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Dan Cargill, director of Law Enforcement Services for Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence says beginning on Thursday any offender who violates a restraining or protective order will face an additional family violence crime charge. “It’s a benefit to be able to track through a judicial process of what the offender is actually doing and tying it all with the family violence,” Cargill said. Coercive control will also become a factor for judges to consider when reviewing restraini...

Advocates Say ‘Jennifers Law Will Require Education for Law Enforcement, Judicial System Shannon Miller © Provided by NBC Connecticut Starting this week new changes set to go into effect for Connecticut’s domestic violence laws. “This law really empowers victims to come forward if they’ve never been physically harmed,” Christine Cocchiola, an intimate partner violence advocate and doctoral candidate focusing on coercive control at NYU said. First introduced by former...

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Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser and National Domestic Violence Advocates Introduce “Jennifer’s (Dulos) Law” for 2021 Legislative Session Share Article Connecticut Protective Moms announces that Connecticut Senator Alex Kasser has introduced “Jennifer’s Law” for the 2021 Legislative session. The bill is named in honor of Jennifer Dulos, the New Canaan, Connecticut, mother who went missing and was suspected of being allegedly murdered by her husband while she was pleading for her and ...