SFPS Police Chief Jodi Empey
Smiths Falls Police Chief Jodi Empey questions the lack of accountability which exists in programs attempting to rehabilitate abusers, such as the Partner Assault Response (PAR) Program.
Empey says the idea spousal abuse is connected to low-income is false.
She says serious action from communities would follow if the province declared IPV an epidemic
The SFPS investigated 19 incidents of intimate partner violence in March, up from 11 in February.
Story by Grant Deme