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106 STAT. 210 PUBLIC LAW 102-295—MAY 28, 1992 Law enforcement and crime. 42 USC 10415. advertising, electronic broadcast media, and any other mode of conveying information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. "(e) CRITERIA.—The criteria for awarding grants shall ensiure that an applicant— "(1) will conduct activities that educate communities and groups at greatest risk; "(2) has a record of high quaUty campaigns of a comparable type; and "(3) has a record of high qusdily campaigns that educate the population groups identified as most at risk. "(f) For purposes of this section, the term 'public or private nonprofit entity* includes an 'Indian tribe* or 'tribal organization', as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.". SEC. 321. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR DOMES- TIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. The Act (as amended by section 320) is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 315. MODEL STATE LEADERSHIP GRANTS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION. "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Attorney General, shall award grants to not more than 10 States to assist such States in becoming model demonstration States and in meeting the costs of improving State leadership concerning activities that will— "(1) increase the number of prosecutions for domestic violence crimes; ^ "(2) encourage the reporting of incidences of domestic violence; and "(3) facilitate 'arrests euid aggressive' prosecution policies. "(b) DESIGNATION AS MODEL STATE.— TO be designated as a model State under subsection (a), a State shall have in effect— "(1) a law that requires mandatory arrest of a person that police have probable cause to beheve has committed an act of domestic violence or probable cause to believe has violated an outstanding civil protection order; "(2) a law or policy that discourages 'dual' arrests; "(3) statewide prosecution policies that— "(A) authorize and encourage prosecutors to pursue cases where a criminal case can be proved, including proceeding without the active involvement of the victim u necessary; and "(B) implement model projects that include either— "(i) a 'no-drop* prosecution policy; or "(ii) a vertical prosecution policy; and "(C) limit diversion to extraordinary cases, and then only after an admission before a judicial officer has been entered; "(4) statewide guidelines forjudges that— "(A) reduce the automatic issuance of mutual restraining or protective orders in cases where only one spouse has sought a restraining or protective order; "(B) discourage custody or joint custody orders by spouse abusers; and