THERE HAS BEEN MUCH CHANGE IN THE AREA OF OFFICER-INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [OIDV] SINCE TACOMA WASHINGTON'S TRAGIC POLICE CHIEF MURDER-SUICIDE ON APRIL 26TH, 2003.
THERE IS STILL MUCH TO DO. LANE JUDSON, THE FATHER OF CHIEF DAVID BRAME'S SLAIN WIFE CRYSTAL, HAS A WEB SITE HERE: WWW.LANEJUDSON.COM
Washington State Representative Jay Inslee (D-Washington) to the U.S. House of Representatives after passage of the federal legislation - The Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Protocol Program
Two news videos on the 2008 candlelight vigil for Crystal
Police Chief's wife kept divorce case quiet
The Olympian
June 9th, 2003
..."I was very afraid of his reaction in the event I did obtain a personal restraining order," Crystal Brame wrote in a March 25 declaration as part of the divorce. "In fact, I went to great lengths to try to not upset my husband initially because I was so afraid of his reaction."... In her divorce papers, Crystal Brame said David Brame had choked her and threatened to snap her neck. She said he had threatened to kill her, pointing his service revolver at her and saying, "Accidents happen."...
A 2008 vigil for Crystal was held - marking 5 years.
ARTICLE: "Abusive cops call the shots:
Battered wives, girlfriends often feel powerless" ...But what scared Cherry Gilbert most were the guns. One on the nightstand, another under the mattress. Several more stashed beneath the stairs. He was always armed... police who become batterers have the training and inside knowledge of the legal system to outmaneuver victims, experts say. The same gun and badge that enables cops to uphold the law can be used to control victims...
ARTICLE:"Abused officers can fall victim to system: Police face backlash when they report domestic violence ...An officer victimized on the home front faces the unsettling prospect of reporting the violence to her [or his] own employer or a neighboring law enforcement agency. Officers who called 911 after being assaulted by another cop have been subjected to internal investigations because they "embarrassed" their department rather than seeking help discreetly... "Part of what's behind it is this code of silence," said Penny Harrington, a former Portland police chief. "You don't report misconduct on the part of another officer. If you do, the system will turn on you."... Police officials need to deal more sensitively with the dilemmas facing officers who are victims, said Colleen Wilson, chairwoman of the domestic violence committee of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. "There can be a ripple effect on their careers that is negative"...
ARTICLE:> "Clean up your act, police told:
'We have to get tough' with abusive cops"
...Before the shootings, victims' advocates said they rarely heard from the wives and girlfriends of abusive cops. Afterward, frightened women have flooded hot lines. Some have come forward to share their stories. Their message: Crystal Brame wasn't the only one...
FROM THE TACOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT"S INTERNAL INVESTIGATION REPORT INTO EVENTS LEADING UP TO POLICE CHIEF DAVID BRAME'S MURDER-SUICIDE RELEASED TO THE TAXPAYING PUBLIC:
"Mr. President, ...This legislation addresses the issue of police officer-involved domestic violence... the City of Tacoma, the Tacoma Police Department, and others formed a task force to examine officer-involved domestic violence. They created a new policy for the Tacoma Police Department, and they helped pass a state law (SB 6161) which requires that departments have policies on officer-involved abuse. This VAWA bill gives local communities new resources to deal with abuse that involves police officers... What happened in Tacoma is a tragedy that cannot be weighed. Out of that tragedy, Washington state changed it laws, and now the federal government is giving communities across the country new tools to address officer-involved abuse. So that new provision - along with the healthcare and housing measures - represent new progress in fighting domestic violence. But frankly, we've got a lot more work to do. I am deeply disappointment that the economic protections I have been fighting for since 1998 were not included in this reauthorization - despite some early progress. We Still Need to Address the Economic Barriers that Trap Victims - Mr. President, if we are going to break the cycle of violence, we need to address the economic barriers that trap victims in abusive relationships... This Congress has a lot of work to do to help victims, and I will come to this Senate floor as many times as it takes, until we finally give victims the help they need and deserve"...
2 victims of officer involved domestic violence hanging out at Crystal's grave on her first birthday after she was killed -
[WA] Attorney to City Mgr: "Did you contact Crystal Brame?"
