State Plan on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
 
 
 
 
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Subgroup A: Law Enforcement Agencies
Action Steps:
1. Law enforcement will partner with advocates in local communities to facilitate immediate and follow-up advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who access the criminal justice system to ensure that they are receiving the services that they need.
Mechanism for Implementation: Formalized community task force and response teams statewide. These task forces will enhance and provide training in uniform protocol, cross training for advocates and law enforcement to facilitate communication and collaboration in cases involving intimate partner violence.  
Agency Responsible: Law Enforcement Agencies and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs, CAWS/CASAND 
2. Law enforcement agencies will continue to partner with the Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Protocol Ad Hoc Committee to provide education, resources, and training opportunities to law enforcement agencies statewide on recommended sexual assault evidence collection protocol.
Mechanism for Implementation: The state’s training law enforcement agencies will enhance, promote, and provide cross training on uniform and statewide protocol for evidence collection to current and new law enforcement officers
Agency Responsible: State Crime Lab, CAWS/CASAND, Law Enforcement Training Agencies, and Law Enforcement Agencies statewide
3. Law enforcement agencies will sustain and enhance knowledge and enforcement of full faith and credit efforts according to the ND Statute among law enforcement agencies statewide, as well as other criminal justice system professionals.
Mechanism for Implementation: Training sessions and the distribution of educational materials regarding full faith and credit to current and new law enforcement officers statewide.
Agency Responsible: ND Supreme Court, CAWS/CASAND, and ND Law Enforcement Training Academies
4. Law enforcement training agencies will maintain and enhance training curricula on domestic violence in conjunction with POST Board and domestic violence agencies.
Mechanism for Implementation: Law Enforcement Training Agencies
Agency Responsible: Law Enforcement Agencies, POST Board, and CAWS/CASAND
   
 

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