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USAF First Sergeant Academy. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THE FIRST SERGEANT’S PERSPECTIVE REFERENCES: AFI 40-301 1998 U.S. Department of Justice Surveys: Workplace Violence 1992-1996
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USAF First Sergeant Academy • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • THE FIRST SERGEANT’S PERSPECTIVE • REFERENCES: • AFI 40-301 • 1998 U.S. Department of Justice Surveys: • Workplace Violence 1992-1996 • Violence by Intimates 1992-1996 • Stalking and Domestic Violence (1998) People are our business
OVERVIEW • DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY • POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE • INDICATORS • RULES OF ENGAGEMENT • REFERRAL AGENCIES/FOLLOW-UP People are our business
DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE - AN INCIDENT (PHYSICAL AND/OR VERBAL) IN WHICH AN OUTSIDE AGENCY HAS RESPONDED TO CONTROL AND ASSESS THE FAMILY SITUATION - MAY OR MAY NOT INVOLVE VIOLENCE People are our business
DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - A PATTERN OF COERCIVE TACTICS (PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SEXUAL, ECONOMIC, AND/OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE) PERPETRATED BY ONE PERSON AGAINST A FAMILY MEMBER OR AN ADULT INTIMATE PARTNER - GOAL: ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN POWER AND CONTROL OVER THE VICTIM People are our business
DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY MALTREATMENT - CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND SPOUSE ABUSE OR NEGLECT - UNIT COMMANDERS AND FIRST SERGEANTS MUST REFER UNIT MEMBERS TO FAMILY ADVOCACY IF THEY SUSPECT FAMILY MALTREATMENT HAS OCCURRED OR IF THE MEMBER’S DEPENDANTS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. (AFI 40-301, PARA 1.9) People are our business
POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS • INTIMIDATION • ECONOMIC • EMOTIONAL • PHYSICAL People are our business
POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS • SEXUAL ABUSE • STALKING • USING ISOLATION • MALE PRIVILEGE People are our business
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT • PLAN AHEAD • ANSWERING THE CALL • RESPONDING People are our business
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT • ASSESSING THE SITUATION • HANDLING THE SITUATION • THINGS TO THINK ABOUT People are our business
REFERRAL AGENCIES/ FOLLOW UP • FAMILY ADVOCACY • MENTAL HEALTH • FAMILY SUPPORT • SECURITY FORCES • LOCAL LAW/CIVIL COURTS People are our business
REFERRAL AGENCIES/ FOLLOW UP • LEGAL OFFICE • COMMANDER’S ACTION • NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) 1-800-787-3224 (TDD) People are our business
SUMMARY • DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY • POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS • RULES OF ENGAGEMENT • REFERRAL AGENCIES/FOLLOW-UP People are our business