HOW ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

HOW ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

You’ve seen it on the news, perhaps heard of friends or even experienced it yourself – the domestic incident call to police. We know bits and pieces, but chances are, unless you’ve experienced it personally, you don’t really know what happens after that call.

What happens when police arrive? Is it really as dangerous as they say? How do the police figure out what really happened in the midst of “he-said-she-said?”

Jennifer Bartak is a police sergeant for the Town of Deerfield, Massachusetts who specializes in sexual assault investigations. She is the liaison to the High-Risk Domestic Violence Offender Team with the Northwestern District Attorney’s office. She holds a BA degree in Social-Services in Criminal Justice from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

She knows very intimately what goes on when the police arrive. She shares with us, step by step, the actions, the questions and the concerns of police who handle domestic violence calls.

Join us as we talk about the police response to intimate partner violence.

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