It was running about 10 Domestic Violence homicides a year and including in the year 2000 the Domestic Violence violence of claire joyce tampango by her exboyfriend in front of her two children and in the subsequent investigation our commission made happen it was clear that she had taken out police reports, got emergency protective orders, did everything she was supposed to do, but it the failure of city averages to respond appropriately so the members. Oversight panel for the last 10 years really taken to task the coordination and the policy reforms that departments committed to, and i am very pleased to report that with the help of many, many people in this room to date we have gone from 10 domestic homicides to this year so far 0,0 domestic homicides in San Francisco this calendar year so i know commissioners have received a package of chocolates. In it it is an eraser and together we are erasing Domestic Violence homicides. Thank you very much. Thank you. Commissioner chan. Slash l
Different department are on fiscal years versus calendar years and recognizing cases dont move easily through a year to year basis and keep track of that so thank you to all of the agencies involved. We could not have done this without the department and commission on the status of women. There are staff and they support this work everyday. Dont go anywhere. The commissioner has a question for you. I just wanted my take away from that really comprehensive presentation was also part of why were here together today its just a recination that we dont operate in silos, that were in the same conversation as criminal Justice Family as addressing violence in the community and part of the reason were talking. Its so powerful to see all of you and the benefit for the elder abuse folks and see some of the gains kathy baxter has made in 30 years and getting you to a place that youre opening the Advocacy Center and i want to thank you for your leadership and success. Youre really showing us a powe
Toughest crimes for investigators. Children are among the most vulnerable victims. Thankfully there are those like kathy baxter who are constantly fighting for the prevention of child abuse. I believe partnership with outside agencies have allowed us to find justice during this complex investigation. Another important component of svu is the unit. Those members solely on internet crimes against children. The cases are complex and require persistent and dedication to identify and locate perpetrators who possess and distribute child pornography. We are only one of many Law Enforcement agencies across the region who actively participate in the Silicon Valley internet crimes against Children Task force. The investigation resulted in the arrest of four predators who possessed hundreds of images. As you can see we have many moving parts under the svu model, and it is important to recognize the Specialist Team appointed to investigate crimes in Human Trafficking. Human trafficking is a 32 bil
Recommendations is to keep these agencies going. San francisco has success through the community and the Sheriffs Department and having Services Available to the victims and survivors of the perpetrators theyre working with and the transition of sunni and happy to bring this to you so the victims can receive services in all three of our disciplines and Restorative Justice through the Probation Department and we are excited about that and we know we have the talent and leadership for that. The last one is from the victims advocate department and theyre very much strong supporters in all the work that we do and there was a press conference in the bay view and talking about this and we utilize this for Domestic Violence and child abuse but there is a section for children that Witness Community violence so they can access the victims fund and we havent gotten the word out enough so we are training our advocates that exist in the seven agencies in the city and experts of Domestic Violence a
We have purposefully partnered with the most senior investigations with the new generation of investigators. We have Great Success with these partnerships passing the knowledge, investigative techniques, and expensive cannot be found in the classroom. Another example was a series of cases where suspects preyed on elderly members of the asian committee. Investigators have done an excellent job. Cases such as these are demanding requiring patience and understanding and compassion for the victims. Financial crime members are also responsible for elderly abuse both physical and financial. While the majority of the cases are financial in fiscal year 20112012, we served 54 cases of elderly care abuse, in most cases the Family Member was identified as a perpetrator. These were difficult cases to prove due to the close relationship between the victim and the perpetrator, along with mental issues. Determination has remained consistent in Domestic Violence investigation; there was a time when La