Albuquerque police reported a 47 percent increase in domestic abuse calls during Thanksgiving week. They also received more than 6,000 calls for the entire year. In mid-December, the city’s police department announced the introduction of the domestic abuse response team or DART. It looks to provide resources to abuse victims with 20 trained officers. Cmdr. George Vega leads the unit. Vega said, “These officers are receiving specialized training in how to respond to domestic violence calls. We can get the officers the training they need to get victims more services more quickly, and that’s why DART came about.” Vega said the department received $56,000 to fund the resources and training for the program. Isez Roybal is the domestic and gender-based violence prevention coordinator for the city of Albuquerque. Roybal said, “We just established a domestic violence and sexual assault commission that was passed unanimously by the city council.”The city works with its police department to follow up on the emergency situations that APD officers respond to. “We are teamed up with providers such as CYFD, Para Los Ninos, the Domestic Violence Resource Center and the Rape Crisis Center,” Vega said. “We here at the city of Albuquerque are dedicated to creating a community that’s safe and healthy, and those resources will be made available,” Roybal said.Roybal says the city of Albuquerque’s domestic violence and sexual assault commission was approved on Dec. 5 by the city council, and it’s working to provide more resources for victims in the future.
Albuquerque police reported a 47 percent increase in domestic abuse calls during Thanksgiving week. They also received more than 6,000 calls for the entire year.
In mid-December, the city’s police department announced the introduction of the domestic abuse response team or DART. It looks to provide resources to abuse victims with 20 trained officers.
Cmdr. George Vega leads the unit. Vega said, “These officers are receiving specialized training in how to respond to domestic violence calls. We can get the officers the training they need to get victims more services more quickly, and that’s why DART came about.”
Vega said the department received $56,000 to fund the resources and training for the program.
Isez Roybal is the domestic and gender-based violence prevention coordinator for the city of Albuquerque.
Roybal said, “We just established a domestic violence and sexual assault commission that was passed unanimously by the city council.”
The city works with its police department to follow up on the emergency situations that APD officers respond to.
“We are teamed up with providers such as CYFD, Para Los Ninos, the Domestic Violence Resource Center and the Rape Crisis Center,” Vega said.
“We here at the city of Albuquerque are dedicated to creating a community that’s safe and healthy, and those resources will be made available,” Roybal said.
Roybal says the city of Albuquerque’s domestic violence and sexual assault commission was approved on Dec. 5 by the city council, and it’s working to provide more resources for victims in the future.
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