www.fcadv.org JUNE 2017 / FACES OF FATALITY 17 Decedent: • 21% (6 of 29) of decedents had a known history of domestic violence based on criminal records and narrative reports. • 7% (2 of 29) of decedents had a known criminal order of no contact issued against them. • 7% (2 of 29) of decedents had a known permanent Injunction for Protection filed against them by the perpetrator. Domestic Violence and Social Services • 40% (12 of 30) of decedents or their family had known contact with the Department of Children and Families. • 17% (5 of 29) of decedents had known contact with victim support services. • 7% (2 of 29) of decedents had known contact with a certified domestic violence center. • 20% (3 of 15) of perpetrators with a prior history of domestic violence were currently or were previously enrolled in a batterers’ intervention program (BIP). Characteristics of the Fatality • 21% (6 of 29) of perpetrators completed suicide and an additional 14% (4 of 29) attempted but did not complete suicide. • At the time of the fatality, there was known substance use by 33% of perpetrators. This information is based on the perpetrator’s self-reports and/or medical toxicology reports. The breakdown is as follows: 13% alcohol (4 of 30) 10% drugs (3 of 30) 10% drugs and alcohol (3 of 30) 67% no known documented substance abuse (20 of 30) • 14% (4 of 29) of fatalities had a collateral victim (i.e., a victim other than the decedent; does not include perpetrator suicides). • There were known child witnesses in 10% (3 of 30) of the fatalities.
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