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RESOLUTION NO. 228 U5
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT MULTI-
DISCIPLINARY TRAINING GRANT
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Crime Prevention &
Justice Assistance Division has authorized funding to the Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
to coordinate a Sexual Assault Multi-Disciplinary Training Program; and
WHEREAS, these funds, derived from Hawai`i's FY 2003 Edward Byrne Memorial State and
Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula Program, will be used to coordinate a statewide 3-day
training conference aimed at improving the delivery of sexual assault services within the criminal
justice system; and
WHEREAS, this conference, to be attended by police, prosecutors, medical/forensic
examiners and victim advocates, will increase the skill level from arrest and investigation,
medical/forensic response, victim advocacy, to prosecution; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county departments obtain
the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting
action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any
funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those
powers.
NOW, T1-B~$EFO~E, f3E IT 3~~SO1~1l~~ ~Y Tl~lm CO~JNCIE OF T~~ COUN`fY OF hIAeW~I`I,
in accordance with section 46-7, ~-lawai`i Devised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is
authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement with the State of I-lawai`i Department of
the Attorney General, to enable the County to coordinate a Statewide Sexual Assault Multi-
Disciplinary Training Program as described in the application submitted to the Department of the
Attorney General, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A".
~E IT F IJI~THEI? €~~SO~,`J~D that the Mayor of the County of I-lawai`i is authorized to sign the
above-referenced agreement and any related documents on behalf of the Office of the Mayor and the
County of Hawaii pursuant to the Hawaii County Charter.
IT Fl)RTI-IEFt ~~SOEO~E® that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit
copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the
Finance Department.
Dated at xilo ,Hawaii, this 20th day of January , 2006.
INTRODUCED BY: r
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
CO~INTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Ha~~ai'i
Hilo. Hawaii AYES NOES .ABS EX
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I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the H?GA X
vote indicated w the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of HOFFMANv
the County ofHawai`i on January 20, 2006 HOL.SCHUH X
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ATTI?ST ISBELL X
JACOBSON X
PILAGO X
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COUNT'Y' CLI~:RK CHAIRMAN ~ F'RES1 TNG OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Crime Prevention and Justice Assistance Division
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 401
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
APPLICATION FOR GRANT
PART 1. TITLE PAGE
A. PROJECT TITLE: Statewide Sexual Assault Multi-Disciplinary Traininq
B. APPLICANT AGENCY: Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
C. ADDRESS: 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo. HI 96720
D. LOCATION OF PROJECT: Contracted training site
E. PROJECT PERIOD: From December 1.2005 To September 30, 2006
F. AUTHORIZED PROGRAM PURPOSE: 18
G. TYPE OF AWARD: New X Continuation
H. TOTAL PROJECT COSTS:
SOURCE OF FUNDS PERCENT AMOUNT
Federal Funds 75% 534,500
Agency Match 25% 511,500
TOTAL 100% 546,000
I. PROJECT DIRECTOR:
Name: Jay T. Kimura Title: Prosecuting Attorney Phone: 1808) 961-0466
Address: 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo. HI 96720
E-Mail: itk96720C~vahoo.com FAX: 18081 961-8908
J. FINANCIAL OFFICER:
Name: Reid Sewake Title: Fiscal Officer Phone: (8081 934-3369
Address: 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo. HI 96720
E-Mail: rhs96720Ccwahoo.com FAX: 1808) 961-8908
FOR CPJA USE
Date Received: U C i ~ ~ LUU~ Project Number: 04-DB- ~ 1
AG/CPJA #1 (2/96)
EXHIBIT A
PART II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
A. PROBLEM STATEMENT
Many people believe that sexual assault occurs only in dangerous neighborhoods and is
perpetrated by strangers. However, reseazch shows that most sexual assaults and rapes aze
committed by someone the victim knows. Among victims aged ] 8 to 29, two-thirds had a prior
relationship with the offender according to Lawrence Greenfeld in his write up, "Sex Offenses
and Offenders: An Analysis of Date on Rape and Sexual Assault (1997) During 2000, about six
in ten rape or sexual assault victims stated the offender was an intimate, other relative, a friend or
an acquaintance. A study of sexual victimization of college women showed that most victims
knew the person who sexually victimized them. For both completed and attempted rapes, about 9
in 10 offenders were known to the victim. Most often, a boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, classmate,
friend, acquaintance, or co-worker sexually victimized the women (a study done by NU and
BJA, NCJ 182369 in December 2000). Anyone can be a victim of sexual assault. Avoiding
"dangerous" places will not necessarily protect someone from being sexually assaulted because
sexual assaults can happen anywhere, even in the home or workplace.
