Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adanna Springer is a domestic violence survivor. The 30-year-old Connecticut resident said she spent most of her 20s in an abusive ...

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.

In the immediate aftermath of intimate partner violence, survivors may not feel like answering questions, or even talking. They may be seriously injured. They may be angry. They may fear for their ...

A bill introduced this legislative session would require all of Colorado’s law enforcement agencies to follow a set of questions and offer support resources when responding to domestic violence calls.

WMUR ’S MIKE MOSES EXPLAINS HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS. SO SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS, AS YOU’LL SEE HERE ON THE FORM, ARE WHETHER OR NOT THE OFFENDER HAS EVER THREATENED THE VICTIM WITH A WEAPON. LYNN ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Cadott Police Department is joining Family Support Center to expand the Lethality Assessment Protocol into Cadott. The Cadott Police Department is the fourth ...