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Open Letter To Topeka and Shawnee County Elected and Appointed Officials
- October 7, 2011
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Categories: 2011, All News & Blog Posts
No CommentsThe funding battle over who will pay to prosecute domestic violence misdemeanors in Shawnee County and the City of Topeka must be resolved immediately! Statements made publicly in the last several weeks have shown a startling disregard for the gravity of these crimes.
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KCSDV: DV Prosecution Standoff is About Priorities, Not Funding
- October 7, 2011
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Categories: 2011, All News & Blog Posts
It is with shame and embarrassment that KCSDV notes, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, that the City of Topeka and Shawnee County have not yet resolved their debate about who will prosecute domestic violence misdemeanor crimes.
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Misdemeanor Prosecution Decision Must Be Resolved
- September 15, 2011
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Categories: 2011, All News & Blog Posts
The funding battle over who will pay to prosecute domestic violence misdemeanors in Shawnee County and the City of Topeka is very disturbing. While we understand that funding is tight everywhere, using domestic violence prosecution as a football to toss back and forth is unacceptable.
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City of Newton Model Community for Victim Safety and Offender Accountability Regarding Domestic Violence
- September 12, 2011
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Categories: 2011, All News & Blog Posts
A group of community partners in Newton was selected in January of 2010 as a pilot site for a state project funded by a federal grant. Newton used the federal dollars to enhance the community’s response to domestic violence and provide safety for victims and their children through the criminal justice domestic violence response process.
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State Coalition Honors Outgoing Governor’s Grants Administrator
- July 11, 2011
- Posted by: Lucca Wang
- Categories: 2011, All News & Blog Posts
The departure of Juliene Maska from the Kansas Governor’s Grants Program office is a great loss to Kansas domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy programs and the victims they serve.
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