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Form #1121-0275
Expiration 12/31/2006

U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women

SEMI-ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR
Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and
Enforcement of Protection Orders Program
Brief Instructions: This form must be completed for each Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of
Protection Orders Program (Arrest Program) grant received. The grant administrator or coordinator must ensure
that the form is completed fully with regard to all grant activities. Grant partners, however, may complete sections
relevant to their portion of the grant. Grant administrators or coordinators are responsible for compiling and submitting a single report that reflects all information collected from grant partners.
All grantees should read each section to determine which questions they must answer, based on the activities engaged in under this grant during the current reporting period. Sections B, F, and G of this form must be completed by all grantees. In section A, subsection A1 must be answered. In section C, subsection C2 must be
answered. In sections D, E, and subsections A2, C1, C3, C4, C5, and C6, grantees must answer an initial question in each section or subsection about whether they engaged in certain activities during the current reporting period.
If the response is yes, then the grantee must complete that section or subsection. If the response is no, the rest of
that section or subsection is skipped.
For example, 1) if you are a victim services agency providing training and victim services with staff funded under
this grant, you would complete A1, A2, B, C1, C2, D, F, and G (and answer 'no' in C3, C4, C5, C6, and E); or, 2) if
you are a law enforcement agency receiving funds to pay for staff who provide training to other law enforcement
officers, you would complete A1, A2, B, C1, C2, F, and G (and answer 'no' in C3, C4, C5, C6, D and E1-E5).
Information reported in sections D (Victim Services) and E5 (Batterer Intervention Program) is for grant-funded activities only. Information reported in sections E1-E4 (Law Enforcement, Prosecution, Courts, and Probation and Parole) must reflect the activities of the entire agency receiving the Arrest Program funds. All information should
reflect activities for the current reporting period only.
The activities of volunteers or interns may be reported if they are coordinated or supervised by Arrest Program
grant-funded staff or if Arrest Program grant funds substantially support their activities.
For further information on filling out this form, refer to the separate set of instructions, which contain detailed definitions and examples, illustrating how questions should be answered.
SECTION

Section A: General Information
Section B: Purpose Areas
Section C: Function Areas
C1 Training
C2 Coordinated Community Response
C3 Policies
C4 Products
C5 Data Collection and Communication Systems
C6 Specialized Units
C7 System Improvement
Section D: Victim Services
Section E: Criminal Justice System
Section F: Community Measures
Section G: Narrative
Appendix A: Status of Goals and Objectives Table

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Form #1121-0275
Expiration 12/31/2006

A

GENERAL INFORMATION

All grantees must complete this section.
(format date with 6 digits, like - 01/31/04)

1.

Date of report

2.

Current reporting period

3.

Grantee name Test Manager

4.

Grant number 2004-WE-FX-0001

5.

Type of lead agency/organization

/

/
✔

January 1-June 30

July 1-December 31

2 0 0 4 (Year)

(the federal grant number assigned to your Arrest Program grant)
(Check the one answer that best describes the agency/organization administering Arrest Program funds.)
✔

Court
Government agency (e.g., state criminal justice department)
Law enforcement
Probation, parole, or other correctional agency
Prosecution
Tribal government
Unit of local government
University/school
Victim services
Other (specify):

6. Point of contact (person responsible for the day-to-day coordination or administration of the grant)
Name
Agency/organization name
(if different from grantee name)
Address
Telephone

Facsimile

E-mail

7. Does this grant specifically address tribal populations?

(Check yes if your Arrest Program grant focuses on tribal populations, and indicate which tribes or nations
you serve or intend to serve.)
Yes

No

If yes, which tribes/nations:

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Staff Information

Were Arrest Program funds used to fund staff positions during the current reporting period?

Check yes if Arrest Program grant funds were used to pay staff, including part-time staff and contractors.

Yes—answer question 8
No—skip to Section B
8.

Staff

(Report the total number of full-time equivalent [FTE] staff funded by the Arrest Program grant during the current reporting period. Include employees who are part-time and/or only partially funded with these grant
funds as well as contractors. If an employee or contractor was not employed or utilized over the entirereporting
period, report the average. Round to the second decimal.)
Staff

FTE grant-funded staff

Administrator (fiscal manager, executive director)
Civil attorney
Counselor
Court personnel
Information technology specialist
Law enforcement officer
Legal advocate
Paralegal
Probation officer
Program coordinator (training coordinator, victim services coordinator)
Prosecutor
Support staff (secretary, administrative assistant)
Trainer
Victim advocate
Victim-witness specialist
Other (specify):
TOTAL

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B

SECTION

PURPOSE AREAS

All grantees must complete this section.

