"Quality People, Providing Quality Service"
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Shawna Hartley
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It is our job to afford these victims a voice in the judicial process and keep them informed of their rights. Our staff consists of myself and Investigator/Advocate, Rhonda Dunlap. We are passionately committed to victims' rights and have made several strides towards improving these rights in our community. We are co-founders of the Domestic Violence Roundtable (DVR), a local nonprofit agency that brings a coordinated community response to the crisis of domestic violence, we drafted the proposal that enabled each law enforcement officer in our community the use of a camera at crime scenes, we conduct trainings for law enforcement and community organizations and we are currently working on a Hispanic Victim/Witness pamphlet for this underserved population in our community. In this website, we have included a detailed list of our services, the definition and example of a safety plan, names and numbers for several other agencies that offer assistance to crime victims and our newly created information in Spanish. We extend to you an invitation to call with any questions or needs you may have, we are here to assist you. |
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As the Director of the Solicitor-General's Victim/Witness Assistance
Program, I am thankful for the opportunity this website affords me to
introduce our program to the community. Our program has been in
existence since 1997 and has served several thousand crime victims.
We investigate both domestic and non-domestic cases that involve
personal injury and/or property damage. These offenses include:
Battery, Sexual Battery, Simple Battery, Simple Assault, Stalking,
Harassing Phone Calls, Criminal Trespass and Reckless Conduct, all of
which are misdemeanor crimes. These crimes are often very
destructive to families, individuals and our community as a whole.
Every day families live in terror, businesses loose money due to
employee injuries, school's struggle with behavior problems that result
from violence in the home and property damage increases. In cases
involving domestic violence, issues of safety and survival are
compounded due to the relationship of those involved.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A CRIME...
| If you or someone you know is being abused and it is not safe at home or in the relationship, there is help! You are not alone and it is not your fault! | ||
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In Georgia Call: 1-800-33HAVEN In Alabama Call: 1-800-650-6522 |
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Rhonda Dunlap
Victim Services Advocate
Domestic violence is when one person tries to control another through physical, emotional, sexual or economic means. It is about power and control. A batterer can be your husband, your life partner, or someone with whom you are intimately involved or dating. Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, culture, income level, age or sexual orientation. It is not your fault!
Established March 2004
The Domestic Violence Roundtable (DVR) provides leadership to the Columbus community to better respond to the problems of domestic violence. The DVR is committed to ensuring that domestic violence victims have useful information available to them about the services available to provide support and assistance.
Columbus Government Center
100 10th Street
• (706)653-4327
Columbus, Georgia 31901