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South Jordan police: victim advocates assisted about 350 people in six months, chief says
Summary
Police Chief Jeff Carr told the council that victim advocates assisted roughly 350 people from January through June — just over half domestic‑violence cases — and that advocates now have training to provide limited legal advice on protective orders; a fuller report will be presented in December.
Police Chief Jeff Carr told the City Council that South Jordan’s VOCA‑funded victim advocates assisted about 350 individuals in the six‑month period from January through June and that slightly more than half of those cases involved domestic violence.
Carr described advocates’ duties: responding to scenes, creating safety plans, connecting people with prosecutors and local resources, and helping people pursue protective orders even if they do not want to make a police report. He said the advocates recently received additional training that allows them to provide limited legal assistance on protective orders and that the advocates relieve police officers so officers can focus on case work.
“...in the six months from January to June, they have assisted 350 individuals,” Carr said. He also said advocates will come to a December meeting (named Kaylee and Kylie) to provide a fuller report and that the program is partially funded by a VOCA grant.
Council members asked clarifying questions about the nature of kidnapping entries in the report (Carr said the entries are family‑related domestic situations, not stranger abductions) and whether an AMBER Alert had been issued locally recently (Carr said the city has issued one AMBER Alert in his tenure, several years ago). Carr said advocates can help connect victims to shelters in extreme cases and that the program is a valuable resource.
