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Danger Assessment (DA)

Campbell, J.C. (Sage Publications, 2004)

Dr. Jaquelyn Campbell and John Hopkins School of Nursing developed the Danger Assessment (DA) screening tool in 1986, finalizing it in 2004, as a proprietary instrument “that helps to determine the level of danger an abused ...

Dangers That Teens and Kids Face: A Look at the Data

DeSilver, Drew (Pew Research Center, 2016)

This blog post summary takes information regarding safety concerns from a survey of U.S. parents with children under 18 and juxtaposes that against statistics on the actual incidence of those safety concerns taken from a ...

Data-Driven Recommendations Regarding Campus Sexual Misconduct

Richards, Tara (Center for Evidence-based Crime Policy, 2019)

This article describes the state of current statistics about campus sexual misconduct and what current statistics do not include, as well as the limited existing research on reporting to Title IX coordinators and on campus ...

Dating and relationship violence among 16-19 year olds in England and Wales: a cross-sectional study of victimization.

Young, Honor; Turney, Catherine; White, James; Bonnell, Chris; Lewis, Ruth; Fletcher, Adam (2017)

Background: Dating and relationship violence (DRV) is under-researched in the UK, especially among Further Education (FE) students. This study examines the association between DRV victimization and socio-demographic ...

Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA)

Sabina, Chiara; Cuevas, Carlos (National Institute of Justice, 2013)

The purpose of the study was to: determine extent of dating violence in a sample of male and female Latino adolescents, determine the coexistence of other forms of victimization among those who experienced dating violence, ...

Dating Violence among Latino Adolescents-II (DAVILA-II)

Cuevas, Carlos; Sabina, Chiara (Journal of Adolescence, 2016)

The purpose of the study was to examine dating violence among Latino adolescents over time, evaluate the longitudinal patterns of co-occurring victimization (polyvictimization) for Latino victims of dating violence, examine ...

Dating violence among urban, minority, middle school youth and associated sexual risk behaviors and substance use.

Lormand, Donna K.; Markham, Christine M.; Peskin, Melissa F.; Byrd, Theresa L.; Addy, Robert C.; Baumler, Elizabeth; Tortolero, Susan R. (2013)

Background: Whereas dating violence among high school students has been linked with sexual risk-taking and substance use, this association has been understudied among early adolescents. We estimated the prevalence of ...

Dating violence perpetration and victimization among US adolescents: Prevalence, patterns, and associations with health complaints and substance use.

Haynie, Denise; Farhat, Tilda; Brooks-Russell, Ashley; Wang, Jing; Barbieri, Brittney; Iannotti, Ronald (2013)

Purpose: This research identified conceptually cohesive latent classes of youth dating violence (DV) and examined associations between covariates and classes by gender. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 2,203 ...

Dating Violence Reported by High School Students, 2017

Unknown author (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), 2020)

This fact sheet includes charts comparing the percentages of high school students who reported physical and sexual dating violence in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Additional charts compare percentages of teen dating victims by ...

Dating violence victimization across the teen years: Abuse frequency, number of abusive partners, and age at first occurrence

Bonomi, Amy; Anderson, Melissa; Nemeth, Julianna; Bartle-Haring, Suzanne; Buettner, Cynthia; Schipper, Deborah (2012)

Background: Prior longitudinal studies have shown high cumulative dating violence exposure rates among U.S adolescents, with 36 percent of males and 44 percent to 88 percent of females experiencing victimization across ...

Death Thoughts and Images in Treatment-Seekers After Violent Loss (Author Manuscript)

Baddeley, Jenna; Williams, Josh; Rynearson, Ted; Correa, Fanny; Saindon, Connie; Rheingold, Allysa (National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2015)

Violent loss survivors often describe experiencing recurrent imagery about their loved oneâ€™s death. The Death Imagery Scale assesses five kinds of imagery: reenactment, rescue, revenge, reunion, and remorse. We explored ...

Decision-Making Based on Social Conventional Rules by Elderly People

Komeda, Hidetsugu; Eguchi, Yoko; Kusumi, Takashi; Kato, Yuka; Narumoto, Jin; Mimura, Masura (National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2018)

Information used by older adults engaging in a social decision making task of judging a protagonist as a good or a bad person was investigated. Older (n= 100, 50 women, mean age = 63.6 years) and younger (n= 100, 50 women, ...

Decisions to Prosecute Battered Women’s Homicide Cases: An Exploratory Study

Follingstad, Diane; Rogers, M. Jill; Welling, Sarah; Priesmeyer, Frances Jillian (University of Kentucky College of Law, 2015)

Discretionary decisions to prosecute cases in which a battered woman kills her partner were investigated using several research strategies and targeting a range of case elements. Law students presented with case elements ...

Delaware Shootings 2014: An Overview of Incidents, Suspects, Victims, and Dispositions in Delaware

Salt, Jim; Rager, Eric (Delaware Statistical Analysis Center, 2015)

This report is the fourth in a series examining criminal, non-accidental shooting incidents in Delaware that resulted in the injury or death of another person. This report focuses on multiple characteristics of shooting ...

Demystifying Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice: A Guide for Practitioners

Reichert, Jessica; Gatens, Alysson (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), 2019)

Evaluation in criminal justice is vital to improving program effectiveness, increasing efficiency, and improving public safety. This article helps demystify the evaluation process and offers practical advice for practitioners ...

Depressive Symptoms, Substance Abuse, and Intimate Partner Violence among Pregnant Women of Diverse Ethnicities

Holden, Kisha; McKenzie, Roberta; Pruitt, Vikki; Aaron, Katrina; Hall, Stephanie (2012)

This study examines the relationship between self-reported depressive symptoms, substance abuse and intimate partner violence among 602 African American, Hispanic, White, Asian American, American Indian/Alaskan Native, ...

Descriptive Analysis of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Incidents Closed by the Alaska State Troopers, 2008 – 2011

Myrstol, Brad; Parker, Khristy (Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, 2015)

The primary objective of the Alaska Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Case Processing Project is to systematically document the formal processing of sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor (SA/SAM), and domestic violence ...

A Descriptive Analysis of Transitional Housing Programs for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States.

Baker, Charlene; Niolon, Phyllis Holditch; Oliphant, Hilary (2009)

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2005 focuses on safe and independent housing for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). The focus on housing in the latest version of VAWA suggests recognition by Congress ...

Design and implementation of an empowerment model to prevent elder abuse: a randomized controlled trial

Estebari, Fatemeh; Dastoorpoor, Maryam; Mostafaei, Davoud; Khanjani, Narges; Khalifekandi, Zahra Rahimi; Fouroushani, Abbas Rahimi; Aghababaeian, Hamidreza; Taghdisi, Mohammad Hossein (National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2018)

Background: Older adults are more vulnerable to health risks than younger people and may get exposed to various dangers, including elder abuse. This study aimed to design and implement an empowerment educational intervention ...

Determining Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Abuse Using Promotores: Low-Income Immigrant Latinos Report High Rates of Abuse and Neglect (Research Translation)

Unknown author (National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), 2012)

This research translation summarizes the study “Determining Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Abuse Using Promotores: Low-Income Immigrant Latinos Report High Rates of Abuse and Neglect” by De Liema et al. For the study, ...

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