Funds Will Help Law Enforcement Units Move Quickly to Protect Vulnerable Residents
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today announced Maryland will provide $189,533 in state funding to help protect victims of domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Unit Program allows local sheriffs and police departments to create specialized units to serve ex parte and protective orders, and to update and maintain state and federal domestic violence databases.
Ex parte orders are temporary protective orders, which can be put in place without requiring the presence of the respondent in court. The grant funds announced today are designed to reduce the time between the issuance of an ex parte or protective order and its entry into Maryland and national data systems.
“As governor, the safety and security of Marylanders is my top priority,” said Governor Hogan. “Protective orders are vitally important for victims of domestic violence. Serving these orders quickly and then immediately placing that information in our state and federal database are important steps in our goal to protect innocent victims of domestic violence.”
“Narrowing the amount of time it takes to serve a protective order and then enter it into a database can be essential to the safety of a victim of domestic violence,” said Glenn Fueston, executive director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention. “These documents order a suspected abuser to stay away from the victim, or face legal consequences. A law enforcement officer can access the databases through their cruiser’s laptop or at their office and immediately know whether a person has been ordered to stay away from a victim.”
Grants were awarded to the following agencies:
Domestic Violence Unit Program Awards, July 2016
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Implementing Agency
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County
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Amount
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Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office
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Anne Arundel County
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$24,425
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Baltimore Police Department
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Baltimore City
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$50,165
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Baltimore County Police Department
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Baltimore County
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$35,000
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office
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Calvert County
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$4,800
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Cambridge Police Department
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Dorchester County
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$5,554
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Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
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Carroll County
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$5,604
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Charles County Sheriff’s Office
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Charles County
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$2,000
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Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office
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Dorchester County
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$1,680
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Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
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Frederick County
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$6,621
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Hagerstown Police Department
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Washington County
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$10,994
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Howard County Sheriff’s Office
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Howard County
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$4,650
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Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
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Montgomery County
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$18,040
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Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office
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Wicomico County
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$20,000
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Total
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$189,533
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About the Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention
The Governor’s Office of Crime Control & Prevention serves as a coordinating office that advises the governor on criminal justice strategies. The office plans, promotes, and funds efforts with government entities, private organizations, and the community to advance public policy, enhance public safety, reduce crime and juvenile delinquency, and serve victims.
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