Prosecutor Planning To Set Up Neighborhood Offices

Thu., March 27, 1997

By Kevin Blocker kevinb@spokesman.com

Police Chief Terry Mangan gave Spokane community policing.

Prosecuting Attorney Jim Sweetser wants to give the town community prosecution. Sweetser, two members of his office and other community representatives gathered at the East Central Community Center last Thursday for a workshop titled “A Community Response to Violent Crimes Against Women.”

The workshop was designed to give East Central residents who are victims of domestic violence - or know of others who may be victims - a chance to identify themselves, their problems and ways to find help.

No residents appeared at the workshop, but Sweetser is hoping that more publicity and word-of-mouth throughout East Central will generate participation in the future.

The prosecutor hopes to establish offices in various parts of town to be more accessible to citizens looking for solutions to an assortment of community problems.

One of the first offices set up is in the East Central Community Center.

As for the topic of domestic violence and how it affects those in East Central, the goals of future workshops will be:

Assessing the problem of violence against women in the community.

Developing innovative, community-based solutions to the problems identified.

Identifying safeguards to prevent violence against women.

Identifying community resources that can assist victims.

Explaining the procedure and policies used by the prosecutor’s office when prosecuting cases involving violence against women.

For more information about community prosecution in East Central, call Uri Clinton at 625-6699 or Tim O’Brien at 456-3662, ext. 186.

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