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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF' THE, MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO WAIVE ALL
FEES AND PERM.['i'S PERMISSIBLE BY LAW RELA'T'E'])
TO THE' 1NS'_'ALLA`l'ION OF' SECURITY SYSTEMS AND
EMERGENCY NECKLACE PENDANTS IN RESIDENCES OF
BAT'ERED OR ABUSED VICTIMS BY .ADT SECURITY
SERVICES, INC. AS PART OF THE ABUSED WOMEN'S
ACTIVE RESPONSE LMERG1.NCY (AWARE) PROGRAM.
BE T RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OE THE CITY OF MIAMI,
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Section 1. The City Manager is authorizedl1 to waive all
fees and permits permissible by law related to the installation
of security systems and emergency necklace pendants in residences
of battered or amused victims by ADT security services, inc. as
part of the Abused Women's Active Response Emergency (AWARE)
Program.
:'ire herein authorization is further subject to compliance tAdth all
r.eauirements that: may be imposed by the City Attorney, including bur. not
1imi.zQd to those prescribed by aj>plieable City Charter and Code
:provisions.
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WRTING OF
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Section 2. This Resolution shall become effectivo
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor. 21
PASSED AND ADOPTED Lh.is 13th day of S(* er , 2001.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
(n mardance with Miami Code Soc. 2.36, since the Mayor did not indicate approval of
No I%llulaflon Iiy aigning It In the dosignatod place ro jided, scild IE!p1slation !�;q
j)C0tjjjje)§ tiffantIve with tho olnpujof tonyrs f the data icomm-Iselic n
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ATTEST:
Walt r J. FcjOiain, City Clerk
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ANDR7 VILARELLb
CITY ATTORNEY
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11 If the Mayor does riot sign this Ilesolution, it, shall become effoctive at.
the end of tan calendar days from the dale It was passed and adopt -ed.
Tf the Mayor vetoes Chis Resol utioi), i t shell become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by rhe CiLy COMmir'Sion,
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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and Members
Of the City Commission
Joe Sanchez
/Commissioner
September 13, 2001
Pocket Item -ADT & AWARE Program
I respectfully request that the City Commission consider waiving all fees and permits
related to the installation of security systems and emergency necklace pendants by
ADT Security Services, Inc., as part of their Abused Women's Active Response
Emergency Program (AWARE).
Thank you for your consideration.
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'CITY FLORIDA
MTER-OFFICE b1EMORAMDUM
The Honorable Nlavor and Members
of the City Commission
Ppr".1 Carlos A. Gimenez
Citytitanager
RECOMMENDATION
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Proposed Resolution
PE -a==- .455 Waiver of all Fees and Permits
for :ADT Security Services, Inc.,
sART- Program
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution waiving all
fees and permits related to the installation of security systems and emergency necklace pendants by
ADT Security Services, Inc,, as part of their Abused Women's .active Response Emergency
(AWARE) Program.
BACKGROUND
ADT Security Services, Inc., is continuing its nationally acclaimed effort to assist in the protection
of domestic violence survivors by implementing their AWARE Program in the City of Miami.
The Abused Women's Active Response Emergency (AWARE) Program will place security
systems and emergency necklace pendants in the residences of battered or abuse victims. AUT
will provide the installation, equipment and monitoring at no charge to the victims or to the
conununity. Those selected to participate in the AWARE program are victims of serious domestic
abuse and are in the highest level of danger. Victims will be selected to participate in the
program by the department's Domestic Violence Unit.
If a person involved in the program feels in imminent danger of attack, he or she presses either the
pendant or the emergency button on the security system panel mounted in the home. ADT
operators can then alert the appropriate law enforcement agency that an AWARE call has been
received. Police will then dispatch officers to the victim's residence on a priority basis,
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FOR DvIMEDL-kTE RELEASE
Contact: Ann Lindstrom
pager 1-88£-731-2541
cellular 1-561-389-0259
ADT AWARE®PR0GRAiN1 LAUNCHED Lei RAIMSEY COUNTY. iMN
WILL ASSIST IN PROTECTION ABUSE SURVIVORS
Life-saving program announced during National Domestic Violence Prevention Month..
ST. PAUL. IMN--October 3, 2000 — A program that has received national acclaim for its
efforts to assist in the protection of domestic violence survivors is being launched by the
Ramsey County Attorney, the St. Paul City. Attorney, law enforcement agencies
throughout Ramsey County, various community-based domestic abuse service providers
and ADT Security Services, Inc.
Called ANVAREO (Abused Women's Active Response Emergency) the program will
place security systems and emergency necklace pendants in the residences of battered or
abused victims in Ramsey County. ADT is providing the installation, equipment and
monitoring at no charge to the victims or to the community.
This unique program features the cooperation of both public and private sectors of the
community, and law enforcement officials involved in the AWARE program are
convinced that it %vill curtail the number of domestic violence crimes that occur in St.
Paul and surrounding communities.
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After victims are selected to participate in the program, ADT will install security
systems in each of their homes and provide them with emergency necklace pendants for
as long as the need exists. The installation, equipment and monitoring of the devices is
all provided free of charge from ADT. When activated, the pendant, which features an
emergencv "hold-up" alarm button, can send a silent alarm signal to ADT's customer
monitoring center.
If a person involved in the program feels in imminent danger of attack, he or she presses
either the pendant or the emergency button on the security system panel mounted in the
home. ADT operators can then alert the appropriate law enforcement agency that an
AWARE call has been received. Police will then dispatch officers to the victim's
residence on a priority basis.