The term domestic violence applies to any pattern of coercive behavior that is used by one person to
gain power and control over a current or former intimate partner. Domestic violence includes dating violence, which is violence committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic
or intimate nature with the victim. For the purposes of the Arrest Program, grant funds may be used to
address sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence. (See pages 9-10 of
the separate instructions for more complete definitions.)
9.

Statutory purpose areas

(Check all purpose areas that apply to activities engaged in with Arrest Program funds during the current reporting
period. At least one purpose area must be checked.)
Check ALL
that apply

Purpose areas

Implement mandatory arrest or pro-arrest programs and policies in police departments, including mandatory or pro-arrest programs and policies for protection order
violations.
Develop policies, educational programs, and training in police departments to
improve tracking of cases involving domestic violence and dating violence.
Centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution, or judicial responsibility
for domestic violence cases in groups or units of police officers, prosecutors,
probation and parole officers, or judges.
Coordinate computer tracking systems to ensure communication between police,
prosecutors, parole and probation officers, and both criminal and family courts.
Strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of domestic violence and dating
violence, including strengthening assistance to such victims in immigration matters.
Educate judges and others responsible for handling domestic violence cases in
criminal, tribal and other courts about domestic violence and improve judicial
handling of such cases.
Provide technical assistance and computer and other equipment to police departments, prosecutors, courts, and tribal jurisdictions to facilitate the widespread enforcement of protection orders, including interstate enforcement, enforcement
between States and tribal jurisdictions, and enforcement between tribal jurisdictions.
Develop or strengthen policies and training for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary
in recognizing, investigating, and prosecuting instances of domestic violence and
sexual assault against older individuals and individuals with disabilities.
10. Program priority areas addressed by your grant

(In addition to the purpose areas identified above, the Arrest Program Grant Application and Program
Guidelines may have identified several program priority areas that would receive priority consideration.
If your program addressed any of these priority areas during the current reporting period, list them below.)

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FUNCTION AREAS
Training

Were your Arrest Program funds used for training during the current reporting period?

Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff provided training or if grant funds directly supported the training.

Yes—answer questions 11-13
No—skip to C2
11. Training provided

(Report the total number of training events provided during the current reporting period that were either
provided by Arrest Program-funded staff or directly supported by Arrest Program funds. Staff development
training provided to Arrest Program-funded staff should not be counted.)
Total number of training events provided

12. Number of people trained

(Report the number of people trained during the current reporting period by Arrest Program-funded staff
or training supported by Arrest Program funds. Use the category that is most descriptive of the people who
attended the training event. Arrest Program-funded staff attending staff development training should not be
counted.)
People trained

Number

People trained

Attorneys/law students

Legal services staff

Batterer Intervention Program staff

Mental health professionals

Community advocacy organization
staff (NAACP, Gray Panthers)
Correction personnel (probation,
parole, and correctional facilities)

Multidisciplinary group

Court personnel (judges, clerks)
Disability organization staff (nongovernmental)
Elder organization staff (nongovernmental)
Faith-based organization staff
Government agency staff (vocational
rehabilitation, food stamps, TANF)
Health professionals (doctors, nurses)
Immigrant organization staff
Law enforcement officers

Number

Prosecutors
Social service organization staff
State or tribal domestic violence
coalition staff
Supervised visitation and exchange
center staff
Tribal government/Tribal government
agency staff
Victim advocates
Victim-witness specialists
Volunteers
Other (specify):

TOTAL

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13. Training content areas

(Indicate all topics covered in training events provided with your Arrest Program funds during the current reporting period. Check all that apply.)

