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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0521.017 2002-2004STATE OF HAWAII STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE S.T.O.P. VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT FY 2003 RECEFVeb D,9la...�--�'o /='y------fir,--•wvti Department of the Attorney General Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division January 2004 comrrL No (. I Ref. To- Preseated EQ Ref. Date MAN 12 ZU04 (Distributed by Prosecuting Attorney's Office at Special FC mtg. on budget on Larch 12, 2004) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The FY 2003 Strategic Plan for the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant represents the third and final year of the three-year plan adopted by the VAWA State Planning Committee in December 2001. This plan updates the demographic and criminal justice statistics relating to domestic violence and sexual assault in the State. It further describes the use of the first two years of STOP grant funding (FY 2001 and 2002) in addressing the priorities for law enforcement, prosecution, victim service providers, and discretionary allocations. 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Scope of Problem — Update on Violence in Hawaii A. Demographic Characteristics.......................................................................1 B. Domestic Violence.......................................................................................1 M. C. Sexual Assault.. ............................................................................................ 9 D. Stalking......................................................................................................11 2. State Strategic Plan A. Planning Process........................................................................................12 B. Priorities.....................................................................................................13 3. First Two Years of Implementation A. Distribution of Funds.................................................................................17 B. Current Funding Efforts.............................................................................18 C. Addressing the FY 2001 Priorities.............................................................20 4. Evaluation of Programs A. Project Goals and Objectives.....................................................................22 B. Project Monitoring.....................................................................................22 C. Evaluation at the End of the Project..........................................................23 APPENDIX............................................................................................................ 24-25 1. SCOPE OF PROBLEM A. Demographic Characteristics Hawaii ranks 42"d among the 50 States in population, with a total resident population of 1.211 million, according to the US Census Bureau Census 2003 Ranking Table for States. hi FY 2003, Hawaii had an estimated population of 1.244 million, with females, eighteen and over, comprising approximately 38% (477,211) of the state's population. The ethnic distribution in the State, by self -classification or by race of mother or father, includes 47.2% Asian, 33.4% Caucasian, 14.6% Pacific Islander, and 2.5% African American. Among the Asian population, Japanese comprised the largest group (22.5%), followed by Filipino (15.2%), and Chinese (6.2%). Hawaiian/part Hawaiian comprised 19.8% of the estimated State population. Between 1996-2000, average annual immigration for those reporting Hawaii as their intended permanent residence was 6,225 with 58.3% originating from the Philippines. While English is the primary language spoken in the home, approximately 26.6% of the population over five years old spoke another language, mainly Japanese (27%), a dialect of Filipino (22% Tagalog and 10% Ilocano), or Chinese (Cantonese 10%). The State has four county units of government. hi 2002, City and County of Honolulu ®5% M12 •�+�=2X11:1�I1` IIIIIII�III�III� ®Honolulu o 22 O11/o pMaui ����I,�I Il�ill' ©Hawaii �III��"IIII!'I�I�III� ®Kauai I;illll'Ilj 111:11 l!, } 72% Figure 1: State Of Hawaii Population 2002 B. Domestic Violence (D V) had a population of 896,019 (72%); County of Hawaii, 154,794 (12%); County of Maui, which includes the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai, 134,139 (11%); and County of Kauai, 59,946 (5%) (see Figure 1). Per capita personal income for the State in 2001 was $29,034, with the Neighbor Island counties averaging $23,666. The County of Hawaii had the lowest at $21,986. The State's median family income was estimated at $49,232, based on a three year moving average from 1999 to 2001. Statewide the poverty status in 2000 found 29.5% of female householders with related children under 18 years to be below the poverty level, with Hawaii County the highest at 37%. Domestic Violence is defined under HRS §586-1: (1) Physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or the threat of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault, extreme psychological abuse or malicious property damage between family or household members; or (2) Any act which would constitute an offense under section 709-906, or underpart V or VI of chapter 707 committed against a minor family or household member by an adult family or household member. "Family and household members" are defined as spouses or reciprocal beneficiaries, former spouses or former reciprocal beneficiaries, persons who have a child in common, parents, children, persons related by consanguinity, persons jointly residing or formerly residing in the same dwelling unit, and persons who have or have had a dating relationship. Offenses for Abuse of Family and Household Members (AFHM) are found under HRS §709-906: "It shall be unlawful for any person, singly or in concert, to physically abuse a family Ar household member, or to refuse compliance with the lawful order of a police officer under subsection (4). The police, in investigating any complaint of abuse of a family or household member may, upon request, transport the abused person to a hospital or safe shelter." Table 1 REPORTS FOR ABUSE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBER* - HRS 709-906 LOCATION 1995 F 1996 1997 City and County of Honolulu 4,665 5,966 4,873 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 4,107 3,211 3,586 3,508 31 001 CountyofMaui 3,147 3,004 3,258 3,431 3,447 4,116 4,786 3,688 FCountyofHawaii 985 1,116 1,091 1,105 1,028 1,256 1,196 987 County of Kauai 368 261 245 321 327 484 520 620 Total 9,165 10,347 9,467 8,964 8,013 9,442 10,010 8,296 Source: County Police Departments Domestic violence incidents could also be classified under a multitude of other related offenses, ranging