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Ga. Op-Ed: Everyone has a part to play in ending domestic violence

July 19, 2011

Georgia's judges, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, advocates and criminal justice officials are as committed, well trained and caring as any in the nation, and Georgia has many excellent family violence laws on the books. Georgia should be a very safe place for women, children and men. And yet, Georgia has lost 12 lives to domestic violence in less than two weeks. Read more...