HARTFORD COURANT REPORTS THAT A SCREENING TOOL DEVELOPED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSISTS IN REDUCING INCIDENTS OF DV!

Christine Dempsey of The Hartford Courant reported as follows on June 22, 2015:

"A tool that experts say will help prevent domestic violence deaths is being used by more than half of the state's law enforcement agencies, advocates say.

The Lethality Assessment Program is a screening process that allows police officers responding to family violence calls to determine the likelihood that the victim might someday be killed by a domestic partner.

The screening was tested as a pilot program in Connecticut in 2012. It was rolled out statewide last year, and by Aug. 31, police agencies were regularly using it..."

READ MORE:

http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-lethality-assessments-increase-0620-20150619-story.html

THE CT LAW TRIBUNE SPEAKS OUT IN REGARD TO EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE!

In a recent editorial, The Connecticut Law Tribune stated as follows:

"We have a national excessive use of force problem in our law enforcement community. The onslaught of examples in the last nine months has moved this issue to the forefront. This is not a new issue, but our awareness is particularly heightened in light of the rapid dissemination of written and visual information. Our use of force problem isn't isolated to racially charged communities, although we are more likely to find excessive use of force in urban and large metropolitan areas where, not by coincidence, we are also likely to find minority communities. Use of force is endemic throughout our nation, including a small community in northern Connecticut, as evidenced by allegations reported in this paper as recently as Oct. 22, 2014."

NOTE:  I would say this issue affects persons of color and also very tragically individuals with disabilities, particularly those with development disabilities and mental health disabilities.

Read more at the link below: 

http://www.ctlawtribune.com/id=1202723729015/Editorial-Police-Excessive-Force-Complaints-a-National-Crisis#ixzz3XVFi3hMw