Domestic violence
Advocate response
Child witnesses
Confidentiality
Dating violence
Domestic violence overview, dynamics,
and services
Mandatory reporting requirements
Safety planning for victims/survivors
Sexual assault overview, dynamics, and
services
Stalking overview, dynamics, and services
Supervised visitation and exchange
Other (specify):

Justice system
Civil court procedures
Criminal court procedures
Decreasing dual arrests/identifying
predominant aggressor
Domestic violence statutes/codes
Firearms and domestic violence
Immigration
Judicial response
Law enforcement response
Pro-arrest policies
Probation response
Prosecution response
Protection orders (including full faith
and credit)
Sexual assault statutes/codes
Stalking statutes/codes
Tribal jurisdiction and Public Law 280
Other (specify):

Underserved populations
Issues specific to victims/survivors who:
live in rural areas
are American Indian or Alaska Native
are Asian
are black or African American
are disabled
are elderly
are Hispanic or Latino
are homeless or living in poverty
are immigrants, refugees, or asylum
seekers
are lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, or intersex
are Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander
have mental health problems
have substance abuse problems
Other (specify):

Community response
Coordinated community response
Response teams (DART, DVRT, SART)
Technology
Other (specify):

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Coordinated Community Response
All grantees must complete this section.

14. Coordinated community response activities

(Check the appropriate boxes to indicate the agencies or organizations, even if they are not partners with which
you have a memorandum of understanding [MOU], that you provided victim/survivor referrals to, received
victim/survivor referrals from, engaged in consultation with, provided technical assistance to, and/or attended
meetings with, during the current reporting period, according to the usual frequency of the interactions. If the
interactions were not part of a regular schedule, you will need to estimate the frequency with which these
interactions occurred during the current reporting period. In the last column, indicate the agencies or
organizations with which you have a MOU for purposes of the Arrest Program grant.)

Agency/organization

Victim/survivor referrals,
consultations, technical assistance
Daily
Weekly
Monthly

Meetings
Weekly

Monthly Quarterly

MOU
Partner

Batterer intervention
program
Community advocacy
organization (NAACP,
Gray Panthers)
Corrections (probation,
parole, and correctional
facility)
Domestic violence
program
Faith-based organization
Court
Law enforcement
Prosecutor's office
Government agency
(INS, Social Security,TANF)
Health/mental health
organization
Legal services organization (legal services, bar
association, law school)
Social service
organization
Tribal government/Tribal
government agency
Other (specify):

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Policies

Were your Arrest Program funds used to develop, substantially revise, or implement policies or protocols during the current reporting period?
Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff developed, substantially revised, or implemented policies or protocols, or if Arrest Program funds directly supported the development, revision, or implementation of policies or
protocols.

Yes—answer question 15
No—skip to C4
15. Types of protocols and/or policies developed, substantially revised, or implemented during the
current reporting period
(Check all that apply.)

Victim Services

Prosecution

Appropriate response to underserved
populations
Confidentiality
Mandatory training standards for staff
and volunteers
Staff, board, and/or volunteers represent
the diversity of your service area
Victim/survivor informed about
Crime Victims Compensation and Victim
Impact Statements
Other (specify):
Law Enforcement

Appropriate response to underserved
populations
Identifying primary aggressor/discouraging dual arrest
Immediate access to protection order information
Mandatory training on domestic violence
No victims polygraphed
Pro-arrest/mandatory arrest
Protection order enforcement (including
full faith and credit)
Providing information to victims/survivors
about victim services

Other (specify):

Appropriate response to underserved populations
Mandatory training on domestic violence
No victims polygraphed
Vertical prosecution
Victim-witness notification
Other (specify):

Courts

Accelerated trial schedules
Appropriate response to underserved populations
Dedicated domestic violence docket
Full faith and credit for protection orders
Immediate access to obtaining protection orders
Judicial monitoring of domestic violence offenders
Mandatory training on domestic violence
Policy against mutual restraining orders
Procedures for courtroom security
Standard protection order form
Other (specify):
Probation and Parole

Appropriate response to underserved populations
Mandatory training on domestic violence
Strategies to assist and protect victim during
probation and parole
Victim notification
Other (specify):

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Products

Were your Arrest Program funds used to develop, substantially revise, or distribute products during
the current reporting period?
Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff developed products or if Arrest Program funds directly supported
the development, revision, or distribution of products.

