrest Programgrant funds directly supported BIP activities.

• Yes--answer questions 56-5842-44, providing information for grant-funded activities

• No--skip to section F

5642. Offenders in program (Report the number of continuing and new offenders in your batterer intervention program during the current reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report, include all cases at the beginning of the current reporting period as “offenders continuing in BIP.”)

	Number of offenders continuing in BIP from last reporting period	Number of offenders entering BIP during current reporting period
Offenders in program

4357. Outcomes (Report the total number of domestic violence/dating violence offenders in your program who completed the program, who were terminated from the program, or who returned to the program after termination during the current reporting period.)

	Number of offenders
Completed program
Terminated from program
Returned to program after termination
Other (specify): ________________

4458. Length of BIP in weeks (Report the number of weeks batterers are expected to remain in the program in order to complete it. If your BIP has more than one program length and/or curriculum, provide the length for each type of program.)

	A	B	C
Number of weeks

F. COMMUNITY MEASURES

A ll grantees must complete this section.

4559. Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking civil protection orders in grant jurisdiction (Report the total number of requests received for temporary and final protection orders and the total number granted in the grant jurisdiction during the current reporting period. Include only civil orders. To the extent possible, please do not include protection orders that are not related to domestic violence/dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.)

	Temporary protection orders	Final protection orders
Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

4660. Exceptions (If the data provided in question 4559 is not jurisdiction-wide, domestic violence protection orders, describe the variance. If it includes protection orders. For example, if the data includes protection orders that are not related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking,, data that is smaller or broader than your jurisdiction, or if the requested datapertinent data is unavailable, please report that here.)

G. NARRATIVE

All grantees must answer question 6147.

Please limit your response to the space provided.Please limit your response to four pages.

6147. Report on the status of your Arrest Program grant goals and objectives as of the end of the current reporting period. (Using Appendix A as a guide, rReport on the status of the goals and objectives for your grant as of the end of the current reporting period, as they were identified in your grant proposal or as they have been added or revised. Indicate whether the activities related to your objectives for the current reporting period have been completed, are in progress, are delayed, or have been revised. Comment on your successes and challenges, and provide any additional explanation you feel is necessary for us to understand what you have or have not accomplished relative to your goals and objectives. If you have not accomplished objectives that should have been accomplished during the current reporting period, you must provide an explanation.)

All grantees must answer questions 4862 and 4963 on an annual basis. Submit this information on the January to June reporting form only.

Please limit your responses to the space provided (8,000 characters)two pages for each question.

4862. What do you see as the most significant areas of remaining need, with regard to increasing victim/survivor safety and offender accountability improving services to victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, increasing victims/survivor safety, and enhancing community response (including offender accountability for both batterers and sex offenders)? (Consider geographic regions, underserved populations, service delivery systems, types of victims/survivors, and challenges and barriers unique to your state or service area.)

6349. What has Arrest Program funding allowed you to do that you could not do prior to receiving this funding? (e.g., expand coordination and cross-referrals with victim/survivor services, or track data on arrests and prosecutions)

Questions 6450 and 6551 are optional.

Please limit your responses to the space provided (8,000 characters)two pages for each question.

5064. Provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of your grant-funded program. (If you have any other data or information that you have not already reported in answer to previous questions on this form that demonstrate the effectiveness of your Arrest Program-funded program, please provide it below. Feel free to discuss any of the following: reduction of domestic homicides; institutionalization of staff positions, policies, and/or protocols; systems-level changes; community collaboration; the removal or reduction of barriers and challenges for victim/survivors; promising practices; and positive or negative unintended consequences. Refer to separate instructions for a fuller explanation and examples.)

(If you have other data or information regarding your program that would more fully or accurately reflect the effectiveness of your Arrest Program-funded program than the data you have been asked to provide on this form, answer this question. Refer to separate instructions for a fuller explanation and examples.)

51. Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about your Arrest Program grant. (If you have not already done so elsewhere on this form, feel free to discuss any of the following: reduction of domestic homicides; institutionalization of staff positions, policies, and/or protocols; systems-level changes; community collaboration; the removal or reduction of barriers and challenges for victim/survivors; promising practices; and, positive or negative unintended consequences.)

65. Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about the data submitted. (If you have any information that could be helpful in understanding the data you have submitted in this report, please answer this question. For example, if you submitted two different progress reports for the same reporting period, you may explain how the data was apportioned to each report; or if you reported staff—e.g., victim advocates, law enforcement officers, etc.-- but you did not report any corresponding victim services or law enforcement activities, you may explain why; or if you did not use program funds to support either staff or activities during the reporting period, please explain how program funds were used, if you have not already done so.)

Public Reporting Burden

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. We try to create forms and instructions that are accurate, can be easily understood, and which impose the least possible burden on you to provide us with information. The estimated average time to complete and file this form is 60 minutes per form. If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate, or suggestions for making this form simpler, you can write to the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice, 800 K10 7^th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.

APPENDIX A

Goals/Objectives (Describe your goals and objectives, as outlined in your grant proposal, or as revised.)	Key Activities	Status (completed, in progress, delayed, revised)	Comments (successes, challenges, explanations)

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