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The Denver District Attorney’s Office has divided their Family Violence Unit (FVU) in response to a recent uptick in the number of domestic violence cases filed by their office. The goal is to better serve the victims wrapped up in the criminal justice system.
Prosecutors within the FVU tried more than a third of the district court trials for the office last year, and made up a quarter of the total courtroom dockets too.
The two new units are the Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) and Child Victim Unit (CVU).
Last year, the Denver District Attorney’s Office filed approximately 12% more domestic violence cases than in 2023.
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