Nevada Attorney General To Hold Statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Summit
Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will hold the first statewide Domestic Violence Fatality Review Summit in Las Vegas on Friday, bringing together over 120 people from around the state to address the issue of domestic violence deaths in Nevada.
The summit will take place at the Suncoast Hotel Casino, 9090 Alta Drive, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
“I am sad to report that  this year, Nevada ranks No. 1 in the U.S. for women murdered by men,� Masto said. “Last year, Nevada ranked No. 5 according to the Violence Policy Center. We need to address these statistics and improve our system responses to domestic violence victims in order to save lives.�
Speakers at the summit will include Masto; Neil Websdale, director of the National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative and a professor of criminology at Northern Arizona University;  Matthew Dale, executive director, Office of Victim Services, Department of Justice and a senior consultant to the National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative; Chief Jerald Monahan, Apache Junction, Ariz., Police Department; and representatives from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Reno Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
The summit will also launch the Attorney General’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 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 Nevada; and to encourage involvement and support from our community for domestic violence victims and those who serve them.
For more information on the summit, contact Kareen Prentice at 775.688.1872
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