Family Violence Unit
The Family Violence Unit reviews, files, and prosecutes crimes of domestic violence; physical abuse, endangerment, and neglect of children, elders, and dependent adults; and child abduction crimes.
The Unit utilizes a pool of prosecutors who possess specialized skills to handle family violence cases. Significant research over the last decade has shown that different types of violence in the home are interrelated and have serious consequences for the safety of all family members, as well as for the community. For children, the danger of living in a violent home is not limited to the possibility that intimate partner violence will spill over into child abuse. To the contrary, children who observe intimate partner violence or are physically abused tend to have higher levels of behavioral problems as children, and as they become adults, are associated with higher levels of crime and substance abuse problems.
In addition to aggressively pursuing offender accountability, the Unit actively pursues an agenda that acknowledges the cycle of violence begins anew when children live in violent homes. The Unit promotes policies and procedures designed to help these children and parents overcome the effects of violence. In this way, the Unit helps prevent children from becoming violent adults and or adult victims.
Related links
- Child Abduction
- Child Abuse, Endangerment, and Neglect
- Child Abuse Protocol for Law Enforcement - 2023
- Child Sexual Abuse
- California Department of Corrections, Request for Victim Services
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Death Review Team Annual Report - 2021
- Domestic Violence Protocol for Law Enforcement - 2022
- Domestic Violence Resource Card
- Tarjeta de Recursos sobre Violencia Doméstica
- Thẻ Tài Nguyên Bạo Hành Gia Đình
- 家庭暴力问题资源卡給家庭暴力受害者的资讯
- Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse, Endangerment, and Neglect
- Physical Abuse of Children and Elders
- Santa Clara County Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Resource Card
- Condado de Santa Clara - Tarjeta de Recursos para Ancianos y Adultos Dependientes Abusados
- Hat Santa Clara - Tài liệu Giúp đỡ Người Cao Niên và Người Lớn Không thể Sống Tự lập bị Ngược đãi
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If you are a victim of domestic violence, please contact our Victim Services to be connected with resources and help.