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Description
Minneapolis Public Safety & Emergency Management Committee Meeting
A
Good
morning,
everyone
welcome
to
our
regularly
scheduled
public
safety
and
emergency
management
committee.
Today
is
April
17
2019,
and
this
morning
we
are
joined
by
committee
members
council.
Vice
president
Andrea
Jenkins
councilmember
Steve
Fletcher,
vice
chair
of
our
committee,
councilmember
Philippe,
Cunningham
and
councilmember
lay
pollinate
Palmisano.
We
also
have
been
joined
by
one
guest
councilmember,
Jeremy
Schrader,
and
my
name
is
alundra
Cano
and
I'm.
A
But
we're
gonna
take
a
deep
dive
today,
a
special
thanks
also
to
our
partners
in
the
community.
Our
survivors
who
are
here
who
will
be
sharing
some
of
their
perspectives,
ideas
and
insights
on
this
topic
as
well.
Today,
in
commemoration
of
the
month,
and
so
what
I'll
do
is
just
kind
of
go
through
what
our
agenda
looks
like
today,
we
will
then
do
the
public
comment
period,
which
is
a
regularly
scheduled
30-minute
public
comment
session
where
the
community
members
can
address
the
committee
and
the
council
on
issues
relating
to
Public
Safety
and
emergency
management.
A
It's
it's
not
a
conversation
per
se
because
we're
not
technically
allowed
to
speak
to
the
community
on
issues
that
are
presented,
but
really
it's
meant
for
us
to
just
listen
and
receive
the
information
and
then
we'll
go
ahead
and
go
through
our
consent
items.
And
then
we
have
two
discussion
items
so
I'll
I'll
go
through
the
agenda
formally
I'll
ask
our
colleagues
to
adopt,
and
then
we
will
begin
so
today
we
do
have
six
items
on
our
agenda
item
number.
One
is
a
receiving
file
of
public
comments
from
the
community.
A
We
have
three
consent
items:
a
contract
with
a
Celico
partnership
and
Verizon
Wireless
for
safety
cameras,
a
contract
with
Nationwide
Mutual
Insurance
for
use
of
a
pub
the
vehicle
by
the
police,
auto
theft,
bait
vehicle
program
and
a
Minnesota
Internet
crimes
against
children,
Task
Force
authorization
of
joint
powers.
Then
we
have
two
items
under
discussion:
a
Minneapolis,
Police,
Department
presentation
on
the
sex,
assault,
unit
policy
and
operational
updates,
and
then
a
sexual
assault
awareness
month
resolution.
Do
we
have
any
questions
on
the
agenda
today
with
no
questions?
A
I
would
move
to
adopt
the
agenda,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
right
and
we
will
begin
with
our
public
comment
period
and
so
I'll.
Just
ask
folks
to
line
up
here
and
I
will
take
one
person
at
a
time
when
you
come
and
take
the
microphone.
Please
just
state
your
name
where
you
live,
and
then
you
get
about
three
minutes
to
share
your
thoughts,
perspectives
and
ideas
with
the
council.
So
don't
be
shy
and
please
just
go
ahead.
A
C
C
In
my
hand,
my
only
reassurance
that
I
might
get
help
I
soon
received
notifications
that
my
stolen
credit
cards
were
being
used
less
than
a
mile
away
from
my
apartment,
for
all
I
knew
the
thief
using
my
cards
also
had
my
keys,
my
ID
and
was
my
rapist
I
pulled
out
my
blue
card
and
dialed
the
Sex
Crimes
Unit
that
was
circled
for
me.
I
was
sent
to
voicemail.
There
wasn't
an
investigator
available
to
help
me
and
there
wasn't
a
process
for
investigators
to
be
assigned
to
cases
and
off
hours.
C
I
was
told
by
the
local
precinct.
There
wasn't
anything
that
they
could
do
to
help
me
that
it
was
a
sex
crimes
issue
for
the
next
36
hours.
I
collected
the
evidence
on
my
own
list
of
credit
card
transactions,
timestamps
from
when
I
had
called
or
texted
friends.
I
continuously
called
the
sex
crimes
Department,
but
I
couldn't
reach
anyone
so
Monday
at
10
a.m.
and
although
my
initial
interactions
with
my
investigator
were
positive.
What
followed
were
months
of
unexpected
fall
and
inappropriate
comments.
For
example,
I
was
asked
to
contact
the
witness
directly.
C
The
investigator
never
followed
up.
I
was
even
test
texted,
a
Pinterest
picture
by
the
investigator
of
a
half-naked
man
covered
in
tattoos
meant
for
the
investigators
significant
other
only
two
weeks
after
my
rape.
That
is
how
a
case
of
stranger,
rape
that
could
have
easily
resulted
in
death
was
handled.
I
felt
like
it
was
a
low
priority
in
the
process
of
reporting
and
investigation
was
revitalizing.
I
do
want
to
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
our
stories
today
and
thank
you
for
making
this
issue
a
priority.
C
I
don't
want
to
take
away
from
the
great
work
that
has
been
done
so
far,
I
view
the
policy
as
a
much-needed
step
in
the
right
direction,
but
my
support
comes
with
cautious
optimism.
I
challenged
this
group
and
those
in
positions
of
influence
to
define
how
the
policy
will
be
directly
translated
to
the
pillar
of
accountability
that
the
MPD
strives
towards
what
can
be
measured
to
ensure
that
the
policy
is
being
upheld.
How
will
these
items
be
tracked?
C
Who
will
review
them
and
how
can
trust
such
transparency
of
information
be
improved
without
metrics
and
without
well-defined
goals
of
such
I
struggle
to
understand
how
accountability,
prioritization
and
continued
improvement
can
be
promised
for
this
cause?
Moving
forward,
much
can
be
learned
from
other
institutions
who
have
been
leading
change
some
for
over
20
years.
There
is
an
opportunity
to
make
this
right
and
to
help
the
relationship
with
a
victim
healed
of
a
relationship
with
a
victim
survivor
community
we
are
in
this
together.
There
are
people
willing
to
partner
in
that
journey.
C
D
D
What
about
a
year
ago,
this
past
Sunday
I,
was
raped
by
someone.
I
knew
exactly
who
it
was
I
had
their
contact
information
I
had
everything
about
them.
I
knew
where
they
went
to
school
anywhere.
They
worked
in
everything.
I
went
to
the
police
about
a
week
after
happened,
because
anyone
here
has
been
raped
knows
that
there's
a
lot
of
things
going
through
your
head,
I'm
immediately
after
and.
D
I
was
basically
told
on
the
spot
that
there
was
nothing
they
could
do
because
I
nobody
saw
him
coming
and
going
no,
but
I
didn't
have
any
DNA,
because
I
washed,
my
sheets
and
everything
I
was
wearing
never
mind
the
fact
that
my
housemate
found
me
pretty
much
immediately
after
he
came
home
about
five
minutes.
After
that
he
was
never
contacted
to
talk
about
anything.
They
never
really
looked
into
this
guy,
even
though
I
had
literally
everything
about
him
and
on
top
of
that
as
well.
D
I
am
transgender,
which
the
person
who
had
interviewed
me
at
the
police
station
did
not
see
fit
to
write
down
and
then
at
the
end
of
this
whole
conversation
put
her
hand
on
my
back
and
said
you
know
woman's
a
woman.
We
really
need
to
be
more
careful,
I,
think
and
after
that,
I
was
told
that
I
would
hear
back
in
a
few
days.
D
Because
more
and
more,
the
only
cases
I've
heard
about
and
sexual
assault
in
the
police
is
ones
where
they
supposedly
couldn't
do
anything.
So
I
don't
know
where
these
suppose
a
few
investigators
are
being
utilized.
I
think
that
from
start
to
finish,
it
was
just
could
have
been
handled
a
lot
better
and
every
angle
possible.
A
Thank
you
for
coming
before
us
to
share
your
story.
