Homicide / Lethality Content Topic Results
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May 2014
How to Recognize and Act on Risk Factors for Domestic Violence Homicide
Publisher(s):This blog provides brief recommendations for emergency physicians on screening ED patients for intimate partner violence.
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May 2014
A Roadmap to Risk Assessment: ODARA and Maine’s CCR
This webinar describes the process leading to the recommendation that Maine risk assessment practice be updated to include the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) tool.
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March 2014
2013 Domestic Violence Fatalities in Washington State
Publisher(s):In 2013, 35 people were killed in Washington State as a result of domestic violence. This is significantly fewer than the 54 domestic violence deaths in 2012, and the lowest in the seventeen years WSCADV has been collecting this data.
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March 2014
2013 Domestic Violence Fatalities in Washington State
Publisher(s):This document provides data on domestic violence fatalities in Washington State for the year 2013.
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January 2014
Surveillance for Violent Deaths: National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2010
Publisher(s):This report summarizes data from CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 16 U.S. states for 2010.
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January 2014
2013 Annual Femicide Report
Publisher(s):The Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women publishes The Femicide Report, a report on women and children murdered in Minnesota, to educate the public about the lethality of domestic violence and child abuse.
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January 2014
Strangulation Laws
Publisher(s):This chart is a compilation of the strangulation laws in the United States.
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October 2013
Intimate Partner Violence in New Jersey's African American Community: Findings and Recommendations of the New Jersey Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board
Publisher(s):The goal of this report is to identify trends of domestic violence occurrence in the New Jersey African American community and provide culturally unique recommendations to reduce the outcomes of intimate partner homicide for African American victims.
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September 2013
Domestic Violence Homicides In Massachusetts Tracking Analysis 2003-YTD 2013
Publisher(s):This document provides information on domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts from 2003 to 2013.
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- NRCDV Publications
- General Material
September 2013
What is the connection between firearms and domestic violence homicides?
Publisher(s):This form offers taking points for advocates on the connection between firearms and domestic violence homicides. Recent, fully cited statistics are provided to assist advocates in engaging the media and raising awareness of this important issue.
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August 2013
A Blueprint for Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention
Publisher(s):This paper discusses lessons learned and considerations for preventing intimate partner homicide.
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June 2013
When Crisis Strikes: A Toolkit for Critical Incident Response and Management
Publisher(s): PCADV developed this toolkit to help domestic violence programs navigate a crisis situation – a homicide, suicide, natural death, accident or fire – that could disrupt services, distress staff and shelter residents, and attract unwanted media and public interest.