from felony arrest for assault to a misdemeanor arrest for harassment, or a " property offense (e.g., criminal property damage). Unfortunately these reports and arrests that involve domestic or family violence, particularly the felony level offenses, are not readily identified as such and therefore not included in the domestic violence statistics on Table 1. Non - reporting of incidents as domestic violence to law enforcement is due to a variety of reasons, such as fear of revictintization, cultural inhibitions, and frustration with the criminal justice response. Table 1 shows a 17% decrease in the number of reports filed by police between 2001 and 2002 under the AFHM statute, among the lowest number of reports in the eight-year reporting period charted above. Maui Police Department continues to show an inordinately higher rate of reporting due to the fact that this is the only police department currently compiling reports for AFHM that include all verbal abuse incidents, which account for 69% of its reports in 2002. They also logged the greatest decrease (22%) in the number of reports between 2001 and 2002 (1,098). 1 Missing July -September 2000 Table 2 ARRESTS FOR ABUSE OF FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBER - HRS 709-906 Location 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 City and County 2,750 2,735 3,007 2,569 2,365 2,333 2,276 1,848 of Honolulu_ County of Maui 640 �!�� 614 644 624 -- 610 654 704 F 56-1 �I_ County of Hawaii 565 166 485 124 544 135 564 217 600 666 691 626 184 177 274 321 3,759 3,830 3,945 3,356 County of Kauai Total 4,121 3,958 4,330 3,974 Source: County Police Departments( 1995); tiCJUC (1990.2002) The four county police departments have mandatory arrest policies for the Abuse of Household Member statute, which is a misdemeanor offense. The standard for the mandatory arrest for abuse of household members is "visible injury or complaint of pain". Table 2 shows arrests under the AFHM statute decreased by 15% statewide from 2001 to 2002, after a two-year climb in arrest from 1999. Only the County of Kauai had an increase in arrests during this period (17%). Honolulu County showed a decrease of almost 19% between 2001 and 2002 arrests. Similar to Table 1 on reports above, the number of arrests represents the lowest over the eight-year period charted in Table 2. Table 3 PERCENTAGE OF ARREST FOR REPORTED INCIDENTS OF AFHM I Location 1995 1996 1997 1998 1 1999 2000 2001 2002 City and County 58.9 1 45.8 61.7 62.5 73.7 65.1 64.9 61.6 of Honolulu County of Maui __ZL3_j 20.4 19.8 18.2 17.7 15.9 14.7 14.0 County of Hawaii 57.4 43.5 49.9 51.0 58.7 53.0 57.8 63.4 County of Kauai __ILLj 47.5 55.1 67.6 56.3 36.6 52.7 51.8 A comparison of the percentage of arrests to the number of reported incidents (Table 3 above) shows a wide variance over the different years. If only the physical reports for Abuse of Household Members in Maui County were included, Maui's percentage of arrests for reported incidents would be 53.1%, a figure that would be within the range of the other county arrest rates. The arrest rate for domestic abuse appear proportional to the population distribution, with the exception of a lower proportion of reports in the City and County of Honolulu (36.2%), as illustrated in the distribution of reports and arrests in figure 2 below. The proportion of reports for Maui County includes all verbal abuse incidents as mentioned above, but would total 14% if limited to physical abuse incidents only. 7 Honolulu Maui Hawaii: Kauai., � :12 ■Population 72 10.8 r . El Reports 36.2 44 5 11 Al �. ®Arrests 55.1 Figure 2 Distribution of Reports/Arrests (Percent), for CY 2002 The Family Court in each of the four.Circuit Courts issues temporary restraining orders `(TRO) and protection orders. (PO) in domestic violence cases involving family or household. members. The District Courts issue injunctions for non -related partners in:domestic violence cases which do not qualify. under the Domestic.Abuse statute; in the First. Circuit., there.are also, a. number of domestic violence cases involving family or household members, that are sent to District Court for adjudication. For those cases heard in the Family Courts, filings have: increased steadily an average of 1.5% pe ryearover the past. three fiscal years (Table 4) Table 4 FAMILY COURT CHAPTER .586 PROTECTION. ORDER FILING BY STATE FISCAL YEAR* Family Court (County) FY 95 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY. 00 FY 01 FY02 First Circuit 1,b58 1,326 1,590 2,016 1,835 µ 2,093 2,274 24838 (Honolulu) Second Circuit (Maui) 390 392 369 398 407 525 659 621 Third Circuit (Hawaii) 7$5 730 801 .4 _ 759~ 690 833 -915 959 Fifth Circuit (Kauai) 95 105 135. 102 123. 119 179 205 .Total 2,928 2,553" 2,859 3,275 3,055 3,570 4,027 4,623 Source: Judiciary Annual Reports for FY 1995.- 2002. *Fiscal Year (July '1.to June 30) Arrest. for violations of TROs presents a measurement. that complements information related to filing for protection against domestic abuse. The data from the Hawaii'Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC) reflect. calendar years 1996 to 2002 in Table `5.:. Coding of violations by the police departments may prevent capture of all domestic violence -related arrests, as mentioned earlier. Other than a slight dip in 1999, all counties demonstrated a steady increase in the number of arrests for TRO violations, with a dramatic statewide increase of over 87% 4 between 1999 and 2001. The table now includes arrests performed by the Sheriff's Department, which did not have a significant role in arrests until 2002, when the Department of Public Safety expanded its role into this area of enforcement. These arrests for TRO violations occur in the court facilities, where the sheriff's are responsible for security. Table 5 FAMILY COURT TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) ARRESTS County 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 200I 2002 Honolulu 716 Maui 228 941 239 911 241 825 216 1075 445 1305 543 1396 585 Hawaii 224 212 228 174 320 415 403 Kauai 37 42 90 46 34 105 120 Sheriff Dept. 1__j 0 1 J 0 _ 3 6� 61. Statewide 1,205 1,434 1,471 1,261 1,877 2,374 2,565 Source: Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center Prosecution of domestic violence misdemeanor cases (HRS §709-906) has been difficult to assess for a number of problems. Different case tracking systems and classification of cases by the four county prosecution offices make comparison difficult. All of the offices use vertical prosecution for domestic violence cases, although the structure of the domestic prosecution unit varies on each county. Deputy prosecutors also handle felony offenses that have a domestic violence connection; TRO and protection order violations are not necessarily a part of their caseloads. The cases numbers