Justice Blogs

In 2019, SODV created and launched this Initiative to strengthen expertise within the Office on the multifaceted issues surrounding the very serious national and local issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to allow these experts to serve as a resource within and outside the office. This Initiative is spearheaded by Felony 1 AUSA Ryan Creighton, who handles a hybrid caseload involving sexual and physical IPV cases and co-chairs certain IPV homicides and federal cases. AUSA Creighton also collaborates with community partners to develop new strategies to address IPV and serves as the Office’s point person for IPV-related community engagement and committees; legislative efforts; governmental, non-governmental, judicial, and office training; and other projects and outreach requiring expertise on IPV issues. Find more information about the DC justice system’s aid to victims here , and the Superior Court’s Domestic Violence Division here .

On July 26, 2021, the ICITAP-Somalia Mission Advisor and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Country Director conducted a joint visit to the Somali Police Force (SPF) Training Academy. During the visit, an extensive tour of the Academy was conducted including newly refurbished classrooms, student barracks, and an alternate power generator facility.

From July 20 to 21, 2021, ICITAP, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (DHS/CBP) and the Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau (DOS/CT), delivered a two-day Regional Passenger Information Unit (PIU) workshop.

On July 20, 2021, eleven (11) officers from the ICITAP-mentored Somali Police Force (SPF) Joint Investigative Team (JIT) successfully completed a rigorous two-week training course designed to improve the effectiveness of JIT control and preservation of terrorist crime scenes.