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PROSECUTOR -COUNTY OF HAWAII Concept Paper 15 Title: Statewide Sezual Assault Training Amount of Request: $34,500 GCOC Priority Area: Violent Crime JAG Purpose Area: Prosecution and court programs Proposal: The Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (HiPros) is applying for JAG funds to provide a three day statewide multidisciplinary sexual assault training for police, prosecutors, medical/forensie examiners, victim advocates and service providers. Topics will be pertinent to these various disciplines and to the crime of sexual assault. The three-day training will include a plenary speaker, multidisciplinary case reviews, breakout sessions, and a mock trial using conference participants and presenters. The intent is to work on skills within disciplines and within the service delivery systems, with the ultimate goal of improving sexual assault arrests, investigations, prosecutions, and victim services statewide. Specialized training for-prosecution-will also focus-on-court proceedings-and trial case reviews-that integrate the services of law enforcement and advocacy providers to strengthen prosecution approaches. Budget: Consultant ($14,950), transportation and subsistence ($14,400), other costs ($16,650). Match of $11,500 from State Asset Forfeiture funds. Match funded items aze not identified. HiPros~s currently using Byrne F~2003 funds ($38,850) that will run through 09/30/2006. The project has run for 10 months. RECOMi\'IEND FUNDING: The proposal is for the 3rd Statewide Sexual Assault Multi- disciplinary Conference and it will be the second time the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is coordinating the event. The last event was held in Keauhou, Kona in June 2006. Police, prosecutors and the professionals in related agencies reported that they gained new skills and knowledge and will integrate this into their work. It is recommended that the Project establish a Planning Group that represents the various professional disciplines involved to identify the relevant workforce skills and knowledge that participants may gain from the training. The workshops can be "tracked" from basic to advanced levels. Participants attending the conference should be able to take the skills and information ]earned and apply them to their daily work activities. An agenda should be provided to the Department of the Attorney General for preliminary review and comments. The project will need twelve (12) months ofFY2005JAGfunding at 534,500. EXHIBIT °°A"