October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. With this comes a renewed emphasis from police stations across the country to find local domestic abuse offenders that have somehow evaded authorities. These sweeps have been intentionally planned to tie-in with October’s increased awareness, unbeknownst to the offenders.
In Toledo, Ohio 42 people wanted on domestic violence warrants were arrested this past week. Twelve of the arrests were for felony level charges. In Northwest Ohio, 60 police officers were part of Wednesday’s raids which took 20 hours and one month to plan. In the same 36 hours that 4 people were killed due to domestic abuse altercations, 40 suspects were arrested. In Medford, Oregon police arrested 9 people. In Dane County, Wisconsin Deputies searching out domestic violence offenders put 3 residents behind bars as part of this national effort. Nine deputies from the Dane County Sheriff's Office made 78 attempts at various times of the day to locate people with outstanding warrants. And, in unmarked cars, four teams of St. Paul Police family violence officers spread out across the city, armed with the list of 60 offenders wanted by outstanding arrest warrants. A dozen were eventually apprehended.
These raids are an opportunity to bring public awareness to domestic abuse issues. Statistics show that the majority of women involved in domestic abuse situations do not report the abuse to the police. They are either afraid of the repercussions from the abuser, don’t know where to turn or are concerned with what society will think of them. This is a time of year that law enforcement wants to get the message across that victims are not alone and that there are resources and police support to help victims before it’s too late.
Perpetrators also have resources to support them in stopping the cycle of behavior. High quality online domestic violence classes are available to enroll in any time of the day or night. These courses are an excellent step to take to learn about what causes the impulse behind the behavior, basically helping the offender understand why they have this lack of control. The education also includes techniques for stress management and how to learn to stop this behavior before it is too late. Taking a class online has many benefits including self improvement, convenience and money savings. The client just goes to the website, clicks on the length of class they would like to register for and then the class is available immediately. The client can log-in and out of the course at their own convenience so they don’t have to miss any work or school to complete the education. Classes are available online 24/7 and Dr. Novick can directly be reached during the week with any questions or concerns.
With the approval of the court system for a distance learning class, online domestic violence classes can often substitute for a classroom based program to fulfill a court mandate. This allows the offender the freedom of taking the class at his own convenience, in the comfort of his own home and his own pace. A Certificate of Completion is issued upon successfully passing the final exam with a 70% or better. The final can be retaken until passed. With the court’s prior approval, they will accept this certificate to prove the requirement has been fulfilled.
If you are in the throws of a cycle of violence that you would like to stop, take an online domestic violence class now! Either for self-improvement or for a court mandate, this education will lead you and your loved-ones on a healthier and safer path for long-term happiness.
