KSL

Legislature passes bill requiring police to perform lethality assessment for domestic violence calls

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KSL

'There were warning signs': Domestic violence tool for law enforcement to launch statewide

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KUTV

Lethality assessment would create standard protocol for law enforcement statewide

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A bill that would create a statewide law enforcement standard when it comes to how officers assess domestic violence situations was approved unanimously by the Utah Senate ...
wbng

Local police departments introduce lethality assessment program for domestic violence incidents

ENDICOTT (WBNG) -- Endicott Police, Johnson City Police and Vestal Police have partnered with the organization “R.I.S.E.” to introduce a lethality assessment program for domestic violence incidents.
Yahoo

A bittersweet feeling for advocates as landmark domestic violence law takes effect, but federal funding dwindles

Advocates describe it as one step forward and a half-step backward. Starting July 1, every law enforcement agency in Utah will be required to conduct a lethality assessment when responding to intimate ...
KUTV

New lethality assessments unveiled to address gaps in Utah domestic violence response

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, driven by personal tragedy after losing her cousin to domestic violence, played a pivotal role Wednesday in the unveiling of a new tool aimed at ...
WUWM

How The Lethality Assessment Program Helps To Prevent Domestic Homicide

The Lethality Assessment Program is designed to help women facing domestic abuse learn their level of danger and foster relationships between law enforcement and domestic violence service providers.
Yahoo

Cox signs bill requiring lethality assessments in Utah domestic violence cases

Gov. Spencer Cox on Monday signed a bill that requires Utah law enforcement officers to conduct lethality assessments when responding to reports of domestic violence between intimate partners. Lt. Gov ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Should Wisconsin consider how deadly domestic violence is when setting bail? In wake of Waukesha parade attack, some think so

When Milwaukee police interviewed a woman who said her boyfriend had run her over with an SUV, they asked her a very specific set of questions. Known as the lethality assessment, the purpose of the 11 ...
journalgazette

Lethality assessments have saved Hoosier lives

A national news service recently reported that Allen County law enforcement has been a leader when it comes to assessing the potential for intimate partner violence. Earlier this month, Stateline ...
WEAU

Officials share how the Lethality Assessment Protocol is proving to help survivors

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - A collaborative effort looks to help people who are seeking help in a domestic violence incident. The effort is between the Family Support Center, Chippewa Falls Police ...
WFTV

‘My daughter would be alive’: Gabby Petito’s mother speaks about Florida’s new Lethality Assessment

ORLANDO, Fla. — Nichole Schmidt says she thinks about what would have happened if police in Utah asked her daughter Gabby Petito more questions on August 12, 2021, just two weeks before she ...