Published on Fri, 01/13/2017 - 3:02pm
Missoula has made vital progress in recent years on the subject of sexual assault. Following the launch in 2012 of a federal Department of Justice investigation into local handling of rape reports, the Missoula Police Department, Missoula County Attorney’s Office and University of Montana dove into a groundbreaking process of improving education, prevention and response systems, and emerged as national leaders for best practices.
Now it’s time to take that progress to the next level — the state level.