Those selected to participate in the AWARE program are victims of serious domestic
abuse and are in the highest level of danger. The necklace pendants will serve as yet
another tool for them to use in Life threatening situations. If a victim is unable to get to
the telephone, having access to the pendant alarm.could potentially save his or her life.
The plan calls for a system of rotating the security systems and pendants into the
residences of other "at -risk" individuals.
ADT Security Services has been in business in and around Ramsey County for over 80
years, increasing its business as the area has grown. "Family violence is a real issue in
this country today, as it is in Minnesota. Being part of the AWARE program is a natural
extension of our support of the community and our concern for the growing incidence of
domestic violence nationwide," noted ADT's Ann Lindstrom.
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"Due to the success of the first AWARE programs, which were introduced in one
hundred and sixty cities across the country since January 1992, we have accelerated the
timetable for rolling out the program.- She added.
"We decided to begin offering AWARE in Ramsey County due to the intense
interest expressed by the community." Lindstrom continued. ADT has plans to expand
this program to even more cities in the U.S. during the coming year. A similar program
has been running successfully in a number of Canadian cities for the past seven years.
ABOUT ADT
Celebrating its 126th anniversary, ADT Security Services, Inc., a unit of Tyco Fire and
Securitv Services, is the largest single provider of electronic security services to nearly 3
million commercial, federal and residential customers throughout North America and the
United Kingdom. ADT's total security solutions include intrusion, fire protection, closed
circuit television, access control, critical condition monitoring and integrated systems.
ADT's Web site address is http://www.adt.com.
Tyco Fire and Security Set -vices is one of the major businesses of Tyco International Ltd.
Tyco Fire and Security Services designs, manufactures, installs and services electronic
security systems, fire protection, detection and suppression systems, sprinklers and fire
extinguishers. Tyco Fire and Security Services includes more than 60 brands, which are
distributed in markets across the globe.
ABOUT TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, LSE: TYT, BSX: TYC) is a diversified
manufacturing and service company. Tyco is the world's largest manufacturer and
servicer of electrical and electronic components and undersea telecommunications
systems, the world's largest manufacturer, installer and provider of fire protection systems
and electronic security services. Tyco has strong leadership positions in disposable
medical products, plastics and adhesives and is the largest manufacturer of flow control
valves. The Company operates in more than 80 countries and had 1999 revenues of $22.5
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ADT SECURITY SERVICES
AWARETM PROGRAM
OVERVIEW
In January 1992, the first ADT AWARET111 (Abused
Women's Active Response Emergency) program was
launched in Tampa, Florida after huge initial success in
Canada. Since then, due to an overwhelmingly favorable
response from local law enforcement officials, victim
witness programs, battered women's shelters, and the
media, the program has been expanded to 160 communities
across the United States.
In seven years, the program is credited with helping save
the lives of at least 27 battered women and has provided
peace of mind to countless others.
Following is an overview of the AWARETM program
including a list of cities where the program is active,
sample press materials and examples of publicity received
for the program.
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SUGGESTFD CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE
ADT AWAR.ETM PROGRVIA
1. Applicants must have an Order for Protection with No Contact
2. Applicants abuser should have a history of criminal activity either within or outside the
relationship
3. Applicants whose abusers have been physically violent to the children will be a priority
4. Applicants whose abusers have shown history of defiance to court orders will be a priority
5. Applicants must show a willingness to help themselves and be attending support group for
battered women
6. Applicants whose abusers have fantasies of homicide, suicide or history of suicide attempts
will be a priority
7. Applicants whose abusers are known to have weapons and/or made threats with weapons will
be a priority
S. Applicants must follow through with civil or criminal prosecution when use of alarm results in
arrest
9. Applicants who have been hospitalized or treated for injuries as a result of battery will be given
priority
10. Applicants who have been beaten while pregnant will be given priority
11. Applicants who show an increase in frequency and severity of beating in the past year will be
a priority
12. Applicants whose abuser is actively stalking them or has placed "bugging" devices on the
telephone will be given priority
13. Applicants with children will be given priority
14. Applicants whose abusers are incarcerated and are about to be released and who have made
threats from jail will be a priority
SUGGESTED CRITERIA FOR RECALL
1. If participant allows abuser to move back in, device will be recalled
2. Contact with abuser for any reason other than court proceedings or child custody
arrangements will be grounds for recall
3. Refusal to prosecute when activation of alarm results in arrest will be grounds for recall
4. If participant makes abuser's baiUbond, device will be recalled
If abuser is incarcerated to serve jail sentence for longer than (120) days, device will be
recalled
6. If abuser moves out of state, device will be recalled
7. If participant leaves residence for period longer than one month, device will be recalled
S. If panicipant makes more than three false alarms, device will be recalled
FOLLOW-UP CONTACT
Fallow -up contact will be made with participant at least bi-monthly by phone and once per. month
in person by Victim Advocacy Program to insure continued compliance with criteria established
and to insure continued safety of participants
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ADT AWARErm PROGRAM:
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LAW ENNFORCEN ENT PARTICIPATION
The AWARE program would not exist if not for the excellent cooperation law enforcement
officials involved in the program have provided nationwide. In order for the AWARE program to
work effectively and efficiently, this cooperation is necessary.
Cooperation is quite simple: Police departments and sheriffs' offices must agree to respond to
AWARE calls on a priority basis. In addition, a marked vehicle and uniformed officer must be
present at the AWARE program participant's home while an ADT associate is in the residence
installing the security equipment. This takes approximately one hour,
ADT SECURITY SERVICES IS
A CAJUNG PARTNER IN THE COKNIUNITIES WE SERVE.