Yes—answer question 16
No—skip to C5
16. Use of Arrest Program funds for product development, substantial revision, or distribution

(Report the number of products developed, substantially revised, or distributed with Arrest Program grant
funds during the current reporting period. Report the number of new products developed or substantially revised during the current reporting period; the title/topic; and intended audience for each product developed,
revised, or distributed; and, the number of products used or distributed. If a product was created in or translated into a language other than English, including Braille, indicate the language. Report on products that
were newly developed during the current reporting period whether or not they were used or distributed, and
on products that were previously developed or revised but were used or distributed during the current reporting period.)
Products

Number
developed
or revised

Title/topic

Intended
audience

Number
used or
distributed

Other
languages

Brochures

Manuals

Training
curricula

Training
materials

Other (specify):

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C5

Data Collection and Communication Systems

Were your Arrest Program funds used for data collection systems or communication systems or for
the purchase of hardware or other equipment during the current reporting period?
Check yes if grant funds or grant-funded staff were used to develop, install, or expand data collection or
communication systems.

Yes—answer questions 17- 18
No—skip to C6
17. Use of Arrest Program funds for data collection and/or communication systems
(Check all that apply.)

Develop new data collection/communication systems
Install data collection/communication systems
Expand existing data collection/communication systems
Link existing data collection/communication systems
Share information with other community partners
Manage data collection and communication
Purchase computers and other equipment
18. Purpose of data collection and/or communication systems

(Indicate all types of information being identified or tracked with this technology by checking all that apply.)

Arrests
Bail/bond orders
Case management
Compliance with court-ordered sanctions
Convictions
Court docket management
Evaluation/outcome measures
Incident reports
Probation conditions/violations
Prosecutions
Protection orders
Recidivism
Sentencing
Stalking and harassment orders
Victim notification
Victim service availability
Violations of protection orders
Warrants
Other (specify):

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Specialized Units

Were your Arrest Program funds used for specialized units during the current reporting period?

Check yes if any Arrest Program-funded staff were part of a specialized unit in any of the categories listed below, or if Arrest Program funds were used to directly support a specialized unit. (A specialized unit is a centralized or coordinated group, unit, or dedicated staff of police officers, prosecutors, probation officers, or
judges responsible for handling domestic violence cases. A specialized unit may consist of one person, even
if that person is partially funded by your Arrest Program grant.)

Yes—answer question 19
No—skip to C7
19. Use of Arrest Program funds for specialized units
(Check all that apply.)

Law enforcement

Prosecution

Court

Probation or parole

Develop a new unit
Support, expand, or
coordinate an existing unit
Train a specialized unit
Other (specify):

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System Improvement

Were your Arrest Program funds used for system improvement during the current reporting period?
Check yes if any Arrest Program-funded staff engaged in system improvement activities or if Arrest Program
funds directly supported system improvements (e.g., interpreters, safety audits, security).

Yes—answer question 20
No—skip to D
20. Use of Arrest Program funds for system improvement
(Check all that apply.)

Victim services

Law enforcement

Prosecution Court

Probation or parole

Evaluation
Interpreters
Language lines
Meetings between
tribal and non-tribal
entities
Safety audits
Security personnel
or equipment
Translation of forms
and documents
Other (specify):

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D

VICTIM SERVICES

For the purposes of the Arrest Program, grant funds may be used to address
sexual assault and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.
In Section D, report data only for victims served with Arrest Program grant funds.

Were your Arrest Program funds used to provide victim services to victims/survivors during the
current reporting period?

Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff provided victim services or if Arrest Program grant funds were used
to support victim services during the current reporting period. Report all victim services provided, whether by
legal services, a victim services agency, or within law enforcement, prosecution, or the court system. Report
criminal justice activities, such as 911 calls and investigations, in Section E only.

Yes—answer questions 21- 26
No—skip to section E
21. Number of victims/survivors served, partially served, and victims/survivors seeking services
who were not served
Please do not answer this question without referring to the separate set of instructions for further
explanation and examples of how to distinguish among these categories.

(Report the following, to the best of your ability, as an unduplicated count for each category during the
current reporting period. This means that each victim/survivor who sought or received services during the
current reporting period should be counted only once and in only one of the listed categories. For purposes
of this question, victims/survivors are those against whom the domestic violence was directed.)
Number of
victims/survivors
A. Served: Victims/survivors who received the service(s) they needed, if those services
were provided under your Arrest Program grant
B. Partially served: Victims/survivors who received some service(s), but not all of the
services they needed, if those services were provided under your Arrest Program grant
C. Victims/survivors seeking services who were not served: Victims/survivors who
sought services and did not receive the service(s) they needed, if those services
were provided under your Arrest Program grant

