The Lake County States Attorney Office will adapt the public health approach of the Cure Violence model to address gun violence in Lake County. This model uses disease control methods to stop violence through: 1) Identification and detection of individuals and scenarios that need to be addressed; 2) Interruption, intervention, and risk reduction of the violence by interacting with the individuals who cause violence; and 3) Change behaviors and norms with those individuals.
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The Kankakee County States Attorney Office will implement a violence prevention program to provide after school activities, community-based social services to victims of violence, and operate a father’s project with the goal of strengthening relationships between fathers and their children who have been involved in gun violence.
The SFY25 State Budget appropriated $1,550,000 in General Revenue Funds for grants and administrative services associated with violence prevention programs, youth employment programs, and operational expenses to named entities.
The Violence Prevention and Reduction (VPR) program provides sub-awards to agencies for violence prevention and reduction services and strategies, to mediate and intervene with conflicts, and provide other supports to reduce the shooting and homicide incidents in high need communities.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office implemented its alternative sentencing-focused Deferred Prosecution Program in February 2011. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority awarded a grant to the Loyola University Chicago to evaluate the program in 2013. The program became the model for the Offender Initiative Program, enacted by state law (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3) in 2013 to promote public safety, conserve resources, and reduce recidivism.
Violence Prevention and Street Intervention Program (VPSIP) funds designated to Metropolitan Family Services support its Communities Partnering 4 Peace (CP4P) program. CP4P provides a targeted and holistic multi-tiered approach to confronting gun violence in the highest risk neighborhoods of Chicago, implementing multiple interventions that work directly with both perpetrators and the victims of gun violence. This comprehensive response collaborates with local agencies skilled in peace, trauma, victim services, and wraparound supports and have capable outreach workers who live and work within the communities served. CP4P partner agencies are fully integrated within the neighborhoods, allowing them to establish authentic relationships and be responsive to incidences of gun violence and the needs of those impacted by it.
This evaluation looks at the development, implementation, and impact of the Cook County State Attorneys’ Deferred Prosecution Program (DPP). Researchers used a mixed methodological approach involving qualitative and quantitative methods including a quasi-experimental design to measure outcomes.
Bullying includes repeated, unwanted aggression from peers with a perceived or observed power imbalance; bullying can be physical, verbal, relational, or through electronic means, and bullying impacts about 20% of high school students in the United States. It is imperative that schools implement policies that make schools safer and prevent bullying. In Illinois, schools are required to educate students, parents, and school personnel on prohibited bullying behaviors, and to create, maintain, and implement a bullying prevention policy. Although Illinois has specific laws to address bullying, it is important to assess school compliance with those laws. This report examined bullying policies from a stratified random sample of 400 middle and high schools (representing Northern, Southern, and Central regions, as well as Cook County/Chicago). For each school, we coded the bullying policy content according to the Illinois State Board of Education policy requirements, and examined policy compliance (i.e., the entire bullying policy, with all required statute components included) in relation to rates of bullying. Of the 400 schools, 60% had the entire bullying policy, with all statute components, in their school or district handbook. School districts with incomplete or missing policies had significantly higher rates of verbal and cyber forms of bullying, and threats of bullying, compared to school districts with complete policies. Our findings highlighted the need for the Illinois State Board of Education to continue working with schools around bullying policy implementation and inclusion. Lastly, our study calls attention to the importance of schools having full policies within their school or district handbooks.
Eric Rinehart is the Lake County state’s attorney, serving as chief administrator for the prosecutor’s office. Prior to becoming Lake County state’s attorney, Mr. Rinehart was the principal assistant for the Lake County Public Defender’s Office, where he represented approximately 100 defendants in felony cases and served as the lead attorney in 30 jury trials. He also trained assistant public defenders on trial and litigation tactics. Mr. Rinehart was the lead appellate counsel in successful oral arguments before the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals as a Schopf & Weiss litigation associate. He is a member of the Lake County Bar Association & Criminal Law Committee, Illinois Public Defender Association, Lake County Coalition to Reduce Recidivism, and the North Suburban Legal Aid & Illinois Domestic Violence Coalition. Mr. Rinehart earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Knox College and a juris doctorate at the University of Chicago Law School.
Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Public notice is hereby given that the ICJIA Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on February 13th, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. WebEx Webinar link and Call-in information is available on the agenda. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA This serves as Public Notice of the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Regular Meeting to be held at the date, time and location set forth below. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Public notice is hereby given that the ICJIA Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on November 13th, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. WebEx Webinar link and Call-in information is available on the agenda. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Public notice is hereby given that the ICJIA Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on August 8th, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Call-in information is available on the agenda. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Public notice is hereby given that the ICJIA Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on May 9, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. Call-in information is available on the agenda. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
This serves as Public Notice of the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Regular Meeting to be held at the date, time and location set forth below. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Date and Time Thursday, February 8th, 2024 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Videoconference Teleconference: Videoconference Link Emailed
This serves as Public Notice of the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Regular Meeting to be held at the date, time and location set forth below. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Public notice is hereby given that the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on 8/10/23, at 10:00 am by WebEx. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
This serves as Public Notice of the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Regular Meeting to be held at the date, time and location set forth below. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
Public notice is hereby given that the ICJIA Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee will conduct a public meeting on February 23rd at 10:00 am. via WebEx. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
This serves as Public Notice of the Violence Prevention Ad Hoc Committee Regular Meeting to be held at the date, time and location set forth below. All interested parties are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity for public comment.
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting proposals for grants Violence Prevention Planning and One Time Supports. Grants will be made with SFY 2020 Violence Prevention and Street Intervention funds. A total of $8,336,326 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of 6 months.
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting a proposal from Metropolitan Family Services for a grant to fund Violence Prevention and Street Intervention. The grant will be made with SFS state fiscal year 2020 funds. A total of $2,250,000 in funding is available through this solicitation for use over a period of ten months.
Bullying includes repeated, unwanted aggression from peers with a perceived or observed power imbalance; bullying can be physical, verbal, relational, or through electronic means, and bullying impacts about 20% of high school students in the United States. It is imperative that schools implement policies that make schools safer and prevent bullying. In Illinois, schools are required to educate students, parents, and school personnel on prohibited bullying behaviors, and to create, maintain, and implement a bullying prevention policy. Although Illinois has specific laws to address bullying, it is important to assess school compliance with those laws. This report examined bullying policies from a stratified random sample of 400 middle and high schools (representing Northern, Southern, and Central regions, as well as Cook County/Chicago). For each school, we coded the bullying policy content according to the Illinois State Board of Education policy requirements, and examined policy compliance (i.e., the entire bullying policy, with all required statute components included) in relation to rates of bullying. Of the 400 schools, 60% had the entire bullying policy, with all statute components, in their school or district handbook. School districts with incomplete or missing policies had significantly higher rates of verbal and cyber forms of bullying, and threats of bullying, compared to school districts with complete policies. Our findings highlighted the need for the Illinois State Board of Education to continue working with schools around bullying policy implementation and inclusion. Lastly, our study calls attention to the importance of schools having full policies within their school or district handbooks.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office implemented its alternative sentencing-focused Deferred Prosecution Program in February 2011. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority awarded a grant to the Loyola University Chicago to evaluate the program in 2013. The program became the model for the Offender Initiative Program, enacted by state law (730 ILCS 5/5-6-3.3) in 2013 to promote public safety, conserve resources, and reduce recidivism.