[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR90.62]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
              CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Continued)
 
PART 90--VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart D--Arrest Policies in Domestic Violence Cases
 
Sec. 90.62  Purposes.

    (a) The purposes of this program are:
    (1) To implement mandatory arrest or pro-arrest programs and 
policies in police departments, including mandatory arrest programs or 
pro-arrest programs and policies for protection order violations;
    (2) To develop policies and training programs in police departments 
and other criminal justice agencies to improve tracking of cases 
involving domestic violence;
    (3) To centralize and coordinate police enforcement, prosecution, 
probation, parole or judicial responsibility for domestic violence cases 
in groups or units of police officers, prosecutors, probation and parole 
officers or judges;
    (4) To coordinate computer tracking systems to ensure communication 
between police, prosecutors, and both criminal and family courts;
    (5) To strengthen legal advocacy service programs for victims of 
domestic violence; and
    (6) To educate judges, and others responsible for judicial handling 
of domestic violence cases, in criminal, tribal, and other courts about 
domestic violence and improve judicial handling of such cases.
    (b) Grants awarded for these purposes must demonstrate meaningful 
attention to victim safety and offender accountability.