The leader in the electronic security industry is also taking a leadership role in the
communities we serve. ADT is helping to save the lives of victims of domestic violence,
strongly supporting the crime prevention efforts of the National Crime Prevention
.Council, helping families overcome homelessness through Habitat for Humanity
International and working to make families safer in their homes in conjunction with the
American Red Cross.
Since 1992, ADT has offered the AWARETm program to victims of domestic
violence. AWARETM stands for Abused Women's Active Response Emergency and
it is credited with helping save at least 25 lives. The program is active in 150
American communities, large and small and 24 cities in Canada. Through the
AWARE program, ADT donates and installs security systems in the homes of
battered women. ADT also donates the monitoring of the systems for as long as the
need exists. The security systems include an emergency necklace pendant or pager
the victim can wear. When an attack is imminent, the victim simply presses the
button on the pendant which sends an instantaneous, silent alarm to an ADT
monitoring center. ADT immediately notifies the proper authorities that an attack is
in progress and law enforcement officers respond to the alanns on a priority basis.
ADT makes the AWARE program available to victims through the cooperation of
local law enforcement officials, the district attorney and workers at shelters for the
victims of domestic violence. ADT is proud to offer this program as a gesture of
goodwill to the communities we serve in an effort to help end the scourge of domestic
violence.
•:• ADT was the charter sponsor of the National Crime Prevention Council, better
known to most people by the organization's familiar mascot, McGruff the Crime
Fighting DogT". ADT has been one of the strongest and most loyal corporate
supporters of this well-respected crime prevention organization. Each year AUT
provides the funding for production and distribution of thousands of the NCPC's
October Crime Prevention Kits. The kits contain valuable, provers methods and
information from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Justice
Assistance. With the support of companies like ADT, the NCPC has been able to
offer training, technical assistance and community -building tools to grasss-roots,
neighborhood groups all over the United States. This year, ADT will enhance its
commitment to the NCPC by helping fund a national survey on crime prevention.
The survey will offer communities multiple benefits including identifying and
exploring trends in behaviors, attitudes and positions on crime and its prevention that
can highlight areas where intervention is needed.
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•'• ADT's commitment to build a house for a homeless family in Denver, Colorado
through Habitat for Hum2nity International was featured on Qprah Winfrey's
Angel Network. ADT donated the money needed to purchase the land and
construction materials for the home and ADT associates from facilities in Denver and
Aurora volunteered their time to help build the house. Working alongside the new
home's owner, Jeanette Cordova and her three children, ADT associates and Habitat
for Humanity volunteers finished construction in three months. In addition to helping
build the new home, ADT donated a home security system to the Cordova family as
well as installing and monitoring a free system in the Habitat for Humanity of Metro
Denver offices.
•:• ADT has forged a new relationship with The American Red Cross to help people
stay safe in their homes. Two of America's best known names in safety and security
have joined forces to produce and the Family Safety Nets for distribution to families
across the United States. The Family Safety Nets include a variety of fun and
informative materials for families to use to help make their homes safer and to
prepare for potential natural disasters. A specially produced magnet offers advice on
how to keep your home safe and well protected. The fold -out magnet can be put on
the refrigerator as a handy reference guide to remind family members of important
emergency numbers. It also offers useful tips on how to make your home less
attractive to burglars as well as advice on preventing fires in the home and emergency
first aid techniques.
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Seattle, WA
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Orlando. FL
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�MiddlesexCounty. NJ
10192
Northampton, SIA
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Sacramento. CA
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Kinxsport. TN
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Dallas, TX _
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Indianapolis, IN
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Des Moines, IA
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11/93
Greenville. SC
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Rockford. IL
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Rochester. NY
3/96
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Counties, VA
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1 Olympia. WA
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Atlantic Countv, NJ
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Orlando (Orange
Countv). FL
4196
Union Countv. NJ
6/94
; Charleston. WV 1
5/96
1 Camden Countv, NJ
9/91
1 S okane. WA
5196
Johnstown. PA
1 10/94
I Columbia. SC 1 5196
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I Virginia Beach, VA
110/94
Elkhart. V
5196
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Bristol, TN 15/96
BurUngton County, N1 �I
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1 Brooklyn. NY
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1 Houston, TX
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FSussex Countv, N1
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Gloucester County. N1
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L Fairfax County. VA
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5195
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Svracuse, NY
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1 Terre Haute, IN 17/96
Cortland Countv. NY
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i Kansas Citv, KS
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Palm Beach Co.. FL
19196
I Staten Island, NY
5- lercer Countv, NJ
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10/95
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1 Lee Co. FL
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Arlin ton County, VA
10/95
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10196
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1 Charleston, SC 10/95 hernersville, NC
South Bend. IN
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New Orleans. LA
Thibodaux & La
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10/00
_.a GA
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QirQo. CA
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San lose. CA
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Evansville. IN
1193
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Council Bluffs. IO
12/93
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L;Ister Co.. NY
! 3/97
Kalamazoo. SII
2199
Calvert Co., MD ,1
Lakeland. FL
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Williamsburg. VA
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Richmond, VA
Cumberland Co.. PA
Amherst Co.. VA
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York County. VA
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Charles City
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Oakland. CA
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Eugene. OR
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Santa Clara Co.. CA
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Jefferson. Douglas,
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Son Mateo County. CAI
6/99
( Saratoga Co.. NY
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i Rockbtidge County,
VA
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rDutchess Co., NY 6197 Marion Count (Ocala, 110/99
FL) 1
I Genessee Co.. NY
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Alameda County. CA 1
12/99
Bridgeport. CT
Bakersfield, CA7/97
7/97
San Francisco, CA 1
Sr. Louis. MO 1
12/99
12/99
1 Wilmington, NC _
7/97
Lewiston, ME I3/00
j Chatau ua Co.. NY
8197
Ramsev Countv. MN
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10/00
Durham. NC
8/97
Anoka CountMMN 1
10/00
Pasadena. TX
8/97
Harford Countv, IMD
10/00
jQueens Co., NY
3/97
Bath. NY i
02/01
j Madison Co., KY
8/97
Somerville, TIN
0.1/01
L Charles Co.. NID _
110/97
Youngstown.OH 06/01
Calvert Co., MD ,1
10197
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1 10/97
I Montgomcry. AL
10/97
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Savannah. GA
11/97
Cayuga Co., NY
11/98
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Petersburg, VA
11/98
2/98
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Oakland Co., MI
3/98
j Berkeley Co.. MD
14198
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Frequently Asked Rij.��M,12D IS
ADT -SecUrity� ,���Tjc� ,,: �,�.1.�JAI
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What does AWARE stand for?
