| Columbia County Sheriff's Office |
David W. Harrison, Jr., SHERIFF James R. Sweet, UNDERSHERIFF
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2009 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Observed
OCTOBER 20, 2009
This October marks the 22nd commemoration of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
(NDVAM), a time for law enforcement agencies, victim assistance organizations and community leaders to
work jointly in generating greater public awareness about domestic violence, prevention strategies and
effective responses for victims.
This year’s theme for NDVAM, “End it Now”, serves as a reminder that communities must speak out in a
unified voice to combat domestic violence, and to challenge all people in America to support the many
programs that end this nationwide epidemic.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, about 1.3 million are victimized by domestic violence every
year. Eliminating domestic violence requires collaborative prevention and response efforts from criminal
justice professionals, victims’ service providers, prosecutors, health care providers, educators and elected
officials.
Sheriff David Harrison, Jr. stresses the importance of a combined effort in dealing with domestic violence,
even in Columbia County where the past few murders his agency has investigated have involved domestic
violence. Everyone must work together on this issue in order to have an impact on a problem which has
affected our families and communities for many years.
In addition to assistance provided by our court and legal systems and victims’ service programs, victims
of domestic violence in Columbia County have access to potentially life-saving information through the New
York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline. The New York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline allows crime victims and other concerned
citizens to track the custody of their offenders and register to be notified by phone or e-mail in the event of a
release to the community, or a transfer to a New York State Correctional Facility. This service is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week through the toll free number, 1-888-VINE-4NY or online at www.vinelink.com.
The Sheriff said that the New York Sheriffs’ Hotline provides custody information in real time. It’s one way
to give registered crime victims critical information when they need it most. Victims of crime and of domestic
violence have a right to control their lives and safety.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month was created in 1987 to promote increased rights and services for
domestic violence victims; to educate the public about the crisis of domestic violence and the prevalence of
this epidemic in all of our lives; and to encourage involvement and support from our community for domestic
violence victims.
For more information about the New York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline, contact Lieutenant Thomas Lanphear
at 518-697-0116 or visit our website at www.columbiacountysheriff.us.
OCTOBER 20, 2009
This October marks the 22nd commemoration of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
(NDVAM), a time for law enforcement agencies, victim assistance organizations and community leaders to
work jointly in generating greater public awareness about domestic violence, prevention strategies and
effective responses for victims.
This year’s theme for NDVAM, “End it Now”, serves as a reminder that communities must speak out in a
unified voice to combat domestic violence, and to challenge all people in America to support the many
programs that end this nationwide epidemic.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, about 1.3 million are victimized by domestic violence every
year. Eliminating domestic violence requires collaborative prevention and response efforts from criminal
justice professionals, victims’ service providers, prosecutors, health care providers, educators and elected
officials.
Sheriff David Harrison, Jr. stresses the importance of a combined effort in dealing with domestic violence,
even in Columbia County where the past few murders his agency has investigated have involved domestic
violence. Everyone must work together on this issue in order to have an impact on a problem which has
affected our families and communities for many years.
In addition to assistance provided by our court and legal systems and victims’ service programs, victims
of domestic violence in Columbia County have access to potentially life-saving information through the New
York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline. The New York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline allows crime victims and other concerned
citizens to track the custody of their offenders and register to be notified by phone or e-mail in the event of a
release to the community, or a transfer to a New York State Correctional Facility. This service is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week through the toll free number, 1-888-VINE-4NY or online at www.vinelink.com.
The Sheriff said that the New York Sheriffs’ Hotline provides custody information in real time. It’s one way
to give registered crime victims critical information when they need it most. Victims of crime and of domestic
violence have a right to control their lives and safety.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month was created in 1987 to promote increased rights and services for
domestic violence victims; to educate the public about the crisis of domestic violence and the prevalence of
this epidemic in all of our lives; and to encourage involvement and support from our community for domestic
violence victims.
For more information about the New York Sheriffs’ Victim Hotline, contact Lieutenant Thomas Lanphear
at 518-697-0116 or visit our website at www.columbiacountysheriff.us.