Domestic violence (DV) poses a risk to the safety of Washington residents. This report focuses on DV-related jail bookings reported by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)’s Jail Booking Reporting System (JBRS) and aims to explore the demographics of those being booked in jail with a DV-related charge.
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence (DV) poses a risk to the safety of Washington residents. This report focuses on arrests with a DV enhancement from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and aims to explore the demographics of those being arrested.
Examines the relationship between the type of sentence received for domestic violence and recidivism
Examines the rates of domestic violence case filings in Washington, characteristics of first-time offenders, and first-time offenders’ other offenses in the 5 years before and after their first domestic violence offense