With domestic violence rates soaring higher and higher in Connecticut and across the nation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that protect victims and provide them with a pipeline to ...

ENDICOTT (WBNG) -- Endicott Police, Johnson City Police and Vestal Police have partnered with the organization “R.I.S.E.” to introduce a lethality assessment program for domestic violence incidents.

The Lethality Assessment Program is designed to help women facing domestic abuse learn their level of danger and foster relationships between law enforcement and domestic violence service providers.

Safelight, a nonprofit agency that provides support for survivors of interpersonal violence, sexual assault and child abuse, has partnered with local law enforcement to bring the Lethality Assessment ...

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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A collaborative effort looks to help people who are seeking help in a domestic violence incident. The effort is between the Family Support Center, Chippewa Falls Police ...

One of the report's major recommendations focuses on the Lethality Assessment Program or LAP — a 13-question checklist police officers use when responding to domestic violence calls.

Topeka, Kansas – In the United States, an estimated 10 million people experience domestic violence every year. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, about 20 people per minute ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A bill that would create a statewide law enforcement standard when it comes to how officers assess domestic violence situations was approved unanimously by the Utah Senate ...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- The Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center will begin training for the updated Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) on Monday. The center will partner with the Maryland Network Against ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah is one of the deadliest states for domestic violence. 12 homicides related to domestic violence have taken place in the state since last June. According to the Utah ...

“We are working to link survivors to our supportive resources even faster with our local law enforcement including Fletcher Police Department, Hendersonville Police Department, Laurel Park Police ...