Special Investigative Topics (#3232) UNIT TWO FAMILY VIOLENCE

1. Special Investigative Topics (#3232) UNIT TWOFAMILY VIOLENCE Revised: August 2013 George D. Little – Primary Instructor Deputy Chief INTEL, Homeland Security & TRAINING BCCO PCT #4 PowerPoint

2. ADMINISTRATIVE • All cell phones off please – pay attention to course materials and show common respect & courtesy. • Listen, takes notes and ask questions.

3. About Your InstructorCourse Facilitator - Mentor George D. Little A.S. & B.S. Criminal Justice & Sociology B.S.CJ Wayland Baptist University, San Antonio M.S. Criminology & Counter-Terrorism University of the State of New York 2012 T.C.L.E.O.S.E. Professional Achievement Award Certified Crime Prevention Specialist (C.C.P.S.) TCLEOSE Basic Instructor Certificate 1984 TCLEOSE Master Peace Officer 1991 MP Special Operations Operator Counter-Terrorism 1988 Graduate Drug Enforcement Administration Academy 1977 42- years Law Enforcement Experience 39-Years Teaching & Instructor Experience

4. Family ViolenceLearning Objectives Learning Objective 2.1: The student will be able to define family violence in accordance Section 71.004 of the Texas Family Code. Learning Objective 2.2: The student will be able to list national and state statistics surrounding Family Violence. Learning Objective 2.3: The student will be able to list and describe some of the types of abuse and characteristics of batterers. Learning Objective 2.4: The student will be able to list assistance available to victims of Family Violence.

5. Family ViolenceLearning Objectives Learning Objective 2.5: The student will be able to list sections of the Family Code and the Code of Criminal Procedures that pertains to Protective Orders and describe the function of the different Protective Orders. Learning Objective 2.6: The student will be able to list the Articles in Chapter 5 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedures, Family Violence Prevention. Learning Objective 2.7: The student will be able to describe the importance of reporting and documenting a Family Violence offense.

6. Family ViolenceLearning Objectives Learning Objective 2.8: The student will be able to identify the predominant aggressor. Learning Objective 2.9: The student will be able to identify considerations for documenting any injuries by photograph or video of alleged family violence. Learning Objective 2.10: The student will be able to identify considerations for documenting any statements in a written account of alleged family violence. Learning Objective 2.11: The student will be able to list and describe legislative updates passed during the 80th Legislative Session that are relevant to Family Violence.

7. Family ViolenceUnit Two

8. Family ViolenceUnit Two Functional Area: To provide the officer an understanding of Family Violence and those key changes within the different Texas Codes that may impact on their performance in the critical areas of family violence.

9. 2.1 Define Family Violence Define Family Violence in accordance with Section 71.004 of the Texas Family Code. (Review)

10. Family Violence A. Family Violence defined: 1. Family violence means an act by a member of a family or household against another member of the family or household that is intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual

11. A. Family Violence defined: 1. Cont’d: assault, or that is a threat that reasonably places the member in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault, but does not include defensive measures to protect oneself. This includes dating violence.

12. A. Family Violence defined: 2. Senate Bill 68 of the 77th Legislature amended the Family Code to include “Dating Violence” as part of the definition of Family Violence. A “Dating Relationship” means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a continuing relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.

13. Family Violence National Statistics: • October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

14. 2.2 National & State Statistics FAMILY VIOLENCE

15. National Statistics: - Cont’d: • Estimates 960,000 incidents of violence against a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend per year to three million women who are physically abused by their husband or boyfriend per year

16. National Statistics: - Cont’d: • