Operations

Monthly check-in meetings

Dear Matt Howey,

Thank you for your interest in the VALOR Program website. In reference to your phone call with Fran Hokkanen this morning, the Mass Insert is attached.
Please complete the attached Excel form and agency agreement. The highlighted fields are required. Please provide the user’s first and last name, e-mail address, and rank, and we will apply a main office address and a phone number for the agency. Each officer will then be issued an account and a unique password via e-mail. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions.

Lieutenant Eric Anderson with the Franklin, Tennessee, Police Department also stopped by the VALOR Program booth and advised that he was very familiar with VALOR and that his department has several of the VALOR Officer Safety posters up on their officer safety bulletin board. He requested newer VALOR posters and again, the VALOR Communications team has already responded back to him to let him know that there are now new posters on our website. He was advised to review the new posters and let the team know what his preferences were so we could ship him hard copies.

Thomasville Police Department requests access to the VALOR training portal for training content and multi-media access through a coorporative agreement. Training material is to be used for in-service, roll-call and operational briefings for all sworn personnel.

Ryan wanted to discuss documentation for BJA regarding funds allocation

For the period of Jan - June, we provided TA to Jackson PD through monthly calls. Meeting dates: Feb 5th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, June 4th. During the monthly calls, we reviewed the Jackson PD sexual assault policy and helped to develop it further. Each call focused on a SAKI briefcase item, such as multidisciplinary teams, 12 Key questions for victim notification protocols and Cold case alcohol and drug facilitated sexual assault.

NYPD has a new programmatic point of contact for their SAKI award.

Wayne County Prosecutors Office reached out requesting updated maps of sexual assaults in Detroit.

Ryan has requested Jim Markey to attend Philadephia PD's June case review meeting to provide feedback on their process.

RTI will conduct a SAU assessment in the Mobile Police Department to examine the processes and procedures in place for investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases?including the use of victim-centered and trauma-informed practices. These voluntary assessments are conducted in partnership with jurisdictions to provide an independent, comprehensive review of the sexual assault investigative process?both within and outside of the law enforcement domain. The assessments have three components: 1. A review of sexual assault policies and procedures; 2.