AbU6au W'uu2d1!'_ Rescc r.se .....� _ a:.i:..
When did ADT's AWARE
In the United Sta:c>. t::e
program begin?
Taawa. Florida. Ir, C.tn.t.:a. ,;:-X! '."*Air i _-t:::
\Vinnipeg, IManicob.i ick
How many cities have AWARE
By die end of 1997, the AWARE peo,rarrt w•a; exp_►.^.ciN:' ;o ::;ore t` an
programs?
150 North American cities.
How many women have been
Since its inception, the AWkRE program has helped t,. ave the lives of
saved by the AWARE program?
25 women and has helped L-npro%.-e the qual-!v cf lire t,-�r many others.
How many women participate
ADT does = disclose the number of woriten in the a`VAIRE program
In the AWARE program?
due to the highly confidential nature of the program. 1: is also fit that
by keeping the number "secret;' the program will help act: as a deterrent
to would-be abusers.
Who selects the women In
The selection process varies from city to city, however, women in the
ADT's AWARE program?
AWARE program are primarily selected. by law enforcement officials,
domestic violence shelter administrators arWor counselors and repre-
sentatives of prosecutors' offices.
What criteria must women in
The criteria varies from city to circ•. hc,%ever, ir. most areas there are three
the AWARE program meet?
basic standards that must be met. Each woman must: 1) be in irtunlnent
danger, 2) have a restraining order against the abuser and 3) be willing
to prosecute the abuser and testify against him in a court of law, if he's
apprehended as a result of the use of the A.DT security system.
What role does ADT play in
the AWARE program?
Who do i call for more information
on ADT's AWARE program?
One Town Center Road
Boca Raton, F(. 33431
In addition to creating the AWARE program,
ADT continues to play an active role by
providing battered women with home
security systems, emergency electronic
necklace pendants and 24-hour monitoring,
all at no cost.
For more information, contact Ann
Lindstrom of ADT at (561) 988-3258,
This eleclronic emergency necklace
pendant, when activated by an
AWARE'" participant, can $ignal an
ADT Customer Care Center that the
Individual Is in trouble.
111 L'� 1��C'1ll i f�L11U1'Cr; Pl ('Stijl tL'dto- .D 1 .
or ,1S AI?usr±d Women's coordinated effort between local
llrtrvp lirsw)nse Erner. lav, enforcement agencies.
(3e11cv inwAIM-) hrnyr:lxusecutor's offices and domestic
vu>rq„c:r� ShniterS who set rritoria
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alta.►, arp :ur:frlitjed 1r> t,fT inlAall"d
lh AU r, may rolilain in ltik'
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Fit-woli Ardy AII„i
-�r-r-etsted the i ra„J cin ADT's The program was launched in 1992 -r
behalf. AWARE "has given piece of by ADT Security Services to ad-
tIfo wo",enj tt, ,yet out of the dress the scourge of domestic charge to either the victims or the
frau srfuatirn,s lhrry have been it, violence across our ration. community.
tjo on will, thr, rr,sl of their Through [the program, ADT do-
t , ” said Azhtr vlhnn
thehe accepting nalos, installs and monitors elec- Nine years since the program
award. tropic security systems and emer- started, 160 communities nation-
gency necklace pendants for wide offer the program and 32
AD7"s AWARE program involves a victims of domestic violence at no victims lives have been saved.*
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October 22, 1997
�irrte�
A security firm gives alarms :o .nysxail i abused women.
:,farm protects women
from domestic abuse
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%%omen in Ute Dtstrrc; wr nae:: ::r a'.'lolent man now hacc
new dt(easa. stient alarm %N:rca 10 call pollcc trnmedIAWY
'ADT Security Ser•ncc3 Joratea :5 of the alarms tr
:n and txPdc-S to have :'AC'a:rnen-on line by today.
^ "lonceotnery, Arlington ans Fa:,^,'ax aounues are among the
lurtsdtcnons that have *in,! .AWARE — Abused women's
•�_nve Response Emergency — sys:ern. Fau-faxpolice snsgCed
ran men wmrra six months or ms:alitn.q Me system to June 1990.
. hi; system alloys women to reel safe utstde meir homes. said
Charlotte Clarke, domestic •.Zolence coordinator for the U.S.
\nnrney's Offtce, who will help Iteide wno gets the alarms.
A wall unit is installed in : is ;towe with a silent "panic
outton" and women also recer+e a sntall pendant that can ac-
t:vate the alam within loo (cc, of tt:e house, The alarm notifies
a -mirroring center to Clarks' -In. 34 . Ahtch places a call to the
1•3c.1i police department• whrcr: r.as :rte call as a priority.
