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Juvenile (under 18)

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2022

NCJ Number
309909
Date Published
November 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored, OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored)

Responding to Intimate Partner Violence Related Strangulation Integrating Policy, Practice, and Rese

October 2024

This webinar examines the problem of Intimate Partner Violence Strangulation and an innovative response policy. The presentation will include an overview of the nature and extent of strangulation, its dangers, and adverse medical consequences followed by a review of a Strangulation Ordinance in Burleson, Texas that mandates extensive training for first responders and a city-wide response protocol for strangulation detection and investigation, documentation of strangulation signs and symptoms, medical assistance, and service referrals for strangulation survivors.