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County applies for $1 million DOJ grant to expand domestic-violence supervision and victim advocacy services
Summary
The court approved submission of a three-year, $1,000,000 application to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to bolster supervision, victim notification and victim-service warm handoffs for domestic-violence and sexual-assault cases.
El Paso County approved the submission of a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women on Monday seeking $1,000,000 over three years to enhance supervision of defendants and victim advocacy services.
The grant application, titled the Domestic Violence Supervision and Victim Advocacy Program, was presented by county criminal-justice staff and seeks federal funds for three program components: increased supervision capacity for high-risk pretrial cases, victim notification when defendants abscond or violate bond…
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