We
we
know
how
sensitive
this
topic
is
and
we're
here,
demonstrating
that
we're
willing
to
look
at
it
and
and
work
on
this
with
everyone.
Those
are
the
only
two
speakers
I
have
registered,
but
if
there
are
other
folks
in
the
audience
who
would
like
to
speak,
this
would
be
the
time
and
you're
welcome
to
take
up
three
minutes
and
share
your
thoughts
or
perspectives
on
any
topic
or
today's
topic.
A
E
Welcome
hi,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Sarah.
Super
I
live
in
Minneapolis,
I
thought
I
would
add
my
voice,
even
though
I
haven't
signed
up
I
was
raped
by
an
ex-boyfriend
who
broke
into
my
apartment
and
waited
in
my
closet,
and
it
woke
me
up
at
knifepoint
and
raped
me
before
I
could
escape.
It
happened
over
four
years
ago.
It's
still
excruciating
to
talk
about
and
I'm
one
of
the
very
few
people
who
has
ever
seen
their
perpetrators
successfully
sentenced.
E
He
was
sentenced
to
12
years
in
prison,
so
he's
currently
incarcerated
in
serving
time
a
serious
sentence
for
a
serious
crime.
In
the
days
and
weeks
following
my
rape,
I
started
to
tell
like
my
close
friends,
my
family,
my
colleagues,
my
supervisor,
at
the
time
I,
had
to
tell
my
landlord,
because
I
wanted
to
move
out
of
that
apartment.
I
told
my
neighbors,
who
had
let
me
into
their
apartment
and
I,
couldn't
believe
how
many
people
who
I
told
also
said
this
has
happened
to
me
too.
E
So
I
feel
that
so
often
we
talk
about
sexual
assault
as
something
with
pseudonyms.
We
use
the
scary
statistics
that
are
real
of
one
in
four
women,
one
in
six
men,
one
and
two
trans
folks,
one
in
three
Native
women
and
I.
Think
here
today
and
and
I
think
we're
seeing
with
the
movement
that
it's
happening
around
this
issue
more
and
more
faces
more
and
more
names
of
the
people
who
are
impacted.
E
I
guess
what
I
want
to
say
today
is
that
we're
going
to
measure
the
work
of
the
City
Council
work
of
Hennepin
County,
the
work
of
the
state
of
Minnesota
by
your
actions
and
not
your
words
I
think
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
everything
in
your
power
to
measure
your
outcomes
and
evaluate
using
the
stories
and
experiences
of
people
who
are
making
reports.
I
would
encourage
you
to
consider
how
we're
gonna
honor
the
suffering
that's
already
been
committed.
A
F
Hi,
my
name
is
Heather.
Evans
saw
me.
I
wanted
to
give
maybe
a
suggestion
on,
like
a
police
department
that-
and
my
experience
has
been
very
good
to
work
with
I-
think
publicly.
I
wanted
to
thank
two
officers
armed
with
the
Bloomington
Police
Department
and
I
actually
used
to
be
an
advocate
with
the
sexual
violence
center
just
for
a
short
time,
and
then
I,
unfortunately,
have
PTSD
from
my
own
sexual
assault
that
I've
been
dealing
with,
so
I
ended
up,
leaving
but
consistently
every
time
I
have
dealt
with
them
and
I
grew
up
in
Bloomington.
F
They
have
just
shown
exemplary
work
with
any
dealings
with
with
sexual
assault
and
very
victim
centered
approaches,
so
I
I
would
probably
urge
you
to
contact
their
Police
Department,
whatever
they're
doing
is,
is
just
I
feel
really
working
well
and
I've.
Just
heard
positive
things
from
victims
there,
as
well
as
friends
that
I've
reported
there
too.
So
just
once,
while
I'm
standing
here
I
do
want
to
thank
officer,
Alex
Blaine
and
Detective
Kristen
boomer
of
their
department.
So
just
a
suggestion
I
have
so
whatever
they're
doing
I
feel
is
working
very
well.
So,
thank
you.
G
H
The
microphone
hi,
my
name,
is
Caitlyn
Marie,
Grandda
and
I.
Just
wanted
I'm
gonna
keep
my
comments.
Brief
I
just
wanted
to
mention
kind
of
adding
on
to
what
Sara
said
with
some
of
the
statistics
you
you
know.
Looking
at
native
folks,
looking
at
individuals
for
marginalized
communities
from
an
LGBTQ
community
I
think
we
really
need
to
keep
in
mind.
Sexual
assault
affects
everyone,
but
it
affects
individuals
from
marginalized
communities
at
a
disproportionately
higher
rate,
and
so
whatever
work,
we're
doing
cannot
be
a
blanket
approach.
H
It
needs
to
be
comprehensive,
culturally,
comprehensive
and
inclusive
and
I.
Just
think.
That's
really
important
to
include
in
the
movement
going
forward
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
point
coming
from
a
marginalized
community
in
several
different
aspects.
I
think
that's
something
that,
throughout
the
investigative
process
throughout
the
court
process.
All
of
that
that
needs
to
be
taken
into
account.
So
thank
you.
I
G
Hi,
my
name
is
melody:
Welton
I
live
in
South,
st.
Paul
I
just
want
to
talk
about
a
little
bit.
What
my
experience
was.
It
was
the
police
department.
So
two
years
ago,
I
was
raped
in
Minneapolis
and
a
sexual
assault
is
gonna,
make
anyone
feel
completely
powerless
and
going
through.
The
investigation
made
me
feel
just
as
powerless.
G
J
Last
summer,
I
went
out
to
a
nightclub
in
Minneapolis
with
two
friends.
We
wanted
to
go
out
dancing,
we
did
go
out
dancing,
we
had
had
a
few
drinks
and
we
split
up
for
a
while.
One
of
my
friends
was
sexually
assaulted.
On
the
dancefloor
and
I
won't
go
into
details,
it's
not
my
story
to
share,
but
when
we
caught
back
up
later,
I
learned
what
had
happened
me
and
the
third
friend
who
both
work
in
public
safety,
even
despite
having
heard
lots
of
bad
stories
said
you
should
report
this.
You
have
to.
J
You,
have
to
call
the
police
right
now,
I
still
trust
from
the
Minneapolis
Police
to
handle
this
appropriately.
So
we
called
them,
they
came
out
and
my
complaint
I
guess
isn't
so
much
with
the
Sex
Crimes
Unit
as
I.
Never
got
that
far.
It's
with
the
officers
who
are
in
patrol
that
night,
the
three
of
us
were
taken
outside
the
club
to
talk
about
what
happened.
J
My
friend
was
struggling
to
get
his
story
and
and
was
getting
questions
from
the
officer
and
which
up
to
a
point,
if
that
were
appropriate
and
I
appreciated
them,
seemingly
taking
it
seriously
asking
the
right
questions
and
the
officer
said
to
my
friend:
have
you
been
drinking
tonight
when
a
friend
stopped
for
a
minute
he
had
been
drinking,
but
he
wasn't
of
age.
He
wasn't
21
yet
and
I
was
sort
of
a
bit
taken
aback
by
that
too,
except
I.
Don't
think
it
should
matter.
You
know
whether
someone
has
been
drinking.
J
It
doesn't
change
the
fact
they
were
sexually
assaulted
and
I
asked
the
officer
you
know.
Why
is
that?
Why
is
that
important?
The
officer
came
back
at
me.
You
can
be
quiet,
I,
didn't
ask
you
the
question
and
my
third
friend
said
the
friend
who'd
been
assaulted.
You
know
you
don't
have
to
answer
that
question
you
don't
have
to
say
anything
and
then
the
next
words
the
officer
said
I'll,
never
forget
he
looked
at
us
and
said:
look
you
guys
don't
want
to
cooperate.
J
We
can
do
the
bare
minimum
here
and
like
that
was
really
frustrating
that
Ian
officer
on
the
patrol
division
thought
it
was
acceptable
to
do
the
bare
minimum
and
it
threatened
us
with
that.
