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CALIFORNIA GROUPS WORK ON NEW WAYS TO CURB DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

A movement is growing to counter domestic violence with social justice and mental health programs to help reduce police involvement. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more…

In response to tensions between communities of color and law enforcement, some groups working to prevent domestic violence want to rely less on police and more on unarmed, local intervention teams. A 2015 national hotline survey found 75 percent of survivors who called 9-1-1 said they regretted doing so. Colsaria Henderson with the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence says perpetrators often are released after a few days – and then, seek revenge.

“Overwhelmingly, survivors felt that inviting law enforcement in either did not help their safety or actually made them less safe.”

Survivors also suffer financially when the authorities incarcerate or deport the family breadwinner. So, advocates are looking at options beyond the criminal legal system. They might train community volunteers to intervene in domestic disputes or use a restorative justice model to engage survivors and their partners.

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