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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
POL TRAVEL OUT OF STATE
Authorize Police Service Aid Patti Wehling to travel to attend the Coordinatc
Community Response Training in Duluth, Minnesota from February 26 through Marc
3, 1995.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
PSA Patti Wehling is enrolled in the United States Marine Corps’ “Coordinatc
Community Response Training.” This training is to unite and train members of tt
community’s law enforcement agencies, social services, judges, and Marine CorF
Family Programs Branch in spousal abuse inteluention.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct cost to the City. Lodging and airfare are provided by the federal governmer
EX HI 6 ITS:
1. Memorandum from Sergeant Stockton
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TO: Chief of Police
FROM: Sgt. Stockton, Det. Division
SUBJECT: Training in Duluth, Minnesota for PSA Wehling
Please consider this a formal request to aOlow PSA Wehling to attend tt
special domestic violence training session in Duluth, Minnesota. As you
know, this training is being made available through a special military
program and will not incur transportation or lodging costs for the city.
The military is providing this training event in order to establish a
community coordinated response to domestic violence. The training wil
specialize in domestic violence and will include such topics as
intervention, victim advocacy, case assessments, and victim services. 1
training will take place during the period of February 26 through March
1995. Attending the training will be criminal justice representatives
February 7, 1995
including judges and deputy district attorneys,
In reviewing the request for training it is requested that you consider t
following:
1. Our domestic violence investigative efforts have expanded greatly in
the last year and we have added a police service aide (Patti Wehling) to
work domestic violence follow-up. Training to this date has been
extremely limited and is crucial to effective functioning in this positio
This training will meet that need.
2. The training will enhance interagency efforts among north county
representatives and help us become an effective part of this group.
3. The training will broaden our understanding of how to handle DV
participants in a community coordinated response, including those who
active duty military.
In summary, this is cost-effective, comprehensive, and current trainins
which would improve our current domestic violence response efforts.