BACKUP 20210707 3a APD Sexual Assault Evaluations Update — original pdf

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Evaluation of Sexual Assault Investigations April 2021 Update Council Resolution 20190131-077 Patricia Bourenane, City of Austin Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum Commission for Women July 7, 2021 Background • Council Resolution 20190131-077 and Original Scope • Comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed • At a minimum either 200 sexual assault cases or fifty percent of sexual assault cases from each year, whichever number is greater, for each of the prior seven years of sexual assault case reports 2 Challenges • Challenges to project budget and timeline: • COVID-19 and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance • Legal review • Complex case review • Turnover in Sex Crimes Unit (SCU) 3 Proposed Changes to Scope of Work 4 Stakeholder Meetings • March 2021 – Council Member Sponsors • April 2021 – Meeting with Stakeholders • Survivor Justice Project, SAFE Alliance of Austin, and the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (SARRT) • Stakeholder preference, modify the original project scope to: • Add 2019 and 2020 case files • Review 30 percent of case files per each year 5 Updated Scope of Work Original Project Scope Cases New Project Scope Cases Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Sample 240 206 305 260 294 303 321 1,929 Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Sample 144 124 183 156 176 182 192 153 120 1,430 6 Major Milestones and Timeline Kick-Off Meetings • COMPLETE Policy/Procedure Review • ONGOING • Initial phase complete November 2020 Case Review • ONGOING • Delayed to November 2021 from May 2021 Interviews/Site Visit • ONGOING • Originally May 2021/TBD depending on availability Final Report • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 Presentation on Findings • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 7 Overview of Preliminary Observations 8 Questions?