§10454 Grant eligibility regarding compelling victim testimony

Summary

To get grant money, the head of a prosecutor’s office must tell the State, Indian Tribal, or territorial government giving the grant that, for the 3-year period starting on the date the grant is awarded, the office will plan, develop, and carry out three things. First, expert-led training on victim-centered approaches for domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking cases. Second, policies that support those victim-centered approaches based on the training. Third, a protocol that lists alternative practices to using material witness petitions and bench warrants; those alternatives must be tried and used up before the office uses material witness petitions or bench warrants to get victim-witness testimony in the investigation, prosecution, or trial of those crimes to prevent further harm or trauma to the victim.