Assaults in Domestic Violence Incidents:
Descriptive Statistics and Predictors of Legal Resolutions

Rivera, Marny. (9 Mar 2010). "Assaults in Domestic Violence Incidents: Descriptive Statistics and Predictors of Legal Resolutions" (Powerpoint slide presentation). Slide presentation presented to Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC), Anchorage, AK. Supported by Grant No. 2005-WG-BX-0011 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and Grants Nos. 2003-WF-BX-0201 and 2004-WF-AX-0033 awarded by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice through the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Summary: This slideshow presents descriptive statistics on all assaults in domestic violence incidents (N=1,281) reported to Alaska State Troopers in 2004 that were closed by the time of the study, and describes predictors of prosecution based on the data and correlates of injury and cultural factors in the described incidents.