Lane at Lakewood
Lane Judson to middleschoolers
Crystal Judson FJC Grand Opening - Intro
CJFJC Grand Opening - Lane Judson
Crystal Judson's Details
Status:
Single
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus
Crystal Judson Prayers are lifted for all the frightened victims that don't know what to do. May God give you wisdom and make a path... Posted at 5:54 AM May 10 view more
The parking lot memorial that appeared after Tacoma Police Chief David Brame shot Crystal and himself.
THE AVAILABLE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT MONEY: GRANT TITLE: STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT GRANT
(VAWA) http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/stop_grant_desc.htm
...[Excerpt] To provide funding to law enforcement agencies, nonprofit nongovernmental victim services providers, and State, tribal, territorial, and local governments, (which funding stream shall be known as the Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Protocol Program) to promote:
* The development and implementation of training for local victim domestic violence service providers, and to fund victim services personnel, to be known as "Crystal Judson Victim Advocates," to provide supportive services and advocacy for victims of domestic violence committed by law enforcement personnel;
* The implementation of protocols within law enforcement agencies to ensure consistent and effective responses to the commission of domestic violence by personnel within such agencies (such as the model policy promulgated by the International Association of Chiefs of Police ['Domestic Violence by Police Officers: A Policy of the IACP, Police Response to Violence Against Women Project' July 2003]
* The development of such protocols in collaboration with State, tribal, territorial and local victim services providers and domestic violence coalitions...
Tacoma police chief shoots wife, kills himself
By LEWIS KAMB, PHUONG CAT LE, ANGELA GALLOWAY and RUTH TEICHROEB
April 26, 2003
Tacoma's police chief shot his wife and then himself in the parking lot of a strip mall Saturday afternoon while the couple's two young children were nearby...
(THE CENTER IS A GENERAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ONE-STOP CENTER -- WITH POLICE ON SITE)
Crystal's papa, Lane Judson, cuts the ribbon
AUGUST 2006 UPDATE:
This letter, signed by Washington State U.S. Representatives, was sent individually to every United States Governor, every State Attorney General, and every State Insurance Commissioner encouraging ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES to have an officer-involved domestic violence policy.
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FEDERAL LEGISLATION ENACTED DECEMBER 2005:
The Crystal Judson Brame Domestic Violence Protocol Program, -- now a provision of the Violence Against Women Act, provides up to $186 million in Department of Justice grants to law enforcement agencies to educate officers and supervisors, and provide trained advocates for victims. The provision, part of a larger program of training grants for law enforcement, is the first federal law addressing domestic violence within police ranks. Police organizations also backed the legislation, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which has established a model domestic-violence policy for police agencies.
U.S. Representative Adam Smith on the Creation of the Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Protocol Program:
"...I am proud to announce that the DOJ bill includes an important provision that creates the Crystal Judson Domestic Violence Protocol Program. This program would provide funding to law enforcement agencies, nonprofit nongovernmental victim services providers and State, tribal, and local governments for the development and implementation of training for local victim domestic violence service providers. This program would also fund victim service personnel, to be known as ?Crystal Judson Victim Advocates,? which provide support services and advocacy for victims of domestic violence committed by law enforcement personnel..."
..."The Judsons have done the impossible by affecting change at the federal and state level," referring to a law enacted which requires Washington state police agencies to adopt specific policies for dealing with domestic violence committed by employees. "Federal legislation such as this can only be viewed as a positive approach to encourage and motivate law enforcement agencies nationwide to address domestic violence," Lane Judson commented. "In the state of Washington, law enforcement agencies already have this type of policy implemented under State Bill 6161. I hope that every state nationwide utilizes this opportunity to become the best of the best"...
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About this page: I have been very active in Domestic Violence causes all of my adult life. I noticed a need in the world pertaining to Same Sex Domestic Violence. It happens more than people know. Unfortunately there are a number of gay people who barely consider themselves worthy or valued as a gay person much less a Domestic Violence Victim. There are also very limited resources, statistics, or information, for Same Sex Domestic Violence. Hopefully through empowerment and education we can change some of this. :D