22. Reasons that victims/survivors seeking services were not served or were partially served
(Check all that apply.)

Reasons not served or partially served

Program reached capacity
Need not documented
Did not meet eligibility or statutory requirements
Program rules not acceptable to victim/survivor
Services not appropriate for victim/survivor
Transportation problems
Conflict of interest
Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with substance abuse problems
Services inappropriate or inadequate for victims/survivors with mental health problems
Services not available for victims/survivors accompanied by male adolescents
Inadequate language capacity (including sign language)
Geographic or other isolation of victim/survivor
Other (specify):
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23. Demographics of victims/survivors served or partially served

(Based on the victims/survivors reported in 21A and 21B, report the total numbers for all that apply.
This should be an unduplicated count for "gender" and "age.")

Race/Ethnicity (victims/survivors may be counted
for each race/ethnicity that applies)

Number of victims/survivors

Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander
Hispanic or Latino
White
Unknown
Number of victims/survivors

Gender
Female
Male
Unknown
TOTAL

0

Number of victims/survivors

Age
0-17
18-24
25-59
60+
Unknown
TOTAL

0

Other demographics

Number of victims/survivors

People with disabilities
People with limited English proficiency
People who are immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers
People who live in rural areas

24. Victims/survivors' relationship to offender

(For those victims/survivors reported in 21A and 21B, report the relationship of the victim/survivor to the offender. Count the relationship to each offender for victims/survivors victimized by more than one perpetrator.
The number of victims/survivors reported here may total more than the sum of 21A and 21B.)
Relationship to offender

Number of victims/survivors

Current or former spouse or intimate partner
Other family or household members (in-law, grandparent, etc.)
Dating relationship
Relationship unknown
Other (specify):
TOTAL

0

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25. Victim services

(Report the number of victims/survivors from 21A and 21B provided with criminal justice advocacy/court
accompaniment; victim witness notification; victim/survivor advocacy; civil legal advocacy/court accompaniment;
civil legal assistance; face-to-face crisis intervention; hotline calls; counseling/support group; and hospital
response. Count a victim/survivor once for each type of service received during the current reporting period. The
number of victims/survivors reported here may total more than the sum of 21A and 21B.)
Number of victims/
survivors served

Type of service

Criminal justice advocacy/Court accompaniment

(Assisting a victim/survivor with criminal legal issues including preparing
paperwork such as victim impact statements; accompanying a victim/
survivor to a criminal court proceeding or law enforcement interview;
and all other advocacy within the criminal justice system.)

Victim witness notification

(Notifying victims/survivors of case status, hearing dates, providing
information regarding criminal process.)

Civil legal advocacy/Court accompaniment

(Assisting a victim/survivor with civil legal issues including preparing
paperwork for a protection order, accompanying victim/survivor to a
protection order hearing or other civil court proceeding.)

Civil legal assistance

(Civil legal services provided by an attorney.)

Victim/survivor advocacy

(Actions designed to support the victim/survivor in obtaining needed
resources or services including employment, housing, shelter services, health care,
victim compensation, etc.)

Crisis intervention

(Crisis intervention is a process by which a person identifies, assesses, and
intervenes with an individual in crisis so as to restore balance and reduce the
effects of the crisis in her/his life. In this category, report only crisis intervention
that occurs in person.)

Hotline calls

(Crisis or information and referral calls received by a program's hotline
or office telephone.)

Counseling/Support group

(Individual or group counseling or support provided by a volunteer, peer,
or professional.)

Hospital response

(Accompanying or meeting a victim/survivor at the hospital, usually for a
forensic exam.)

Other (specify):
26. Domestic violence protection orders

(Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which Arrest
Program-funded victim services staff provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting
period.)
Temporary protection orders

Final protection orders

Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

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E1

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Law Enforcement

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking
only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for law enforcement activities during the current reporting period?
Check yes if your Arrest Program grant-funded law enforcement activities.

Yes—answer questions 27-28, providing information for your entire law enforcement agency,
even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities
No—skip to E2
27. Activities

(Report the activities on domestic violence cases/incidents for the current reporting period.)
Activity

Number

Calls for assistance

(All 911 and other calls made to law enforcement.)

Incident reports

(All responses to an incident as reported on an incident report.)

Cases/incidents investigated

(All cases in which evidence was collected and witnesses interviewed relating
to an incident.)

