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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0117.010 2018-2020MITCHELL D. ROTH PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DALE A. ROSS FIRST DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY April 16, 2019 Aaron Chung, Council Chair and Members of the Hawai `i County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 RE: FY 2019 - 2020 Departmental Budget and Program Review - Presentation Materials 655 KILAUEA AVENUE HILO, HAWAII 96720 PH: (808) 961-0466 FAX: (808) 961-8908 (808) 934-3403. (808) 934-3503 WEST HAWAII UNIT 81-980 HALEKI'I ST, SUITE 150 KEALAKEKUA , HAWAN 96750 PH: (808) 322-2552 FAX: (808) 322-6584 r� Q :z:r. For your information and use, we are transmitting the following presentation materials for our Departmental Budget and Program Review scheduled for Tuesday, April 17, 2019 a,t 9:00 a.m. 1) Power Point Presentation on Flash Drive 2) Hard Copy of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's Power Point Presentation Should you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact me at 934-3303. Sincerely, Z�ICLL D. ROTH Prosecuting Attorney Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Comm. No. 111 • Ref. To: C� Ref. Date 1 v A We Pursue Justice with Integrity and Commitment DEPARTMENT ENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY END OF MONTH POPULATION REPO R T [pato: March 311, 2019 FAC. HEAD DESIGN DED I CAR. COUNT OPER. RED CAP. ENDING TOT. m F SE NT. SENT. SENT. PRETRIAL PRETRIAL GTH ER FE L_ FEL. PROS. M IS D_ EEL. M ISO. J URI S. PAR VIOL. PRS VIOL. 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PRO VIOL. m F 141 F M F m F M F 141 F M F m F HCCD 206 226 403 329 74 59 5 1 62 14 27 5 108 33 19 8 4 10 4 31 5 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Total Police Reports Referred to Prosecutor's Office FY2014 to FY2018 ow� ftftftft FY2014 FY2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Total Cases: Circuit Court/District Court/Family Court FY2014 to FY2018 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 FY2014 FY2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Circuit Court ==District Court oFamily Court $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 $300,000 $200,000 $100,000 $0 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Total Operating Expenditures FY2014 to FY2019 * 14 FY 2014 FY 2015 *estimated FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019* Challenges • Increasing demands from the Legislature and the courts. • Changes in laws and changes in procedures. • Change in bail principles • Lack of resources due to Legislative action. • CCP Funding • Asset Forfeiture changes • People -power (i.e. lack of staff to keep up with demands and system changes.) • Increase in overtime 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Total Overtime Hours Worked FY2014 to 04/15/2019 FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 4/15/2019 NEEDS Personnel • Legal Clerks • Investigators • Information Assistant Analyst • Attorney Positions • Appellate Division Equipment • Computers • Network Switches • Server Storage Highlights • Deputies Making a Difference • Focus on Repeat Offenders • Courtroom Successes • Focus on Strangulations • Restorative Justice • Victim Impact classes • Victims, Offenders, Community, Restorative Experience (VOLARE) • Piloted the 15t Victim Assistance Academy Highlights Cont. • Juvenile Justice • BIJAC • East and West Hawaii • Restorative Justice Victim Offender Conferencing • Other Youth Based Programs • Internet Crimes Against Children • Agricultural Investigator Coming Soon • New West Hawaii Office • Legal Edge case management system Long Term Goals Improving the Justice Process by: • Technology • Go Paperless • Smarter Sentencing • Better use of assessments • Continued and Improved Collaboration and Communication Department Goals 1. To strive for just disposition of criminal cases and promote public safety and order through timely, efficient, and effective prosecution. 2. To ensure that victims and witnesses of crimes are treated with respect, courtesy, and sensitivity in their cooperation with criminal prosecution. 3. To improve the criminal justice system by identifying areas of need and working collaboratively with other criminal justice agencies and the community. 4. To encourage and promote crime prevention and early intervention initiatives to improve the quality of life on the Big Island. 5. Identify, promote and implement new and innovative approaches to solving crime problems. Program Objectives Core prosecution and victim services 1. Attend all courts in the County and prosecute all violations of State and County laws, ordinances and regulations. 2. Maintain a professional, dedicated and trained staff to carry out the duties of the Prosecuting Attorney as defined under the County Charter. 3. Attend to the needs of victims and witnesses as they go through the criminal justice system to include providing restorative justice options, case information, assistance with restitution and crime victim compensation and referrals to appropriate agencies. 4. Expand criminal case processing improvements utilizing technology within the office as well as among criminal justice system partners. 5. Provide statewide Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor to develop effective enforcement strategies to reduce highway offenses and traffic crashes. 6. Maintain a prosecution unit to continue working collaboratively with police investigators and other agencies to improve the outcome for victims of violent crimes and crimes against a person. Maintain a goal of holding these offenders accountable. Community initiatives to promote crime prevention and intervention and other efforts 1. Support juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention initiatives. 2. Support domestic and family violence prevention and intervention initiatives. 3. Support neighborhood watch and other community based crime prevention and education initiatives. 4. Coordinate two training/educational workshops to promote crime prevention and early intervention initiatives. 5. Support the Committee on the Status of Women, formerly under the Mayor's Office. Improving the criminal _justice system 1. Coordinate two training/educational workshops to improve the criminal justice system. 2. Meet quarterly with the Hawaii County Police Department to discuss joint initiatives, policies, and procedures to improve investigations and prosecutions. 3. Meet monthly with the police, courts, Children's Justice Center, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE), Department of Health, service providers and others to improve handling of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault cases. 4. Meet quarterly with Hawai` i criminal justice agencies to discuss appropriate interventions and consequences for offenders.