National Program or Policy Advancement

2020 Statewide Sexual Assault Response Reform in SAKI Workshop, hosted virtually

5th Annual National SAKI Grantees Meeting held virtually

Lawfully Owed DNA Focus: Innovative practices for SAKI lawfully owed DNA sites and legal technical assistance (TA)

Crime Analyst Focus: Developing law enforcement crime and intelligence analysis for national information programs

Forensic Genetic Genealogy Focus: Inaugural Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) Working Group

Researcher Focus: Integrating victim advocates into cold case sexual assault investigations in the Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Kit Task Force

Lawfully Owed DNA focus: Inaugural Lawfully Owed DNA Working Group

CSG Justice Center staff met with Amy Murphy of GMU and BJA policy advisor to provide an update on the project. Discussion included the model sites' program suspensions, possibility of a no-cost extension, and  performance metrics measurement.

CSG Justice Center staff met with PA DOC project staff to review the updates to the site visit agenda. 

CSG Justice Center staff conducted a virtual site visit with PA DOC. CSG JC staff met with parole officers, community service providers, the assistant US attorney generals, and program participants to discuss the efficacy of the program, improvements that have been made to the program, lessons learned from years of implementation, and hear success stories.