Improving Pima County's justice system
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Community and campus groups are holding multiple virtual events and outreach efforts throughout April, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Homicides in the city increased 36% from 2019 to 2020, with the majority of the incidents involving firearms and fights. TPD says its pushing for a holistic fix.
Grants have helpedΒ authorizes here with testing nearly 2,000 sex-assault kits, resulting in 915 DNA profiles that generated 464 hits, which means the identity of a potential suspect.
This story and video take you inside the room as local law officers are taught how to de-escalate situations when people are in mental-health or substance-use crisis.Β Β
Hispanic women are at higher risk for gender-based violence due to a variety of cultural and institutional factors, advocates say.
