Some families across the country are experiencing the loss of a loved one who was a victim of gender violence. Gender violence is when a person is killed or harmed
Dunleavy administration launches board to review domestic violence fatalities
Print article Alaska is starting a domestic violence fatality review team, the state Department of Public Safety announced Tuesday. The review board will analyze select cases from around Alaska “where an individual is either killed or nearly killed due to domestic violence,” the department said in a statement. Analyzing domestic violence homicides will “see where the gaps are in services that possibly prevented a victim from getting help before it was too late,” Department of Public Safety commissioner Amanda Price said. “We need to stop missing even the most subtle signs of domestic violence and make services more readily available whether it is at school, a doctor’s appointment, or a law enforcement contact.”