Domestic violence and children's presence: a population-based study of law enforcement surveillance of domestic violence.
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| Title: | Domestic violence and children's presence: a population-based study of law enforcement surveillance of domestic violence. |
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| Authors: | Fantuzzo JW (AUTHOR), Fusco RA (AUTHOR), Mohr WK (AUTHOR), Perry MA (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Family Violence. Aug2007, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p331-340. 10p. |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was twofold: (1) to test whether law enforcement officers could reliably use a standard protocol to collect data on domestic violence events (DVEs) across a large municipality, and (2) to use these data to examine prevalence and nature of the violence and children's presence. Reliability checks indicated that data were collected reliably on over 5,000 substantiated DVEs. Findings showed that 48% of all assaults in the municipality were DVEs. Victims were predominantly females in their early thirties, and injuries were predominantly minor and resulted from body contact. Children were present in nearly 50% of the DVEs. They were disproportionately present in domestic violence households compared to all other households in the municipality. Domestic violence households with children were more likely to have mothers and fathers involved in the violence and were disproportionately minority households headed by single females in relatively poor neighborhoods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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