Ron Freitas
District Attorney
District Attorney
In order to raise awareness and educate students, teachers, counselors, and our community, and to help prevent dating violence, the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office offers two prevention programs, entitled
The Choice Is Yours and Love You To Death. These programs are presented free of charge to the community of San Joaquin County. For more information, please contact Family Justice Center Program
Manager, Alexis Wilbur, at 209-468-2437.
Print-ready brochures summarizing the information in The Choice Is Yours program are available in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded from the sidebar.
This proactive dating violence prevention program has been shared with thousands of students, teachers, counselors, and community members since it was created in 2006. The program is designed to be given in a 55-minute class period. This powerful program contains an actual 911 tape, defines dating violence, gives warning signs, statistics, explains the cycle of violence, strangulation risks provides tips for a safety plan, and resources for assistance.
This movie, which shows the ultimate risk a person faces when they stay in an abusive relationship, was released in November 2010, is intended as a follow-up to The Choice Is Yours, which discusses the warning signs of abusive relationships.
This movie shares the stories of three mothers who share four things in common:
The movie contains 911 tapes, graphic crime scene and autopsy photos, the stories of the lives of the victims before, and leading up to their final days.
If you would like more information, call Victim-Witness Services
(209) 468-2500
or, the Family Justice Center
(209) 468-2600
If you are in immediate danger
The following informational files are available in Acrobat Reader for viewing or download.