Accession Number:

AD1112983

Title:

Military Families and Intimate Partner Violence: Background and Issues for Congress

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Congressional Report]

Corporate Author:

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Kamarck, Kristy N.
• Ott, Alan
• Sacco, Lisa N.

Report Date:

2019-12-04

Pagination or Media Count:

46

Abstract:

Intimate partner violence IPV is a national public health issue. IPV is also a crime characterized by recidivism and escalation, meaning offenders are likely to be repeat abusers, and the intensity of the abuse or violence is likely to grow over time. Like the broader phenomenon of domestic violence and abuse, a subset of which includes IPV, associated physical and mental trauma for those who are victims of abuse, as well as for those minor children who witness the abuse, can have both immediate and long-term health effects and significant costs to society. When military servicemembers are involved as either victims or perpetrators of IPV, the consequences of IPV can also harm unit readiness.

Descriptors:

• health services
• personnel management
• employment
• medical personnel
• congress
• national security
• military medicine
• traumatic stress disorder
• business administration
• management personnel
• sexual assault
• air force
• families (human)
• law
• law enforcement
• military personnel
• criminal investigations
• databases
• military families
• department of veterans affairs

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Sociology and Law
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]