In
the
end
my
friend
got
one
of
those
low
blue
cards.
Never
got
a
phone
call,
never
got
any
mail,
never
got
any
kind
of
follow-up
from
that
and
he
didn't
want
to
knee
and
he
wanted
to
get
on
move
over
it
and
I.
J
Think
he's
done
pretty
well
doing
that
he
didn't
want
to
file
a
complaint
with
the
police
department
and
I
said
you
know
we
already
pushed
you
to
make
the
report,
which
was
probably
you
know,
didn't
do
anything
good
for
you.
So
I
didn't
push
him
to
make
a
report,
but
I
guess
my
my
suggestion
is
that
it's
it's
not
only
an
issue
of
the
Sex
Crimes,
Division
I
know
they're
good
officers
and
the
men
have
the
police
department.
J
I
work
with
them
very
often
I
see
who
do
great
on
medical
calls
assisting
with
the
fire
stuff.
I
know
there
are
good
officers,
you
know
and
I'd
hate
he'll,
throw
the
whole
the
baby
out
with
the
bathwater,
but
I
think
they're
the
bad
samples
with
rotten
mona,
I,
don't
know,
but
I
think
there
needs
to
be
some
accountability
and
some
retraining
of
people
that
hey
it's
not
acceptable
to
do
the
bare
minimum.
We
need
to
do
everything
we
can
for
our
survivors.
Thank
you.
K
This
has
become
a
part
of
my
ministry
that
the
spiritual
trauma
that
lingers
because
of
how
victims
are
treated
I,
run
some
healing
circles
for
people
of
sexual
assault,
and
we
often
say
this
as
our
mantra:
I
will
try
to
be
brave
and
if
you
are
not
feeling
brave,
you
can
have
some
of
mine
and
if
I
am
not
feeling
brave,
I
will
borrow
some
of
yours.
We
will
add
our
brave
together.
Add
it
all
up,
so
that
our
brave
together
light
will
outshine
the
shadow,
and
so
it
is
my
hope
today.
K
L
Hello,
my
name
is
Lance
Lamont
come
from
the
literary
tribes
community
in
south
Minneapolis.
All
my
concern
is
on
sex
trafficking
and
sexual
assault.
They
kind
of
go
hand
in
hand,
and
right
now
is
a
stage
that
should
stand
on
any
woman
that
has
been
convicted
of
sex.
Prostitution
cannot
charge
John
with
sexual
assault.
All
right,
I
seen
it
multiple
times
in
my
community
on
women
that
works,
the
street
get
raped,
don't
get
paid
or
I
tell
them
John
no,
and
then
they
rape
them
and
drop
mock.
L
They
call
the
police,
the
police
treat
them
like
they're,
not
human
undignified.
On
first
thing
they
do
is
blow
up
the
record
and
cream
like
a
prostitute
and
treat
them
like
they're
lying
regardless.
If
they're
sitting
there
crying
and
then
there's
a
bigger
concern.
Minnesota
Statutes
state
that
if
a
juvenile
girl,
our
boy
ages,
18
to
16,
is
picked
up
for
sex
trafficking
and
is
labeled
as
a
prostitute
that
any
John
thereafter
can
purchase
this
child
legally
and
not
be
charged
as
a
sex.
L
Offender
now
be
charged
as
a
criminal
sexual
crime
against
a
juvenile
anything
like
that.
Just
because
the
way
our
state
statutes
stand,
so
there
is
a
big
concern
with
not
just
sexual
assault,
but
sex
trafficking.
They
go
hand
in
hand
and
I
would
like
if
the
city
officials
would
like
to
look
at
the
state
statues
and
the
way
our
state
handles
sexual
assault
cases
not
just
in
standalone
sexual
assault
cases,
but
also
with
sex
trafficking
as
well
to
us.
Thank
you.
A
A
M
You,
madam
chair
I,
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
for
being
willing
to
come
and
speak
on
the
public
record
about
your
experience.
The
vulnerability
is
so
held
and
honored
and
I
really
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
and
the
bravery
to
do
so.
Bravery
feels
slightly
condescending,
so
I
hope
that
it
doesn't
come
across
that
way,
but
I
recognize
that
it's
not
easy
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
thank
you
to
Marty
for
bringing
the
trans
masculine
voice
into
the
space.
M
A
Thank
you
so
we're
just
going
to
do
the
consent
agenda,
which
takes
a
minute
or
two
and
then
we'll
dive
into
a
discussion
about
the
MPD
sex,
assault,
unit
policy
and
operational
updates,
and
we
hope
that
many
of
you
can
stay
here
for
that
conversation.
So
we
can
all
hear
the
discussion
between
the
council,
members
and
our
department,
and
so
with
that
consent
items,
2,
3,
&,
4,
I,
already
read
them.
I'll
read
them
once
more:
a
contract
with
the
cellco
partnership
with
a
verizon
wireless
for
safety
cameras.
A
Item
number
3
is
a
contract
with
Nationwide
Mutual
Insurance
for
use
of
a
vehicle
by
the
police,
auto
theft,
vehicle
program
and
item
number
4
is
a
Minnesota
Internet
crimes
against
children,
Task
Force
authorizing
a
joint
powers
agreement.
So
all
those
in
favor,
please
say:
aye
aye
the
consent
items
move
forward.
I
will
note:
we
have
been
joined
by
councilmember
Jeremiah
Ellison
and
we
are
now
in
item
number
5
discussion.
N
Right
good
morning,
chair
cano
councilmembers,
thank
you
for
having
me
here
to
discuss
the
changes
in
policy
updates
to
the
Minneapolis
Police
Department,
sex,
assault
response
and
investigation
protocol.
Additionally,
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
everybody
that
had
the
courage
today
to
come
forward
and
share
their
stories
with
us.
It's
through
that
that
we
want
to
improve
ourselves.
We
we
really
do
care
and-
and
these
statements
and
stories
are
very
impactful.
N
I
would
like
to
also
take
the
opportunity
to
thank
many
of
our
partners
that
are
that
are
so
important
with
us
in
our
in
our
striving
to
get
justice
for
people,
and
that
would
be
through
our
partners
with
the
SVC
she'll,
be
our
advocate.
Nicole
Kenosha.
We
thank
you
very
much
for
all
your
assistance,
for
all
your
input
and
for
your
partnerships.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
they
happen.
N
County
Attorney's
Office
for
their
partnership
and
Christina
in
your
efforts
working
with
us,
as
well
as
our
detectives
in
our
leadership
within
our
within
our
unit
commander
Falcons.
We
kind
of
gossip
so
with
that
I
would
like
to
move
on
and
now
we'll
discuss
and
kind
of
go
over
some
of
the
things
and
changes
and
implementations
that
we
have
made
to
our
unit.
The
topics
I
would
like
to
cover
today
would
be
discussing
quite
quite
honestly,
taking
a
victim-centered
approach
to
our
response
to,
and
investigations
of
sexual
assault.
N
We
have
heard
very
much
so
the
importance
that
the
individual
lion
officer,
the
first
point
of
contact,
has
with
survivors
of
sexual
assault,
as
well
as
the
the
experience
and
the
procedure
and
the
interaction
that
they
have
with
our
Sex
Crimes
Unit
I
will
discuss
the
comprehensive
approach
that
we
have
taken
to
sexual
assault
investigations
through
our
addition
of
a
sex
crimes
or
a
sex
assault
advocate
and
also
a
Hennepin
County
Attorney
that
have
been
embedded
within
the
unit.
I
will
discuss
that.
We
have
developed
new
policy.
N
When
I
discuss
the
comprehensive
approach,
I'm
I'm
kind
of
talking
about
like
a
360
degree,
look
at
this
I
wanted
to
ensure
that
we
looked
at
the
training
that
we
were
giving
people
when
they
are
first
in
our
police
academy.
I
wanted
to
look
at
what
is
our
policy
that
people
are
following
from
response
to
investigation?
Are
we
following
that
up
with
current
and
relevant
training
for
our
officers
through
in-service?
