COLUMBIA — Jeff Westbrook and Bob Dochler work with the tough stuff.
The
two detectives make up Columbia’s Domestic Violence Enforcement (DOVE)
unit, the first and only of its kind in Missouri. They meet with abusers as well as the abused, collect evidence and work with
prosecutors to build cases. They also train other police officers
around the state at least once a month on handling domestic violence
cases.
Domestic violence detectives remain rare in title and duties
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 | 7:14 p.m. CST;
updated 11:48 p.m. CST, Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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