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MEETING MINUTES
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & FAMILY ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE OF
THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL
April 18, 2018 11:30 AM
Room 1216 Government Center
St. Croix County Goverment Center - Room 1216 - 1101
Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Attendee Organization Title Status Arrived
Name
Pam Bellrichard St. Croix Coordinator, Victim Witness Present
County
Edward Vlack St. Croix Hon. Edward F. Vlack, Branch II, Chair Present
County
Scott Needham St. Croix Hon. Scott R. Needham, Branch III Excused
County
Kathleen St. Croix Representative, Bar Association Present
Avoles County
Mark Lemke St. Croix Supervisor, Division of Community Present
County Corrections
Curt St. Croix Faith Based Representative Present
Thomassen County
Mark Richert St. Croix Representative, Chiefs of Police Present
County
Tim Heckmann St. Croix Circuit Court Commissioner Present
County
Steve Kirt St. Croix Administrator, Behavioral Health Present
County
Michael St. Croix District Attorney Present
Nieskes County
Jason Sykora St. Croix Lieutenant. Sheriff's Office Present
County
Alena Taylor St. Croix Executive Director, Turningpoint Present
County
Also present; Hon. R. Michael Waterman, Selena Peterson, Mike O'Keefe, Susan
Capparelli, Dr. Brad Nevins, and Sarah Yacoub.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Domestic Violence & Family Issues Subcommittee of the Community Justice Collaborating
Council Regular Meeting February 21, 2018 11:30 AM
The minutes from the February 21, 2018 meeting was accepted as presented.
RESULT: ACCEPTED
PUBLIC COMMENT
Dr. Brad Nevins, Midwest Counseling, gave a brief overview of programming available at his
business for those in need of a batterer's treatment group or counseling. He also states that his
batterer's treatment groups are listed on the State of WI list of certified providers.
BUSINESS ITEMS
1.
Judge Vlack discussed the upcoming training in Minneapolis on June 12-13, 2018.
Subcommittee members attending this training are Mark Richert, Kate Avoles, Michael
Nieskes, Mark Lemke, and Judge Vlack. The focus of this training is developing a DV
Compliance Court in your community and is sponsored by the Center for Court
Innovation (CCI).
RESULT: DISCUSSED
2. Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) Update
Chief Mark Richert reported the first meeting for the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP)
was held on March 28, 2018. The North Hudson Police Department and the St. Croix
County Sheriff's Office will be the pilot program for this project. Once the program is
established a train the trainer program will be set up for other agencies that want to
participate. The training is scheduled for June or July, 2018. Initially there will be 4
trainers and 6 staff from Turningpoint. Statistics show that 50-60 % of victims in a
domestic violence situation will identify as being in a high danger area and only 4-5%
chose not to answer LAP questions. Chief Richert states this subcommittee will receive
updates as this program progresses. This program may also be built into the Field
Training Officer (FTO) manual.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
3. Domestic Violence Family Issues Systems Mapping
Discussion was held on DV batterer treatment options in the community and JudgeVlack
asked Steve Kirt if he would send something to agencies in the area to see what is
available. Steve Kirt will report back to the subcommittee at the next meeting on this
issue.
RESULT: DISCUSSED
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ANNOUNCEMENTS & CORRESPONDENCE
ADJOURN
Judge Vlack adjourned the meeting at 12:20 p.m.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
The next CJCC DV/Family Issues Subcommittee is Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 11:30 a.m., in room
1216.