for each year do not total to equal the different disposition categories because of carryover cases between the years, and the other types of dispositions that may occur. Refer to Table 6. Table 6 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MISDEMEANOR PROSECUTION UNDER HRS 709-906 County 1997 11998 1999 2000 1 2001 Honolulu - Cases Received 1,488 1170 1,282 1,478 1,459 - Declined Prosecution 31 31 15 26 16 - Plea Guilty as Charged/Lesser Degree/No Contest 1,291 1,022 1,141 1,190 1,171 - Found Guilty as Charged 70 47 34 27 10 - Acquitted 95 71 89 69 61 - Dismissed With/Without Prejudice 3 166 201 Hawaii - Cases Received 1 ,531 1,614 1,457 1,219 11181 - Declined Prosecution 272 281 257 325 316 - Plea Guilty as Chazged/Lesser Degree/No Contest 182 174 115 363 427 - Found Guilty 515 481 485 13 18 - Acquitted 19 28 19 18 21 - Dismissed With/Without Prejudice 107 227 196 17 7 Maui - Cases Received 716 703 718 789 - Declined Prosecution 101 94 116 101 - Plea Guilty as Charged/Lesser Degree/No Contest 195 188 178 178 - Found Guilty 68 63 31 40 - Acquitted 17 77 54 62 - Dismissed With/Without Prejudice 146 113 161 262 Kauai - Cases Received 279 276 289 393 358 - Declined Prosecution 91 135 120 159 167 - Plea Guilty as Charged/Lesser Degree/No Contest 137 104 135 65g59- Found Guilty 8 11 4 5- Acquitted 7 6 9 17- Dismissed With/Without Prejudice 33 15 10 19 Souroe. County Prosecution Offices In a DAG report titled, Murder in Hawaii 1992-1997, (June 1998), there were 280 reported murders in the state during this six year period, of which 68 were "domestic violence - related". Under the definition applied to this phrase, the report includes as "domestic violence - related murders" those which resulted from either child abuse or domestic arguments. To more objectively compare statistics over time and/or between jurisdictions, the Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division has calculated the rate of domestic violence murders. The number and rate of domestic violence -related murders in 2001 and 2002 have been reduced by half from the 1995 figures (refer to Table 7). Firearms were used in 54% of these domestic violence murders. Table 7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -RELATED MURDERS Year1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 No. of DV -related murders 16 1 1 6 7 10 DV -related proportion of 28.6 20.0 17.0 25.0 15.9 28.6 25.0 29.0 total murders (per cent) DV -related murder rate, per 1.4 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.8 100,000 residents Source: Department of the Attorney General (CPJA) and Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Table 8 provides the number of victim contacts with agency service providers as a result of abuse. There are nine shelter facilities statewide (3 on Oahu, two on the island of Hawaii, one each on the islands of Molokai, Kauai and Maui), and one for military victims/dependants only. In its FY 1998 Annual Report for the Family Violence Prevention and Services (FVPS) Grant, the Department of Human Services noted that "It is not uncommon for a woman to use a shelter six to eight times before leaving the violent setting for good (if she ever does)". While the statistics for Shelter and Adults Receiving Individual Services have alternated in single digit increases and/or decreases, Hotline and hiformation/Referral Calls and Other Services (particularly in the Legal Advocacy area) have seen substantial growth. The shelter reporting periods for FY 1995 and 1996 are federal fiscal years (October to September), and the FY 1997 through FY 1999 are reported under the State fiscal period (July to June). In FY 1999 there was a decline in the types of services available at shelters, with a decrease of 10% of aduits served in shelters, a 9% decrease in number of bed days for adults and families in shelter, and a 4% decrease in the number of "hotline" and information and referral calls to shelters. The statistical data for shelter services over the five year period (FY 1995-1999) do not show any specific upward or downward trend, but rather a minor variance each year. 7 Table 8 STATEWIDE SHELTER SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS Type of Service Number of Clients/Service Calls FY 1995 FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 py 2000 FY 2001 Adults served (unduplicated) 1,033 976 1,028 947 848 957 1,098 Hotline and Information/Referral Calls 7,404 8,072 10,066 11,392 10,928 9,205 10,118 Number of Bed Days (Adults/Families) 31,395 28,445 29,639 32,898 30,099 37,575 36,0,13 Source: FVPS Grant: Annual Reports for 1995 to 2001, DHS Social Services Division Table 9 shows the array of services currently provided by non-governmental service provider services, over and above shelter services. Over a dozen statewide victim services agencies were responded to a survey on the number and types of non -shelter services provided to domestic violence victims, and these included hotline and information/referral calls, legal .. advocacy, support groups, batterers' intervention treatment, and outreach/education. The numbers do not represent the full scope of service contacts with victims, as only half of the private service providers furnished the data. Collection of complete victim data remains a challenge for many of theses agencies, which are often short-staffed and unable to maintain consistent data collection efforts. Table 9 DIRECT SERVICE CONTACTS WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS- CY 1999-2001 Type of Service [Number of Clients/Service Calls(Duplicated)] 1999 2000 2001 Hotline Calls (Crisis Counseling) 13,823 10,470 11,747 Information/Referral Calls 19,456 18,587 16,200 Legal Advocacy (TRO's, Divorce, etc.) 1,440 1,489 1,667 Support Groups (including shelter clients) 6,702 1,757 1,629 Outreach/Education Community Presentations, Training) 3,608 329 264 Other Services: Visitation Services, Court Accompaniment, Parent Skills, etc. 1,900 4,313 5,011 Batterers' Intervention (clients entering program) 3,537 2,705 2,517 Source: PACT/Puu Ho nua, Women Helping Women, YWCA of Kauai/ATV, Hale ho'omalu, DVCLH, CFS (DOV, Hale'Ohana Shelter), Turning Point for Families/ATV, Hawaii Counseling and Education Center, Catholic Charities. C. Sexual Assault (SA) Sexual Assault is defined in HRS §707-730 as occurring when: `The person knowingly subjects another person to an act of sexual penetration or sexual contact by strong compulsion. " Several national studies, the National Women's Study (NWS) (1989) and the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAW) (1995), provided major victimization surveys on the prevalence of forcible rape among adult women in the United States. The findings indicated that approximately 13.4% of adult women were subjected to forcible rape sometime during their -- lifetime. A