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Council votes to expand DART domestic-violence response teams and seek citywide rollout

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Council approved funding direction to expand DART (domestic-violence response) teams so advocates and trained professionals can accompany police on domestic-violence calls; members urged a citywide rollout and further resource development.

The Los Angeles City Council on July 17 voted to continue and expand the DART (Domestic Abuse Response Team) program, which pairs trained non-profit specialists with police officers responding to domestic-violence calls.

Councilmember Garcetti and others described the program as a way to provide…

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