Ohio plans ‘Cut It Out’ salon program

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio’s top law enforcement officer wants beauty salons to help detect domestic violence and shelter women who are abused.

Attorney General Richard Cordray said Friday his office is teaming with the State Board of Cosmetology to train stylists to recognize indications of domestic violence.

He says some salons will be designated as neighborhood safe places for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Cordray says salons are uniquely suited to report domestic violence because they often are the only places abusers allow their victims to visit on a regular basis.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation reports 74,551 domestic violence calls were received in 2008, although 46 percent of those resulted in no charges filed.