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Kershaw County Sheriff's Office receives SAFE designation for assault-forensic response
Summary
The county council heard a presentation Aug. 20 recognizing the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office for completing the voluntary SAFE (Assault Forensic Excellence) training and designation overseen by the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network.
Kershaw County Council members heard a presentation Aug. 20 recognizing the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office after it completed the SAFE designation, a voluntary Assault Forensic Excellence program overseen by the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (S.C. VAN).
S.C. VAN statewide forensic nurse director Sabrina Gast summarized the agency’s role and the SAFE program’s purpose. “S.C. VAN was created in 1985 in response to a mandate ... to better protect and serve victims of crime,” Gast said. She described SAFE as a voluntary designation S.C. VAN…
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