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Prior Research on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Services

Prior Research on Intimate Partner Violence Victims' Services
Classification Study Research Question Methods Findings Limitations
Multiple Treatments Bennett, Riger, Schewe, Howard and Wasco, 2004 The effectiveness of hotline, advocacy, counseling and shelter services for domestic violence victims Using cluster evaluation, evaluated one fiscal year's worth of data from 54 programs serving victims of domestic violence. Overall, effectiveness in all areas was supported; however, improvements in...

Protecting our Protectors: Using Science to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness

June 2012

Each year, 100-200 law enforcement officers die in the line of duty. Last year, 177 lost their lives — a 16-percent increase from 2010. As Attorney General Eric Holder noted, this is a devastating and unacceptable trend. NIJ has developed a robust research portfolio to improve officer safety and wellness and, ultimately, save lives. This panel discussed some of NIJ's most promising work to reduce shooting and traffic-related fatalities — consistently the leading causes of officer line-of-duty deaths — and improve officer wellness, which is inextricably linked with officer safety.