Houston police create new domestic violence unit focusing on women

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2009-11-01 20:23

Story here. Excerpt:

'The Houston Police Department has created new investigative unit to handle domestic violence crimes.

The unit, dubbed the Special Crimes Division, will focus on domestic crimes against women and families.

The division is comprised of the department's Family Violence Unit and the Sex Crimes Unit, which were both previously part of the Homicide Division.

“We believe this realignment of resources, coupled with additional allocation of personnel, will assist us in our efforts to help people victimized by theses types of violent crimes,“ Chief Harold Hurtt stated in a news release today.
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“I salute Chief Hurtt and the Houston Police Department for creating this division that will better serve and protect our citizens,“ Lykos stated in the department's news release. “This initiative will reduce violence, ensure compassionate assistance to victims, and enable more effective prosecution of predators.“'

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.... when was the last time a police dept. set up a DV unit that WASN'T focused on women?

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Submitted by mcc99 on Mon, 2009-11-02 01:16

>the Special Crimes Division, will focus on domestic crimes against women and families<

OK. So does that mean they will focus on the fact that women abuse and murder children at more than twice the rate of men?
Surely that qualifies as "agains families" !

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm06/figure4_2.htm

oregon dad

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Submitted by oregon dad on Mon, 2009-11-02 18:04