majority of these rapes occurred when these women were under the age of 18 year old. Risk factors included the victim's current age, her race/ethnicity, and the regional location of her residence. Using these national findings on the prevalence of rape and risk factors for having been raped, Kenneth Ruggiero and Dean Kilpatrick prepared a localized report, One in Seven — Rape in Hawaii: A Report to the State (National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center, May 15, 2003). The authors developed a method for estimating the prevalence of rape in Hawaii based on the demographic and geographic risk factors for rape from the national studies and applying it to the State's adult female population using Census data. Their findings estimate that approximately 14.5% of adult women in Hawaii (nearly 67,000) have been victims of one or more completed forcible rapes during their lifetime. The estimate is slightly higher than the national average due in part to the fact that Hawaii is identified in the NWS and NVAW studies as a region with a higher than average rape prevalence. The estimate does not include other forms of rape (statutory, attempted, alcohol/drug facilitated or incapacitated), nor does it count those females under the age of 18 who have experienced rape. This estimate of one -in -seven women being a victim of forcible rape sometime in her lifetime is considered conservative for these reasons. The Department of the Attorney General, in partnership with the Sex Abuse Treatment Center (SATC), conducted an analysis of nearly 6,000 sexual assault victims who received treatment or services with SATC in Honolulu from mid-1990 through mid -2001. Their report, Sexual Assault Victims in Honolulu: A Statistical Profile (Department of the Attorney General, January 2004) presented a number of key findings regarding the population of victims in Hawaii who survived a sexual assault and sought treatment. The average victim at the time of the assault was 18 years old, and 90% of these victims were female. The largest ethnic categories of victims were: Hawaiian/part Hawaiian (28.8%), Caucasian (26.3%), and mixed heritage (non -Hawaiian) (17.4%). Most of these victims were assaulted by someone they knew, more likely to be an intimate partner; only 16.3% were identified as stranger assaults. Most of the assaults included the use of physical force (69.9%) or intimidation (64.6%), although a majority of the assaults did not involve use of a weapon. Prior consumption of alcohol by the assailant increased the risk level involved in sexual assault, especially if the victim is female. It is notable that the national rate of reporting sexual assault to law enforcement is estimated to be around 28%, while SATC victims have a higher reporting rate at 68%. Reported incidents of forcible rape in Hawaii, which is defined as "the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will", decreased by 10.5% statewide in 2002 according to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Both Hawaii and Maui Counties decreased dramatically in reports of forcible rape, 49.4% and 70% respectively, while Kauai County increased by 51.8% in 2002. For Maui County, the report rate is the lowest number reported on record. Assaults or attempts to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included. Statutory rape (without force), any sexual assault against males, and other sex offenses are not included in this category. The numbers include female victims under 18 years of age, although the majority of victims are adults. See Table 10 below for these statistical data. Table 10 REPORTED INCIDENTS OF FORCIBLE RAPE OF FEMALES UNDER UCR Location 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 City and County of Honolulu 217 222 257 242 235 240 293 304 County of Maui 48 39 49 47 33 30 33 10 County of Hawaii 49 45 46 45 62 53 68 35 County of Kauai 22 20 19 18 24 23 15 23 Total 336 1 326 1 371 1 352 1 354 1 346 409 372 Source: Crime in Hawaii, 2002 Table 11 provides the number of rape arrests by county. The police arrest reports include only those cases where a charge has been made following the conclusion of all investigations, and includes both adult and juvenile offenders. There was a statewide decline of 9% in the number of arrests for forcible rape between 2001 and 2002, with Hawaii and Maui Counties showing decreases of 63% and 69%, respectively. Honolulu County had a 9% increase in arrests. Juveniles represented 10% (13) of these arrests in 2002. Table 11 ARREST FOR FORCIBLE RAPE OF FEMALES UNDER UCR Location 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1 2000 2001 2002 City and County of Honolulu 67 80 86 97 61 49 104 113 County of Maui 15 22 15 17 11 12 13 4 County of Hawaii 14 24 18 16 18 21 19 7 County of Kauai 9 4 5 1 12 14 10 9 Total 105 130 124 131 102 96 1 146 133 Source: Crime in Hawaii, 2002 10 Sex assault services are provided by four programs throughout the state: one each on the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. The continuum of services includes crisis intervention, counseling, medical services, and legal advocacy. Table 12 illustrates the direct service contacts for adult female sex assault victims statewide; however, it should be noted that the numbers are a reflection of individuals who are accessing the services, and where there is the availability of services for sexual assault victims. Over the past several years, the waning State economy has resulted in cuts to crisis and treatment funding services to sexual assault services agencies. The deficit budgeting required providers to seek other sources of funding, including VAWA grants, to maintain basic services to victims.. The situation has been coupled with a difficulty faced by the service agencies in recruiting and retaining therapists, who receive much higher compensation through insurance or third -party reimbursement. Table 12 STATEWIDE SERVICES FOR ADULT FEMALE SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS Type of Service FY 1998 1 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 Crisis Phone Intakes (all calls) 2,760 2,245 2,153 2,446 Crisis Stabilization/Crisis Counseling 577 509 556 445 Clinical/Legal Advocacy (new/pending cases) 1,472 807 731 727 Source: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children D. Stalking Hawaii enacted two new sections in the stalking statute in 2003. Harassment by stalking, a misdemeanor (HRS § 711.1106.5), requires that the perpetrator only intend "to harass, annoy or alarm a victim, or engage in a pattern of behavior involving pursuit, surveillance or non- consensual contact more that once without lawful purpose". A credible threat to harm is no longer required, and the "non-consensual contact" extends the type of common behavior or method of contact that can be cited for arrest. Aggravated Harassment by Stalking (HRS § 711- 1106.4) is a class C felony, in which the perpetrator has a prior conviction for harassment by stalking within the past five years of the present offense. The victim of harassment need not be the same from the prior offense. Both of these changes will make it easier to pursue cases of stalking. Thus far, there have not been any arrests or convictions under the new statutes, although law enforcement personnel are reporting a number of ongoing investigations statewide. There were no previous arrests under the old statutes for either harassment by stalking or aggravated harassment by stalking noted in police records. 