New Strategies recommended to respond to Domestic Violence

"The fight is on to save lives. The newly-formed Kern County Domestic Violence Advisory Council has finished a review of the murders and suicides related to domestic abuse, their analysis calls for seven courses of action.

The Domestic Violence Death Review Team looked at related deaths from 1999 through 2004. They reviewed 23 cases, with a total of 32 domestic violence fatalities -- that included both murder and suicide.

Team chairman Sheriff's Commander Christopher Speer says the goal of the review is "..to examine how we can do things better as a community in our response to the impacts of domestic violence."" |Read more|