The Domestic Violence Team of the Office of the Spokane City Prosecutor is comprised of three assistant city prosecutor's who, with the assistance of one support staff member, prosecute approximately 1500 misdemeanor Domestic Violence (DV) cases, from start to finish, annually. The Spokane City Prosecutor (SCP) acts as an integral component of the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Team (SRDVT), an organization that is comprised of a number of separate agencies brought together in order to collaborate on services, personnel and objectives. The agencies are: Spokane Police Department (lead agency), Office of the Spokane City Prosecutor, Spokane Sheriff's office, Spokane County Prosecutor's Office, Spokane District/Municipal Court and the YWCA.
The Office of the Spokane City Prosecutor recognizes the seriousness of the threat posed by domestic violence offenses and the need for providing enhanced efforts to insure victim's safety, offender accountability and swift justice in Domestic Violence Cases.
The City Prosecutor's Office is committed to being a proactive part of a Regional Domestic Violence Prosecution team effort structured to place victim SAFETY and advocacy on an equal par with the criminal justice goals of successful prosecution and offender accountability. As part of this effort, the City prosecutor's Office makes domestic violence misdemeanor offenses a priority by assisting in the development and implementation of an effective protocol by prosecuting theses offenses. If you feel that you are a victim of Domestic Violence - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
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