:.'ry aotng to itnut t: ;a a ' 'r•r select gr -)up, but 1 don't
;.• :: the demand to be tun NUSt Clarke said.
^z
alarms wt:l :e yt•.cr. •ono hate a pending
-mai case gatnst a:; aouse r or: c:it tre giten to women
1: aa:e oeen utyured of stal;a::..
— Ronald J. Hansen
01- 950
The Detroit News
March 25, 1995
Necklace alarm protects -bused women
Eiy.1ENNIFER CHAMBERS of HAVEN. battered wa►nen.
(311.0 Oak]Ur r Press ADT will install security systems in the `Mort attacks occur in the home und
pulite prutectiOn may only i►e a button
away for battered women in Oakland
C=Security
unty.
A1)'T Securit rvices Inc. has donated
l l persona a arm systema to 1I * N, a
1'ontiac domeaLe a u�ee nheitcr, Cor
women trying to escape domestic vio-
lence.
The gaarter-size alarm hangs like a
pendant around the neck. When pressed,
A sends it silent alarm to ADT that will
summon the local police to the victim's
home.
It'e like a home security system, but
instead of going to a wall panel and push-
ing it, &he,ppushea the button on the neck-
lace,' said iledy Nuriel, executive director
to
homes of the women and ve them the
pendenta, which work witiin 140 feet of
the system.
The women whoget the system muQt
live separately from their abuser, have a
personal protection order against him and
muni be willing to follow through with
prosecution if charges are filed, Nuriel
said.
nis is a woman whose done every-
thing tot rid of him, and he's still
etalking her. lt's someone who's tried
everything. she said.
AIDT spoieaman Don Gillespie said the
AWi!►R�.(Ab2iesponEmTampala , in 1992 and is in 134 cities
nationwide. It is credited with saving 25
that's wheret)eople mhouid be safe,"
Gillespie said.
Carol Hankett Garsgiola, chief pranec►►-
Lor for fhe Domestic Violence Unit in
Oakland County, praised the system.
which acts as an extra layer of accurity
for battered women.
' Mis is a great thing in the handful of
cases where we are truly concerned about
the life and safety of the survivor,'slie
said.
The syystem will be especially 1►elpful irk
cases wirere abusers repeatedly violate
court orders and stalk women relentless.
ly, she said.'1'here are those who sulk
survivors and harass them, and in those
cases that gives me acme degree of relief
as a prosecutor.
The Oa4ud Reslzoourl D�UMAN
Batt -*d women can alert
Police with an ADT necklace
•
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The Detroit News
March 25, 1998
Pendants
may help
save lives
Alarms will go to people who are at risk
of becoming iiictitnt of violence in Oakland.
9y fames A..Mcetear
'he Grrovu.Wws
PC*rnAC — While hard -
Iv fashionable, a pendant
dcs*ncd for battered wnmen
may be wnnh more than the
tiroeat dWrsond or rarest gem
T1w coin slaed bauble and
necklace, soon to be distrib-
tried to thaw In Osklared Cason•
ry deemed mon at rink of
oming
becvictims of domestic
violence. contains an emer•
Rrncy bunan capable of send
•
ins a silent alarm and sum:
moninit police to the scene.
Dempr-d and distributed try
ADT Security Scram Inc, It
of the pendants were donated
rusday to the shelter. known
as HAVLN.
'I think it's exciting.' said
Hedy Muriel executive direc.
for of HAVEN. 'We select cam
didates whom we arc sure are
in severe danger and at risk of
toxins their lives, and could
benefit from immediate police
response,
'We often took at the hor-
rible cases we get and think
than there seems to tic no
Alternative. Finally. we have
something. It's one more line
of protection for the abused
womarl.'
Called AWARE C.-ibused
Women's Arrive Response
Emergency), the program will
place the pendants, as well av
home -security systems, in the
homes of battered and abused
worsen. ft's a rwo•fold secunry
system because it offers police
pnor information on Mhar to
cstect when they respund to a
call from help from a home
4nh a pendant.
What's mom police know
those using the deice are at
ruk
'Obviously, in puny situa-
"We often look at the
horrible cuts we jet
and think that thtrt
teems to be me ebterra•
firs Finally, wr have
tonuthinl. It's ort more
lint 0f PFafteaon jot the
abused waxilax"
H[or NV.tr..
uteermv di anis r u f MAV6v
tions a victun canrsot get to a
phone.' 0skland Prosecutor
David Gorcyea said.'t1AVEN.
in enniurtctinn with oui office.
will assess thou we feel are
most at risk and alert law
enforcement apencin scetrrd-
ingly.
11600 tnvw if there is ever
an answer to donsestic vio-
lence. but this at kast provides
victims with &=her tool'
ne systems are being
donated by AM ilepresents-
live Ikon Gillespie said 11
wnmen rmWnwide claim they
have been roared death or vic-
lent intury by uric# AWARF.
since it was first introduced in
tt,)a, It his since been expand-
ed to s}t cities.
"Family violence Is a real
itnue in thix country today. as it
is in Oakland County." Gille-
spie said. *116h; part of the
AWARE. gnWram is a natural
extension of our suppon of the
community and our concern
for the growing incidents or
dume.utc violence nation-
wide'
Wish shelters in Novi, Pon•
aac.Svuthtield and Rochester.
HAVEN list year gave shelter
to 7,o pcvple and took more
than O.000 calls reporting
dame sac trouble.
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�elisa Miles, rtght,with counselor Pam ButI?r an afar --s ce�...y :-:, : • _i :nen in danger.
