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2022 was one of the deadliest years for officers and deputies responding to incidents of domestic violence. Officer safety is a concern for all law enforcement leaders. According to the Alliance for Hope International, men who assault and strangle women are the most dangerous men, and those with a history of strangling women are one of the deadliest threats to U.S. law enforcement officers. Almost every state has acknowledged the threat that strangulation in abusive relationships imposes on victims by breaking out the crime from assault as its own felony. However, law enforcement is often unaware of the threat that men who strangle pose to them. This workshop will discuss research on and cases of officers killed in the line of duty by the hands of men who use violence in their families and strangle and highlight training, policy, and procedural strategies that departments can implement to increase officer safety.

PRESENTERS: Chief Deputy John Guard, Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, NC, and Seargeant Denise Jones, Clark County Sheriff’s Office, OH

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