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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a component of the 1994 federal Crime bill. The purpose of the Formula Grant Program under the Act is to assist states in improving the criminal justice response to violence against women and the services available to women victims.  

OJA administers this program on behalf of the Governor, developing a statewide plan for use of the State STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) formula grant and awarding state and local sub-grants.  Assistance with planning and other input are provided by the VAWA Planning Advisory Committee, the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA) and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV).

Past awards have included funding for law enforcement and other agency training, coordinated community response team development, specialized enforcement, specialized prosecution and victim services. Non-competitive sub-grants are also awarded for statewide training and technical assistance in a variety of areas, with needs determined by the annual planning process.

VAWA funds are also used in the justice system training program to provide training to law enforcement officers, district attorneys, advocates and others across the state on responding to, and prosecuting domestic violence, sexual assault and strangulation and stalking crimes.

 

Resources:

 

Domestic Violence (DV)

    Training Handouts: Investigating Domestice Abuse

    Law Enforcement Training Curriculum

    WI DV Prosecution Manual 2004 

    Law Enforcement Resource Card

    DV Homicide Report (WCADV2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006-7

    Officer-involved DV Training Resources (October 2009)

        DOJ Model Policy & Training Guidelines, Action/Assessment Plans (Advocate & LE),

        Training Exercises

  

Sexual Assault (SA)

    Wisconsin Prosector's Sexual Assault Reference Book (October 2009)

        Web Version, Print Version

    Advanced Sexual Assault Interviewing Training Resources (October 2009)

        Annotated Agenda (Day 1, Day 2)

    Wisconsin Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) Protocol (June 2009)

        Web Version, Print Version, Purchase a Copy

    SA in Wisconsin 1998, 1999-20012002, 20032004

    SA Trial Advocacy Training: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    WCASA Publications

 

DV/SA Training Handouts - Investigating Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault

 

Human Trafficking

    Wisconsin Human Trafficking Resources (August 2009)

    Hidden in Plain Sight: A Baseline Survey of Human Trafficking in Wisconsin (Feb 2008)

    Human Trafficking Handbook (July 2007)

        Handbook Version

        Handout Version

    DOJ Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) human trafficking website

Immigration

    Curriculum Objectives & Content

    Law Enforcement Resource Card

    Immigrant Victims in Wisconsin Training:

        Map, Dynamics, Immigration 101, Investigation, Resources

    U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services:

        New Immigrant Guides: English, Spanish, Russian

        New Immigrant Brochure: English, Spanish, Russian

 

Other

    Firearms Surrender Protocol (Draft 9-3-09)

    VAWA 3-Year Plan 2006-2008

    Office of Violence Against Women (OVW)

 

Visit the Statistical Analysis Center for more.

 

Articles:

Why Officers Should Interview Children

Domestic Abuse Investigations Reducing Potential Liability to Your Agency

Summary of Changes: Wisconsin Mandatory Arrest Law (4-1-06)

U.S. Supreme Court Makes Two Decisions That Affect Domestic Abuse Cases

- Judi Munaker

 

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