COLUMN ONE
High -Tech Help for Abuse Victims
■ Ratiered women &m.
a seal: _hokr 1e. :n a::tati:
_._. •;e'en rd phoneealL
vessels curs; :t her eyis Nca
a.1r•.-.trcc :.rut an abtat±er has
panic buttons, 'hot zone'
he's ou,' or air ou; viero. '._.
� :d .en : i.
alarms and other devil es
here. H•: Knows where sht ,
so can protect aba-
where she works, where ;,,ie
xely. -! coune. &od crines
^eIp ease their fear.
shops
.•or :.hat tht new techcwlogy
Critics worry SUCK
And ane s sca:rl
-, r...::cu ns a Wse sense of
But :r.,Iugr sae -.. .er
rJu: `••oro n like Mlles
equipment may give a
will not run. Delisa St -es ..
a;:cr::c �n ,programs v proof
NIR sense of safety.
through w,th ,owermg
-
^.r.. r. ":ng last. society is
A_
And !,)r L -e :::;: :,,e • .
long st-uggie agairs:
. :: , ._ %r•: The technology
!rse (eat that
9. 57PHAN'IESIMON�
vrolenc• 9{•, ,. ...
ia_ , ea. Jn every minute
_s sr�r► Wur�p
mother ....,.t`e .eers .,.( ...:47
; _ . ....
: s jut'here. Somewhere.
somcor.e a oac.:r.g .ne.- :p
For
-:.. :�: hea!ing and
-; iles sand.
.k. -.d she's scared.
:n ne: r.1)met.347, .- .n.
Silicon '* df:e . anal in
: + s:.~:r.g:: I'd
control of
..e has promised to chop her
ties acro&; Lr.a nal:ce. 3.11.n.211=
..3 bits Or shoot her She
ices have oegur; oi!errr;
a! market for such
c•;:;eves !un, too.
women lake `t:.es Lccr.r.ct3g,• l.:
�', • ::`C.^. :,tit:L (Y is huge-. The
ie has hurt her already, so
help trier:: feel safe
r'3: e :::na;r; Lhat a woman is
-a:.y urt,es over so marry ,years:
There are panic burroa
spouair or laver
i.apped her, ruptured her eat•
summon aid Gtuckt•:
12 seconds. ' Ite
sr,oved her head tnrc ug h
wa c of anp:.�acn;nt i -g•
t'te.0 ice MUSF, ASe
9;io
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Battered
women
get link
to help
Andants will let 12
alert cods instantly
BY Bl LJLV NURPHY
Pn.?m—:dt Wmrr
Paincia Ostroske was desperate
and aowhere near a telephone,
Fief Gwe vt boyfriend, outweighing
her by 100 pounds and enraged over
something she doesn't remember
three years late: flew at her in an ah
too -familiar rage. shoving her against
a will and stomping an her,
'1 thought I was going to die that
night,' she said.
She survived and broke off the
relationship. But other unable to
escape such attacks may find new
hope in a na•
Oakland tionalty ac.
claimed pro-
Coudy grarn
announced
"Tuesday that prnvides selected vie,
aims with rapid police response at the
push of a bunon.
ADT will install security systems
in the homes of 12 Oakland County
women and give them pendants that
can instan0y send a distresa signal:
The intiative was launched by Ha•
ven, an Oakland County shelter for
battered women, ADT and Oakland
Counry law enforcement ofrte9als.
'µe can't provide a protective
blanket for everyone, but this is one
inuavauve project we're confident will
save lives if not prevent serious inju-
ries,' Oakland County Prosecutor
David Gorryea said Tuesday.
The ANVARE (Abused µ'omen's
Active Response Emergency) system
is the first of its kind in the Detruil
arra. A smaller version of the pro-
gram was launched in Charlotte. near
Lansing. last fall.
The system is credited with say
ing the lives of more than 25 battered
women since tt was introduced in
Tampa. Fla., in 1992, It is now in 137
cities across Xorth America.
Awr supplies the equipment — a
coded security panel and silver dol,
tar sized pendant -- and waives
Ptraar .er PENDANTS. Page 3B
. •
Abused women
get another
escape route
Fv4DAsrs. from Page 18
aionth}y lees. A signal from the panel
or necklace alerts that communiry's
911 dispatcher, who designates It as a
priority call to police.
Haven Executive Director Hedy
Nuriel said the progtarri s criteria wU
likely require that the woman be
separated from her partner. have a
personal protection order against hint
and agree to testify it prosecutors
bring csiatinal charges,
The 12 units will be available for
as long as the women need them.
and will then go to others, ADT
spokeswoman Aur Lindwom said.
Ostroske recalls dw an the tfigttt
of violence her boyfriend "had me up
against the wall by the neck, threw
me to the poor and began stomping
on my chest.' Ostroske made it to
Police that night in 1994, and eventu-
ally escaped the relationship.
i)rC5!5
N larch 35, 1998
ilssvn F_icsv&e Dir ecWr Hedy
Muriel sho%v the peudecittlIc
%ten pushed, will alert pobtx.
.)he hypes the new program Will
hr;p others not so lucky to be able to
escape such attacks.
