Madison, TN
Jackson, TN
Jackson, MS
Jackson, Mississippi
In Jackson, Tennessee
Jackson, Michigan
Domestic violence accounts for 5 of 12 deaths in which city and state, according to the paragraph?
Going to help the victim but also their children
The police
Police focus groups
Response times to domestic violence
Teachers
Victims including children
Who did Xanthnopoulos say the grant would help?
Xanthopoulos
Chief Rick Staples
Rick Staples
David Woolfork
Who made the following statement: "It's going to help the victims, but it's also going to help their children,"
In Madison County
In Jackson
More domestic violence assaults occurred in Jackson last year
Where more domestic violence assaults were reported last year, in Madison County or in Jackson?
270 and 730
5 and 12
Just under 1,500
270 more for Madison county and 730 more for Jackson county
1,200 and 500
More than 1000
Less than 1000
270 and 730 cases
How many more domestic violence assault cases were in Madison county and Jackson county?
Just under 1000
500
One Thousand
Just under 2000
730
More than 1000
What is the total number of domestic violence assaults reported in Madison County and in Jackson?
Jackson
Madison County
Is domestic violence more prevalent in Jackson or Madison County?
The grants help to evict abusers
The grant will provide the children government aid
The grants can help them attempt to regain their employment and home by successfully navigating the court proceedings
The grant will help victims of abuse support their children by providing work and housing
The grant helps them by helping their parents if they are evicted or lose their job due to an abuser's actions
The grants help to identify missing children from abusive homes
Abusers can cause victims to lose their homes and jobs. The grants assist these victims with rectifying those issues in court
It will place children in a foster home
How can the grant help children of domestic abuse victims?
Some calls could not be responded to
The development of a focus group to study how police response to domestic abuse calls may affect the situations
More severe punishment for domestic violence
Three strikes rule enforced for abusers
The Police Chief formed a focus group
A focus group was formed to find out whether police officers should make changes in how they respond to domestic calls
The Police Chief hired additional officers
Focus groups were formed to address the issue of domestic violence
The increase in calls to Jackson police led to what action?
New grant programs
Stricter sentences for abusers
Response to domestic calls
The grant
New education programs
Grants to
The focus groups in Jackson
What is going to help victims and children of domestic assaults?
Madison
Madison and Jackson
None
Only Jackson
Madison and Jackson counties
Madison County and Jackson County
Which counties had an increase in domestic assault cases?
Rick Staples
Chief Rick Staples
David Woolfork
Xanthopoulos
Sheriff David Woolfork
Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork
Who made the following remark: "Domestic violence is certainly on the increase and we need to do something to curve that. I see this as helping that,"
The grant also will help victims go through court proceedings after losing a job or being evicted because of an abuser's actions, Xanthopoulos said. "It's going to help the victims, but it's also going to help their children," he said. More than 270 domestic violence assaults in Madison County were reported last year, according to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation statistics. In Jackson, more than 730 domestic violence assaults were reported last year, according to records. "Domestic violence is certainly on the increase and we need to do something to curve that. I see this as helping that," Madison County Sheriff David Woolfork said of the grant. Domestic violence accounted for five of 12 murders in 2001 in Jackson, police have said. And the increase in calls prompted Jackson Police Chief Rick Staples in March to form a focus group to determine if police officers need to make changes in their response to domestic calls. 