Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adanna Springer is a domestic violence survivor. The 30-year-old Connecticut resident said she spent most of her 20s in an abusive ...

One of the report's major recommendations focuses on the Lethality Assessment Program or LAP — a 13-question checklist police officers use when responding to domestic violence calls.

WMUR ’S MIKE MOSES EXPLAINS HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS. SO SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS, AS YOU’LL SEE HERE ON THE FORM, ARE WHETHER OR NOT THE OFFENDER HAS EVER THREATENED THE VICTIM WITH A WEAPON. LYNN ...

In the immediate aftermath of intimate partner violence, survivors may not feel like answering questions, or even talking. They may be seriously injured. They may be angry. They may fear for their ...

Some New York lawmakers want to require police reponding to domestic violence calls to do a "lethality assessment," including ...

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Cadott Police Department is joining Family Support Center to expand the Lethality Assessment Protocol into Cadott. The Cadott Police Department is the fourth ...

Adanna Springer is a domestic violence survivor. The 30-year-old Connecticut resident said she spent most of her 20s in an abusive relationship before a program used by police to assess the danger of ...