11 2. STATE STRATEGIC PLAN This Strategic Plan for the Violence Against Women Formula Grant FY 2003 represents the final year of the three-year implementation plan that was initially adopted by the VAWA State Planning Committee in December 2001. The concept of a thfee-year implementation plan was to provide increased accountability and offer a longer range "road map" for statewide action for VAWA and other funding that address domestic and sexual violence issues, a concept now embraced by the Office of Violence Against Women. This current plan represents the third year of implementation and will cover the progress made over the past two years. A. Planning Process The initial meeting for the planning process was convened on May 17-18, 2001 with the assistance of STOP TA Project facilitator Robin Hassler -Thompson and Judiciary Center for Alternative Dispute facilitator Clyde Namuo. The VAWA State Planning Committee's agency participation included Offices of the Prosecuting Attorneys from Hawaii and Kauai Counties, the Honolulu and Hawaii County Police Departments; the Judiciary, and victim service agency administrative directors from Catholic Charities, Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline, Big Island Coalition Against Physical and Sexual Abuse, and the Sex Abuse Treatment Center. hi addition, the U.S. Attorney's Office, State Department of Human Services, State Department of Health, and the Hawaii Coalition Against Sex Assault participated as invited guests of the State Planning Committee. Using a strategic planning tool called SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats), the committee conducted an internal analysis (strengths and weaknesses) and external assessment (opportunities and threats) of the organizations that work to end violence against women in Hawaii. Each of the agencies brought to this discussion the identified needs and priorities from their respective disciplines to address domestic violence and sexual assault reduction and organizational services to victims. Taking into consideration the SWOT assessment, the strategic planning committee members developed five strategic priority recommendations to address violence against women in Hawaii that were forwarded to the VAWA State Planning Committee for consideration and adoption : (1) Multi -disciplinary Training and Staff Support Efforts: Support and promote multi -disciplinary training, encourage coordination of multi -disciplinary efforts, and provide incentives for valuing and retaining staff. (2) Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness: Elevate awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault issues to policy makers in order to promote support and commitment of resources, especially for core services to victims. (3) Domestic Violence and Children: Examine how to offer and provide services to children who witness domestic violence, and increase both general and targeted prevention and education efforts. 12 B. (4) Outreach to Underserved: Increase and fund outreach programs that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and competent, to underserved communities. (5) Data System: Improve data system infrastructure, especially for access, safety, and dissemination. Priorities for the State Strategic Plan The VAWA State Planning Committee met on August 29, 2001 to review the recommendations, and agreed to adopt three of them as priorities for the STOP Formula Grant Implementation Plan. Three subcommittees, comprised of criminal justice and victim service provider agencies, met in September and October 2001 to develop the framework for implementation of each of the three priorities. On December 17, 2001, the State Planning Committee confirmed the continuation of the law enforcement, prosecution and victim services priorities. These priorities were: Law Enforcement: O Training O Specialized Equipment to Assist in Investigations Prosecutor: O Vertical Prosecution O Training Victim Services O Core Services for Adult Female Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, which include but not limited to: > Advocacy > Case Management > Counseling > Crisis Response > Increased accessibility by special populations including disabled, immigrant, and victims with substance abuse or mental health issues > Legal Assistance > Shelter > Transitional services In addition, it formally adopted the following three priorities for utilizing the VAWA STOP discretionary allocation to address domestic violence and sexual assault: DATA SYSTEM: Improve data system infrastructure, especially for access, safety and dissemination The VAWA State Planning Committee agreed to add an additional section to this priority on the Victim Information Management System (VIMS), separating it out of the rest of the subcommittee's recommendation, and focusing specific funding efforts toward this effort. 13 Objective/Benchmarks a. To support the continuation of the Victim Information Management System (VIMS) as a victim -based information system that will assist non-governmental victim service providers in case management and development of client demographics for planning, resource allocation and reporting purposes. Specific Activities related to this Objective will include: 1. VIMS user agencies will respond to an RFP for the selection of a "lead agency" that will assist in the administrative oversight necessary to maintain the functioning and updating of the program (within first six months). 2. The Department of the Attorney General will continue to serve as the data repository and provide periodic topical reports based on the data submitted by the victim service agencies (Years One to Three). 3. Lead agency will conduct periodic user meetings and contract with data system provider to service maintenance needs and to implement any software modifications deemed necessary for system operations (Years One to Three). 