Domestic Violence
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“We were able to wrap the arms of the city around her to make her life a little happier,” Officer Anthony Roberts said
A UT-Dallas study, using information submitted by Dallas police, found that domestic violence rates spiked at the start of the state’s shelter-in-place orders
Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s proposed partnership with the Department of Children and Family Services was met with claims that deputy welfare checks would further endanger children
Shelter-in-place orders are keeping children in their homes, which is where the majority of abuse and domestic violence occurs
While crime nationwide has fallen by 25% during virus shutdown measures, reports of domestic violence increased by 5%
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Will lessons learned from the shelter-in-place orders figure into future policing strategies and policies?
Law enforcement officials have responded to hundreds more calls as a result of COVID-19-prompted lockdowns
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Officials say the goal of the Behavioral Threat Management Unit is to prevent volatile situations from escalating into violence
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Knowledge and awareness can make domestic violence response safer for the men and women on the frontlines
The complexity of domestic violence means that no single discipline can tackle this crime alone
Research and first-hand experiences show that animal cruelty crimes occur alongside child abuse, domestic violence and gang activity
The man and woman agreed to to meet at the Police Department so she could pick up their 17-month-old baby
Officers found to be involved in misconduct related to domestic violence will now be placed on dismissal probation
Officers responded after a man grabbed a knife and started stabbing his domestic partner with a butcher knife
Council members approved ending the jailing of sexual assault victims who resist testifying
My husband, Lt. Phil Murphy, was nearly killed while responding to a domestic violence call
A Jefferson Parish grand jury has charged Shantel Parria-Smith with second-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband
“Since the last incident, we’ve had a number of officers come forward to get help they need,” New Haven Police Chief Anthony Campbell said.
Some departments are providing more sophisticated training for responding to domestic calls
A gunman in California has killed five people, including his wife, before turning the gun on himself
Seventy-three LEOs were killed in the line of duty in the first half of 2018, 31 of which were firearms-related
Police officers responding to repeated reports of domestic violence should take advantage of their position to evaluate the danger level and the relationship dynamic
Police officers can develop tunnel vision on domestic violence calls that can lead to serious injury or death for both the victim and the officer
The Sheriff’s office is one of six organizations to receive a $675K grant as part of an initiative to strengthen LE’s response to sexual and domestic violence
Riley County Police Department Director Brad Schoen says the officer’s injury is not life-threatening
Sheriff Rick Staley called the case one of the “most bizarre domestic violence cases” he’s seen
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