Adanna Springer is a domestic violence survivor. The 30-year-old Connecticut resident said she spent most of her 20s in an abusive relationship before a program used by police to assess the danger of ...

Oklahoma leaders say a tool designed to prevent domestic violence homicides is gaining momentum across the state.Attorney ...

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 ...

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 ...

A partnership between the YWCA, local law enforcement and the prosecutor’s office is aiming to keep domestic violence victims safer. The Lethality Assessment Program, which aims to connect victims of ...

A Maryland program designed to prevent domestic violence-related homicides will soon be replicated in other parts of the country with the help of a new federal grant, officials announced yesterday.

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