Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2018

10/29/18 • 29 min

On this episode of Tony Talks Charles County Crime, State's Attorney Tony Covington talks with DV/CSA Advocate Jill Short about her own experience with domestic violence, ways to help people in abusive situations, combating domestic violence, and more.
For more information on domestic violence, please contact the CCSAO or see the Victim/Witness section of our website for helpful links: http://ccsao.us/victim-family-resources/victim-witness-unit/
To Contact Jill Short:
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.alwaysavoice.com
FACEBOOK: Always a Voice- Support Group for Survivors of Abuse

Center for Abused Persons 24-hour hotline: 301-645-3336.
SAO Information:
Website: https://bit.ly/2FEFilB
Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QWIPOw
Twitter: https://bit.ly/2FwRaHn

Center for Abused Persons 24-hour hotline: 301-645-3336.
SAO Information:
Website: https://bit.ly/2FEFilB
Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QWIPOw
Twitter: https://bit.ly/2FwRaHn

Previous Episode

The State's Attorney's Office

On this episode of Tony Talks Charles County Crime, State's Attorney Tony Covington breaks down the mission and work of the State's Attorney's Office.
Included in this episode:
02:54 - State's Attorney's Role
03:38 - Funding for the State's Attorney's Office (SAO)
04:38 - Holding Wrong-Doers Accountable
05:04 - Mission of the SAO
05:46 - Role of the Prosecutor
07:48 - SAO Units and Their Duties
13:10 - Victim Witness Assistance Unit and Victims
14:39 - Role of Prosecutors, Cont.
18:13 - Filing Criminal Charges
20:06 - Dropping Criminal Charges
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Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QWIPOw
Twitter: https://bit.ly/2FwRaHn

Next Episode

Drunk Driving, Part 1

On this episode of Tony Talks Charles County Crime, State's Attorney Tony Covington discusses the deadly choice that kills over 10,000 people in America per year: drunk driving.
In part one of a two-episode discussion, State's Attorney Covington breaks down the problem of drunk driving and its causes, while also sharing a gripping true-life narrative of how drunk driving affected one family forever.
01:38 - Victim Impact Account
06:09 - Problem by the Numbers
08:55 - The Cause: Public Attitude
09:57 - Alcohol is NOT the Cause of Drunk Driving
14:06 - Good Guy or Criminal?
17:59 - Drunk Driving and the Criminal Justice System
27:23 - Enforcement of the Laws
28:47 - Relying on Drunk Drivers
34:04 - Dispelling Myths
35:41 - Conclusion
Please stay tuned for Part 2 of Tony Talks Charles County Crime: Drunk Driving.
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Tony Talks Charles County Crime - Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2018

Transcript

Tony Covington00:00:15.279

Hello, welcome to Tony Talks Charles County Crime. I'm Tony Covington, State's Attorney for Charles County and the host for this podcast. You know, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and today we have a very special guest who's going to talk about domestic violence and everything that needs to be done to try to combat domestic violence. Her name is Jill Short. She is an advocate for domestic violence victims, she's a survivor herse