Does
it
reinforce
the
policy?
Does
it
reinforce
the
victim-centered
response
that
we
want
our
officers
to
have?
How
are
external
partnerships?
N
What
are
we
involved
in?
What
are
we,
who
are
we
soliciting
for
feedback?
Who
are
we
inviting
to
the
table
to
look
at
our
our
method
and
what
we
are
doing
and
are
we
listening
to
what
they
are
saying,
getting
an
advocate
embedded
within
the
sex
crime
unit
from
the
sexual
violence
center?
Who
is
there
to
work
with
our
detectives?
Who
is
there
to
help
and
reach
out
and
provide
access
to
services?
Real-Time
was
extremely
important.
We
wanted
to
have
that.
We
didn't
want
to
just
refer
people
to
an
advocate.
N
We
wanted
to
have
an
advocate
with
us
to
not
only
be
proactive
and
outreaching,
but
also
to
provide
us
feedback,
that's
real-time,
and
that
we
can
listen
to
having
an
abetted
attorney
from
the
Hennepin
County
Attorney's
Office
from
the
prosecutorial,
and
so
we
can
get
real-time
prosecutorial
feedback
on
cases.
What
is
it
that
we
would
be
meeting
in
order
to
get
to
get
a
case
to
that
threshold?
What
could
we
be
doing
more?
What
are
they
seeing
in
regards
to
the
reports
that
are
being
written?
N
What
are
they
seeing
in
regards
to
what
we're
doing
as
an
investigator
and
having
them
at
the
table
as
well
trauma
informed
investigative
training
we've
sent
all
our
investigators
in
the
unit
to
this
we've
sent
investigators
from
as
many
other
units
as
we
could
to
receive
trauma-informed
training.
The
training
we
sent
our
officers
to
was
Fetty,
which
is
a
forensic
forensic
experiential
trauma
interview,
training
and
it's
it's
very
important
in
the
sense
that
it
deals
with
the
neurobiology
of
trauma.
N
It
deals
with
the
fact
that
people
who
have
experienced
trauma
do
not
remember
items
chronologically
and
stresses
open-ended
and
non
leading
questioning
and
then,
lastly,
adding
investigators
we
are
at
currently
now
at
eight
investigators.
Again
I
strive
to
continue
to
add
investigators
to
this
unit.
My
end
goal
is
minimally
to
have
ten
within
that
unit,
to
increase
our
capacity
to
increase
the
level
of
detail
and
to
get
more
cases
assigned
I
want,
as
many
cases
possibly
signed,
that
we
can
investigations.
N
Modern
investigations
are
a
little
bit
more
expansive
than
they
weren't
20
years
ago.
In
fact,
they're
a
lot
more
expensive,
there's
there's
a
lot
more
information
that
can
be
gleaned
because
of
Technology
because
of
cameras
and-
and
that
requires
time-
and
we
don't
want
to
miss
out
on
opportunities
to
collect
information.
N
We've
developed
a
new
policy,
and
that
was
done
through
multiple
steps.
One
was
obviously
as
I,
just
as
I
discussed
listening
to
feedback
listening
to
some
of
the
experiences
and
and
to
the
very
justifiable
criticism
that
that
people
were
experiencing
or
seen
with
how
we
were
responding
to
sex
crimes.
We
participated
in
the
post
board
model
policy
working
group
with
a
variety
of
other
law
enforcement
agencies
and
also
advocacy
groups
in
developing
a
model
policy
that
the
post
board
working
group
put
forward
to
the
post
board.
N
It
contained
recommendations
for
legislature
as
in
terms
of
what
laws
and
statutes
should
be
looked
at
for
law
enforcement
in
terms
of
policy
training
and
response
to
prosecution.
How
County
Attorney's
Office
should
augment
the
way
they
do
business
and
also
for
the
post
Board
for
licensing
in
terms
of
what
type
of
training
should
be
required.
We
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
incorporated
the
seven
recommendations
from
the
AG's
working
group,
along
with
the
post
Bert
model
policy.
When
we
developed
our
new
policy
that
was
done.
N
We
put
some
things
into
action
nearly
immediately
and
I
will
get
into
that.
So
I
can
touch
base
on
what
the
recommendations
from
the
Attorney
General's
working
or
were
that
we
looked
upon
and
quite
simply
the
first
one
was.
Each
law
enforcement
agency
should
adopt
a
sexual
assault
policy.
That
was
the
purpose
of
all
the
work
being
went
through,
which
culminated
in
us
putting
out
a
a
much
more
expansive
in
victim
centered
policy
than
what
we
had.
N
We
had
a
policy
that
I
think
was
about
four
pages
that
went
to
almost
nearly
fourteen
pages
and
it's
very
detailed
in
terms
of
description
and
hitting
on
what
we
mean
when
we
want
victim-centered
response
agencies.
The
second
recommendation
is
that
agencies
should
provide
adequate
training
to
officers
who
investigate
sexual
assaults.
N
As
I
discussed
before,
training
starts
with
the
person
who
comes
in
the
door
and
it
doesn't
end,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
leaving
people
behind.
We
start
with
the
primary
training
of
people
in
the
MPD
Academy.
We
have
a
senior
sex
crimes
investigator
that
helps
provide
the
sexual
assault
response
training.
N
I
discussed
the
fact
that
our
investigators,
we
see
trauma
and
farm
training.
This
is
something
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
anytime,
that
we
have
someone
that
comes
into
a
investigative
unit
that
deals
with
with
I
would
say
our
most
vulnerable
victims.
We
will
ensure
that
they
receive
this
training
as
it
becomes
available.
N
We
had
a
large
block
of
in-service
training
on
sexual
assault,
response
that
was
put
on
by
our
Sex
Crimes
Unit,
but
in
partnership
and
with
feedback
from
our
advocate
and
our
partners
from
the
sexual
violence
center,
and
also
the
Hennepin
County
Attorney's
Office,
who
provided
feedback
as
to
what
we
need
in
order
to
be
successful
in
our
prosecution.
This
training
was
completely
in
line
with
our
new
policy.
In
terms
of
how
do
we
want
people
to
be
treated
understanding?
N
The
neurobiology
of
trauma,
understanding
that
people
at
a
scene
who
have
been
victimized
may
not
respond
in
a
fashion
that
provides
you
information
in
a
chronological
manner.
And
how
do
you
go?
What
is
the
best
practices
for
responding
to
that
where
the
best
practices
for
treating
the
victim
with
empathy?
And
how
do
we
go
about
getting
the
information
we
need
so
that
the
investigation
starts
off
on
the
best
foot
but
treats
people
in
the
manner
that
they
deserve
to
be
treated
additionally?
N
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
information
they're
getting
is
as
current
and
as
and
as
is
pointed
as
it
can
be,
for
people
so
working
with
our
partners
at
the
sexual
violence
center.
To
get
that
done.
I
think
will
also
help
with
with
getting
as
much
information
as
we
can
to
people
number
four
I'm.
Sorry
number
three
is
agencies
should
receive
reports
of
sexual
assaults,
regardless
of
jurisdiction.
When
this
recommendation
came
out-
and
we
reviewed
this-
we
were
in
the
process
of
going
over
our
new
policy.
N
However,
we
didn't
want
to
wait
until
our
new
policy
came
into
effect.
To
put
this
in,
to
put
this
into
action
on
January
24th,
we
issued
an
administrative
announcement
directing
all
officers
that
we
will
do
that.
It
is
part
of
our
new
policy
as
well.
We
did
not
want
people
who
have
come
forward
to
say
that
they
have
experienced
sexual
assault,
but
yet
it
did
not
occur
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis,
yet
they
are
ready
to
report
now
we
do
not
want
to
tell
them.
N
You
need
to
go
somewhere
else
to
do
so,
so
we
have
made
it.
We
have
made
it
our
policy
and
have
since,
since
that
came
out
that
would
that
is
what
we
will
do.
Number
four
was
agency.
