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Joint resolution authorizing the renewal of the State's Attorney's Office Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistance Program through a Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant awarded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office, including an emergency appropriation of $200,000 in federal funds.
Staff Summary
* This VOCA Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistance grant extension will enable continuation of this program that provides advocacy services to the currently under-served sexual assault, misdemeanor domestic violence, elder abuse, and aggravated battery victim populations.
* The grant is administered through the ICJIA for the performance period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
* The Lake County State's Attorney's Office currently receives Victim of Crime Act grant funding from ICJIA to support two Victim Specialist positions in the office. The Victim Specialist work with the victims throughout the criminal justice process by providing them with advocacy, on-going support and an understanding of the criminal court process.
* The funding will be used to fund the salary and benefits for a Sexual Assault Victim Specialist and the salary and benefits for a full-time Domestic Violence Victim Specialist for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. The salaries had been requested to be funded in the General Fund in Fiscal Year 2024 in the event the grant was not obtained. Therefore, no additional positions are required.
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) announced funding of $200,000 for the continuation of the State's Attorney's Prosecutor-Based Victim Assistance Program through a Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) grant which will provide support and advocacy to under-served victims of sexual assault, misdemeanor domestic violence, elder abuse and aggravated battery during the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the gran...
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