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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. vr=_x <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meting Date: February 1, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: NC Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant Application <br /> ------------------------------ ---------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT: Sheriff PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> ------------------------------- ---------------------------------- <br /> ATTACSMSNT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheriff Dept. <br /> ext. 2900 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER- <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> To request permission to submit a grant application to the N.C. <br /> Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Governor's Crime <br /> Commission, Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Projects. This application <br /> will request funding to establish a "Crisis Team" in the Sheriff's <br /> Department. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Orange County is very responsive in meeting the immediate needs and <br /> associated mandates of law enforcement cases involving domestic <br /> violence, juvenile court services, and children's protective <br /> services. However, limited staff resources, coupled with the high <br /> caseloads of the Sheriff's Department, Social Services Department, <br /> and Juvenile Services Division result in many citizens "falling <br /> through the cracks" . These individuals, unfortunately, are the <br /> youth of our county. <br /> The Sheriff' s Department investigates numerous non-custodial cases. <br /> These cases involve child sexual and physical abuse. The offenders <br /> are persons outside of the immediate family/home. The Sheriff's <br /> Department does not have the staff resources or the appropriate <br /> training to help families resolve these issues of conflict. <br /> The Domestic Violence Coordinator provides direct assistance to <br /> victims. Referrals are received from the Sheriff's Department, <br /> Carrboro Police Department, Hillsborough Police Department, and the <br /> UNC Police Department. The Domestic Violence Coordinator needs <br /> assistance in the follow-up of these cases. The victims can <br /> include anyone - but they are primarily females 12 years and older. <br />