Leadership
should
foster
a
culture
that
values
sex
crimes
assignment
and
supports
sex
crimes,
investigations,
not
something
you
can
really
put
into
policy.
This
is
more
of
a
philosophical
standpoint,
but
is
one
that
we
do
take
very
strongly.
N
We
are
in
full
support
of
the
Sex
Crimes
Unit
and
fostering
a
culture
that
values
the
employment
values
the
employees
and
in
the
assignment
signs
of
that
in
order
to
write
services
in-house
our
partnerships
that
we
have
done
to
put
in
place
to
create
a
unit
that
not
only
has
support
from
advocacy
but
also
from
the
county
attorney
in-house
I,
think
that's
a
model
that
other
people
should
emulate
it
provides.
It
provides
support
for
the
in
ways
that
other
units
do
not
have.
N
Additionally,
you
want
people
to
be
in
the
unit.
We
want
them
feeling
that
they're
valued
that
they're
part
of
something
important,
and
we
do
not
want
to
have
people
working
in
that
unit
that
do
not
want
to
work
in
that
unit.
I
think
that's!
You
have
to
have
a
passion
for
this
level
of
work.
We
want
to
support
them.
N
You
want
to
find
people
that
have
the
capacity
for
that
and
to
recognize
them
for
that,
and
on
that
note,
we
meet
regularly
with
the
unit
I
know
they
can
testify
that
I'm
in
there,
probably
more
than
they
would
like,
but
I
also
want
to.
Let
them
know
that
I
truly
value
the
hard
work
that
they're
doing
and
that
we're
here
to
support
them
in
any
way
that
we
can.
I
A
What
specifically
is
MPD
doing
now
that
better
supports
a
sex
crimes
investigations
so
so
I
know
you
mentioned
two
things:
we
have
the
Hennepin
County
partnership.
We
have
the
in-house
sex
crimes
advocate
from
a
community-based
organization,
but
is
there
anything
more
internally
from
MPD
specifically
that
you
feel
better
supports
the
investigation
process?
Well,.
N
Would
be
adding
additional
investigators
to
one
sign
of
supporting
a
unit
is
striving
to
get
them
the
resources
that
they
need
a
unit
will
not
feel
supported
if
they
feel
they're
not
getting
the
resources
and-
and
that
is
something
that,
as
I
said,
I
I
strive
to
increase
the
number,
wherever
at
eight
at
our
lowest.
We
were
at
six,
every
investigator
counts
and,
as
more
become
available.
My
as
I
said
my
goal
is
to
get
them
to
ten
and
I
have
to
do
so
in
a
manner
that
I
I
can't
account
for
gaps.
N
N
Having
been
an
investigator
for
a
long
time
and
recognizing
the
importance
of
sex
crimes,
I
would
I
would
never
think
that
the
Sex
Crimes
Unit
is
is
less
than
a
very
key
position,
and
it
is
something
that,
because
of
the
the
vulnerability
of
the
victims
is,
is
a
place
that
we
need.
We
need
our
most
engaged
employees
and
and
I
would
and
and
I,
wouldn't
think
of
it
of
any
other
way.
N
I
N
A
If
you
could
explain
a
little
bit
more
about
that
process
and
help
me
understand
if
either
there's
any
obstacles
within
HR
or
within
the
union
contract
that
would
prevent
us
from
making
changes
that
we
need
to
make
or
if
you
feel
like
the
process
for
staffing.
The
unit
with
the
right
type
of
talent
is,
is
available
to
your
to
your
I
guess.
Well,
we'll.
N
I,
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
see
any
any
issues
in
terms
of
Union
or
HR,
detectives
or
sergeants,
and
we
have
ability
to
move
people
based
upon
departmental
need.
We
also
do
take
into
account
individual
who
need
to
as
well
understanding
that,
and
especially
in
some
in
some
level
crimes
the
the
it
they're
difficult,
rhymes,
sometimes
to
work
and
I
I
recognize
that
we've
had
instances
in
the
past
where
it
takes
a
special
person
where
child
abuse
cases
I
worked.
I
worked
five
years
of
homicide,
I,
don't
know
if
I
could
have
done
a
year.
N
Child
abuse
that
that
really
really
can
can
get
you.
So
we
recognize
that
there's
some
people
that
it
can
affect
them
and
there's
some
people
that
can
draw
strength
from
that
and-
and
that's
sometimes
learned
through
experience
and
through
time,
but
we
do
make
wellness
an
important
thing.
I
don't
want
someone
to
be
in
a
position
where
the
the
I
would
say
the
the
specifics
of
their
job
assignment
affect
them.
Personally,
however,
again
there's
there's
there's
people
who
were
exceptional
employees
in
one
area,
but
that's
not
where
their
skills
lie.
N
I
I,
you
know
one
of
the
things
that
we
heard
from
advocates
this
morning
and
and
I
do
want
to
just
thank
everybody
for
sharing
your
vulnerabilities
and
sharing
your
stories.
Thank
you.
So
much
is
that
marginalized
communities,
people
of
color,
can't
suffer
the
impacts
of
sexual
violence
and
a
more
heightened
reign
or
or
sometimes
have
more
challenges
and
I'm.
Just
curious
as
to
some
of
the
partnerships
that
you
guys
have
developed.
I
N
Definitely
moving
forward.
I
know
that
in
sitting
down
and
in
conversations
I've
had
with
Shelby
are
advocating,
she
keeps
a
very
good
track
of
the
number
of
people
that
she
contacts
and
and
and
demographics
and
and
and
one
of
our
future
conversations
will
have
is:
are
there
perceived
challenges
in
roadblocks
or
gaps
that
we're
seeing
based
upon
that?
Are
there?
Are
there
missteps
being
made
culturally
that
that
were
not
we're,
not
the
deck?
There
can
be
improvement
on
one
Avenue
to.
N
That
is
how
maybe
we
can
leverage
our
community
navigators
in
that
respect
to
we
that's
about,
as
you
can
imagine
this,
this
he's
going
to
require
a
lot
of
different
looking
at
things
through
different
lenses,
and
we
have
to
you
have
to
be
able
to
think
outside
of
the
box
in
order
to
improve
the
level
of
service
that
we
can
provide.
That's
an
excellent
point
and
will
be
something
that
we'll
be
looking
at
Thank.
I
M
You,
madam
chair,
thank
you
for
this
presentation
list.
Far
I
have
a
few
questions,
so
piggybacking
off
council.
Vice
president
Jenkins
question,
you
spoke
of
trainings
that
there
have
been
a
lot
of
trainings
and
workgroups
and
conversations
what
sort
of
cultural
competency
was
discussed
in
these
trainings
like
was
there
any
specific
people
of
color
indigenous
immigrants?
Because
you
know
we
have
lots
of
barriers,
specifically
LGBT
folks,
sex
workers
in.
N
The
in
the
in
the
response
training-
no,
there
was
not
anything
that
was
specific
to
potentially
seeing
differences
or
or,
like
I
said,
perhaps
areas
that
could
be
barriers
because
of
that,
as
I
said
that
he
wanted
I
think
initially
wanted
to
get
out
a
very
unified
message
of
something
that
we
felt
could
be
applicable
across
the
board,
its
messages
of
being
best
best
ways
of
dealing
with
people.
Who've
experienced
trauma.
M
I
appreciate
the
perspective
of
messaging
I.
Just
I
want
to
be
really
mindful
that
historically,
within
law
enforcement
there's
been
a
very
like
a
variation
of
valuing
of
life
and
that
we're
not
perpetuating
that
unintentionally
by
doing
the
one-size-fits-all.
So
that's
why
I
wanted
to
bring
that
to
the
conversation.
M
The
second
question
that
I
have
is
you
mentioned
about
wanting
to
have
10
investigators,
I'm
curious
about
your
perspective,
around
the
role
of
advocates,
and
why
increase
the
amount
of
investigators
rather
than
increasing
the
amount
of
advocates,
and
the
reason
why
I
ask
is
because
much
as
you
were
talking
about
skill
sets
right
officers
are
not
trying
to
be
social
workers.
