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ArticlesOctober 10, 2023

Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders 2023: Acworth Police Department's Victim Advocacy Program

Chief Jesse Evans leads the Acworth PD and has established a special program for crime victims. Acworth PD is the only law enforcement agency that employs a dedicated crime victim advocate.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2019

Arkansas Department Receives Grants for Victim Services, Gun Investigations

Officers with the Little Rock (AR) Police Department will soon have several new capabilities to investigate crimes and provide assistance to crime victims thanks to three federal grants.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtMarch 8, 2019

Active Shooter Response from the Survivors' Perspectives

It's important that officers know how civilians may react to a shooting attack and police response to the attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2018

DOJ Awards Nearly $17 M to Las Vegas Shooting Survivors

The United States Department of Justice will provide nearly $17 million in funding for counseling, therapy, rehabilitation, trauma recovery and legal assistance for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017.

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Articlesby Ronnie L. WendtOctober 2, 2018

Canines Bring Comfort to Victims

The goal whenever a comfort dog is used during a crisis is to "calm people down then push them off to the resources they need. We also do a lot of work with first responders, especially in debriefings."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2018

Crime Victim Services Award Honors South Carolina Sheriff's Office

The National Sheriffs' Association named the Marion County (SC) Sheriff's Office the 2018 recipient of its Crime Victim Services Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a sheriff's office in support of victims, and is sponsored by Appriss Safety.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichDecember 31, 2014

Stopping the Cycle of Domestic Violence

Law enforcement agencies are making strides in providing domestic violence victims with assistance and aiding in prosecutions by changing the ways they handle these cases, initially and throughout the criminal justice process.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2014

Minnesota Officers Replace Family's Stolen Christmas

Most of the presents for Maritha Hill's family of four daughters and 1 grandson were stolen from under the tree by a thief or thieves who broke into and ransacked her townhome. Also taken were her 11-year-old daughter's tablet and iPod.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2014

Law Signed to Curb Cop Killer's 'Obscene Celebrity'

Ignoring the chants of protesters on the block where a police officer was killed and the cause célèbre of Mumia Abu-Jamal was born, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Tuesday a measure he said would curb the "obscene celebrity" cultivated by convicts at the expense of victims.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2013

NYPD Memo: Indians Are Asian

New York City police officers received a lesson in demography Monday in the form of a memo clarifying the difference between Native Americans and Asian Indians.

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