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Evaluating a Lethality Scale for the Seattle Police Department Domestic Violence Unit, 1995-1997

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Principal Investigator(s): Wolf, Marsha E.; Stoner, Julie; Kernic, Mary A.; Holt, Victoria L.; Critchlow, Cathy

Summary: The specific aim of this project was to evaluate the usefulness of the Seattle Police Department's (SPD) Lethality Scale in identifying misdemeanor cases that might be high risk for escalating violence and subsequent felony incidents. Data provide information on 11,972 unique couples with incidents occurring between January 1, 1995, and December 31, 1997, involving intimate couples in which the suspect was at least 18 years old and the victim was at least 16, with no age restriction for cas... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03026.v1

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