“If we can put resources and awareness to domestic violence crimes, we have a greater likelihood of reducing the number of homicides that are happening in our county,” says Allison Dearing, of One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center.
While homicides reached record levels in Birmingham in 2022, there’s a “crime prevention strategy” many may be overlooking, said Allison Dearing, executive director of One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center.
“So I think the access to weapons is something we have to pay attention to. I think there are opportunities that we have to ask better questions about whether or not an offender should still have access to a weapon, if he’s had a protection order entered against him, if he’s had a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction; the law says that they should not have access to a firearm if those things have happened.
Dearing also believes incidents like criminal threats, trespassing, stalking, internet stalking, harassment, intimidation are crimes charged at a misdemeanor level but can be indications or move violent crimes. “For instance, if someone walks in our door, and they have experienced domestic violence, they have the options to talk with a police officer, they have the option to have an exam from a nurse who’s trained in strangulation exams, they have the option to meet with a civil attorney,” she said.
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