If you are law enforcement personnel . . .

Having a working partnership with local employers as well as local service providers makes the entire process around domestic violence a little easier for all involved. As a member of law enforcement, you are in a position to work with area service providers to offer trainings and information to assist employers in creating and maintaining a safe workplace.

In this site you will find information regarding options and resources available to victims and their employers when domestic violence comes to the workplace. You will also find suggestions and assistance in partnering with service providers in your community to provide a comprehensive network of providers who can work together to provide the most effective assistance possible.

RECOGNIZE

• What is Domestic Violence?
•  Evidence of Domestic Violence: Statistics
• Who is Abused? Who Abuses?
• Who Does Domestic Violence Affect?
• Why Does Domestic Violence Happen? True or False?
• Why Someone Abuses
• Signs of Abuse
• The Cycle of Violence: Different Representations
• The Challenges and Effects of Leaving an Abusive Situation
• Cultural Considerations in Recognizing and Responding to Domestic Violence

RESPOND

• Assisting Employers in Planning and Prevention
• Enforcing Protective Orders

REFER

• Colorado Statewide Organizations 
• National Organizations and Other State Organizations
• Colorado Certified Treatment Providers