Domestic and family violence, <scp>non‐lethal</scp> strangulation and social work intervention in the emergency department

Marks, Jacqueline; Markwell, Alex; Randell, Thomas; Hughes, James Alexander

doi:10.1111/1742-6723.13519

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“…This will help to ensure that the victim is protected from further harm and receives appropriate medical and psychological intervention (Pritchard et al, 2015, 2018). This is particularly important as several studies indicate that even when NFS has been identified, action has not been commensurate with the risk strangulation poses to the victim (Douglas et al, 2020; Joshi et al, 2012; Marks et al, 2020).…”

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“…NFS may also go unrecognized, misidentified, or minimized by police, health professionals, and prosecutorial authorities (Douglas & Fitzgerald, 2014;Messing et al, 2018) with studies concluding that up to 17% of strangulation cases remained unrecognized by police (Pritchard et al, 2018), and that over 50% of survivors presenting to emergency rooms for NFS-related DV injuries did not receive an appropriate level of treatment (Marks et al, 2020).…”

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“…Yet, current research remains inadequate, mainly due to methodological issues, making comparisons across studies difficult (Pritchard et al, 2015), a challenge also facing DV research more generally (Bender, 2016). As a result, determining the prevalence of NFS can be problematic and varies substantially depending on the nature and size of the sample (Bendlin & Sheridan, 2019; Black et al, 2011; Glass et al, 2008; Marks et al, 2020; Pritchard et al, 2015; Shields et al, 2010; Sorenson et al, 2014; Wilbur et al, 2001). Population-based samples report a lower prevalence of NFS (3%–9.7%) (Black et al, 2011; Sorenson et al, 2014) than specific sample groups, such as those receiving medical attention following a DV event (26%–79%) (Marks et al, 2020; Shields et al, 2010), those in DV-related police data samples (11.5%–16.6%) (Bendlin & Sheridan, 2019; Pritchard et al, 2018), and among women presenting to refuges (68%) (Wilbur et al, 2001).…”

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“…In a sample of 9,884 police-recorded DV events with stalking involved in Western Australia, NFS was also reported in 16.6% ( n = 1,638) of cases (Bendlin & Sheridan, 2019). Furthermore, among 170 DV-related presentations to a hospital emergency department in Brisbane, Queensland, NFS was identified in 26% of cases (Marks et al, 2020), while 24 of 65 women (36.9%) who engaged with the respective legal system, due to their partner's violence, reported experiences of NFS (Douglas & Fitzgerald, 2020).…”

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Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales: Prevalence and Characteristics Using Text Mining Study of Police Narratives

Wilson

Spike

Karystianis

et al. 2021

Violence Against Women

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Nonfatal strangulation (NFS) is a common form of domestic violence (DV) that frequently leaves no visible signs of injury and can be a portent for future fatality. A validated text mining approach was used to analyze a police dataset of 182,949 DV events for the presence of NFS. Results confirmed NFS within intimate partner relationships is a gendered form of violence. The presence of injury and/or other (non-NFS) forms of physical abuse, emotional/verbal/social abuse, and the perpetrator threatening to kill the victim, were associated with significantly higher odds of NFS perpetration. Police data contain rich information that can be accessed using automated methodologies such as text mining to add to our understanding of this pressing public health issue.

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“…Violence against women is a stable and systematic pattern of emotionally, psychologically, and physically charged events that can escalate in frequency, variety, and severity of violence (Garcia-Moreno et al, 2013; Jung & Stewart, 2019; Marks et al, 2020). At times, the victims are at serious risk for their lives (Gino et al, 2019; Matias et al, 2020).…”

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Violence Against Prostitutes and Non-prostitutes: An Analysis of Frequency, Variety and Severity

Zara

Theobald

Veggi

et al. 2021

J Interpers Violence

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Violence against women is a form of gender violence, and the lethal aspect of it, defined as femicide, is a global health and human rights problem. This study looked at 330 cases of femicide that occurred in North West Italy, between 1970 and 2020, committed by 303 male perpetrators. The victims included women who were prostitutes and those who were not. Findings show that only a small proportion of femicide occurs within an anonymous setting: Victims were mostly killed by a man they knew. The type and intensity of the relationship was likely to affect how the violence occurred. In those cases in which victims and perpetrators had an intimate relationship, the risk of overkill, that is, an excessive use of violence that goes further than what is necessary to cause death, was four times higher in comparison with the murder of unknown victims. As with non-prostitutes, the risk of overkill was almost fourfold for those prostitutes who knew their perpetrators. Furthermore, when comparing prostitutes with any unknown victims, the risk of being overkilled was almost five times higher for the former, suggesting that prostitutes are more at risk of being murdered with excessive violence. In addition, prostitutes were more likely to be victims of sexual murder, postmortem mutilation, and being killed by men who had previous criminal records. Women who are victims of violence are not a homogeneous group, although some of the psychosocial correlates are the same and relevance should be given to the features behind the type, intensity, and nature of the relationship between prostitutes and non-prostitutes and their perpetrators. These variables are what make violence against women a preventable problem.

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A descriptive study of domestic and family violence presentations to an emergency department in the Northern Territory

Owen,

Hare Breidahl,

Mussared

et al. 2024

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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ObjectiveExamine the nature of domestic and family violence (DFV) presentations to an ED in the Northern Territory and identify potential gaps in service delivery.MethodsProspective descriptive study of DFV presentations in November 2021.ResultsA total of 70 presentations were identified, representing 1.2% of all presentations aged 16 years and older. Disproportionately impacted were First Nations people (90%), women (77.1%) and those aged less than 40 years (67.1%). Most (81.4%) arrived outside of business hours and only 37.1% were assessed by the social worker. Case complexity was increased by high rates of homelessness (30%), concurrent alcohol consumption (44.3%) and pregnancy (11.1% of females). More than a third (37.1%) had attended on one to four occasions in the previous 6 months with a DFV‐related injury. Compared to non‐DFV attendances, the median ED length of stay was approximately twice as long (456 vs 210 min), admissions rates to the ED short stay unit five times higher (25.7% vs 5.7%; P < 0.01, odds ratio [OR] = 5.7 and 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.3–9.8) and rates of self‐discharge prior to completion of care 9 times higher (12.9% vs 1.5%; P < 0.01, OR = 9.5 and 95% CI = 4.6–19.7).ConclusionThe data highlights the need for a 24 h trauma‐informed, culturally safe and integrated service to support people experiencing DFV. This could be achieved by a specialist unit designed and staffed by First Nations health practitioners.

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Domestic and family violence, non‐lethal strangulation and social work intervention in the emergency department

Cited by 6 publications

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Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales: Prevalence and Characteristics Using Text Mining Study of Police Narratives

Nonfatal Strangulation During Domestic Violence Events in New South Wales: Prevalence and Characteristics Using Text Mining Study of Police Narratives

Violence Against Prostitutes and Non-prostitutes: An Analysis of Frequency, Variety and Severity

A descriptive study of domestic and family violence presentations to an emergency department in the Northern Territory

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