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Santa Cruz County Grand Jury
• 2023-2024
City of Santa Cruz: Preventing Rape and Domestic Violence
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Findings 11 findings
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Since 2016, the lack of comprehensive Annual Reports with detailed metrics on
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By highlighting a generic national statistic on stranger rape, rather than
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The lack of attention to long-time Commission programs such as the Safe Place
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The loss of the in-person self-defense program for boys and girls in Santa Cruz
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The City’s replacement of a dedicated 20-hour per week Commission staff
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The City’s refusal to allow the Commission continued access to redacted police
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The SCPD’s decision to drop stranger rape alerts and case-by-case updates
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The inconsistencies the Grand Jury found in SCPD’s rape numbers means the
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The SCPD and the Commission’s lack of a consistent definition of rape leads to
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The Five Year Strategic Plan’s failure to include the prevention of rape and
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The City Manager’s Weekly Update to the community has not highlighted the
Recommendations 10
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R1Page 437The Grand Jury recommends that the City Council fund a dedicated staff person
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R2Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the City Council reevaluate the legal ability of
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R3Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the City Council begin evaluating options with
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R4Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the SCPD update its website to include the
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R5Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the SCPD reinstate community alerts for
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R6Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the Commission and the SCPD submit
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R7Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the 2023 Report be amended to remove the
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R8Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the CPVAW update the status of the Safe
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R9Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that Focus Area 5, Public Safety of the 2023-28
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R10Page 438The Grand Jury recommends that the City Manager increase the visibility of the