A system is only as good as the people who use it.

Two domestic violence tools the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office unveiled three years ago provide the kind of information that could save the lives of victims and the officers who respond, law enforcement leaders say.

But challenges remain. Adding an incident into the Mississippi Domestic Violence Registry is double the work: One report goes to the law enforcement department and one goes to the system, said Luke Thompson, former chief of the Byram Police Department who trains officers about how to respond to domestic violence.

Officers have used the system and the Mississippi Protective Order Registry, but the attorney general’s office is hoping for better participation.

Thompson and Oxford Police Chief Jeff McCutchen recognize ho

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