You
know
they're
not
trained
to
be
able
to
be
able
to
hold
things
in
a
particular
way.
It's
like
we,
we
are
looking
for
evidence.
We're
working
through
things
like
and
that's.
N
Say
that
I'm,
not
a
proponent
of
either/or
and
more
of
a
proponent
of
both
and
I
there's
great
value
in
both
I
believe
one
that
just
the
work
that
we've
had
in
the
experience
we've
had
with
Shelby
has
been
phenomenal.
I
can't
say
enough
good
things
about
her
and
what
she's
done
like
I
said
I
wish
we
had
many
many
more
Shelby's
she's.
She
is
able
to
provide
people
the
context,
the
feedback,
the
information
that
you're
right.
That's
not
our
skill
set.
N
Additionally,
if
you
look
at
just
national
victimization
numbers,
25
percent
of
sex
assault
service
are
reported.
That,
and
a
lot
of
that
is
because
of
lack
of
trust.
If
we
increase
trust,
we'll
see
more
cases,
if
we
see
more
cases,
we
need
to
adequately
respond
to
them
or
we
don't
have
the
trust.
I
don't
want
to
push
hard
in
one
direction,
but
not
have
the
backup
for
that
as
well.
N
N
The
advocates
can
do
we're
law
enforcement
they're,
currently
the
only
people
that
can
get
search
warrants
and
get
records
compelled
through
law,
which
is
sometimes
what
we
need
to
in
order
to
prove
a
case
so
as
much
as
I
I'm,
the
biggest
fan
of
what
we
have
going
and
in
terms
of
advocacy
group,
because
I
think
that
that
is
one
of
the
areas
that
are
the
greatest
growth
area
that
we
have
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
capacity
to
give
people
the
legal
response
that
they
also
deserve.
Thank.
M
You
so
much
my
last
question
that
I
have
is:
is
there
I
I?
Guess
it's
kind
of
like
so
we're
talking
right
now
about
investigations
and
enforcement.
I'm
curious
about
the
next
step
in
the
crimp
within
the
criminal
justice
system.
Are
there
systems
right
now
for
survivor
advocates
with
navigating
the
criminal
justice
system?
And
if
there
are,
is
there
a
warm
handoff,
that's
happening
I.
O
Not
do
it
justice,
but
I
am
assuming
I
know
that
Shelby
does
provide
information
on
this
on
on
that
and
then
within
the
criminal
within
the
county
there
is,
there
is
some
sort
of
a
handoff
going
on,
but
I
also
that
gets
into
realms
that
I
don't
want
a
misstep
and
and
say
something's
going
on
then
that
there
is,
but
I
know
that
the
county
does
have
a
robust
system
in
place.
For
that
and
that's
why
I
think
it's
so
important
for
us.
N
O
P
Morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Christina
Warren
I'm,
the
assistant
Hennepin
County,
Attorney
I,
am
the
person
that
they've
been
referring
to
is
the
one
embedded
within
the
unit,
and
it's
been
incredibly
rewarding
to
serve
in
this
role.
I'll
tell
you
that
part
of
what
we're
doing
in
our
County
Attorney's
Office
is
also
looking
at
what
we
can
do
to
improve
how
we
handle
the
prosecution
of
these
cases.
What
we're
looking
at
are
charging
considerations
how
we
can
get
better
results
in
the
courtroom
and
I'll,
of
course,
with
a
shared
responsibility
with
law
enforcement.
P
It
starts
with
how
cases
are
received.
We
work
with
our
partners
in
the
medical
field,
as
well
as
our
advocates
in
the
community
and
together
we're
really
working
hard
to
make
improvements
specific
to
your.
You
know,
question
about
what
the
County
Attorney's
Office
is
doing
in
terms
of
communication
with
our
victims
and
applying
advocacy
services.
P
Our
new
policy
that
started
I
want
to
say
the
beginning
of
January
is
now
when
a
case
comes
into
our
office
for
charging
when
it
is
deemed
or
classified
a
sex
assault
case
immediately
goes
to
sort
of
the
procedure
is
it's
assigned
to
someone
who's
called
a
charging
senior
or
a
senior
attorney
who
looks
at
a
case
and
determines
which
lion
attorney
is
going
to
review
that
case
when
that
happens.
At
the
same
time,
it's
getting
forwarded
to
the
our
victim
services
unit.
P
So
it's
getting
assigned
to
a
supervisor
within
our
Victim
Services
Unit
and
it's
getting
assigned
an
advocate.
Now,
that's
new,
that's
very
different.
What
used
to
happen
is
the
cases
would
come
into
our
office
and
it
was
only
when
I
just
was
made
by
an
attorney
whether
it
was
to
charge
a
case
or
to
come
on
to
decline,
a
case
that
an
advocate
was
assigned
and
that
we
realized
was
a
complete
disservice
to
our
victims,
because
oftentimes
there
are
considerable
delays
in
charging
decisions.
P
When
a
case
comes
to
us,
say
January
1st,
it
may
be
by
the
time.
I
take
a
look
at
it
a
week
later.
Two
weeks
later,
depending
on
trial
schedules,
depending
on
other,
you
know,
work
commitments.
Some
time
has
passed
will
break
that
in
there
that's
a
couple
of
weeks.
Maybe
that
a
victim
is
wondering
what's
going
on
with
my
case
and
then
add
to
that,
when
we
have
requests
for
more
information,
we'll
get
cases
and
we'll
look
at
it
and
say
well,
listen.
P
We
might
be
able
to
charge
this,
but
before
we
make
that
decision,
we
need
statements
from
these
people.
I
need
the
DNA
results.
Can
you
go
back
and
take
a
look
at
the
scene
for
this?
We
might
have
additional
information
requests
from
our
investigators
that
can
take
weeks,
if
not
months,
and
so
what
we've
noticed
is
that
time
gap
was
actually
causing
more
trauma
to
our
victims.
P
Frankly
than
anything
else-
and
we
wanted
to
address
that,
and
so
what
we're
doing
within
the
unit
in
Minneapolis
Police
Department
is
when
our
investigators
are
giving
me
a
case
to
review,
they
are
making
those
calls
to
their
victims
and
saying:
hey:
here's
what's
going
on
I've,
given
this
case
to
our
county
attorney
she's,
taking
a
look
at
it,
you're
gonna
hear
from
someone
soon
at
that
time.
The
advocate
that
we
have
working
with
us
within
our
initiative
within
the
Hennepin
County
Attorney's
Office,
her
name
is
Linda.
P
P
So
outside
of
my
role
with
an
MPD,
our
advocates
are
meeting
or
making
contact
with
our
victims
are
in
a
way
to
say
attorney.
Has
this
case
you're
gonna
hear
when
a
decision
is
made
and
then
if
there
is
a
situation
where
an
attorney
decides,
we
can't
charge
the
case
or
it's
gonna,
be
a
decline,
we're
offering
meetings
with
those
victims
right
on
right
away,
so
they're
not
hearing
over
the
phone.
You
know
they
can't
just
you
know:
they're,
not
gonna
charge
your
case
or
they're,
not
just
getting
a
letter.
P
They're
offered
a
face-to-face
and
a
meaningful
opportunity
to
talk
to
our
attorneys
and
what
we're
advising
our
attorneys
to
do
is
really
to
keep
an
open
mind,
because
sometimes
we've
had
those
meetings.
I've
been
one
over
the
years
to
sit
down
for
what
I
thought
was
going
to
be
a
decline
meeting
and
then
I'm,
seeing
the
victim
talking
to
the
victim
learning
new
information
I'm
like
hold
on
a
second.
This
changes.
