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DeKalb extends special unit for female crime victims
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners recently agreed to extend a federal grant that helps specialized service for female victims of violent crimes.
The $51,786 Violence Against Women Act grant, along with a $340,000 match from the District Attorney’s office, pays for two prosecutors, two investigators and two victim advocates for female victims of murder, rape, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault and others.
DeKalb first received the grant in 2006 and has since included the local matching funds in the DA’s annual spending plan.