Arrests of predominant aggressor

(Responses by law enforcement in which only the predominant or primary aggressor
is arrested.)

Dual arrests

(Responses by law enforcement in which two parties involved in the incident
are arrested.)

Protection/ex parte/temporary restraining orders served

(All instances in which these types of orders have been served on offenders.)

Arrests for violation of bail bond

(All instances in which arrests were made of offenders who violated conditions
set out in their bail bonds.)

Enforcement of warrants

(All instances in which warrants relating to these incidents were enforced.)

Arrests for violation of protection order
Protection orders issued

(All orders issued by law enforcement or at the request of law enforcement in a
domestic violence case.)

Referrals of cases to prosecutor
Referrals of federal firearms charges to federal prosecutor
28. Domestic violence protection orders

(Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which
law enforcement provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting period.)
Temporary protection orders

Final protection orders

Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

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E2

Prosecution

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and stalking
only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for prosecution during the current reporting period?
Check yes if your Arrest Program grant-funded prosecution activities.

Yes—answer questions 29-33, providing information on domestic violence cases for your entire prosecution office, even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities
No—skip to E3
29. Number of domestic violence cases received, charged, not charged, or transferred

(Report the following for all domestic violence case referrals received, cases resulting in charges filed, cases
in which an affirmative decision was made not to file charges and cases transferred to a higher or lower
court during the current reporting period.)
a. Number of case referrals received
b. Number of cases in which charges were filed
c. Number of cases in which an affirmative decision was made not to file charges
d. Number of cases transferred to a higher or lower court

30. Number of pending charges and number of new offenses charged

(Report the total number of domestic violence charges pending from the previous reporting period and new
offenses charged during the current reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report,
include all charges pending at the beginning of the current reporting period as "pending charges".)

Misdemeanor and felony domestic violence offenses include any assaults, battery, vandalism, or other
offenses that occurred in a domestic violence incident. Your state law does not have to name the offense
"domestic violence" for it to be counted here. Similarly, sexual assault and stalking offenses should be
counted, even if your state law uses other names for these types of offenses, such as "sexual battery"
or "harassment."
Type of offense

Charges pending
from last reporting period

New charges filed during
the current reporting period

Domestic violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence
Felony domestic violence
Domestic violence homicide
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
Other (specify):
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31. Disposition of charges

(Report the dispositions of all charges resolved during the current reporting period.)

Type of offense

Number dismissed
Request Lack of
of victim evidence

Plea
bargain

Other

Number convicted
Number of
deferred
Guilty of Guilty of
Plead as Plead
adjudications highest
charged lesser
lesser

Number
acquitted

Domestic violence
ordinance
Misdemeanor
domestic violence
Felony domestic
violence
Domestic violence
homicide
Misdemeanor
sexual assault
Felony sexual
assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor
stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of
protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other
court order
Other (specify):

32. Tribal grantees

(Report the total number of felony domestic violence cases referred for state or federal prosecution during
the current reporting period.)
Number
Cases referred to federal entity for prosecution
Cases referred to state entity for prosecution
TOTAL

0

33. Domestic violence protection orders

(Report the total number of temporary and/or final protection orders requested and granted for which
prosecutors provided assistance to victims/survivors during the current reporting period.)
Temporary protection orders

Final protection orders

Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted
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SECTION

E3

Courts

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault and
stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for courts during the current reporting period?
Check yes if your Arrest Program grant-funded court activities.

Yes—answer questions 34-38, providing information for domestic violence cases in your
entire court jurisdiction, even if Arrest Program funds were not used to fund all of the activities
No—skip to E4
34. Number of criminal charges

(Report the total number of domestic violence charges pending from the previous reporting period and new
charges filed during the current reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report, include
all pending charges at the beginning of the current reporting period as "charges pending".)