P
Everything
and
there's
that's
that's
very
important
that
we
all
make
sure
that
we're
not
so
attached
to
our
egos
and
our
you
know
initial
assessment
of
a
case
that
we're
blind
to
the
idea
that
then
maybe
we
got
it
wrong
and
so
we're
really
working
on
making
sure
we
all
keep
an
open
mind
on
that
on
those
things
and
so
having
those
meetings
can
be
really
instructive.
Does
that
answer
your
question?
If.
A
A
A
I
Q
Thank
you,
I'm
Jack.
Thank
you
thoughts,
member
Ellison
I
just
want
to
make
the
comment
they
to
address
the
the
coming
you
made
that
you
know
you
want
them,
see
that
this
you
know
was
supported
and
that
adding
more
staff
would
do
that.
I
I
just
want
to
add
the
comment
that
right
now
my
constituents
don't
feel
that
support,
and
it
is
one
thing
to
to
add
to
a
unit,
but
it
is
another
to
really
make
sure
that
it's
working
in
a
survivor
story.
Q
Oh
you're,
both
like
horrifying
things
that
have
happened
from
kind
of
retraumatization.
The
police
department
I've
also
heard
acts
of
police
officers
that
have
just
done
some
remarkable
things.
So
with
that
kind
of
that
kind
of
level
of
inconsistency,
I
definitely
think
these
are
steps
forward,
but
I'd
love
to
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
kind
of
the
methodology
for
for
measuring
the
process,
as
well
as
what
outcomes
you're
going
to
measure
to
make
sure
that
these
are
the
right
things
and
that
they
are
working.
N
Methodology,
one
would
be
what
we're
incorporating
a
new
methodology
in
terms
of
all
the
outreach
being
done
by
the
Advocate
which
hadn't
been
done
before.
So
that's
that's,
bringing
a
different
level
of
numbers
into
that,
and
then
it's
going
to
be
about
the
number
of
cases
were
receiving
in
what
are
we
assigning?
N
What
are
we
sending
to
the
county
and
what
is
their
success
at
the
county
been
and
and-
and
that
is
something
that
I
believe
even
the
state
legislature
has
been
recommended
to
incorporate
as
a
standard
across
the
board
for
every
agency
to
do
so.
That's
something
that,
if
moving
forward
that's
the
standard,
that's
what
we
should
be
using
is
the
standard
as
well.
N
We
should
be
able
to
be
able
to
answer
and
say,
but
from
what
we
have
coming
in,
how
how
is
it
faring
throughout
the
criminal
justice
system
and
that's
one
of
the
ways
when
we
talk
about
oversight
or
internal
looking
when
I
sit
down
with
both
both
sides
between
the
county
and
the
advocacy
and
saying
what
isn't
working
here?
If
something,
if
there's
something,
that's,
that's
keeping
beat
victims
stories
or
cases
that
are
coming
in
from
becoming
success
stories
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
N
Q
N
R
Think
that
you're
gonna
and
thank
you,
deputy
chief
for
those
presentations
before
I,
think
there's
a
lot.
That's
really
good
here
and
that's
really
responsive
to
a
lot
of
the
concerns.
I
think
the
particularly
the
training
on
trauma-informed
interview
techniques
and
the
work
that's
being
done
with
the
investigative
unit.
I
think
is
yes,
it
seems
very
promising.
I'm
really
I'm
really
sold
on
on
that
being
a
real
step
forward.
So
thank
you
for
that.
R
What
we
are
training
our
officers
to
do
often
is
to
be
sort
of
tough
imposing
powerful
presences
in
situations
I,
we
really
I,
think
are
in
many
ways
our
training
is
at
odds
with
our
goal
of
not
retraumatization,
so
I
think
it's
very,
very
important.
You
know
I
really
appreciate
everybody's
testimony,
because
I
think
it
informs
sort
of
how
were
thinking
about
this.
So
I
guess
I'm
curious.
R
What
I'm
someone
who
thinks
that
a
culture
of
more
empathy
and
less
a
starting
power
would
be
good
in
almost
every
situation,
and
not
just
sexual
assault,
but
I'm
I'm
curious,
specifically.
What
kind
of
training
are
we
doing
with
all
of
our
patrol
officers
with
everybody
who's
interacting
with
the
public,
so
that
their
first
interaction
with
a
victim
of
sexual
assault
is
not
reforming
and
expresses
the
kind
of
empathy
that
would
be
a
representation
of
the
values
of
our
city?
That.
N
Was
essentially
the
whole
crux
of
our
in-service
training
for
sexual
assault
response?
It
was
really
geared
toward
the
patrol
officer
responding
out
and
and
taking
a
report
of
sexual
assault
and
one
of
being
cognizant
of
your
positioning.
There's
a
story
of
and
and
feedback
that
is
provided
about.
Don't
stand
over
somebody
don't
do
this.
Trying
to
take
these
reports
and,
as
I
would
say,
is
comforting
as
I'm
doing
don't
talk
to
people
through
a
glass
window.
N
Don't
do
it's
again
a
lot
about
the
process,
a
lot
about
understanding
how
people
are
gonna,
feel
understanding
how
they're
gonna
share
this
information
with
you
and
truly
striving
to
not
make
this
is,
is
revitalizing
an
experience
as
possible
with
that
too,
we
receive
regular
feedback
from
the
sexual
violence
center.
They
see
our
officers
come
in
and
how
they
interact
with
people.
We
welcome
that
feedback.
We
love
when
we
hear
the
positive
stories,
but
we
also
most
definitely
wanted
here
when
we're
not
hitting
on
the
mark
and
where-
and
why
is
that?
N
N
What
being
a
victim
of
this
is
like,
what's
the
best
way
for
you
to
interact
with
them
in
order
to
get
the
information,
but
also
how
what's
the
best
way
to
treat
them
and
really
reinforcing
that
partnership
with
with
our
advocacy
toward
that
so
I
agree
with
you
completely
it
can't,
as
I've
said
before.
The
response
to
this
cannot
just
be
one-sided
that
this
I
can't
just
say.
Let
me
just
look
at
my
detectives.
N
This
is
and
as
if
you
see
the
AG's
report,
it's
a
system-wide
issue,
there's
there's,
there's
there's
many
growth
areas
and
gaps
within
legislature
and
what
this
current
laws
are.
There's
gaps
within
how
county
attorneys
look
at
this
there's
gaps
within
mandating
training
and
providing
the
funding
for
that
training.
N
Trauma-Informed
training
is
wonderful
training
for
investigators.
The
state
should
make
sure
that
that's
mandated
and
and
provide
the
proper
funding
for
that,
so
it
doesn't
become
us
having
to
try
to
set
that
up
to
make
it
happen,
which
we
can
do,
but
it's
not
as
easy
as
as
something
that
is
it's
there.
It's
part
of
hey
if
you're
gonna
investigate
this
these.
This
is
the
training
you
need
to
be
having,
and
here
it
is
I
mean,
there's,
there's
a
lot
of
good
work
and
that's
why
we
it's
a
constant
analysis.
N
Moving
again
through
the
recommendations
that
we've
been
covered
is
that
communities
can
strengthen
their
responses
to
sexual
assaults
by
using
multidisciplinary
teams
without
getting
into
some
of
the
things
that
covered.
Quite
frankly,
the
set
up
we
have
going
now
with
our
partnership
of
the
SPCA,
our
partnership
at
the
county,
our
participation
in
the
Hennepin
County,
smart
team.
We
are
always
working
with
our
partners
and
always
asking
them.
N
What
is
it
that
we
could
be
doing
more,
and
how
can
we
improve
this
agency
should
consider
improving
and
building
upon
their
handling
of
sexual
assault
investigations
by
drawing
guidance
from
outside
review
organizations,
kind
of
goes
into
a
bit
about
metrics
and,
and
how
are
you
gonna
measure
this?
Well,
quite
frankly,
one
is
the
one
immediate,
rather
than
waiting
for
a
certain
period
of
time
is,
is
about
what
one
keeping
numbers
yourself
to
making
sure
you're
hearing
from
both
sides:
feedback
from
from
advocacy
groups,
feedback
from
the
county
attorney
feedback
from
your
advocate?
