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'Red alert': Researchers say Minneapolis is failing in response to domestic violence calls
https://archive.ph/CrWVdhttps://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-is-falling-short-in-protecting-domestic-violence-victims-experts-warn-city-council/601365846
A group of domestic violence researchers issued a grave warning to Minneapolis City Council members Tuesday, saying systemic lapses in how the police department responds to intimate-partner assaults is enabling repeat abusers.
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Two years ago, Thomas co-authored an exhaustive study identifying problems in how MPD handles domestic violence reports and offering a list of recommendations. Since then, she said, the city has yet to take any significant action to improve its response, and women have continued to be harmed -- in some cases killed -- as a result.
Among the glaring gaps, the 2023 report found, is a pattern of abusers being able to elude arrest by fleeing the scene before police arrive. Some assailants have learned officers will not make a serious effort to locate them afterward, even if the victim has a no-contact order in place, according to the 2023 study.
“When abusers know it is a city practice to not follow up, they are empowered, and that is what has happened in Minneapolis,” told council members Tuesday.
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Two years ago, Thomas co-authored an exhaustive study identifying problems in how MPD handles domestic violence reports and offering a list of recommendations. Since then, she said, the city has yet to take any significant action to improve its response, and women have continued to be harmed -- in some cases killed -- as a result.
Among the glaring gaps, the 2023 report found, is a pattern of abusers being able to elude arrest by fleeing the scene before police arrive. Some assailants have learned officers will not make a serious effort to locate them afterward, even if the victim has a no-contact order in place, according to the 2023 study.
“When abusers know it is a city practice to not follow up, they are empowered, and that is what has happened in Minneapolis,” told council members Tuesday.
Cops don't keep people safe.