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Byram Police Chief Luke Thompson realized that the way his police department approached domestic violence was re-victimizing the survivors. He argues that a trauma-informed approach is necessary to address the crisis. Photo by Nick Judin

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Byram Police: A Model for Domestic-Abuse Response?

Byram Police Chief Luke Thompson acknowledges that the typical method of responding to a domestic call fails both the victims and the community at large.

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