In July, Utah rolled out its statewide lethality assessment protocol program. Now, service providers are seeing an 83% increase in high risk victim referrals.
In July, Utah rolled out its statewide lethality assessment protocol program. Now, service providers are seeing an 83% increase in high risk victim referrals.
In the weeks since Utah rolled out a new program that standardizes how law enforcement interacts with victims of domestic violence, service providers around the state are seeing a dramatic increase in referrals.
A new Utah law takes effect on July 1 requiring police to conduct a lethality assessment in cases of domestic violence. Here’s how it can help and the challenges it faces.
A new Utah law takes effect on July 1 requiring police to conduct a lethality assessment in cases of domestic violence. Here’s how it can help and the challenges it faces.