COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For police agencies, domestic violence calls can be and many times are the most dangerous and unpredictable calls.
Columbus Division of Police Chief Walter Distelzweig said it is because there is so much emotion involved, and can lead to devastation for the families.
Things can happen so fast and escalate, so for first responders, it can be difficult to sort everything out, follow all procedures, and collect all the right evidence that can lead to prosecution of a case.
The Columbus Coalition Against Family Violence, led by Abigail Wexner, helped bring a valuable tool to the law enforcement community Friday: new software that can be brought up on the computers inside police cruisers gives a game plan on domestic violence runs.
With a few key strokes, officers can pull up checklists, procedures and even video demonstrations involving certain scenarios in domestic violence calls.
The goal is to help officers and to make victims comfortable in telling their stories and eventually lead to prosecution of abusers.
Agencies around Central Ohio can access the program with a password from the Columbus Division of Police.
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