Improving public safety is an ongoing effort.
Unfortunately, what that means is some bad people slip through the cracks.
Right now, the Metro Council is weighing how to enhance the local criminal justice system’s response to domestic violence cases. Roughly half of crimes in Davidson County are domestic violence-related.
In June, a man charged with serious domestic violence crimes walked out of a Nashville jail without the oversight mandated by a judge, and days later allegedly murdered his victim , his ex-girlfriend.
For several reasons, the Bricen Rivers case continues to make headlines.
Becky Bullard of the Metro Nashville Office of Family Safety has talked to NewsChannel 5 about this awful case. She says discussions about enhancing victim safety and holding offenders accountable represent a positive step forward.
Listen to Becky talk about what she is seeing in the player above.