Misdemeanor and felony domestic violence offenses include any assaults, battery, vandalism, or other
offenses that occurred in a domestic violence incident. Your state law does not have to name the offense
"domestic violence" for it to be counted here. Similarly, sexual assault and stalking offenses occurring
within the context of domestic violence should be counted under the appropriate sexual assault or
stalking offense listed below (e.g., felony sexual assault), even if your state law uses another name for
these types of offenses, such as "sexual battery" or "harassment."
Number of pending charges
Number of charges filed during
Type of offense
from last reporting period
the current reporting period
Domestic violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence
Felony domestic violence
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
TOTAL

0

0

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35. Disposition of criminal charges

(Report the disposition of domestic violence charges during the current reporting period.)
Number
dismissed

Type of offense

Number of
deferred adjudications

Number
convicted

Number
acquitted

Domestic violence ordinance
Misdemeanor domestic violence
Felony domestic violence
Misdemeanor sexual assault
Felony sexual assault
Stalking ordinance
Misdemeanor stalking
Felony stalking
Violation of protection order
Violation of bail
Violation of probation or parole
Violation of other court order
TOTAL

0

0

0

0

36. Judicial monitoring

(Report the number of domestic violence offenders whose cases were reviewed by the court for compliance
with conditions of probation or other court-ordered conditions, or for violations of those conditions. Also report the total number of review hearings conducted.)
Number of offenders reviewed

Number of review hearings conducted

TOTAL

37. Disposition of violations

(Report the total number of domestic violence cases in which there were dispositions of violations during the
current reporting period. The violation does not have to have occurred during this reporting period, only the
disposition. A case may be counted more than once if there were multiple violations.)
Violation

No
action
taken

Verbal/
written
warning

0

0

Probation
Conditions Partial revocation
of
revoked/
added
probation Incarcerated

Fine

Protection order
New criminal behavior
Failure to attend mandated
batterer program
Other condition of
probation or parole
TOTAL

0

0

0

0

38. Domestic violence protection orders

(Report the total number of temporary and/or final civil protection orders requested and granted by the court
during the current reporting period. Include only civil orders.)
Temporary protection orders

Final protection orders

Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted
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E4

SECTION

Probation and Parole

Arrest Program funds may be used to address sexual assault
and stalking only within the context of domestic violence.

Were your Arrest Program funds used for probation and parole during the current reporting period?
Check yes if your Arrest Program grant-funded probation and parole activities.

Yes—answer questions 39-41, providing information for your entire probation and parole
office, even if Arrest funds were not used to fund all of the activities
No—skip to E5
39. Number of cases

(Report the total number of continuing and new domestic violence cases. This is an unduplicated count. If
you have not previously filed a semi-annual progress report, include all pending cases at the beginning of the
current reporting period as "number of continuing cases".)
Number of
continuing cases

Number
ofnew cases

Total unduplicated count
of cases (offenders)

Completed probation
Without
violations

With
violations

40. Monitoring activities

(For new and continuing cases reported in question 39, report the number of the monitoring activities
engaged in during the current reporting period.)
Activity

Number of offenders

Total contacts

Number of victims/survivors

Total contacts

Face-to-face meeting with offender
Telephone contact with offender
Unscheduled surveillance of offender
Activity
Outreach to victims/survivors

41. Disposition of violations

(Report the total number of domestic violence cases in which there were dispositions of violations during the
current reporting period. The violation does not have to have occurred during this reporting period, only the
disposition. A case may be counted more than once if there were multiple violations.)
Violation

No action
taken

Verbal/
written
warning

Probation
Conditions Partial revocation
of
revoked/
added
probation Incarcerated

Fine

Protection order
New criminal behavior
Failure to attend mandated
batterer program
Other condition of
probation or parole
TOTAL

0

0

0

0

0

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E5

SECTION

Batterer Intervention Program (BIP)

Were your Arrest Program funds used for BIP during the current reporting period?

Check yes if Arrest Program-funded staff or grant funds directly supported BIP activities.

Yes—answer questions 42-44, providing information for grant-funded activities
No—skip to section F
42. Offenders in program

(Report the number of continuing and new offenders in your batterer intervention program during the current
reporting period. If you have not previously filed a semi-annual report, include all cases at the beginning of
the current reporting period as "offenders continuing in BIP".)
Number of offenders continuing in
BIP from last reporting period

Number of offenders entering BIP
during current reporting period

Offenders in program

43. Outcomes

(Report the total number of domestic violence offenders in your program who completed the program,
who were terminated from the program, or who returned to the program after termination during the current
reporting period.)
Number of offenders
Completed program
Terminated from program
Returned to program after termination
Other (specify):

44. Length of BIP in weeks

(Report the number of weeks that batterers are expected to remain in the program in order to complete it.
If your BIP has more than one program length, provide the length for each type of program and indicate the
number of programs of each length.)
Length of program

26 weeks

52 weeks

Other (specify):
weeks

Other (specify):
weeks

Number of programs

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F

COMMUNITY MEASURES

All grantees must complete this section.