2. OUTREACH TO UNDERSERVED: Increase outreach and services to underserved populations that are isolated by (I) culture and language, (2) disability, and (3) sexual orientation (listed by priority) Objectives/Benchmarks: a. Increase outreach to victims isolated by culture/language, disability and sexual orientation, in an effective and appropriate manner. Specific Activities related to this Objective will include: 1. Meet with knowledgeable people in that underserved group. Deterrnina the most effective outreach activities that will reach the targeted underserved victims. (Year One) 2. Develop an outreach campaign targeted to the underserved populations. (Year One) 3. Develop a training component (dv/sa) for community leaders. (Year One) 4. Develop training for justice system, support agencies to address cultural sensitivity. (Year One) 5. Define minimum level of services to ensure continuity of services for victims. (Years One and Two) 6. Include victims in the planning process (Years One to Three) 7. Implement outreach campaign targeted to underserved population (Year Two) 8. Develop/implement "buy -in" and collaboration with criminal justice system partners (police, prosecutors, courts, etc.) (Years Two and Three) 14 9. Develop/implement infrastructure/collaboration to sustain adequate level of services (include police, prosecutors, etc.) (Years Two and Three) 10. Develop/implement strategy to ensure perpetuation of victim services. Provide a balanced system and level of services to extend beyond the current services. As a contingency plan, train volunteers (pro bono) to maintain services in the event funding is decreased. (Year Three) b. Increase accessibility to law enforcement, courts and service providers by victims who are isolated by culture/language, disability and sexual orientation. Specific Activities related to this Objective will include: 1. Develop competent interpreters. "Competent' in language, domestic violence and/or sexual assault issues, policy and procedures of the court system, personal bias etc. (Year One) 2. Develop sensitivity training curriculum for law enforcement, courts, service providers. (Year One) 3. Include victims in the planning process. (Years One to Three) 4. Provide competent interpreters (as defined above) for all victims. (Year Two) 5. Provide sensitivity training to law enforcement, courts and service providers. (Year Two) 6. Provide reasonable accommodations to make services accessible to victims in need. (Years Two and Three) 3. MULTI -DISCIPLINARY TRAINING AND STAFF SUPPORT EFFORTS. Support and promote multi -disciplinary training, encourage coordination of multidisciplinary efforts, and provide incentives for valuing and retaining ,. staff Ob j ectivesBencb marks: a. To produce a multi -disciplinary training curriculum that corresponds to current needs based on results of data and "best practices" Specific activities related to this Objective will include: 1. Collect and compile multi -disciplinary research and practices on victim safety and offender accountability (within the first three months) 2. Identify responsible party for collection and analysis of data ("who is audience", "what is purpose") (within the first three months) 3. Issue preliminary recommendation report on standards within first six months 4. Develop agreement among agencies on training activities to be scheduled, upon completion of selected curriculum material (Year One) 5. Maintain and update information process (Years Two and Three) 15 b. To conduct a domestic violence/sexual assault multidisciplinary community audit that will result in a "Preparedness Plan" guideline to respond to and coordinate the efforts to address the impact of critical incidents on domestic violence and sexual assault services in communities Specific activities related to this Objective will include: 1. Define/identify "critical incidents" ("acts of nature, national/international security, major shifts in political ideology) (within first three months) 2. Identify the data elements for collection and analysis (within first three months) 3. Identify the timeframe of data to be collected and establishing a comparable baseline 4. Identify who will conduct audit (within first three months) 5. Develop "Preparedness Plan" within each agency (within first nine months) 6. Disseminate finding/recommendations/guidelines to other agencies and develop a "master plan" for the community, to be shared in various media forms (e.g., internet, CD) (Year one) 16 3. FIRST TWO YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION A. Distribution of Funds Effective FY 2001, the required allocations for the STOP Grant were revised to 25% each for law enforcement and prosecution, 30% to non-profit, non-governmental victim service providers, 5% to the State Judiciary, and 15% discretionary. In its December 17, 2001 meeting, the VAWA State Planning Committee adopted three new priority areas outlined above, using the funding under the 15% discretionary allocation for implementation of one or more of the FY 2001 Priorities. The Committee also set a multi-year funding plan that would allow for continued project funding based on satisfactory performance and availability of grant funds. Distribution for the discretionary allocation was to be based on an RFP or competitive concept paper process. The required allocations for each sector (law enforcement, prosecution, non- governmental victim service providers, and judiciary) continued the efforts of previous years and funded programs and projects identified as priorities in the FY 2000 VAWA Strategic Plan. These priorities were: Victim Services: O Core Services for Adult Female Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, which include but not limited to: Advocacy Case Management > Counseling Crisis Response > Increased accessibility by special populations including disabled, immigrant, and victims with substance abuse or mental health issues Legal Assistance > Shelter > Transitional services Law Enforcement: O Training O Specialized Equipment to Assist in Investigations Prosecutor: O Vertical Prosecution O Training In its February 6, 2004, the VAWA State Planning Committee reaffirmed the current priorities undertaken in the first year of this Three Year Plan, including the three priorities directed at the discretionary allocation. They chose not to make any modification in the State's priorities and funding allocation of the STOP grant funds. These priorities will be up for discussion in the FY 2004 application. 