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APD warns forensic-exam provider faces budget crisis; survivors’ services described as fragile
Summary
APD officials told the Public Safety Committee that reforms to the Special Victims/sexual-assault response are advancing but that forensic-exam capacity is fragile; Safe Alliance — one of two local forensic providers — faces a budget shortfall that could halt services by May 31, officials said.
APD officials said on April 6 that progress on reforms to the department’s adult sexual-assault response has been significant, but that the system remains vulnerable because of limited forensic-exam capacity and staffing needs.
Katrina Clark, victim services and employee wellness manager, and Commander Deanna Lichter briefed the Public Safety Committee on work tied to PERF recommendations and a settlement process called the Collective Sexual- crimes Response Model (CSCRM). They said the CSCRM project is 66% complete across 123 scope items and that APD has implemented policy redesigns, standardized report writing and new survivor-support protocols while building stronger prosecution partnerships that include embedded assistant district attorneys for faster consultation.
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