Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
Aggressively prosecute and prioritize violent and person-to-person crimes.
Goal 2
Protect children and families.
Objective 1: Promote efforts of Marion County Children and Families Commission with focus on prevention and early childhood development.
Objective 2: Support Domestic Violence prosecution team and promote Domestic Violence Council’s effort to increase community awareness.
Objective 3: Support Child Abuse prosecution team and promote efforts of Marion County Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
Goal 3
Sustain a focused methamphetamine initiative in Marion County for public safety.
Objective 1: Sustain, enhance, and extend the Marion County Meth Strike Force Team in its efforts to target meth dealing in Marion County.
Objective 2: Sustain the Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Prosecutor and DEC model in Marion County.
Objective 3: Promote and increase efforts of Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council to address the proliferation of methamphetamine.
Goal 4
Victims of crime will receive assistance and information from victim advocates that empowers them to make informed decisions not only in their personal lives, but also in relation to participation in the criminal justice system and the exercising of their rights.
Objective 1: Increase victims’ understanding of their rights as victims of crime.
Objective 2: Increase victims’ understanding of the public safety system.
Objective 3: Provide services and referrals to resources that assist victims in making informed choices in their lives.
Goal 5
Facilitate the payment of equitable child support awards and provision of health care coverage for the benefit of children.
Objective 1: Prompt establishment of paternity and child support awards.
Objective 2: Timely enforcement of child support and health insurance requirements.
Objective 3: Modification and adjustment of orders and records when appropriate.