17 B. Current Funding Efforts The subgrantee awards under the STOP FY 2001 and FY 2002, and the priority area(s) each addressed are as follows: STOP Subgrant Awards — FY 2001 Project Agency Federal Priority Area(s) Amount Sexual Assault Violence YWCA of Hawaii $77,227 Advocacy, Case Empowerment Island Management, Crisis (Hawaii) Response Domestic Violence Women Helping $75,397 Advocacy, Case Response Team Women Management, Crisis (Maui) Response Domestic Abuse Shelter Child and Family $125,878 Counseling, Shelter Services for Mothers and Services Children (Honolulu) Pulama Na Wahine Ola Salvation Army $91,400 Advocacy, Outreach to Hou Family Treatment Underserved Services Statewide Medical -Legal Honolulu $35,000 Multi -Disciplinary Training Collaborative Project Prosecutor's Office and Staff Support Efforts (Statewide) Victim Services Hawaii County $34,000 Case Management Coordinator Police Department Domestic Violence/ Kauai Police $11,000 Training Stalking Training Department Pu'uhonua Honolulu Police $127,600 Crisis Response, Case Department Management, Outreach to Underserved SAFE Hawaii County $51,500 Case Management, Multi - Police Department Disciplinary Training and Staff Su ort Efforts Misdemeanor Domestic Honolulu $88,800 Vertical Prosecution Violence Prosecutor's Office Domestic Violence Maui Prosecutor's $46,400 Vertical Prosecution Investigations Office Domestic Violence Hawaii County $47,700 Vertical Prosecution Prosecution Prosecutor's Office Domestic Violence Kauai Prosecutor's $44,300 Vertical Prosecution Prosecution Office Establishing Fatality Judiciary $42,300 Multi -Disciplinary Training Reviews (Statewide) and Staff Support Efforts fE STOP Subarant Awards — FY 2002 ioJct �6Y s �� z o t_ �3 �� Misdemeanor Domestic Honolulu $90,333 Vertical Prosecution Violence Prosecutor's Office DomesticViolence Maui Prosecutor $51,924 Vertical Prosecution Investigation DomesticViolence/Sex Hawaii Police $39,000 Case Management, Assault Service County Department Multi-Discipinary Coordinator Training Examining Best Practices Judiciary — 1" $48,592 Multi -Disciplinary in Services Circuit Court Training Domestic Violence/Sex Kauai Police $39,000 Specialized Equipment Assault Digital Department Photograpk Domestic Violence Hawaii $52,555 Vertical Prosecution Prosecution Prosecutor's Office Pu'uhonua Outreach Honolulu Police $143,976 Crisis Response, Case Department Management, Outreach to Underserved Domestic Violence Kauai Prosecutor's $48,150 Vertical Prosecution Prosecution Office Domestic Abuse Shelter Child and Family $130,800 Counseling, Shelter Services for Mothers and Services Children (Honolulu) Family Peace Center Parents and $57,097 Crisis Response, (Honolulu County) Children Together Counseling, Case Management, Transitional Service Victim Services for Adult Sex Abuse $103,658 Crisis Response, Female Victims of Treatment Centc: Counseling, Case Domestic Violence or Management, Sexual Assault Transitional Service Digital Evidence Maui Police $20,980 Specialized Equipment Department State Medical -Legal Honolulu $40,425 Multi -Disciplinary Collaboration (pending) Prosecutor's Office Training and Staff (Statewide) Support Efforts Na Lei Lokahi (pending) Salvation Army $105,351 Advocacy, Outreach to Family Treatment Underserved Services The FY 2001/2002 projects have built upon the previous STOP project efforts, particularly in the vertical prosecution of domestic violence cases, and the victim advocacy for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Projects are equitably distributed among all four counties, in addition to the three separate statewide projects that address sexual assault and domestic violence concerns. 19 Stalking investigation training has been addressed in one project (with Kauai Police Department), but was also been a part of the FY 2000 Subgrant to the Judiciary under its Victims and Children Exposed to Violence Project, and a part of their FY 2003 Examining Best Practices in Services Project. These projects include a multidisciplinary training for criminal justice and victim service providers on responding to victims, in addition to investigation of stalking cases. Extensive training and the development of a statewide protocol for law enforcement, victim advocates and the Judiciary is being completed under a FY 2002 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies Grant to the Department of the Attorney General. C. Addressing the FY2001 Priorities 0- Data System: Improve data system infrastructure, especially for access, safety, and dissemination. Funding in the current plan does not include improving data system infrastructure, an area that has been consistently supported in the past years, and was identified as new priority for the discretionary funding for FY 2001. The Victim Information Management System (VIMS) project had been managed for the past four years by the Department of the Attorney General, on behalf of the twenty domestic violence and sexual assault victim services agencies at their request. The intent was to have one of the non-profit agencies eventually manage the collection of aggregate data from participating providers, and the Department of the Attorney General would analyze the data for evaluation and planning purposes. Numerous attempts to equip and train the victim service agencies with a specialized software program failed to produce adequate participation and data input. Agencies cited reasons that included inadequate staffing, difficulty interfacing with existing data systems, and inability to commit long-term resources (of time and maintenance) for continued participation. In March 2002, the VIMS Project was terminated with the concurrence of the service providers, and the balance of FY 2000 funding reallocated for victim services. The VAWA State Planning Committee had earlier been prepared to allocate a portion of the FY 2001 discretionary funds for maintenance of the Victim Information Management System (VIMS) upon completion of the FY 2000 award. It will need to review implementation of this priority in light of the closure of the VIMS project. ►Outreach to Underserved: Increase and fund outreach to underserved communities that are culturally and linguistically appropriate and competent. The Salvation Army Family Treatment Services was awarded a FY 2001 grant in December 2002 for the Pulama Na Wahine Ola Hou Project to develop outreach and advocacy services for female victims of domestic violence living on the north shores of Oahu. The project utilizes outreach staff indigenous to the community to serve as translators and victim advocates. A community-based steering committee has been developed to guide all aspects of the work including the ongoing training of volunteers and university interns to increase their understanding of domestic violence and their ability to interact effectively with victims and legal/social services personnel. A unique feature of this project is assistance to women for whom addiction to alcohol and/or other substances is an additional barrier to utilization of victim services. A second year continuation is pending satisfactory completion of the first year project. 