Prairie State Wire

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Colton’s Task Force Committee met June 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

Task Force Member Attendance	WebEx	Absent
Joyce Mason, Representative State of Illinois-61		X
Cassandra Tanner Miller		X
Sara Block, Ascend Justice	X
Amanda Pyron, Exec. Dir., The Network		X
Wendy Cohen, Illinois Attorney General’s Office	X
Sheriff Andy Hires, President of the Illinois Sheriff Association	X
Sally Kolb, Family Law Attorney	X
Hon. Ramona M. Sullivan is a circuit judge for the 6th Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois	X
Hon. Judith Rice, Judge for the Domestic Relations Division of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois	X
Nicole Bockhorn, Probation Domestic Violence Unit, Supervision	X
Mary Ratliff, ICJIA	X
Stephane Ortiz, designee for Heather Dorsey	X
Illinois State Police, Lt Colonel, Rebecca Hooks, Chief of Staff		X
Teresa Tudor, Program Director, DHS		X
Retired Chief Tom Weitzel, President of Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police		X
Sen. Karina Villa		X
Shannon Hogan -Entwistle for Sen. Sue Rezin	X
Jamie Mosser, Kane County State’s Attorney		X
Jodie Hoos, Peoria County State’s Attorney		X
Yaritssa Roman		X

Also present were: 

Peter Yuh, ICJIA, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel Kimberly Atkins, Strategic Project Administrator

Jacob Derrick ICJIA Director Policy

Jin Waindle

Doresah Ford-Bey ICJIA

Amanda Vasquez, ICJIA, Research Manager, Center for Victim Studies, Research and Analysis Unit

I. Mary Ratliff, ICJIA, Strategic Project Administrator Director welcomed members to the meeting.

II. Call to Order and Roll Call

• Peter Yuh, called the meeting to order at 12:04 A.M. and the roll call. Quorum was not met

III. Approval of Minutes

• Approval of the minutes for:

• October 17, 2023, meeting was tabled due to lack of quorum. 

• Approve Minutes for February 7, 2024, meeting lack of Quorum 

• Approve Minutes for April 3, 2024, meeting

Motion to approve minutes: Judge Judy Rice

Motion to Seconded minutes: Judge Ramona Sullivan

IV. New Business

• Mary Ratliff, Chairperson, welcomed the group and introduced guest speaker for Colton’s Task Force Jen Waindle who shares her presentation on screen

• Part I Research two step approach to removing guns from offenders

o Insurance statistics and Actuarial Tables

o Homicide victims for inter-partner violence are 93 percent women 

o Strangulation history and access to firearms increase lethargy risk 

o Firearms are weapons of choice 55% with other being blunt force

• Part 2 Evidenced based Practices

o Use of risk factors are predictable and preventable.

o Federal Law Conviction for Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence (18 U.S.C. 922 (g)(9))

o Elements for qualifying misdemeanor under federal, state, local or tribal.

▪ Type of crime

▪ Relationship requirement

▪ Due Process

• Part 3 Implementation.

• Jen Waindle BWJP Project Director State Strategies.

o Roommates were added

o States may implement firearm restrictions that reach beyond the federal requirements

• DVPO /ERPO

• Order of firearm Surrender

o Statutory provisions for ordering firearm surrender

▪ Law enforcement role – temporary safe keeping

▪ Court role -

▪ Probation role

• Firearm surrender Probation Parole Protocol

• Violent Misdemeanors 34 state prohibit firearms for those induvial convicted of gun related violent misdemeanors.

• FBI NICS notification is a responsible party for firearms sales 

• Is there a specialized unit and someone on the caseload that qualifies. 

• Multiple approaches

• The next task force meeting is on August 7, 2024, if there is a suggestion for presenter advise

V. Public Comments

• There were no public comments.

VI. Adjournment

• Mary Ratliff asked for a motion to adjourn

• Motion: To Adjournment of the meeting at 1:17 PM.

• Motion By: Judge Ramona Sullivan

• Seconded By: Sally Kolb, Family Law Attorney

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