DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT/ANNUAL REPORT COMMITTEE

 

 

MEETING MINUTES

January 16, 2003

 

Present:            Alan Hiromura and Linda Starn

Guests: Bob Lee and Adair Paterno

 

 

  1. Meeting called to order at 10:31 by chairperson Alan.
  2. No additions or deletions to the agenda.
  3. No oral communications from the community.
  4. Introductions done.  Adir represents the advocates from the Walnut Ave Women’s Center.  She or Jennifer Rose will be members of the R&D Annual Report Committee,
  5. Discussion about questions #16 and #17 as to whether or not they will give meaningful information for the report.  Highlights of the discussion:
    1. Conviction rates more accurate
    2. Each case may have multiple counts and some may be dismissed but the case will still be considered a “win”.  It depends on who does the filing. 
    3. Some cases get filed with only 1 charge while others may have multiple.  It is very dependent on the individual DA who does the filing.
    4. Counting the dismissals may be misleading.
    5. The charges and how filed is influenced by the DA’s office, not the courts.
  6. Suggest that the DA’s office give a broad summary of the dismissals for the annual report.  Charges that are frequently dismissed for other reasons such as child endangerment can then be monitored.
  7. For the next meeting Bob will talk to Jean Jordan and decide what charges to monitor and report for the annual report.  We will discuss at the next meeting.
  8. Alan will give revised questionnaire minus questions 16 and 17 to the IS department.
  9. Next meeting February 20th at 10:30 in the CAO office.
  10. Developing the work plan for the Research and Development/Annual Report Committee for 2003 held over until next meting.
  11. Meeting adjourned at 11:41.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Linda Starn