Arlen MwrPhyCall !ie reached at
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Geo
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APRIL 149"
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WAITER C. HEINRICH
hen WaJter C. Hefunch became i p.;i;ct , rric;f of HLIJsb ur•
ough CounrT Flund:, almost ii' 7ca;r agu. ji,mc,m. vnslcn:r
call, ver- tonsiic:cd "dlstutDnl,c:. : mz iamc haler m
loin' MUSIC or the backi:nn�; 0"4 :ar �(.7 n;: F<rhap� mu,t- of
its vlcr= AW not e;en hothe: tucall the ;,n,s,-:, ;:n•"• ;:�4,t hu,. scn-
cus1T their t leas for help would be taken --and ss as Lit;- I 11'eclilrort. S
might be `(et _.c 7 :nen l 1;-Jnr:ch. I Np..tur w r:.c n.in kno.vn for lir
ou.i2t' ]pQtOat , f.ali.'C i !1C tntPuttance ;it ;n.7.; ; l;ls. GI711��iet777t
them qu:ck;*N anu trcaung tncm serlouti7 -Et:: ir- •sere aisiayt rc-
,punthng. as •appu,co to crying to preens thc-n !tarn happcniniz.
rccails :he "li-vear•Old l-{csntic67.
V.1cn he :ole uhrough the rattles to hecnme :hc shtritt G! Hi1lsLasnlst�#i
Count,, ritulri4 acted on that i.uwauon a f.i launchal a natinnw•ide
pru;-an tJsat �Ivs w;')rnen a new• and D"ert N•:amin .%irh which to battle
abuse. In t, W1 he read an arucle 7n a laN en:i r: ;:v,: r:t n:a_azirc alsuut the
fut,css Of an m.-rgenc•y alarm iymcm riu D.lncre: %,umcn that l.nlice in
\L ,nn7ptg. Camada, werc using. Impres,c••j b7• It, ;Uc,utanes,;. he immedi -
Atelp 7urt d :he •x hesls m m,at,on to Vrin::a- zbe nn( offu k inJ
In ;nc i .5 , :o Tur.pa, ml ucung (h: i, ama liar. aat ,•:1tt,c: 47td '43T Sc-
cu::r: Scnues, an Ame-tc,n i mvidcr of alarrf7 AL11 ,tipphes! a version
of 6ne Naming sss:em,a Fc, conal alarm ut,t 1 'Aom..a,; ;:7n 7ccar discreet -
iv atoutt i he: nr.;t. 7,k nen she u tnreaieneii nr •ander i;tj.k,,ite mrs press
a OuttOn On Me pcndint. Immodotcli' now.N-ul>; lro: tlat:unuee
"ShentT Heinrt;h -A 3s the tirit last enfurcemcn: or.mcr to sce the
wisdom. cf this." sass Mabel BVdes, c.aeeu::t e dirctmr of the Lorin` of
Ta nk7,t Lias. a do 7<sa;;folern a shchar :nay -A,)rKc4 ufta 'hc shcrtit i
-1 Inv: him (Ot %ti intra
. -.0 aia.m fe :.foil ter _i . •1m..c, •.,.itn had sought
re: .;.: ft (hc 11;;;ter a:;e; ucuIL: wilke1 m cut nad JccidcJ to
rCtU(n hO :7e. h 1%) aril Yell, the 7s'sIC:11 ,a7 ;.; tn., !Ire (it' at IGair on;
woman %hu ulcd n w'ncn she tt?unc'1. tier NuU:J•(,z 3ii.0]-, r r•nwd out
,ide :'ler kl:c:7en wtndo'a; The stun •.ka, amu:i an:i c4ar.,,cd uith s'Ita-
ia;(nr at: In;uncucn prohibiting him from um-* her :ruclm,rv.
S:nce tnat incident, .-\:)T claims, the sl ste::l It rale.; the live+ o1*:4
ut.hev U•,^,.r7:c:1 across the zouatrv. The ^rt7,.am Iia: -, poncdls expand-
ed In mor: int,^^, I,:c Jt. c.:I.Ici.
Hanr;ch ;asc:.f -he ]U(,^,J.':rP J; .".0 Jl:::e ;u '.1Y. *Wter on-
.ernG zoing :o help do aoou: rhii,. ,,7s. Beak%.
But J'teinr,:.. Jer:;;ti th, ztatic. 'I: nal .. u. Iti,lttt; huw 7uu
1;. sa7•s t^e t:Jrrner shcrirt. %vh,n , ..,! li-i%;;; :,os: in 199;
doing posh; , - :. a- " s^
01- 950
RO—q
Z("grIr5,,
Sel)I[efiihrl t`), No-
Delisa Niles. rrght,vnth counselor pan 3ut:-;r ,?:r; 3n aldr•n G9r' 2a`, : _ _,; ,vnen In danger.
W"ITY.PYWH
High -Tech Help for Abuse Vicdms
v Battered women say,
a wxi: c^ctca� `•e- •:nul atnoc
rated phone calls
veste.3 Ou.-st ;n ner eyes Yos
t an: ensue :tut an abuser hm
panic buttons, `hot zone'
he's ).:: of *I. Out thererht
azul
alarms and other devim
here li: mncws "A•nere ahe ::•%ei.
No :evxt can protect abro-
where the worts. where the
:utal". cf craurse. and critic+
help ease their fear.
shops
we -y :hat the new terhtwlogy
Critics worry such
And sne i sea: e:
;: r .. .-erns a false sense of
Niles
But t'r;.augn sne tremotes a
9u: women Uke
equipment may give a
wit, rot run Celina Nit;e5 1,
��:r:r. ;.e programs as proof
false xnse of safety.
through -^-uh •:ouerng
nt! P• -s: t.m.� ., ,..
na' a' ..,ng..,nglast. society Is
s:..n, .. The technology
~
Iona _,.:43:e� tea: �S'. !a:::ey
,e:.. ... _Cf., the tear that
9) STEPHANi� Sl`10N
v,,ole-.ce .. 34- r t _..,
J.' :a:. :e4 e' ery mutute
•'N t5 iTtFF wR(TER
mot,ne.- .^els a5
somecrie .s oar:;ng n.er up
;: .e ::n healing and
f:e s ,ut there. Scmewhrre
con ;n ner ,._:newwr, ...
