The Office of Community Wellness and Safety faces uncertainty in the next few years, with federal funds disappearing and the city facing its own budget challenges.
Reggie Moore
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Health and Wellness, Public Safety
Leaders prepare to update Milwaukee’s Blueprint for Peace violence prevention plan
Released in 2017, the Blueprint for Peace laid out a vision for how to develop a public health approach to violence prevention. Plans to create an updated version of the blueprint are in the works.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
Where did that gun used in a crime come from? Milwaukee police can’t easily tell you
Milwaukee lacks an overall picture of where guns used in shootings and other crimes originate from, which could possibly solve other crimes and identify trends to help create new approaches to prevent crime.
Posted inCommunity
Why was the leader of the Office of Violence Prevention ousted? More than a week later, answers remain elusive.
Some say Arnitta Holliman, who became director of the Office of Violence Prevention in 2021, was unfairly targeted while others question her responsiveness.