The State of Hawaii can combat sexual assault by raising our own and our community's
awareness about this crime, making sexual violence in any form unacceptable in all
communities, being supportive of those who have been victimized, and holding perpetrators
accountable. This project will speak to the local efforts to address improvement to the delivery of
essential sexual violence programs and services provided by prosecutors, law enforcement,
medicaUforensic examiners, and victim advocates through training and cross training of these
disciplines. Through observations and assumptions it has been noted that without such effective
services, there will be a significant reduction in the reporting of sexual assault crimes to police.
This will impact the criminal justice system's capacity to identify and prosecute sex offenders.
Without effective services, there will be an increase in many other social problems such as
substance abuse, prostitution, teenage pregnancy and mental illness. Without effective services,
societal tolerance of sexual violence will continue, compromising the safety and well-being of
women, men and children in Hawaii. These observations and assumptions were recently reported
by the Sexual Violence Strategic Planning Group in a publication that discussed the future of
sexual assault programs in Hawaii.
Sexual violence service providers need to continue to strive for the optimum levels of
efficiency and effectiveness to provide the best possible services with the optimal use of limited
resources. To this end, training of personnel in all delivery agencies becomes critical. Also, in an
effort to optimize the delivery of services, there has to be an opportunity to collaborate and build
bridges between agencies. This is an ongoing process since personnel in agencies come and go
but there can remain a cadre of professionals in each agency who are trained and can train those
just entering the field.
This project will bring together police, prosecutors, medicaUforensic, and advocate
professionals from across the State of Hawaii 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.
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B. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goal is to improve the delivery of sexual assault services within the criminal
justice system. The following objectives will be achieved by:
(1) Increasing the law enforcement skill levels in the azrest and investigation of sexual
assault crimes through attendance at specialized training;
(2) Increasing the prosecutorial skill levels through attendance at specialized training
sessions that address charging, trial prepazation, and trial tactics in sexual assault
cases;
(3) Increasing the medical/Forensic response to sexual assault by providing training that
addresses the collection of forensic evidence;
(4) Increasing the response skills of sexual assault victim service providers and advocates
by providing training on victim involvement in the criminal justice system and other
relevant topics; and
(5) Assessing the impact of the various training components on conference pazticipants
through an end-of-conference evaluation tool.
C. PROJECT ACTIVITIES
The Department of the Prosecuting Attorney will sponsor a 3-day statewide training
conference on the island of Hawaii to be attended by police, prosecutors, medicaUforensic
examiners, and victim advocates on topics pertinent to these disciplines and the crime of sexual
assault. On Day 1 the conference will provide breakout sessions for the various disciplines that
provide advanced training on forensic investigation, prosecution and victim response. During
this day, there will also be a plenary session to discuss the role of collaboration and need for
Bridge Building in the delivery of forensic services. In the afternoon of the first day and in
follow-up to the morning and noontime sessions, there will be additional breakout sessions made
up ofcross-disciplines to conduct reviews of case studies.
Day 2 of the conference will be heavily designed to provide a number of breakout
sessions. These sessions will provide a menu of multi-disciplinary sessions of topics to yet be
determined. There will be invited guest speakers who will help facilitate the discussions. During
lunch on the second day, assignments will be made leading up to the third day mock trial
exercise.
Day 3 will consist of the mock trial followed by a conference wrap up and an evaluation
of the conference.
The Department may amend the length and structure of the conference, depending
on the availability of participants and speakers.
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D. PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
The project manager, Phyllis Shinno in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, will be
responsible for coordinating this training conference. Assisting her will be a contract Conference
Coordinator, and a Planning Committee comprised of selected representatives from the county
prosecutors offices and police departments, a sexual assault service provider, and possibly other
community level advocates. These individuals will form the core planning team for the training
conference but others within and outside of their agencies will be asked for their input and
expertise. Guest speakers (local and national) with noted expertise in the subject matter and
disciplines participating will be invited to be a part of this training event.
E. PERSONNEL
No Department personnel costs will be chazged to this project.
F. BRIEF PERSONNEL BIOGRAPHIES
Resume for the conference coordinator will be submitted upon hire. Biographies of the
guest speakers will become part of the project's documentation.
G. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
There are several local agencies that will be participating in this training. The Department
of the Attorney General, the Department(s) of the Prosecuting Attorney(s), the police
departments, the YWCA on Kauai and Hawaii, Child and Family Services on Maui and the
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children -Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Department
of Human Services, and the Children's Justice Centers will be the primary benefactors. Other
agencies maybe added as the training unfolds.
H. PROJECT EVALUATION
This project will be evaluated by tracking the number of participants overall, the number
of training sessions and types conducted, and the number of participants per special sessions. In
addition, a conference survey during the wrap up will be utilized to determine if participants
perceive an improvement in their skill levels.
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