Criminal Justice Collaboration Committee
Advances in the collection of forensic evidence and the existence of DNA databases have made the hospital the locus of medical and criminal justice collaboration. As a result of these technological advances, the need to work in coordination with the criminal justice system has become paramount. Recognizing this need for collaborative partnership, The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault has developed, under the auspices of its Forensic Healthcare Program, the Criminal Justice Collaboration Project (CJCP).
Supporting the belief that Sexual Assault Treatment Programs must collaborate with other systems interacting with victims of sexual assault to provide the highest level of care, the goal of the CJCP is to create and support forums on both a borough wide and citywide level where partners from sexual assault treatment programs can meet regularly with representatives from the criminal justice system to discuss common issues and concerns, identify areas of existing need, and problem solve. This information will then be collected and disseminated to appropriate agencies and individuals for use in developing new strategies for prevention and responding to sexual violence in New York City.
We strongly encourage all agencies treating and responding to victims of sexual assault to participate in their local task forces and work together to create change across New York City.
To get involved in your local borough task force please contact one of the following representatives:
Bronx Sexual Assault Task Force
Elaine Garbaty, Co-Chair
718-519-5722
Joe Muroff, Co-Chair
718-590-6648
Brooklyn Sexual Assault Task Force
Rhonnie Jaus, Co-Chair
718-250-3174
Newton Tyson
718-250-3170
Manhattan Sexual Assault Task Force
Susan Xenarios, Co-Chair
212-523-4728
Queens Task Force on Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse and Child Maltreatment
Office of the President of the Borough of Queens
718-286-3000
Staten Island Sexual Assault Task Force
Amy Edelstein, Chair
718-720-2591 x 17
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