N
What
is
it
that
we're
doing
that?
Isn't
working
right
over
and
we'll
try
to
see
if,
just
within
I'd
say
within
a
beginning
of
this
of
April,
we
incorporated
the
new
policy.
I
would
like
to
see
some
time
out,
perhaps
maybe
you're
having
PC
OC
or
someone
do
a
deep
dive
on
it
and
take
a
look
at
what
we're
doing
in
terms
of
our
quality
of
our
response.
Has
it
has
it
improved?
Where
are
gaps
in
that
I?
N
Number
seven
agencies
should
not
bring
charges
for
underage
consumption,
other
minor
offenses
against
reporters
of
sexual
assault.
Again,
that
was
something
that
we
immediately
put
into
place
by
administrative
announcement
when
that
came
out
and
then
incorporated
that
as
well
into
our
policy,
people
who
are
victims
of
sexual
assault
should
not
have
to
concern
themselves
that
they
had
been
consuming
and
I
know.
We
have
terminology
in
there
also
along
the
lines
there
was
concerns
about
prostitution.
N
N
R
Thank
You,
chair,
kono
and
and
thanks
again
for
this
and
I,
think
it's
really
important
that
everybody
hears.
This
is
something
that
we're
taking
seriously.
This
is
something
that
MPD
is
taking
seriously,
that
we're
going
to
be
asking
about
the
follow-up
on
that.
We
want
to
know
how
it's
going
and
and
I
I
really
appreciate
the
response
that
we're
seeing
from
MPD
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
good
ideas
being
presented
here.
R
Diminish
a
discourage
rape
culture
to
engage
all
kinds
of
community
partners
in
being
part
of
prevention,
so
that
you
have
fewer
results
to
respond
to
I
was
just
at
a
conference
in
Philadelphia
with
the
responsible
hospitality,
Institute
inspector
Frisell
and
I
attended
that
together,
along
with
representatives
from
the
warehouse
district,
Business,
Association
and
I
kind
of
wanted
to
shout
out
the
warehouse
district
businesses
because
they're
talking
about
thinking
about
how
can
we
train
our
bar
staff?
How
can
we
train
other
people
around
the
city
to
be
engaged
in
prevention
and
diversion
in
support?
R
If
something
does
happen,
so
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
things
that,
as
a
city,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
committing
ourselves
to
to
support
your
work
and
to
support
the
work
of
Hennepin,
County
and
everybody
else
who's
engaging
in
this.
But
you
have
my
gratitude
for
the
steps
you've
taken
my
support
and
taking
more
steps
and
I'm
thinking
more
about
what
we
can
do
and
I
really
appreciate
this
report.
Thank.
A
Is
the
end
of
the
presentation
if
we
have
any
more
questions
or
comments
from
our
colleagues
any
for
me,
okay
sounds
good!
Well,
thank
you
so
much
for
this
work.
We
hope
that
this
can
be
an
ongoing
conversation
and
that
you
can
lean
on
the
council
to
support
and
deepen
deep
in
this
effort.
We
know
the
mayor's
office
has
been
heavily
involved
in
this
as
well,
and
we
thank
them
for
their
work
and
their
leadership
and
Jen
white
from
the
mayor's
office
is
here.
A
So
if
any
folks
from
the
community-based
groups
want
to
connect
with
the
mayor's
office
or
with
MPD
or
our
other
partners
who
have
been
helping
us
improve
our
systems,
please
feel
free
to
do
so.
You
can
always
reach
us
by
email
or
in
person.
Our
lobby
and
receptionist
is
here
in
in
front
of
the
the
city,
hall
offices
or
main
room
here
on
the
third
floor
by
the
elevator.
A
N
A
So
without
seeing
any
further
comments
or
questions
on
this,
a
specific
topic,
I
will
go
ahead
and
move
to
receive
and
file
the
Minneapolis,
Police
Department's
of
sex,
assault,
unit
policy
and
operational
updates,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye,
and
our
next
item
is
a
sexual
assault.
Awareness
month
of
resolution
and
I
believe
that
council,
member
lenay
Palmisano
is
taking
the
lead
on
this
so
feel
free
to.
B
Madam
chair
I
wasn't
prepared
to
give
a
preamble,
but
I
would
just
say
that
we've
we've
created
this
resolution
to
again
honor
sexual
assault
survivors.
We
do
that
with
our
survivor
community,
we're
very
eager
to
see
the
way
that
all
of
the
changes,
the
new
policy,
but
all
of
the
broader
changes
that
are
happening
within
our
Public
Safety,
Department
and
others,
and
the
advocate
organizations
and
the
partnerships
with
the
county.
B
I
B
You
want
to
I
would
like
to
be
able
to
give
this
to
a
member
of
the
group.
The
one
that
I
know
best
is
Sarah
super,
and
perhaps
we
could
I'll
read
it
up
here,
since
we
don't
have
a
microphone
at
hoc
microphone,
we
do
so
could
I,
perhaps
ask
Miss
Sarah
super
and
Deputy
Chief
forced
to
come
up
and
for
us
to
be
together
in
reading
this.
Thank
you
and.
A
B
Whereas
sexual
assault
awareness
month
calls
attention
to
the
fact
that
sexual
violence
impacts
every
person
in
all
parts
of
Minneapolis
and
the
many
voices
of
victims
and
survivors
of
sexual
violence
must
be
supported
and
heard,
and
whereas
the
advocacy
community
has
spent
decades
working
to
create
a
safe
and
supportive
environment
for
victims
and
survivors,
and
they
need
continued
support
and
adequate
resources.
And
whereas
Minneapolis
indigenous
indigenous,
transgender
and
transgender
and
youth
populations
are
among
the
community's
most
heavily
affected
by
sexual
violence.
B
And
whereas
many
victims
continue
to
face
challenges
in
finding
appropriate
or
quality
services,
including
victims
with
disabilities.
Young
victims
of
color,
deaf
and
hard
of
hearing
victims,
LGTBQ
victims,
tribal
victims,
older
victims,
victims
with
mental
illness,
immigrant
victims,
teen
victims,
victims
with
limited
English
proficiency
and
others.
And
whereas
sexism,
racism,
heterosexism,
classism,
ableism,
religious
oppression
and
ageism
are
among
the
root
causes
of
sexual
violence.
And
whereas
every
child
deserves
to
grow
up
in
an
in
an
environment
that
supports
their
ability
to
reach
their
full
potential
and
where
sexual
violence
is
not
tolerated.
B
And
whereas
a
growing
number
of
Minneapolis
leaders
are
committed
to
sexual
violence,
prevention
and
all
many
ippolit
ins
must
commit
our
time
efforts
and
resources
to
prevent
and
respond
to
sexual
violence
in
our
communities.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
that
the
mayor
and
city
council
do
hereby
declare
April
2019
sexual
assault
awareness
month
in
the
city
of
Minneapolis.
B
A
Beautiful
comes
from
Palmisano.
Thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
issue
in
the
past
and
sexually
the
work
that
you
led
about
two
years
ago
on
the
council,
with
some
of
our
very
activists
and
leaders
here
in
the
room,
sarah
super
and
others.
That
reminded
me
to
really
take
this
issue
up
in
our
committee,
in
a
conversation
with
our
mayor's
office
and
our
minneapolis
police
department.
A
So
all
of
that
ground
work
that
you
did
to
lift
up
this
issue
and
highlight
it
really
does
continue
to
shape
our
work
here
in
the
council,
and
it
helps
us
to
deepen
it.
I
do
want
to
thank
Kelly
Giesler
who's.
Our
committee
clerk
here
who
helped
to
get
these
resolutions
ready
today
with
our
official
signatures
and
I
hope
that
you
can
share
amongst
the
activist
community
in
the
survivor
community,
who
continues
to
provide
leadership
to
ensure
that
our
systems
are
better
and
more
accountable
to
our
our
neighbors,
our
friends,
our
families
on
this
topic.