DOMESTIC VIOLENCE UNIT

The Domestic Violence Unit provides comprehensive services to domestic violence victims while investigating criminal offenses to hold offenders accountable. The unit provides multiple-case services ranging from safety planning and Order of Protection assistance to case analysis, research, and preparation for prosecution. The Domestic Violence Unit continues to provide early and swift intervention to prevent future violence. The unit responded to 1,567 cases of domestic abuse in 2002... The KPD Domestic Violence Unit was established in January 1997 with federal funding from a S.T.O.P grant. The Unit was created with the recognition that family violence is most often not an isolated event; only with a concentrated approach that targets swift intervention, offender accountability, and victim education can the Knoxville Police Department be successful in interrupting the cycle of violence that plagues victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Unit provides comprehensive victim..

Primary location: Knoxville United States