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Domestic Violence Awareness

Domestic Violence Awareness. Officer Jeff Redmond October 15, 2007. Rules for discussion.

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Domestic Violence Awareness

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  1. Domestic ViolenceAwareness Officer Jeff Redmond October 15, 2007

  2. Rules for discussion • Domestic Violence is not a laughing matter. No jokes or discriminatory comments will be allowed. Over 5.3 million women are abused every year. The person sitting next to you may be affected by domestic violence in their home. • Up to 95 % of all victims are female. We will use her/she when referring to victims • Most perpetrators are males. We will use him/he when referring to perpetrators • Survey Students

  3. Legal Definition • N.R.S. 33.018 • Domestic violence occurs when a person commits one of the following acts against or upon his spouse, former spouse, any other person to whom he is related by blood or marriage, a person with whom he is or was actually residing, a person with whom he has had or his having a dating relationship, a person with whom he has a child in common, the minor child of any of those persons or his minor child

  4. N.R.S 33.018 continued • (a) A battery • (b) An assault • (c) Compelling the other by force or threat of force to perform an act from which he has the right to refrain or to refrain from an act which he has the right to perform. • (d) A sexual assault

  5. Sentencing Requirements • First Offense- (within 7 years) • Imprisonment not less than 2 days, but not more than 6 months • Perform not less than 48 hours of community service, but not more that 120 hours • Fined not less than $200.00, but not more than $1000.00

  6. Sentencing Requirements • Second Offense (within 7 years ) • Imprisonment not less than 10 days, but not more than 6 months. • Perform not less than 100 hours of community service, but not more that 200 hours • Fined not less than $500.00, but not more than $1000.00

  7. Sentencing Requirements • Third Offense (within 7 years) • CATEGORY C FELONY • 1-5 YEARS IN THE STATE PRISON

  8. Mandatory Arrest • Domestic Violence is a misdemeanor crime. • An officer must make an arrest of person suspect of D.V if the officer has probable cause to belief a crime of domestic violence has occurred within 24 hours of the arrest. • Most misdemeanor crimes officers need to witness the action to make an arrest or have the victim or independent witness sign a complaint for a probable cause arrest. • Why would the law need to be different for Domestic Violence?

  9. Why Victims are Uncooperative • Fear of further abuse • Financial dependency • Belief that he will change • Fear of losing children • Social Stigma • No where to go

  10. Domestic Violence Cycle

  11. Local VictimsShelby Joanette • Thirty six year old Shelby Joanette had left her husband in Southern Nevada, coming home to her parents' house in Fernley, filing for divorce, hoping to rebuild her life after the breakup of her marriage. That hope ended Saturday morning on a rural road outside Fernley. She had gone to care for her horses and had called her father to say her truck had broken down. He arrived to find Shelby lying next to it, shot twice in the head. She was flown to Renown Medical Center in critical condition and a short time later police had issued a bulletin for her estranged husband, 36 year old Michael Newcastle. He was arrested that night near Beatty.

  12. Charla Mack • A Reno pawn shop owner has been charged with murderin his estranged wife's killing and is being sought for questioningin the sniper shooting of a judge who was involved with his divorcecase, police confirmed Tuesday.Police launched a manhunt for Darren Roy Mack after Family CourtJudge Chuck Weller was shot Monday in the chest by a sniper throughthe window of his third floor office in the Washoe Countycourthouse complex.

  13. Kathy Augustine • The husband of the late State Controller Kathy Augustine was arrested in Virginia Friday and charged with murdering her after an FBI toxicology test found a paralyzing drug in her system. A warrant charging Chaz Higgs with first-degree murder was issued this week in Reno after a coroner's autopsy and results of toxicology tests found succinylcholine in Augustine's system; police described the drug as a powerful paralytic. The warrant and test results had been kept secret until Higgs' arrest.

  14. Expense to Community • Health related cost of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed $5.5 billion each year • Lost productivity and earnings due to intimate partner violence accounts for almost $1.8 billion each year • Nearly 8 million days of paid work are lost by victims of Domestic Violence each year

  15. Domestic Violence Statistics • 85 % - 95 % all domestic violence victims are females • Over 500,000 women are stalked by an intimate partner each year. • 5.3 million women are abused each year • Average of 1,200 women are killed each year by an intimate partner

  16. Officer Safety with Domestic Violence Calls • Two Officer minimum • Most dangerous call for LEO • Call information • Nature of violence • Nature of injury • Battery w/weapon • Physical vs. Verbal • Suspect Intoxicated? • Any weapons? • Call history?

  17. Investigation • Separate Suspect and Victim • Offer medical services if needed • Officers try to keep visual on each other while interviewing those involved. • Suspect checked for weapons (Officer Safety Priority) • Get stories from both and determine primary aggressor if both parties have injuries. • Speak with independent witnesses • Children, neighbors, roommates • Take photos of injuries and or crime scene if applicable. • Collect evidence ,inventory property (broken phones, torn clothing, bloody items, damaged walls

  18. Typical Calls for ServiceDomestic Violence • Child Custody Issues • Custodial parent fighting with non-custodial for visitation. Both parents often come to school to p/u child. • Temporary Protection Order (TPO) • Court order forbidding one parent to have contact with ex spouse and children • Stalking/Harassing behavior of ex with WCSD employee or with parent of students.

  19. Contact Information A Safe Embrace (Shelter Program) 322-3466 Committee to Aid Abused Women (Shelter Program) 329-4150 Crisis Call Center (24-hour hotline for all issues - suicide, d.v., child abuse, sexual abuse, elder abuse, etc.) - 784-8090 Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-500-1556 Reno Police Department Victim Services Unit - 334-2175 (Ask for an advocate)

  20. Open DiscussionQuestions/Answers

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