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• Arlington Police Department’s Victim Services Program is one of the first programs of its kind in Texas

• Established in 1987

• Presently 12 authorized positions

• Since 2007• Over 104,000 victims have been served• Counselors have responded to over 5,500

incidents

• Project RAISE (Risk Assessment Intervention

Safety Engagement)

• Geographic Accountability aligned with our

policing model

• Victim Centered Trauma Informed Multi

Disciplinary Staffing

• Collaborations and Partnerships

• Youth and Family Specialist to Serve

Arlington Youth

• 1992 - Governor’s Award for Crime Victim

Assistance

• 2009/2012 - Award for Excellence in Victim

Services by the IACP

• 2016 - Project RAISE received the Texas

Municipal League Award for Excellence in

Victim Services

• Current Staffing Level:

• 9 Full Time Sworn Positions

• 5 Part Time Sworn Positions

• 1 Full Time Professional Staff Investigator

• No Drop Policy on Domestic Violence Cases

• 10% incremental increase in Domestic

Violence cases in 2017

• Projecting a 12.5% increase in Domestic

Violence cases in 2018

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• As of November 5, 2018, the unit is managing

790 active cases

• An average of 52 cases per detective based on

current staffing

Incoming Domestic Violence Cases

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Domestics Citywide Assaults

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Incoming and Disposed Cases - Average Per Month Domestic Crimes Unit

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• Evidence Based Case Filing Policy

• New Jail Booking Process

• Impact of Digital Media Evidence

• Michael Morton Act (2014)

• TechShare (2015)

• Body Worn Cameras (2018)

• New World Record Management System

• COPS Hiring Grant (2017)

• Approval of additional Civilian Investigators

• Focus on Jail Work Out Case Filing

• Digital Media Evidence Integration

• Budget approval to replace in-car and

interview room cameras

Victim Services Domestic Crimes

• Grant funded

positions

• Social Service

Accountability

• Caseload Volume

• Continuous increase in

cases

• 35% of homicides are

domestic related

• Cycle of violence

• Red Flag Laws

• AvailWeb Integration

Questions

Domestic Crimes Unit 2017