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 Reviews the type of information reported on the Domestic Violence Victim Data table  Clarify what qualifies as a domestic relationship  Reviews modifications to domestic violence reporting  Reviews domestic violence offense groupings  Clarifies proper reporting of Domestic Violence Victim Data through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program

3  Domestic Violence is characterized by the current or former relationship of the people involved in a reported incident  Domestic relationships include intimate relationships and other family relationships

4 Domestic Violence Victim Data

Domestic Relationship: a relationship where the persons involved  Are related by blood or marriage  Are married or divorced  Have a child in common  Have an intimate relationship (current or former)

 The current or former living status of people does not determine a domestic relationship.

 Expanded definition of Domestic Relationship –Living Status  Expanded definition of Domestic Relationship-Spouses/Intimate Partners  Clarified qualifying domestic violence offenses

11  Count ALL victims of DV related offenses within a reported incident  Example: A man hits his wife in front of their child. Police charge man with aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child (2 victims total).

12 Victims of multiple offenses in the same incident should only be counted once Use the following hierarchy to determine which offenses a victim of multiple offenses should be reported under  Murder  Rape  Aggravated Assault  Kidnapping  Sex Offenses other than Rape  Simple Assault  Violation of Protective Order  Endangering the Welfare of a Child

13  Aggravated Assault  Simple Assault  Sex Offense  Other Violent Offense  Violation of Protective Order

 Assault 3 rd WeaponPL sub 3  Assault 2 nd Degree PL  Assault 1 st Degree PL  Menacing 2 nd Weapon PL sub 1  Stalking 2 nd WeaponPL sub 1  Strangulation 2 nd DegreePL  Strangulation 1 st DegreePL

 Assault 3 rd DegreePL sub 1,2  Menacing 1 st DegreePL  Menacing 2 nd StalkingPL sub 2  Menacing 3 rd DegreePL  Stalking 4 th DegreePL  Stalking 3 rd DegreePL  Stalking 2 nd DegreePL sub 2-5  Stalking 1 st DegreePL  Criminal Obstruction of Breathing or Blood CirculationPL  Harassment 2 nd PL  Aggravated Harassment 2 nd PL  Aggravated Harassment 1 st PL  Intimidating a VictimPL

16  Sexual Misconduct PL  Rape PL &  Criminal Sexual Act PL , ,  Sexual Abuse PL ,130.65, , ,  Compel Prostitution PL  Incest PL , ,  Promote Sex Performance of Child PL

 PL sub 3

18  Murder: PL , PL sub 2  Coercion: PL , PL  Kidnapping: PL , PL  Endangering the Welfare of a Child: PL

 Selection criteria for converting IBR data into domestic violence victim data is programmed at the state level and is based on ◦ penal charge ◦ victim to offender relationship

 IBR victim/offender relationship codes determine domestic violence relationship  Literals and codes are listed on page 63 of the NYSIBR Data Capture Elements and Specifications document available at crimereporting/ibr_refman/NYSIBR-Data- Capture-Elements-and-Specifications.pdf crimereporting/ibr_refman/NYSIBR-Data- Capture-Elements-and-Specifications.pdf

 Domestic relationship includes persons related by blood, through marriage, boyfriends, girlfriends, and same sex partners  Domestic violence victim data is a victim count  Offense groupings are UCR classifications and not NYS penal law literals  Importance of accurate reporting

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