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Domestic Violence Press Release

Mandatory Arrest Must be Handcuffed, Group Says

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard, 301-801-0608, tstoddard@saveservices.org WASHINGTON / January 31, 2011 –  Calling mandatory arrest “injurious” and “lethal,” Stop Abusive and Violent Environments (SAVE) is today calling on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees to institute a Defective Policy Recall to remove the practice of arresting persons accused of domestic violence without solid evidence or [...]
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Domestic Violence Press Release

TEPA Accreditation Program Promotes Evidence-Based Policy and Practice

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard, 301-801-0608, tstoddard@saveservices.org WASHINGTON / December 28, 2010 — Our nation’s decades-long effort to curb domestic violence rests on the three-legged stool of criminal justice programs, shelter services, and training, education, and public awareness. Criminal justice programs and shelters are already monitored by a variety of regulatory and professional oversight bodies. But [...]