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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
The work load of forensic medical officers (FMOs) who provide medical cover for the Coleraine and Limavady district command units (DCU) of the police service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in dealing with domestic violence was investigated over a three year period from 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2006. A total of 128 cases involving domestic violence were identified during this three year period. There was a significant increase from 4% (32/791) in the first year to 6.6% (56/851, p<0.01) in the number of cases of identified domestic violence in the second year which dropped to 4.2% (40/956) in the third year. Victims were identified in 38% of these domestic violence cases with 62% being identified as assailants. It was noted that there was a significant difference in the proportion of male assailants (96.2%) from female assailants (3.8%). Fifty-four percent of victims were noted to have injuries in accordance with the more serious injury categories of assault of actual bodily harm (AOABH) and grievous bodily harm (GBH). Domestic incidents occurred at the home in 91% of cases, with the FMO being the primary contact in 97% of cases. Alcohol was implicated in 56% of all domestic violence cases recorded.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1752-928X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
430-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Alcohol Drinking, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Child, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Crime Victims, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Domestic Violence, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Forensic Medicine, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Injury Severity Score, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Ireland, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Medical Audit, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Police, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Substance-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Wounds and Injuries, pubmed-meshheading:18761309-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A retrospective audit of the extent and nature of domestic violence cases identified over a three year period in the two district command units of the police service of Northern Ireland.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Ulster, CMB, Coleraine, Co Londonderry, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article