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Community Justice seeks funding to restore victim-advocate staffing after cuts and rising caseloads
Summary
The Community Justice Department requested the remainder of a previously proposed FY25 staffing enhancement to expand crime victim advocate services, citing growing caseload complexity, declines in VOCA funding and diminishing court fine revenue.
The Missoula County Community Justice Department asked commissioners to approve the remainder of an FY25 staffing enhancement to expand the crime victim advocate program, citing rising caseloads, increased case complexity and reduced outside funding.
Request details: The presenter said the department had originally requested three full-time equivalents to support the crime victim advocate division in FY25; the county approved approximately half of that request last year and the department now asks for the remaining portion. The presenter listed…
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