The Department of Justice announced a new program to offer consultations for law enforcement whose communities are exposed to mass violence.
The assistance, called the Mass Violence Advisory Initiative, will involve peer-to-peer consultations and be funded by the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance , according to a press release. will help manage the initiative, which begins Wednesday. The BJA/IACP Mass Violence Peer-to-Peer Advisory Team consists of law enforcement officials who have experience with mass violence. Community and faith-based representatives will also help.
"No community should have to endure the widespread suffering caused by an incident of mass violence. But if such a tragedy does occur, we must be prepared to lend our full support," said Amy L. Solomon, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs.
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