--)W:::? ;.,;r:.er' Utiles said.
she's scared.
5ilicor.:'aLe 17-* :n rnm ^un
to :ng control of
t:as promised to crisp her
--
ties 3crav .,.w. -a::an. a,t;�
tnto bits. 4r shoot her She
:t:es �3 • e ^ air,., ;
: _ ..._..:.at market for such
ccoeves ham too,
women .:ke tit:es :e.h.^,a'.,+t..,
^ty is huge: The
He has hart her already, so
help Cher.^, feel saa '
F5: ._ _:tags that a woman is
rnan•v times over so :nary ,vean
There are panic wttor.s w
c�a'.e a 4ouse or love
tllpoed her. rtpttaed her ea:.
sumr.:or. a:d,t :c<;; aa:❑,<
^ .. t: seconds. `ne
i. o. shoved her head Oraugn
warof aoorac.^.:ne C.tr.ze-
n.
Ptcatt tee ABUSE, AAS
950
dog �rtgeCe� �ime�
ail— 950
Bu tree ra,• review, rely on
a:.e<doers. a:ue na::dhal ruusw
are harder a come by, because Lhe
prslgtatas are so new and because
tnev gave Seen mplemented
patcZwork -style
Nof 3 Curt -AJC
for Violence
a :scat Ievei.;urLlmcuona 41)[
A
l not neceaanly I'm ..matt
abuse cases fall when they Offer.
high-tech programa. Weed. cam
have humped 25% in San Jose and
SOS in surrounding Santa Cara
County to .cent years, despite an
n:ena effort to help abused
women through technology.
Officials there enasi that the
unereme it not a sign of failure:
perhaps, they my, more women are
pressing charges against their
abusers now because they reef Im
alone, or :,sore confident confident about
securing help. As San Jose Cain.
cilwontan Patrcu Dando put it,
'The technoluar/ jives women the
little oil 7( rot.Tade they may need
!o waik away Ir.m an alitisive _
situation."
Certainly. Los Angeles Catmsy
auctionties lay they've seen first-
hand how technolopr can eras
women to leave bid relationships.
Selected stations of bolls Lbs Los
agree to caaperate with Rweramrtt
Angeles County Shertd's Depart -
than 15 devices in circulation. meet and the Loa Angela Police
Abuse tends to escalate when the
For a mid•sise city such as San Department have for the pat year
tsatterer fats most spurned
Offtaale who etas etre Pn4aan
Jose, the corporate donauona :na)r been testing a saftware program
be mugh to meet demand; off,• that compares the (acts of a given
acknaw'ledgo that eilglbifitr rule pa
cul. there say they have not had to abuse incident +nth 11,000 other
Borne women to a dangerous fa—re.
tum down any needy victun. But domestic violence ries. Then the
quved to pnavoica thew abuser to
New York City had to buy 2W program predict, an a scale of I to
gut Protection ag>tanst.ham.
additional ,pendant. And in talo 10. whether the abuse is likely to
Yet they MOWUse standarda.
Angelaha
, the procarcutor m crge escalate. A rang 0(9. for ini tang.
uCi ing Lust itwy an best help
of the district attorney's faintly night mean a woman u to serious
women who help themselves.
e•
violence urut cited coneem about danger of being killed if she re -
_T
_Mere Ma to be some acctsurtubd•
supply as one reason the county turns to her abuser.
itY•" SgL Fa:er.sad. "We can'tjwt
don not offer high-tech devices, "It's a real wake-up cap (air the
si(tve them out Like )Jother Tenwa'
though she mail offirtW are con• vicurna.' said Sheriffs DCL Ronald
's especiUly VIA when the
/apply of high-tech devices
eadering a Pendant profiram• R. Marques, who uses the software,
is
Although the technology may designed by De Becker. to the
limned—asitusuafly(s.
hc,p waren feel aafea its not yet Carson station. "it's like the,llght-
Even of corporate donon can be
clear whether they actually are. bulb goes on in their heads. They
found, they generally hand out no
j;_)T says its part -button Per. BCC the gravity of the ntwtton arta
more than 10 phone and 15 pen•
dant per community. The rest :a
dant have saved aS lives over the theyre more Likely to carat with
past flue years. viN6sraiganufae• prosecution (of their abuser! and to
tp to (real government.
tursr boars of warning a woman lip ext -Cate Laenuetves from the cy•
And the cab can add up quickly.
Kentucky that her rpouse had been cle el violence "
The "hot zone' Program cost,
released on bail. -leading per it Aoi;ae navrvar Joyce Paison
st0tol:Operdayf4lreacho(fender
search her house and find him n-ticomes nun programs as a mgr:
who is hooked up. according to
the closet, clutching a knife. Be. that society a ready to to all out
I%a*pa, FU. -based manufacturer
aux she was prepared. the was aaamst durnesttc violence, instead
Pro Tech Monitoring Inc. The
able to evade harm arta call ponce. ..' crest ria it u a private slime
VINE system rust from 140,000 a
Kentucky authanues said. test handledtn the family.
year for a small community up to
In San Jose. Poker Lt. Ken • F cr a woman eke me. prov"
i7f .000 for New York City, ADT
Stewut said one stalker is behind take this may mean rhe earl time
estimates its pendant program
bars because his victim used her her eyes at night, They may mean a
casts 650.000 per community over
cellular phone to call 911 weer. she btt4 .more peace of mind,' Parson
flee years, and Lhat's with no more
spotted him Luting !ter. sa:d 'It s;ust a -note new world'
ail— 950