20 NoMulti-disciplinary Training and Staff Support Efforts: Support and promote multi-' disciplinary training, encourage coordination of multi -disciplinary efforts, and provide incentives for valuing and retaining staff. The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, in cooperation with the Sex Abuse Treatment Center, was awarded a FY 2001 grant in December 2002 for the Statewide Medical -Legal Collaborative Proj ect to heighten consistency in the investigation of sexual assault cases and increase the overall quality and quantity of forensic evidence through improved and uniform specimen collection and preservation techniques. The project continues to implement the formal plan for ongoing -- statewide collaboration to maintain the integrity of the evidence collection kit and medical - legal protocols that have been established. It currently identifies the needs and challenges of all counties in the provision of acute forensic examination to sexual assault victims and in protocol implementation. Representatives from law enforcement, medical, social service and legal communities meet regularly to develop strategies to remain dynamic and responsive to the ever-changing forensic environment. The project is being funded for a second year continuation project under FY 2002 funds, based on the successful implementation and accomplishments of its goals and objectives. The Judiciary allocated its FY 2001 funding for an "Establishing Fatality Reviews in Hawaii" Project to introduce and educate the criminal and civil justice systems, private service providers, medical personnel and community members about the domestic violence death review process. The reviews are designed to obtain information that will lead to the prevention and reduction of future homicides, as opposed to fault-finding between organizations. Participants will seek any history of involvement with the criminal systems and private service providers, if services were accessible to the family, and identification of risk factors. The Judiciary is conducting a statewide conference on March 3-4, 2004 to bring national consultants for in-depth discussions with the agencies that are to be partners in this effort. 21 4. EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS The Department of the Attorney General's Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division (CPJAD) will utilize its current procedures to monitor and assess federally funded projects. A. Project Goals and Objectives When an application is submitted to the CPJAD, the staff works with the agency in developing acceptable (meaningful and measurable) goals and objectives for the project, prior to project implementation. Performance indicators are defined in the application. In some cases, the agency and the staff will develop or review the goals and objectives prior to the formal submission of a project application. An application will not be processed unless staff is satisfied that the goals, objectives, performance indicators, and evaluation plan are adequate. Methods for the data collection and a description of the information collection of target populations are also to be included as part of the evaluation plan. B. Project Monitoring The monitoring activities are part of the ongoing process evaluation of projects. During the life of the project several products are produced to assess the implementation of the project (process evaluation). 1. Each project has a file assigned with an individual project number and sectioned off for programmatic and fiscal information documentation. 2. Site visit monitoring is done at least twice a year for each project. The first is usually done within a month after execution of the project contract, and the second after the first six months of project implementation. A copy of this report is shared with the subgrantee for follow-up action as needed. 3. Non -site monitoring reports are completed for inclusion in the project file. Non -site monitoring includes meetings with project staff, telephone contacts, and review of written, required project reports submitted by agencies. 4. Agencies are required to submit a written progress report every six months to CPJAD that detail activities and accomplishments toward project goals and objectives. Report form contains a section for the discussion of any problems in implementation and steps taken for resolution. 5. Technical assistance to project personnel is done as requested, or as deemed necessary by staffs monitoring. Subgrantees are invited to participate in local training and workshop events as appropriate to project activities. 22 C. Evaluation at the end of the project At the termination of the project, a written evaluation (agency self-evaluation if they do not have a separate evaluator) is submitted to CPJAD within 60 days. CPJAD will also consider contracting with a consultant to evaluate selected projects for impact evaluation. Prior to termination, there may be discussion regarding agency efforts to sustain project's efforts beyond the grant funding, if appropriate. 23 APPENDIX A 24 VAWA STATE PLANNING COMMITTEE - FY 2003-2004 ' The Honorable Mark J. Bennett, Chair Department of the Attorney General 425 Queen Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 The Honorable Peter Carlisle Prosecuting Attorney City and County of Honolulu 1060 Richards Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Ms. Paula Chun Coordinator Hawaii Coalition Against Sex Assault P.O. Box 10596 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 The Honorable Wilfred Ihu Interim Chief of Police Kauai County Police Department 3990 Kaana Street, Suite 200 Lihue, Hawaii 96766 The Honorable Jay Kimura Prosecuting Attorney County of Hawaii 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Ms. Nanci Kreidman Executive Director Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline P.O. Box 3198 Honolulu, Hawaii 96801-3198 Ms. Carol Lee Executive Director Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence 716 Umi Street, Suite 210 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819-2337 Ms. Patricia McManaman Executive Director Na Loio Immigrant Rights and Public hiterest Legal Center 810 South Vineyard Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 The Honorable Thomas Phillips Chief of Police Maui County Police Department 55 Mahalani Street Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Ms. Adriana Ramelli Executive Director Sex Abuse Treatment Center 55 Merchant Street, 22nd Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Ms. Allicyn Tasaka Executive Director Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women 235 South Beretania Street, Suite 407 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 The Honorable Marcia Waldorf Judge Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit 1111 Alakea Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 The Honorable Edward Kubo (ex -officio) United States Attorney Prince Kuhio Federal Building 300 Ala Moana Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 25