Military Families and Intimate Partner Violence: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a national public health issue. IPV is also a crime characterized by recidivism and escalation, meaning offenders are likely to be repeat abusers, and the intensity of the abuse or violence is likely to grow over time. Like the broader phenomenon of domestic violence and abuse, a subset of which includes IPV, associated physical and mental trauma for those who are victims of abuse, as well as for those minor children who witness the abuse, can have both immediate and long-term health effects and significant costs to society. When military servicemembers are involved as either victims or perpetrators of IPV, the consequences of IPV can also harm unit readiness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 04, 2019
Accession Number
AD1112983

Entities

People

  • Alan Ott
  • Kristy N. Kamarck
  • Lisa N. Sacco

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Databases
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Families
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Sexual Assault
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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