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Sheriff's Office proposes locked 'safe house' beside Special Victims Unit to centralize domestic-violence services
Summary
Sheriff's Office victim advocates proposed a locked facility next to the Special Victims Unit to provide legal aid, counseling and referrals for domestic violence victims; staff are seeking grant funding with a March application and June decision timeline.
Lauren Davis of the Utah County Sheriff's Office presented a proposal on Feb. 12 to create a locked safe house adjacent to the county Special Victims Unit that would centralize services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Davis said victim services served 929 victims in the previous year and that domestic or family violence was the most common case type. She described the proposed center as a single, secured facility offering intake…
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