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Home > Contact Virginia > Virginia Crime Commission

Virginia Crime Commission:

The purpose of the Commission is to study, report and make recommendations on all areas of public safety and protection.  In so doing, the Commission shall endeavor to ascertain the causes of crime and recommend ways to reduce and prevent it, explore and recommend methods of rehabilitation of convicted criminals, study compensation of persons in law enforcement and related fields and study other related matters including the apprehension, trial and punishment of criminal offenders.

The Commission is directed to make such recommendations as it deems appropriate with respect to the foregoing matters, and shall coordinate the proposals and recommendations of all commissions and agencies as to legislation affecting crimes, crime control and criminal procedure.

The Commission cooperates with the executive branch of state government, the Attorney General's Office and the judiciary who are, in turn, encouraged to cooperate with the Commission.  The Commission also cooperates with governments and governmental agencies of other states and the United States.

The Commission consists of 13 members that include nine legislative members, three non-legislative citizen members, and one state official as follows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; three non-legislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor; and the Attorney General or his designee. Non-legislative citizen members must be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The term of each appointee is for two years, except that the Attorney General and legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.

The Commission elects a chairman and vice-chairman annually, who shall be members of the General Assembly.

Website:
http://vscc.virginia.gov/

Senator Janet D. Howell
Chair
32nd District

Delegate David B. Albo
Vice-Chairman
42nd District

Delegate Robert B. Bell
58th District

Delegate Terry G. Kilgore
1st District

Senator Henry L. Marsh
16th District

Senator Thomas K. Norment, Jr.
3rd District

Delegate Beverly J. Sherwood
29th District

Delegate Onzlee Ware
11th District         

Delegate Ward L. Armstrong
10th District

Mr. Glenn R. Croshaw
Gubernatorial Appointee

Charles E. James
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Attorney General Designee

Col. W. Gerald Massengill
Ret. Supt. Virginia State Police
Gubernatorial Appointee

The Honorable Richard E. Trodden
Arlington Commonwealth's Attorney
Gubernatorial Appointee

Kristen Howard, Executive Director
Virginia State Crime Commission
1111 East Broad Street, Suite B036
Richmond, VA 23219
804-225-4534
khoward@vscc.virginia.gov

Stewart Petoe, Director of Legal Affairs
804-225-3422 
spetoe@vscc.virginia.gov

Christina Barnes, Senior Methodologist
804-371-4334 
cbarnes@vscc.virginia.gov

Holly Boyle, Policy Analyst
804-371-4335
hboyle@vscc.virginia.gov

Tom Cleator, Senior Staff Attorney
804-786-1194
tcleator@vscc.virginia.gov

Rich Fiorella, Policy Analyst
804-371-4332 
rfiorella@vscc.virginia.gov

2010 VCC Meeting Schedule

  • Wednesday, September 8th
  • Monday, November 15th
  • Wednesday, December 8th

All meetings are open to the public and will be held at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Room A of the General Assembly Building in Richmond.  
Please check the legislative calendar (http://legis.state.va.us) or the VCC website (http://vscc.virginia.gov) for changes or updates.

Virginia State Crime Commission Creates Protective Order and Law
Enforcement Work Groups

May 17, 2010

RICHMOND - Senator Janet Howell (D – Fairfax), Chair of the Virginia State Crime Commission,
today announced the formation of two special work groups to examine protective orders and law
enforcement issues. As a result of numerous bill referrals sent to the Crime Commission this year
by the General Assembly, there will be two work groups that will meet over the summer to review
these issues. Each work group will be comprised of Crime Commission members and
representatives from a variety of agencies and organizations.

The law enforcement work group will specifically focus on officers responding to calls, high speed
pursuits, and line-ups/photo arrays. The law enforcement work group plans to meet on
Wednesday, June 16th at 10:00 a.m. in Senate Room 3 of the Capitol. Since the work group will
be reviewing two somewhat separate topics, police line-ups will be discussed during the afternoon
portion of the meeting, approximately at 12:30 p.m.

The protective order work group will focus on the process and service of protective orders, GPS
tracking devices, penalties, and who may petition for a protective order. The protective order work
group plans to meet on Tuesday, June 22nd at 11:00 a.m. in the 6th Floor Speaker’s Conference
Room of the General Assembly Building.

Both meetings are going to be held in Richmond and are open to the public.

 

VCC 2009 Microsoft Power Point Presentations:

                            

Crime Commission Refuses 'Sexting' Recommendation, December 15, 2009:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/15/AR2009121503362.html

Va.‘s Sex-Offender Center will Fill up by 2012, Officials say, September 17, 2009:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/CIVL17_20090916-222403/293448/

Crime Commission Addresses 'Sexting', (Virginia), September 17, 2009:
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11144362

Prison Reform Could Save State Cash (Virginia), September 17, 2009:
http://www.wtvr.com/wtvr-prison-reform-crime-commission090916,0,2764259.story

Some Inmates Eligible for Parole Held Longer than Guidelines Suggest, September 3, 2009:
Virginia Crime Commission Report
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/PARO03_20090902-215805/290305/

Should We Treat Juvenile Offenders as Adults? August 23, 2009:
Virginia's laws have made it relatively easy since 1996 to try a juvenile as an adult. The results have been unpredictable. Now a crime commission is evaluating whether the state's approach needs to change.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/216362

VCC 2005 Sex Offender Task Force:
 VCC 2005 Sex Offender Task Force