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SAVIN: Participation and Awareness

SAVIN: Participation and Awareness. Helping SAVIN Help People. Elements of Effective SAVIN Programs. Active Governance Committee Full-time SAVIN Program Manager Accessible according to specific needs Integrated into existing processes Engaging, recurring training programs.

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SAVIN: Participation and Awareness

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  1. SAVIN: Participation and Awareness Helping SAVIN Help People

  2. Elements of Effective SAVIN Programs • Active Governance Committee • Full-time SAVIN Program Manager • Accessible according to specific needs • Integrated into existing processes • Engaging, recurring training programs

  3. SAVIN Governance Committee (SGC) • Part of the BJA Guidelines • Advises the lead agency • Multi-disciplinary – crime victims and survivors, victim advocates, law-enforcement, prosecutors, judicial representatives, corrections • Meets regularly • Fosters collaboration and engagement

  4. Program Manager • Part of BJA Guidelines • Full-time • May Chair the Governance Committee • Provides reporting to the SGC • Acts as the liaison for state and community-level stakeholders • Becomes the “face” of the SAVIN program in the State

  5. Accessible • Victim and survivor participation on their terms – via service providers in their community, phone, web, live operators • Requires providers have access to SAVIN reporting and management tools, educational materials, and the Program Manager

  6. Integrated • Data collection must be transparent to the jail/court administration processes • Incorporating into existing services can help local facilities save time and drive SAVIN usage – transfer lines, website integration • Add SAVIN information to existing informational and training materials • SAVIN can act as a conduit to other services

  7. Engaging, Recurring Training • Regular, proactive scheduling • Critical to long-term success • Ensures consistent message • Addresses needs by stakeholder group • Builds relationships and collaboration at the community level

  8. The Results SAVIN Contacts By Month: A Comparison • White SAVIN program serves a population 520% larger than the orange SAVIN program

  9. Beyond Telling. . . • The goal is to create connection • More than buy-in, it is investment • Professionally • Ethically • Emotionally Getting people to invest themselves into SAVIN is critical to the success of SAVIN!

  10. Find a Partner – Someone you do not know. . . . Take 30 seconds EACH and tell each other your name, where you work, and what got you invested, if you are, into the concept of SAVIN. Talk About It!

  11. What Did You Find? • If we are connected to the concept of SAVIN, why aren’t others.

  12. Obstacles • Lack of Awareness • Lack of Understanding • Failure to understand how it can help them

  13. The Connection . . . • Create Awareness • Create Buy-In • Create Enthusiasm

  14. Learning From Training • Use experiential learning techniques to extract the best practices from places around the country • Use ideas we hear from Program Managers

  15. Uses by Communities • Repeat offenders in certain areas can be monitored • Reporters and other interested parties can keep track of offenders of a certain notoriety (Mel Ignatow)

  16. Uses by Law Enforcement • Clear Warrants • Locate offenders outside their jurisdiction • Some officers have used SAVIN to stake out neighborhoods where repeat offenders have been involved • Threats are often made against jurors, judges, attorneys and officers

  17. Uses by Advocates • Keep informed of court dates • Get needed information for the people they serve • Assist victims and survivors with registration • Monitor usage and activity • Easily maintain accurate contact lists

  18. Example

  19. Discussion Why is it important to notify and inform victims? What are some obstacles to making timely notifications?

  20. A Victim’s Story

  21. Safety Benefits to Victims • Protects and Empowers victims • Victims stay informed and involved in their case • Victims feel safe knowing the offender is in custody • No Fee – FREE • Search, Register, and Receive • ANYONE can use it • 24/7/365 • English and Spanish

  22. Information Benefits to Service Providers • Direct link to information • Enhance communication • Stay informed • Focus on core job • Help insure victims receive their rights

  23. Protection Benefits to Law Enforcement • Quickly determine status • Labor savings • Shows community that you care

  24. Where is the VINE system today?

  25. Gateway pc Notification Live Operators How Does SAVIN Work? Jail/DOC/Courts Secure Communication Center Information and registration

  26. Provide your VINE toll-free number Talk about it! Distribute print materials Staff Training Public Speaking Special Events Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Oct.) National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (Apr.) Media Relations Maximizing SAVIN in Your Community

  27. Quick Tips Encourage: Victims to register more than one number and to remember PIN Service Providers to register themselves in cases where victims feel they are at-risk of further contact or harm from the offender Justice Professionals who may have safety concerns to register themselves

  28. Contact Information Josh Bruner Director of Account Management 1-866-APPRISS x 3810 jbruner@appriss.com Jeremy Boles Training Manager 1-866-APPRISS x 5681 jboles@appriss.com

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