MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp is pleased to be participating in this year’s Break the Silence Conference on Prevention of Domestic Violence Against Women on Saturday, October 17, which is being sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church in Morristown and organized by Dr. Gayle Pearson, First Presbyterian Church Program Coordinator.
October is nationally recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Recently, on October 14, 2015, the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders issued a proclamation recognizing October as Domestic Violence Awareness month. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and Jersey Battered Women’s Service received the Proclamation from the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The Break the Silence Conference will provide information to the community on how to protect victims of domestic violence and to end the silence surrounding domestic violence in our community.
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Tia Manochio will be presenting information on the prosecution of domestic violence cases, the criminal sanctions facing defendants convicted of domestic violence and what protections under the law are available to victims of domestic violence.
The Keynote speaker is Reverend Bonnie M. Orth, Leader of Presbyterians Against Domestic Violence Network, who will speak on the issue of Violence Against Women Locally and Globally.
Patty Sly, Director of Jersey Battered Women’s Service, will be speaking to provide information on Perspectives on Violence Against Women and How We as Individuals Can Make a Difference. Patty Sly will also discuss the new initiative for the Morris County Family Justice Center.
The Break the Silence Conference on Prevention of Violence Against Women will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, 57 East Park Place, Morristown.
The conference is free, however a RSVP is requested via telephone at (973) 538-1776 or click here.
If you need additional information regarding this event, contact the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200 or Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Chief of Investigations Denise H. Arseneault at 973-285-6262 or darseneault@co.morris.nj.us.
