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| Fatality
Review Project
From January 1997 through June 2006 at least 359 people were killed by domestic violence abusers in Washington State. In 2005, 50% of women who were murdered in Washington were killed by their current or former intimate partner. While men killing their female current or former intimate partner comprise the largest portion of domestic violence-related homicides, we cannot understand the true death toll of domestic violence unless we also examine the many other homicides which take place as abusers seek to control their intimate partners. The children, friends and families of victims of domestic violence are also at risk when abusers become homicidal. |
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NOW! This report includes: the most recent statistics on Washington State domestic violence fatalities; findings and recommendations from the reviewed cases of the past two years; and tips for utilizing the Fatality Review reports to mobilize change in your community. |
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The Domestic Violence Fatality Review's primary goals are to: promote cooperation, communication and collaboration among agencies investigating and intervening in domestic violence; identify patterns in domestic violence-related fatalities; and formulate recommendations regarding the investigation, intervention and prevention of domestic violence. We seek to do this by bringing together locally based, multi-disciplinary review panels for a detailed examination of domestic violence fatalities. These panels focus on the events leading up to the homicide; they seek to identify gaps in policy, practice, training, resources, information and collaboration. Fatality Review Statistics Advocates
and Fatality Reviews These papers discuss key best practices for domestic violence fatality review panels and advocates serving on them. We hope that these papers will help advocates: articulate their hopes and expectations for fatality reviews in their community; evaluate their community’s review and their participation in it; and provide guidance to their communities as they set up fatality reviews.
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for Journalists - Now Updated for 2008! The Coalition’s Fatality Review Project has developed a guide for journalists. This guide includes: domestic violence statistics, based on work with local communities; a research summary of how domestic violence fatalities are currently covered by media in our state; and tips for covering domestic violence crimes in the most complete and accurate way possible. The guide is written for journalists, but can be utilized by domestic violence advocates to strengthen or support their relationships with local media. We encourage advocates to contact the reporters covering domestic violence crimes and fatalities in your community, and share this guide with them. The Domestic Violence Fatality Review issues a report with findings and policy recommendations biennially. These reports build upon one another and the findings and recommendations from previous reports are still relevant.
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