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Criminal Justice in Washington State November 2004 STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Criminal Justice In Washington State November 2004 Public Agencies s/Defenders Legislature Prosecutor Offender Community Courts CorrectionsAgencies Victim Media Law Enforcement Juli Wilkerson Director Washington State Byrne Grant Advisory Committee Membership BGAC Chair Ms. Nancy Ousley, Assistant Director Mr. Larry Erickson, Executive Director Department of Community Trade & Economic Wa Assn of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Development Alternate: Mr. Paul Perz, Managing Director BGAC Vice Chair Department of Community, Trade & Economic The Honorable Tari Eitzen, Spokane County Superior Development Court Judge Chief Lowell Porter The Honorable Mike Doherty,Clallam County Com- Washington State Patrol missioner Alternate:Deputy Chief Steve Jewell Alternate:Ms. Sophia Byrd, Policy Director Washington State Association of Counties Chief Jim Scharf, Everett Police Department Ms. Marie Dudley, President Mr. Ken Stark, Director Renewed Life Seminary Department of Social and Health Services Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ms. Anne Fiala, Offender Programs Administrator Alternate:Mr. Doug Allen Department of Corrections Department of Social and Health Services Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Chief Jay Goss,Tulalip Tribe Ms. Nan Stoops, Director Ms. Kate Greenquist, LECC Manager Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Western District of Washington Office of the United States Attorney Mr. Steve Tomson Eastern District of Washington Ms. Christie Hedman, Executive Director Office of the United States Attorney Washington Defenders Association Mr. Dick Van Wagenen, Senior Policy Advisor Mr. Gerald Horne, Prosecuting Attorney Governor’s Executive Policy Office Alternate: Mr. Tom McBride, Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Ms. Jenny Wieland, Executive Director Family & Friends of Violent Crime Victims The Honorable Laura Inveen, King County Superior Court Judge Production of this document was supported by Grant #2003-DB-BX-0243, awarded to the State of Washington by the Bureau of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view or opinions contained within this document do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U. S. Department of Justice. Criminal Justice in Washington State Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development Juli Wilkerson Director November 2004 Joli Sandoz, M.A. Principal Research Carol Owens, Ed.D Project Director Nancy Ousley, Assistant Director Local Government Division Paul Perz, Managing Director Safe & Drug Free Communities Unit This document is available by internet at: http://www.cted.wa.gov/DesktopModules/Documents/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=1604. Additional and alternative copies of this report can be requested by calling Safe and Drug-Free Communities at (360) 725-3038 or in writing at Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development, Safe and Drug-Free Communities, PO Box 42525, Olympia Washington 98504. Criminal Justice in Washington State TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures by Section ............................................................................................ -v- List of Tables by Section............................................................................................-vii- Acknowledgements..................................................................................................... -ix- Executive Summary ...................................................................................................-xii- Introduction........ ....................................................................................................... -xv- Washington State Organization Chart....................................................................... -xxi- Section 1: Crime Victims The Changing Landscape of Victims’ Rights and Services..............................3 Victims of Crime in Washington State .............................................................3 Legislative Recognition of Crime Victims .......................................................4 Advocacy forVictims.......................................................................................6 Funding for Victims Services ...........................................................................7 Key Program Areas.........................................................................................10 Needs of Washington’s Victims Outpace Service ..........................................11 Key StateAgencies.........................................................................................12 Organizations that Influence Policy................................................................15 State Advocacy Organizations........................................................................16 Recent Washington Research on Victims Services.........................................17 Section 2: Offenders Introduction.....................................................................................................23 Section I: Adult Offenders in Washington State.............................................24 Demographic, Socio-Economic, and Criminal Attributes...............................25 Socio-Economic Attributes: Education, Employment, Family and Health.....27 Adult Offenders Navigating the System, From Crime to Punishment............30 Section II: Juvenile Offenders in Washington State ......................................32 Demographics of the Juvenile Offenders Population......................................33 Juvenile Offenders Navigating the System, From Crime to Punishment........35 Section III: Other Offender Populations in Washington State ........................37 Section IV: Offenders’ Legal Rights ..............................................................37 Vacation of Conviction Records.....................................................................39 Section V: The Impact of Public Policy Changes on Incarceration Rates ......39 Section 3: Law Enforcement Law Enforcement in Washington State Introduction......................................47 Federal Law Enforcement in Washington.......................................................47 Tribal Law Enforcement.................................................................................49 Snapshot of State and Local Law Enforcement ..............................................50 Washington State Patrol..................................................................................51 Sheriffs ..........................................................................................................58 Police ..........................................................................................................59 Special Police Agencies..................................................................................60 Corners and Medical Examiners.....................................................................61 State Agencies Law Enforcement...................................................................61 Law Enforcement Support Coalitions.............................................................63 Terrorism and Law Enforcement Response....................................................65 Section 4: Defenders Defenders........................................................................................................75 Trial LevelDefenders .....................................................................................77 Appellate Representation................................................................................77 Additional Public Defense Criminal Functions ..............................................78 Public Defense Civil Functions.......................................................................78 Federal Defenders...........................................................................................79 Support Organizations ....................................................................................80 -iii- Section 5: Prosecutors Prosecutors......................................................................................................87 Infrastructure...................................................................................................89 Support Organizations ....................................................................................91 Section 6: Courts Introduction.....................................................................................................97 The State Court System ..................................................................................97 The Federal Court System ............................................................................107 The Tribal Court System...............................................................................109 Military Courts..............................................................................................110 Section 7: Corrections Corrections....................................................................................................117 Who Goes Where: Incarceration Alternatives ..............................................117 Local Jails.....................................................................................................118 Washington Department of Corrections: Adult Felony Offenders................122 Juvenile Offenders: Local Detention and JRA..............................................133 Section 8: Financing Criminal Justice 2001 Snapshot...............................................................................................147
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