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Home My WebLink About07/13/2021 03. Domestic Violence Presentation • rr 11 i i�O enc u nrry 1 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 3. For Meeting of: July 13, 2021 ITEM TITLE: Domestic Violence Presentation SUBMITTED BY: Matt Murray, Chief of Police Sara Watkins, City Attorney Chad Janis, Lieutenant Cynthia Martinez, Senior Assistant City Atty II Mike Durbin, Detective Erin Levy, Detective SUMMARY EXPLANATION: YPD and City Legal will present to council on domestic violence. ITEM BUDGETED: NA STRATEGIC PRIORITY: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type 7/9/2021 Corer Memo DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - CITY OF YAKI MA POLICE AND PROSECUTION "oi,e of tke reasolAvs we q, ,ow so LftLLe a botervoLee s oeca ixse ft Ls atA, Ll) topI . ft's vent sty woatizi " Eve vaLera, PkT . Ps jckoLoeu avol Neu.roscievuce, Massacku.setts evi,eral, H-ospitaL. HISTORY • August 2018 Detective Durbin was directed to present to the Public Safety Committee a diagnostic report of the issues related to domestic violence in oL.r community. Prosecutor Cynthia Martinez was directed to report on domestic violence prosecution efforts. • November 2018 Prosecutor Cynthia Martinez was directed to conduct a survey of the City ofYakima Domestic Violence Response. The survey indicated a lack of an organized city response to Domestic Violence. • City Council funded a system based legal advocate to assist with victim outreach in City ofYakima Prosecution domestic violence cases. • YPD and the City Prosecutor's Office were tasked with improving the response. • Lack of Data • Disconnect between City prosecutors and police on DV cases • No formal agreement on howYPD could utiize the DV advocate. • No change in response,however,❑etective Durbin suggested increased patrol responses which included additional mandates and staffing. Prosecutor recommended the formation of a City Coordinated Community Response Team. For various reasons at the time,these effort were not implemented. WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE? Yakima vs Other Washington Cities CITY POPULATION DV CASES FILED • Tacoma 213,418 771 • Yakima 93,986 96I • Vancouver 175,673 742 • Bellevue 144,444 295 • Spokane 217, 108 1484 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE- BY THE NUMBERS [% OF IPV INCIDENTS UNKNOWN] DV INCIDENTS-2020 ARREST DATA-2020 • 2020 Spillman (RMS) numbers • 4128 total YPD arrests (all crimes) • "Domestic" incidents:2939 • Arrests: 1027 • 1469 DV arrests • Court Order Violations:615 • 35% of all arrests are DV related. • Arrests:442 • Total: • 3554 domestic violence incidents • 1469 domestic violence arrests Clark Co.WA: 488,24 I (20 19) City Of Vancouver: 180,556 (2019) Total domestic violence offenses Total domestic violence offenses in 2018 as reported to the in 2018 as reported to the Clark County Sheriff's Office Vancouver Police Department 963 29194 220 320 No-contact No-contact order order violation violation 1,055 243 448 Simple Intimidation Simple assault assau€tlt 240 Aggrivated assault 38timidatlon 87 In Theft CITY OFYAKIMA PROSECUTION DV CASELOAD MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES 2017 2018 2019 • Compared with Other Washington Cities (2017 #s) • Tacoma: 25% 979 919 740 • Spokane: 21 • Bellingham: 12% 31% of 30% of 28% of caseload caseload caseload • Federal Way: 13 • Everett: 21 • Vancouver: 20% WASHINGTON DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • RCW 10.99.020 "Domestic violence" includes but is not limited to any of the :. .4k:.i-st:-. . _t ,.- _ _ * following crimes when committed either - . A 110:- '7 = _ ,• .0r ri r . ,., ,: • by (a) one family or household member - . , 3 n- •ti Y against another family or household _ } member, or (b) one intimate partner {, -1 ` :i : • , against another intimate partner: ■ -.,.--% :wv..1. 4, ... .s. . - ,,. _ r - ., it .- • A, A l -- ..\- a_ - . 1.�- .._ _- _ 1 W _ _ INTIMATE PARTNER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: • RCW 26.50.0I0 • Definitions • "Intimate partner" means: (a) Spouses, or domestic partners; (b) former spouses, or former domestic partners; (c) persons who have a child in common regardless of whether they have been married or have lived together at any time; (d) adult persons presently or previously residing together who have or have had a dating relationship; (e) persons sixteen years of age or older who are presently residing together or who have resided together in the past and who have or have had a dating relationship; and (f) persons sixteen years of age or older with whom a person sixteen years of age or older has or has had a dating relationship. • Cycle of Power and Control DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-(INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE-IPV) • "An invisible public health epidemic" • 33% of women worldwide experience IPV • A study of 99 women staying in a DV shelter in Chicago showed the following: • 74% suffered at least one abuse related traumatic brain injury including strangulation • 5 I% suffered sustained and repetitive abuse related traumatic brain injuries • Most did not seek medical treatment for and/or were not aware that their injuries were IPV- related TBI's. 