LGBTQ DV Targeted Recommendation: Ensure that all Referrals to 911 and Law Enforcement are Informed, Individual, and Based on a Reasonable Expectation of Benefit in the Specific Situation

This targeted recommendation highlights the historic challenges with law enforcement that domestic violence survivors, and especially diverse LGBTQ survivors, experience. This recommendation outlines considerations for mainstream and culturally-specific organizations regarding their referrals to law enforcement given this history of harm.