Number
201510
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
180898
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS, JOHNSON, AND DODD
Title
Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of state and federal legislation implementing a Purple Alert system for victims of domestic violence.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of state and federal legislation to implement a Purple Alert system for victims of domestic violence.
Body
Whereas, On December 7, 2020, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution requesting implementation of a Purple Alert system for victims of domestic violence; and
Whereas, The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines domestic violence (also called intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, or relationship abuse) as a pattern of behaviors used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship; and
Whereas, The range of behaviors that encompasses domestic violence includes physical violence, sexual violence, coercion and threats, intimidation, emotional abuse, isolation, minimizing, denying, and blaming, using power dynamic privilege and economic abuse, and using children as a tool to carry out any of these behaviors; and
Whereas, Domestic violence presents ongoing danger because victims often experience fear, belief that abusive behavior is normal, embarrassment or shame, cultural or religious barriers to escape, immigration status complications, lack of financial freedom, and other difficulties with ending the relationship; and
Whereas, The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence estimates that domestic violence accounts for 15 percent of all violent crime and the presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation increases the risk of death by 500 percent; and
Whereas, In a May 2020 article, the Milwaukee Jou...
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