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In FY2015, Utah's Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) received $1,999,680 in SAKI funding. This funding helped to increase support forand improve the systematic response tosexual assault victims, improve transparency throughout the criminal justice process, enhance the prosecution rates of sexual violence cases, reduce processing times for sexual assault kits (SAKs), and advocate for policy changes at the state and local levels.
The following list highlights CCJJ's accomplishments:
In FY2020, the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded $1.5 million in SAKI funding to serve as the primary grant recipient after previously being a subawardee to the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. The funding will allow DPS to continue efforts on the work already being conducted under SAKI. DPS intends to build a Cold Case Investigative Unit to investigate violent crime cold cases; personnel in this new unit will include SAKI team members and existing staff.
For more information on the specific SAKI awards for this site, see the table below.
Year | Amount | Purpose Area |
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Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice | ||
FY2015 | $1,999,680 | Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits |
FY2017 | $2,208,493 | Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits |
Utah Department of Public Safety | ||
FY2020 | $1,500,000 | Comprehensive Approach to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits |
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Funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative aims to create a coordinated community response that ensures just resolution to sexual assault cases. Through this program, funding is provided to support multidisciplinary community response teams engaged in the comprehensive reform of jurisdictions approaches to sexual assault cases resulting from evidence found in previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits.