Thomas Hennessey
http://wnct.com/2015/09/30/pitt-county-law-enforcement-agencies-launching-new-program-to-prevent-domestic-violence/
This week Pitt County law enforcement agencies announced a strategy that they believe will decrease domestic violence. The strategy is titled “Legality Assessment Program” or “LAP” and according to the article it is a preventative strike at domestic violence. The program has created 11 questions that can be used to evaluate a person’s situation. If it is deemed this person is in danger they will be asked to speak with a victim’s advocate. 24/7 access to victim’s advocate is a new concept because previously forced to wait one business day for contacting a victim of domestic violence. This article stresses that this is a preventative measure to cut down on the cases of domestic violence or at least stop some cases in their infancy.