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Domestic Violence Unit
Christine Krug, Unit Leader
- Three Attorneys carrying a case load of 45-50 felonies each.
- Two Investigators assigned to unit with particular training in subject.
- Assist in the education/preparation of domestic violence related misdemeanor trials handled by misdemeanor trial staff.
- Assist in the education/ supervision of the entire attorney staff handling domestic violence warrant applications.
- Specialized unit requiring extensive training on domestic violence with the purpose to increase the proactive prosecution efforts of the Circuit Attorney's Office to reduce domestic violence with the assistance of a federally funded grant. See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/.
- Aggressively pursues those who perpetrate terror and violence on their significant others regardless of the victim's cooperation while working in partnership with the Family Violence Council and its member agencies, including, but not limited to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole, and a multitude of victim service provider agencies, to create a coordinated community response to domestic violence in the City of St. Louis.
- Attorneys carry a beeper for week long periods to be available for warrant applications and assistance to the Domestic Abuse Response Team of the Metropolitan Police Department.
For more information on assistance in leaving a violent relationship, see:
St. Martha's Hall;
Lydia's House: A Place of Healing - A Voice of Hope; or
Legal Advocates for Abused Women)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS ABOUT THE ABUSERS'S NEED FOR POWER AND CONTROL
See Eliminate Anger Completely: A Domestic Violence Primer.
TO HELP A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
- TELL THE VICTIM she does not deserved to be treated like this.
- LET THE VICTIM KNOW there will be people to support her and help her.
- CALL THE POLICE!! If you witness by seeing or by hearing an act of abuse… DO NOT assume she can help herself.
- HELP US HELP THE ABUSED by keeping in touch with the Circuit Attorney's Office if a case has been issued - you, as witnesses of injury, abuse or controlling behavior can often make the difference in helping us hold the batterer accountable, even if you think your piece of information is small or irrelevant, it may be the piece that solves the puzzle for us.
See also:
Circuit Attorney Victim Services Unit; or
Aid for Victims of Crime.
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