1. Council Communications DV Efforts
Glendale City Court
Tucson Municipal Court
Council Communications
DV Efforts
Elizabeth R. Finn, Presiding Judge, Glendale City Court
Wendy Million, DV Court Judge, Tucson Municipal Court

2. Executive Summary Snapshot of the Court for the month
Developed in consultation with the Mayor and Council
Changed through the years based on requests from Council
No surprises

3. City Court Update Invite Mayor and Council to meet with me once month
Never more than 3 people at a time to avoid any open meeting law issues
Explain Executive Summary
Answer any questions
Tour the courthouse

4. Annual Report Indicates what was potential last year
Highlights events of the year
Identifies projects for the next year

5. Glendale DV Efforts Formed Glendale DV Task Force in 2004
Implemented Specialized Problem -Solving DV Treatment Court in 2004 with no additional dollars
Previously, all manual paper to and from providers
Now judge based monitoring

6. Glendale DV Efforts Formed Glendale DV Task Force in 2004
Implemented Specialized Problem -Solving DV Treatment Court in 2004 with no additional dollars
Previously, all manual paper to and from providers
Now judge based monitoring

7. Glendale DV Efforts
Winner of ’05 Supreme Court “Justice for a Better Arizona” achievement award

8. DOJ VAWA Grant 2005 Compliance Specialist Court-Based Advocate
Cell phones for DV Detectives and Advocates
Pro Tem Judge over lunch hour for protective orders
OT for DV Warrant Service
Interactive DV Website
Training

9. 2009 DOJ VAWA Grant
Major issue is service of orders so they will be in effect
Created police civilian Protective Order Coordinator position
Grant partners were: Glendale, Peoria, Avondale and Surprise
Added: Apache Junction, Chandler, El Mirage, Gilbert, Goodyear, Scottsdale and Tempe

10. 2012 VAWA Grant Continued funding for Protective Order Coordinator
Funded printing special domestic violence offense report
Created high lethality position
Continues funding for warrant overtime and bilingual Court advocate for protective orders as well as hearings over the lunch hour

11. Orders
 2 fulltime PO Clerks on duty at Glendale City Court
Plus grant funded advocate

12. Needs.. Focus on first contact with victim
Access coercive control and lethality of abusive relationships
Possibility of obtaining search warrants for GPS devices on defendants who are violating release conditions returning to victim
Training officers and advocates to collect evidence of intimidation

13. Needs…
Training prosecutors how to use evidence for more serious offenses
Training prosecutors how to proceed on cases without victims
Coordinating resources within a jurisdiction
Coordinating resources within a region

14. Domestic Violence and a Coordinated Community Response
Tucson City Court’s Domestic Violence Court:
Established in 2012 with Office of Violence Against Women, Department of Justice Grant
Named a Domestic Violence Mentor Court by the Office Against Women in 2017
This project was supported by Grant No 2017-TA-AX-K006 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication / program / exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.

15. Domestic Violence and a Coordinated Community Response
Domestic Violence Court goals:
Hold offenders accountable
Enhance victim services and safety
Domestic Violence Court components:
Trained personnel
Judge, prosecutors, defense attorneys, staff, probation officers/monitors, interpreters.
Victim advocates
Preferably independent of government .

16. What is a coordinated community response?
Communication between systems and systems players.
Police, prosecutors from different offices
Court and DV treatment providers
Court, attorneys and probation- different levels.
Mental health connections, interpreters, substance abuse treatment providers
Advocates-within confidentiality restrictions

17. Coordinated Community Response
Consistent Forms, Procedures and Policies
Prosecutors have standard DV court requirements to qualify a case
Review hearings for everyone on probation
Victim autonomy – in most cases
Risk assessments disclosed to everyone
BIPs must report to the court every hearing

18. Examples of Our CCR DV Court Review Hearings
Firearms surrender program
Probation/ Advocates/ Treatment providers monthly meeting
DV Court meetings
Collaboration between Community Outreach for the Deaf and Advocate agency

19. How to Do It You don’t need a grant! You need a leader! Call a meeting
Essential components:
Training
Review Hearings
Advocates

20. DV Mentor Court
Tucson City Court DV Court is a federally recognized Mentor Court- one of 12 in the country
We can come to your jurisdiction:
For training: For attorneys, judges, court staff, probation and advocates
We can provide forms, policies and procedures
We have the funding to come to you!

21. DV Mentor Court
Your personnel can come observe court anytime in Tucson! (we don’t have the funding for your trips however)
Webpage:
us:
Wendy Million, Tucson City Magistrate:
(after September)