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DECEASED AT 24-YEARS-OLD • - r r i �, WHAT DOES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOUND LIKE WHAT IS OUR CURRENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROBLEM ? 2018 2019 2020 DV/VDV Statistics DV/VDV Statistics DV/VDV Statistics . --\_____ _ _,- •,,,,...___,_ ___...---- '''''\•___------ _..------- iii-L414% 0 44ellik4. • •41113114 - II- 1* , , Pt- . Ilij _ - ' ,,. 00 • • 0 _ •.. - \ ... -dr 410 . . 4,4 District I Incident Count District Incident Count District _ Incident Count 1 755 1 543 1 645 2 611 2 565 2 550 3 374 3 321 3 393 4 593 4 583 4 667 5 527 5 496 5 494 6 193 6 130 6 144 7 258 7 235 7 240 ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE (ACE) ABUSE J L NEGLECT -I 1. HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION ' W II ■■ 1 1 Physical Physical Mental:11nes3 Incarcerated Relative lb Emotional Emotional Mother treatec vij eitly Substance Abuse la 0) Sexual O vo ce WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): • Exposure to physical, psychological, and sexual abuse • Associated w/ increased likelihood of IPV • Increased anxiety, impulsivity, depression and substance abuse • Witnessing or experiencing violence • Could lead to intergenerational transfer of violence • Imitating and/or tolerating similar behaviors as an adult National Institute of Health,ACEs and IPV (2012) HOMELESS ISSUES • Nearly 33% of children experiencing homelessness have a parent who was incarcerated. • Children who live below the poverty line are 5x more likely to experience 4 or more ACEs. • High ACEs + poverty= a recipe for homelessness • Yakima County PIT — 99 homeless individuals cited domestic violence as the reason for homelessness • Primary prevention measure: • PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING IN THE FIRST PLACE Homelessness &ACEs (FEB,20I9).National Health Care for the Homeless Council.URL:https://nhchc.org/wp- content/uploads/20 1 9/08/aces-fact-sheet.pdf 2019Yakima County Point in Time Report,page 20 HOMELESS ISSUE • 46% percent of homeless women stayed in a relationship because they had no where to go. • Women who experience DV are more likely to be evicted. • Lower household incomes increase likelihood of experiencing domestic violence • 2005 study indicated that 50% of the surveyed population attributed domestic violence as the primary cause of homelessness. Domestic Violence and Homeless (March 2006).American Civil Liberties Union.URL: https:f/www.aclu.orglsites/defaultlfiles/pdfsldvhomelessness032 106_pdf WHAT ARE WE CHANGING • COY Coordinated Community Response — Coalition of DV concerned stakeholders • YWCA,Yakima County Probation,Yakima County Prosecutor, City • Addition of a detective specifically assigned to triaging IPV cases • Tracking and Leveling IPV • Working directly with prosecutors, advocates and probation officers at the onset of an IPV-DV. (daily meeting) • Tracking progress of cases referred for prosecution to identify procedural/training needs. TRAUMA INFORMED VICTIM-CENTERED FOCUS ANKuttl POLIO City/ County Municipal Prosecution Probation carTIML f, Cs VICTIM � FN 5 kA l $1 ADV (AIES YWCA System/Community based advocacy for victims WHAT WE ARE CHANGING . . . CONTI NU ED • Restructure of Prosecution Unit — Once we are fully staffed, the Division will form a Family and Community Violence Unit. The attorneys in this unit will receive specialized training and have a smaller caseloads to allow more time per case. • GOA — (Gone on Arrival) increase victim safety by expedited review and warrant requests for gone on arrival perpetrators. Expedited service of GOA warrants. • Proposal of new city ordinances to address specific conduct. • Prosecution policies and services that line up with case leveling. WHAT WE ARE EXPLORING • ChulaVista and City of Spokane Model • Has resulted in a 20% to 24% reduction in DV calls for service • Wrap around advocacy services • Victims in high leveled cases receive immediate advocacy • Focused deterrent efforts for perpetrators LEVELING I PV DV • Level-I: no criminal event (referred for community LEVEL-3 OFFENDER: • Offender letter based resources) CHRONIC(5+) ' Advocate w/in 24hrs AND/OR • 3 day follow-up • Level-2:first arrest or no lethality issues. (processed as I Case staffing usual with communitybased diversion efforts). HIGH VIOLENCE r ) Detective assigned • 3-day follow up with a police officer • Contact with an advocate LEVEL-2 OFFENDER: • Offender letter Advocate 2hrs • Level-3:Wrap around services from police, REPEAT STATUS w/in folio • prosecutors, advocates, and probation.. 1-5 PRIOR OFFENSES 3 day follow up • Case staffing • Triaged by all parties within 24 hours of incident • Detective (discretionary) (excluding weekends) _ • Follow up with a police officer within 72 hours of incident. LEVEL-1 OFFENSE: • Warning letter • • Immediate contact with detective,advocate and NON-CRIMINAL Advocate w/in 7 days probation officer (if on probation). VERBAL ONLY • Case staffing (optional) • Immediately processed for arrest warrant if offender was gone on arrival (GOA project). 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