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Press Conference to be Held TONIGHT to Highlight Domestic Abuse Epidemic in Pima County
TUCSON, ARIZONA – Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse and the Pima County Attorney’s Office will be holding a press conference in conjunction with representatives from local

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 A First Look at APRAIS

With the statewide roll-out of the Arizona Intimate Partner Risk Assessment Instrument System (APRAIS),
here’s a first look at its impact. 
DV Risk Assessment – Media Brief from the Pima County Attorney’s Office

New protocol to combat domestic violence in

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How Many More Are Currently Suffering?

A murder-suicide discovered by Tucson police Friday evening brings to light a harsh reality – on average, someone dies in Arizona every three days as a result of domestic violence.

Authorities believe that, after a recent breakup, Marc Florio shot

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A Slap on the Wrist for Rice

The New Jersey court system set a dangerous example in a very public domestic violence case yesterday when they dropped charges against Ray Rice, former NFL Baltimore Ravens running back.

The dismissal was based on Rice’s completion of a pretrial

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