Referral from Other Source

Kelly Stoner and Chia Halpern provided revisions, comments and suggestions to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians regarding their proposed tribal code revisions as the tribe exercises VAWA Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.

Kelly Stoner and Chia Halpern provided revisions, comments and suggestions to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians regarding their tribal code as the tribe revises its code for exercising VAWA Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.

Kelly Stoner and Chia Halpern provided revisions, comments and suggestions to the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin regarding their tribal code as the tribe prepares to implement VAWA Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.

Kelly Stoner and Chia Halpern provided revisions, comments and suggestions to the GrandTraverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians regarding their tribal code as the tribe prepares to implement VAWA Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.

The NDCRC co-hosted a Q&A session on July 15, 2020 with OJJDP, NADCP, CCI, and CCFF regarding the juvenile justice mapping initiative and the Painting the Current Picture survey of treatment courts.

In July of 2020, we conducted a gap analysis to help the Cleveland Homicide Review Commission and its Service Provider Review improve the services
provided to victims and witnesses throughout (and beyond) homicide cases. We released a corresponding report, the Northern Ohio Violent Crime Consortium
report. One significant finding in the report is that there exists a lack of funding for relocating crime victims and witnesses, which lead to this brief.

This training initially was developed for the Ohio-N PSN site who was experiencing issues with victim and witness intimidation. This training provided law enforcement with an overview of victim-witness intimidation and provide a victim-centered approach to interviewing and responding to witnesses. Through conversation with other sites, hearing their issues with victim/witness intimidation, NCVC decided to conduct a national training on Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement Strategies for Combating Victim, Witness, and Community Intimidation and Retaliation.

Cumberland County NC is starting a CJCC and has requested assistance with their strategic planning process and connection with their SAA. Several planning meetings were held with CJCC leadership and a outline of a plan was developed for their CJCC members. The first step outlined was a survey to help identify priorities for the work of their council. Initial outreach from the county occurred on September 10th, 2020. The first introductory meeting with the Deputy County Manager, Duane Holder was held on October 8th.

Dr. Corsaro forwarded the resource to IACP, and IACP sent the resource to the site along with a few other resources IACP identified as being of use based on previous calls.

Webinar on July 30, 2020 from 12-2 PM EST, presented by AEquitas and Ark of Freedom, titled "Drugs as Coercion: Responding to Drug-Facilitated Human Trafficking." The presentation will identify common dynamics in sex and labor trafficking and describe how drugs and alcohol are used to assert and maintain control over their victims and perpetrate trafficking and trafficking related crimes.