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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0521.012 2002-2004 JAY T. KIMURA it ur 34 RAINBOW DRNE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY J~•"~:"~ HILO, HAWA1196720 , PH. 961-0466 CHARLENE Y.IBOSHI ; ~ FAx: ss1-esoa 934-3403 F IRST DEPUTY - 934-3503 PROSECUTING ATTORN EV WEST HAWAII UNIT 3i wS•~ PO. BOX 748 ~j~~4,a•N KEALA KEKUA, HAWA1196750 PH. 322-2552 FAX: 322E584 OFFICE OF TH E PROSECUTING ATTORNEY N O O .C March 15, 2004 O n C r-~ ~ z, : , ~ - ~ TO: AARON CHUNG ~ Chair ra Finance Committee = iV FROM: JAY~~~~~IURA Pros Yg Attorney SUBJECT: BUDGET & PROGRAM REVIEW QUESTIONS Attached is our response to the questions provided last week. We would appreciate your distributing these to the Council members. If further information is needed, please contact Nancy Kelly at 934- 3315. Thank you. Comm. No. S 1 ~ ' ~ Z Ref. To: Ref. Late BAR 1.~ Anne Operating and Capital Budgets and Program Review OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY March 12, 2004 22. What is the status of office relocation for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office? It is our understanding that Finance has submitted a request to have our office relocation project added to the current CIP list. In the interim we have done preliminary work to assess our needs and are awaiting contracting of a design consultant to complete the planning and design of the space. 23. What were the "14 significant community changes" addressing public safety issues implemented by the Community Empowerment Organization (CEO)? The l4 significant community changes are attached to the budget message. They include: SOUTH KONA: One Neighborhood Watch (NHW) Mobile Patrol formed. Change in lease language by Kamehameha Schools to clarify consequences of drug activity by leasees. Formed an Abandoned Vehicle Task Force which formulated procedural changes in conjunction with county deparhnents. NORTH KONA: Developed and carried out a comprehensive study of Alii Drive which is in use as a resource by both community and county. Assisted residents of Ka Hale Kahalu'u Housing in developing their first Resident Council and expediting building repairs and maintenance. SOUTH KOHALA: Brought United Way 211 information system to Hawaii Island NORTH KOHALA: Established county-wide newsletter for dissemination of safety and crime information. HAMAKUA: Applied for and received a State Incentive Grant for Honokaa School Complex which will provide continued support to the CEO project in Hamakua and Waimea. NORTH HILO: One new NHW formed. Established alternate route system of county roads for police and fire to use in unexpected state road closures in Laupahoehoe area. SOUTH HILO/PUNA: Combined effort formed an Illegal Dumping Task Force to work with community, county departments and major land owners to increase responsible stewardship of large areas of vacant lands. KAU: One new NHW started Gathered participants and facilitated the process of Hookena-Naalehu Water Master Plan meetings for County Dept of Water Supply. Gated a road near Kau High School to prevent late night nuisance. Collaborative effort with DOE, Parks and Rec and DPW .with volunteers to monitor and lock. In addition, the CEO project also initiated Resource Team meetings between community members and department heads to proactively address community problems. Quarterly meetings continue to beheld around the island. The CEO together with Community Oriented Prosecutors developed a Community Cookbook of strategies to address common neighborhood problems. 24. Among the wide array of federal grants issued by the U.S. Department of Justice. what criteria and strategic focus guides the Prosecutor's Office in choosing grant programs to apply for? In 2001 the Office worked with Jane Larkin to develop our mission and vision. The process identified three main focuses of the Office -1) Core prosecution and victim services, 2) improving the criminal justice system and 3) community initiatives to promote crime prevention through education, collaboration, and strategic planning. The Office seeks grant programs that support these main focus areas. We have successfully implemented the following projects: - Domestic and Family Violence - Violence Against Children - Community Empowerment Organization (CEO) - Community Oriented Prosecution (COP) - Gun Violence Prosecution - Domestic Violence Prosecution - Youth Builders We are currently working collaboratively to obtain federal Weed and Seed designation for Pahoa and a Rural Domestic Violence grant. 25. Does the Prosecuting Attorney's Office assist agencies such as Turning Point for Families, Bay Clinic and the YWCA in developing grant applications for Violence Against Women Act (VOWA) and Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding? Wherever possible the Office collaborates with agencies for potential grant funding. Through VOCA funding we have supported Turning Point For Families, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Child and Family Services to provide direct services to victims. Through OJJDP Title V funding we have supported juvenile delinquency prevention programs at the Lanakila Learning Center and to the Laupahoehoe Community Based Education Learning Center. We collaborate with BICAPSA to provide SANE training and the Bay Clinic on their Pulama Project to develop the Keaau Youth Center. 26. What preponderance of "career criminal" activity on the island forms the basis for the $500,000 grant from the State Attorney General for the Career Criminal Program? What will this program do? Funding from the State Department of the Attorney General is provided to Counties based on apre-determined formula not related to population or the amount of CCP cases. Hawaii County has received 30% of funds allocated for CCP programs statewide. CCP FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 FY 04 Honolulu 719990 647991 647991 635031 620222 Hawaii 530919 477827 477827 468270 457350 Maui 313080 281772 281772 276137 269697 Kauai 205322 184790 184790 181094 176871 Total 1769311 1592380 1592380 1560532 1524140 (Refer to page 6 of Budget Message) 27. In the program measures shown on Page 207 of the Operating Budget Proposal, can the figures shown for "charges opened" (22,000), "accepted for prosecution" (16,200), and "disposed" (11,000) be explained in greater detail? Are cases tracked by the number of successfully prosecuted cases? - Charges opened reflect the amount of charges referred to the office from the Police Department. - Accepted for Prosecution reflect the amount of charges that were charged by penal summons, indictment, complaint or other. - Disposed reflects the number of charges that have been resolved by guilty, not guilty, dismissed by the office, dismissed by the court or plea bargained. Cases are not tracked by the number of successful prosecutions, rather focus on fair and just prosecution. 28. With implementation of the new Drug Court and a newly planned Juvenile Drug Court, are new Prosecuting Attorney positions needed? We are presently utilizing 2 exisiting deputy positions for the Adult Drug Court. As the program increases and with Juvenile Drug Court starting there will be a need for a deputy in East and West Hawaii with clerical staff to assist them with their work. 29. What measures of criminality, rehabilitation, drug treatment and other social and health indicators are used by the Prosecutor's Office to measure the effectiveness of the County's "War on Ice"? In the short term of the federally fianded drug prosecution deputies it is very difficult to measure the effect on criminality, rehabilitation, or other social and health indicators. The two deputies will focus on prosecuting individuals and organizations distributing large quantities of ice and other drugs. Typically these cases take very long to develop and it is not unusual for prosecution to occur one or even two years later. However, once high level drug distributors are disengaged, the impact in the community will be noteable. Grants 30. What is the status of the FY2001-2002 grants or the final report for Victims of Crime Act (no notification), Local Law Enforcement Block Grant (no notification), Violence Against Women (no final report), Juvenile Accountability (no final report), Career Criminal Program (no final report)? The final report notifications for these programs have been prepared and submitted to the Legislative Auditor. 31. The Council has not been notified that the following grants were awarded for FY 2002-2003: Victims of Crime Act, Local Law Enforcement Block Grant, Violence Against Women, Juvenile Accountability Community Oriented Prosecution, Gun Grant Prosecution, Career Criminal Program, Victim/Witness Assistance, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention? The notifications for these programs have been prepared and submitted to the Legislative Auditor.