Number
241254
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
240001
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS, MOORE, PEREZ, CHAMBERS, ZAMARRIPA, PRATT, BURGELIS, AND DIMITRIJEVIC
Title
Resolution urging the Police Department to survey victims’ families regarding their experiences with the victim support resources and victim specialists provided to them.
Analysis
This resolution urges the Police Department to survey victims’ families regarding their experiences with the victim support resources and victim specialists provided to them, and to report their findings to the Common Council.
Body
Whereas, Violent crimes can have severe impacts not only on the immediate victims, but on the victim’s family members and loved ones as well; and
Whereas, The Police Department currently provides access to victim support specialists and other resources to the families of victims of violent crimes; and
Whereas, It is vital to evaluate how well the provision of those services matches the needs of the families in need of victim support resources, in order to ensure those families needs are being met; and
Whereas, Conducting a survey to hear from the families themselves is the most straightforward method to determine the impact of those resources; and
Whereas, The 2025 Budget was adopted by Common Council File Number 240001 on November 8, 2024; and
Whereas, Amendment 26A placed a footnote in the 2025 Budget urging the Police Department to create such a survey; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Police Department is urged to survey victim’s families regarding their experiences with the victim support resources and victim specialists provided to them; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Police Department is requested to present the results of the survey, or a progress update if the survey is not yet completed, to the Common Council within 90 days of adoption of this resolution.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB180323-1
Gunnar Raasch
11/14/2024