Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined the Forest City Police Department and Family Resources of Rutherford County on Wednesday as Forest City adopts the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), a life-saving approach to responding to domestic violence incidents. Rutherford County becomes the ninth county in North Carolina to have law enforcement agencies using this program to help protect people from being harmed by their partners.

“It’s our job to protect people from harm, and this tool is going to help law enforcement in Forest City step in when people are at risk of being injured or killed in their own homes,” said Attorney General Jeff Jackson. “I thank Forest City for putting this program in place to keep their residents safe.”