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13 things cops should ask about in domestic violence cases

31/7/2017

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1. Prior domestic assault in police or criminal records
2. Prior non-domestic assault in police or criminal records
3. Prior custodial sentence for a term of 30 days or more
4. Failure on prior conditional release
5. Threat to harm or kill anyone during assault
6. Confinement of victim during assault
7. Victim fears (is concerned about) future assault
8. More than one child altogether (abuser, victim or both)
9. Victim has a biological child from a previous partner
10. Prior violence against non-domestic victim
11. More than one indicator of substance abuse problem
12. Assault on the victim when she was pregnant
13. Victim faces at least one obstacle to getting help (e.g. lives in a remote location or does not have a phone)

These points are extracted from an article written by Marissa Iati called '13 things N.J. cops should ask about in domestic violence cases' found here.


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