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2008 DC Domestic Violence Census (DCPI Research Link)
2008 Summary of the District of Columbia Domestic Violence Count Census
| Publication Year: 2008 | Availability: HTML |
Connections to Rescue Our Victims of Violence (DCPI Research Link)
In this article, the author focuses on the Washington, D.C. school system and Antonio, a child victim of violence, to discuss the background problems that affect the school performance of children from troubled neighborhoods. People who work in schools know that children--even kindergarten and preschool children--don't come to them as blank slates ready to be filled with knowledge. They come from families and neighborhoods--in the case of children like Antonio, families that are troubled, neighborhoods with histories of unspeakable violence. And if there is any hope of saving children from the most troubled neighborhoods, poverty researchers say, it will require not just sustained effort of public schools (though school reform is key), but a national will to confront a host of needs--education, housing, health and safety, employment--of communities lying in the shadow of prosperity. Some organizations, such as Peaceoholics and Reaching Out to Others Together (ROOT) are attempting to build bridges between schools and communities in order to form positive connections between children and positive role models.
| Published by: Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v72 n8 p26-35 Apr 2007 |
| Publication Year: 2007 | Availability: HTML |
2007 Crime Victim Compensation Caseload Statistics (DCPI Research Link)
Contents: Claims Filed, Payments For Services, Amount Awarded To Victims, Average Amount Awarded, Per Claim
| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2007 | Availability: HTML |
2007 Domestic Violence Statistical Summary (DCPI Research Link)
Contents: Pending Jan. 1, Filings, Reactivated/Reopened, Total Available for Resolution, Method of Resolution, Prior to Court Adjudication, Court Adjudications, Total Resolutions, Pending Dec. 31, Percent Change in Pending, Clearance Rate
| Published by: District of Columbia Courts |
| Publication Year: 2007 | Availability: HTML |
2007 DC Domestic Violence Census (DCPI Research Link)
2007 Summary of the District of Columbia Domestic Violence Count Census
| Publication Year: 2007 | Availability: HTML |
Domestic Violence Legislative Amendments 1995-2006 (DCPI Research Link)
The following document provides an eleven-year overview of District of Columbia statutory changes that directly impact domestic violence. It is also a compilation overview of the DC Council voting records for each piece of legislation passed in the last eleven years. This document is a resource tool and accessible to several audiences, including lawyers, advocates, and students.
| Published by: DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
| Publication Year: 2006 | Availability: HTML |
Assault-Injured Adolescents Presenting to the Emergency Department: Causes and Circumstances (DCPI Research Link)
Objectives: To describe the causes and circumstances of conflict leading to assault injury among urban youth seeking care in the emergency department. Methods: The authors conducted in-person and telephone interviews with a convenience sample of 143 youth aged 12–19 years presenting to two urban emergency departments with an interpersonal assault injury. Patients were interviewed about the nature and circumstances of their injury. Descriptive analysis was performed, including stratified analysis by gender, age (12–15 vs. 16–19 years), and weapon use. Results: Seventy percent of patients knew or knew of the person(s) who injured them; most were friends, classmates, or acquaintances. More than half of the injuries (56%) were related to a past disagreement. Among assaults related to a past disagreement, 33% of patients had previous arguments with their assailant, 16% had previous fights, and 14% had previous weapons threats. Twenty-nine percent had been previously threatened, and 11% had previously threatened their assailant. Twenty-eight percent of patients believed they helped to cause the injury by provoking a fight or letting down their guard. Nearly two thirds (64%) believed there were things they could change to prevent future injury, including staying away from dangerous situations and bad influences or controlling their tempers. Conclusions: Most assault injuries among adolescents involved past disagreements with people they knew. Many injured youth were mutually involved in conflict before their injury. Over time, many victims and perpetrators may be interchangeable. These data may help inform emergency department–based interventions to prevent assault injury.
| Published by: Academic Emrgency Medicine '13(6):610 - 616 |
| Publication Year: 2006 | Availability: HTML |
2006 Office of Victim Services Annual Report (DCPI Research Link)
Annual Report of the Office of Victim Services
| Published by: Office of Victim Services |
| Publication Year: 2006 | Availability: HTML |
Psychosocial Correlates of Dating Violence Victimization among Latino Youth (DCPI Research Link)
To examine the association between physical dating violence victimization and risk and protective factors, an anonymous, cross-sectional, self-reported survey was administered to Latino youth (n = 446) residing in suburban Washington, DC. Multivariate logistic regression models were constructed, and adjusted OR and 95% CI were examined. Approximately 9% of Latino adolescents reported physical dating violence victimization. Overall, youth who reported carrying a gun, involvement in physical fights and suicidal thoughts were at greater odds of reporting dating violence. Among females, fighting was the sole risk behavior associated with dating violence. Girls who reported a stronger sense of self were less likely to report dating violence. Among males, gun carrying, but not physical fighting, and having considered suicide were associated with dating violence. Spending time each week with a mentor was also positively associated with male dating violence victimization. Dating violence appeared to cluster with other risk behavior engagement. Important gender differences in associated risk and protective behaviors were identified and should be incorporated into primary and secondary prevention activities.
| Published by: Adolescence San Diego, v40 n158 p319 Sum 2005 |
| Publication Year: 2005 | Availability: HTML |
Investigating Sexual Assault (DCPI Research Link)
of the District's prisoners be placed in private prisons.
| Published by: Law and Order Volume:53 Issue:5 Dated:May 2005 Pages:114-121 |
| Publication Year: 2005 | Availability: HTML |
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