45. Domestic violence civil protection orders in grant jurisdiction

(Report the total number of requests received for temporary and final protection orders and the total number
granted in the grant jurisdiction during the current reporting period. Include only civil orders.)
Temporary protection orders

Final protection orders

Number of protection orders requested
Number of protection orders granted

46. Exceptions

(If the data provided in question 45 is not jurisdiction-wide domestic violence protection orders, describe the
variance. For example, if the data includes protection orders that are not related to domestic violence, data
that is smaller or broader than your jurisdiction, or if pertinent data is unavailable, please report that here.)

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SECTION

G

NARRATIVE

All grantees must answer questions 47.
Please limit your response to four pages. To complete this question go to page 24.
47. Report on the status of your Arrest Program grant goals and objectives as of the end of the current reporting period.
(Using Appendix A as a guide, report on the status of the goals and objectives for your grant as of the end of
the current reporting period, as they were identified in your grant proposal or as they have been added or revised. Indicate whether the activities related to your objectives for the current reporting period have been
completed, are in progress, are delayed, or have been revised. Comment on your successes and challenges,
and provide any additional explanation you feel is necessary for us to understand what you have or have not
accomplished relative to your goals and objectives. If you have not accomplished objectives that should have
been accomplished during the current reporting period, you must provide an explanation.)

All grantees must answer questions 48 and 49 on an annual basis. Submit this information on the
January to June reporting form only.
Please limit your response to two pages for each question. To complete question #48 go to page 27. To
complete question #49 go to page 29.
48. What do you see as the most significant areas of remaining need, with regard to increasing victim/survivor safety and offender accountability?
(Consider geographic regions, underserved populations, service delivery systems, types of victims/survivors,
and challenges and barriers unique to your state or service area.)

49. What has Arrest Program funding allowed you to do that you could not do prior to receiving this
funding?
(e.g., expand coordination and cross-referrals with victim/survivor services, or track data on arrests and
prosecutions)

Questions 50 and 51 are optional.
Please limit your response to two pages for each question. To complete question #50 go to page 31. To
complete question #51 go to page 33.
50. Provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of your grant-funded program.

(If you have other data or information regarding your program that would more fully or accurately reflect the
effectiveness of your Arrest Program-funded program than the data you have been asked to provide on this
form, answer this question. Refer to separate instructions for a fuller explanation and examples.)

51. Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about your Arrest Program
grant.

(If you have not already done so elsewhere on this form, feel free to discuss any of the following: reduction of
domestic homicides; institutionalization of staff positions, policies, and/or protocols; systems-level changes;
community collaboration; the removal or reduction of barriers and challenges for victim/survivors; promising
practices; and, positive or negative unintended consequences.)

Public Reporting Burden
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of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. We try to create forms and instructions that are
accurate, can be easily understood, and which impose the least possible burden on you to provide us with information.
The estimated average time to complete and file this form is 60 minutes per form. If you have comments regarding the
accuracy of this estimate, or suggestions for making this form simpler, you can write to the Office on Violence Against
Women, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.

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APPENDIX A

Report on the status of your Arrest Program grant goals and objectives as of the end of the current reporting period - Question #47
Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

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APPENDIX A

Report on the status of your Arrest Program grant goals and objectives as of the end of the current reporting period - Question #47 (cont. 1)
Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

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APPENDIX A

Report on the status of your Arrest Program grant goals and objectives as of the end of the current reporting period - Question #47 (cont. 2)
Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

Status
Goals/Objectives

Key Activities

Comments

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What do you see as the most significant areas of remaining need, with regard to increasing victim/survivor safety and offender
accountability - Question #48

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What do you see as the most significant areas of remaining need, with regard to increasing victim/survivor safety and offender
accountability - Question #48 (cont.)

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What has Arrest Program funding allowed you to do that you could not do prior to receiving this funding - Question #49

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What has Arrest Program funding allowed you to do that you could not do prior to receiving this funding - Question #49 (cont.)

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Provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of your grant-funded - Question #50

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Provide additional information regarding the effectiveness of your grant-funded - Question #50 (cont.)

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Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about your Arrest Program grant - Question #51

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Provide any additional information that you would like us to know about your Arrest Program grant - Question #51 (cont.)

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