October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Walton County Sheriff’s office is gearing up to take on a one-of-a-kind initiative to crackdown on domestic violence.
Just as people wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, others wear purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. But, Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson says his agency is going a step further.
“Domestic violence touches so many families in this county, and we’re trying to take a little different approach to it,” he said, during his most recent Q&A session on Facebook. “We got a new program we’re rolling out, where we target repeat domestic violence offenders. We try and get involved now, and we’re only the second agency in the country to try this.”
Adkinson says he decided to try to take a new approach because of motivated investigators who were on the ground and wanted to find a better way to make a difference in the community. And, while it’s a trial run for now, Adkinson adds he feels the new Domestic Violence Initiative will be a great success.
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