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LAP Process Videos

LAP is an innovative partnership between law enforcement, survivors, and domestic violence advocates.
Learn how the program works and why it’s so important!

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Connecticut’s Lethality Assessment Program

Learn more about CCADV's Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), a specialized risk assessment tool utilized by police during incidents of intimate partner violence to determine the victim’s risk of escalation to serious injury or fatal violence. This video provides a basic overview of the history and goal of LAP, along with reviewing the procedures for conducing a LAP screen.
 

LAP Scenario
Watch a live role play scenario with a police office called to the scene of an intimate partner violence incident. Learn how victims may respond immediately following an incident and how police officers conduct a LAP screen and get the victim immediately connected to services.

 

LAP Advocate Perspective
Learn what happens after a LAP screen is conducted. Hear from LAP advocates and Family Violence Victim Advocates - the domestic violence advocates working within the court and the local community where the victim lives. This video describes the court process that follows a domestic violence arrest and the support services offered by CCADV's 18 member domestic violence organizations.

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