Houston police create new domestic violence unit focusing on women

By Men's Activism News | Source | November 1, 2009

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'The Houston Police Department has created new investigative unit to handle domestic violence crimes.

The unit, dubbed the Special Crimes Division, will focus on domestic crimes against women and families.

The division is comprised of the department's Family Violence Unit and the Sex Crimes Unit, which were both previously part of the Homicide Division.

“We believe this realignment of resources, coupled with additional allocation of personnel, will assist us in our efforts to help people victimized by theses types of violent crimes,“ Chief Harold Hurtt stated in a news release today.
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“I salute Chief Hurtt and the Houston Police Department for creating this division that will better serve and protect our citizens,“ Lykos stated in the department's news release. “This initiative will reduce violence, ensure compassionate assistance to victims, and enable more effective prosecution of predators.“'