Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: District Attorney
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): ALL
Acceptance of Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant to District Attorney's Office
Body
Information Contact: Sherry Boston or Roz Harris
Phone Number: 404-371-4773
PURPOSE:
To consider accepting a three-year Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the amount of $653,663 for the District Attorney's Office for the grant period of October 01, 2017 - September 30, 2020; and
To consider the creation of a SAKI Prosecutor position and a SAKI Investigator position to be funded by the grant for the grant period; and
To authorize the CEO to execute all necessary documents.
NEED/IMPACT:
CJCC was awarded $3,000,000 under BJA's 2017 Sexual Assault Initiative Grant to develop a cold case Metro-Atlanta Sexual Assault Task Force to respond to cases resulting from the testing of sexual assault kits identified under this project. DeKalb was identified as a key partner in this initiative, along with Fulton and Cobb Counties. To most effectively collaborate on cold cases, Task Force personnel from all three jurisdictions will be assigned to one location, at the current Family Protection Center space at the DKPD Tucker headquarters.
Included in DeKalb's portion of the grant is funding to cover the two DeKalb positions and all necessary supplies and equipment. No additional funds are being requested at this time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No additional funds are being requested at this time.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Accept a three-year Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Grant from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the amount of $653,663 for the District Attorney's Office for the grant period of October 01, 2017 - September 30, 2020; Create a SAKI Prosecutor position and a SAKI Investigator position to be funded by the grant for the grant...
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