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.
Domestic Violence
Washington State Center for Court Research, Administrative Office of the Courts
Examines the relationship between the type of sentence received for domestic violence and recidivism
Washington State Center for Court Research, Administrative Office of the Courts
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