Transforming the Army Central Registry Family Violence File into a Relational Database for the Purpose of Facilitating Epidemiological Research

Abstract

The Army Central Registry (ACR) is a victim-based registry documenting substantiated spouse and child abuse events. ACR data were originally collected for administrative purposes and, without significant adaptation, are not immediately suitable for epidemiological analyses. Our ultimate research goal is to link ACR data for individuals involved in single or multiple events as victims, perpetrators, or both to health behavior, health outcome and demographic data. This will allow us to identity precipitating factors,follow individuals after an event, and understand how different events are related. This report details the steps taken to transform the ACR data into a relational database that allows us to meet these goals. The purpose of this report is to document the process we undertook to create a useful research database from an administrative data source, while also highlighting the unique challenges of the ACR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA449982

Entities

People

  • Cara Fuchs
  • James E. Mccarroll
  • Lauren Komp
  • Nicole S. Bell
  • Paul J. Amoroso

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Application Software
  • Army Personnel
  • Child Abuse
  • Computer Programming
  • Department Of Defense
  • Domestic Violence
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Law Enforcement
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Relational Databases
  • Therapy

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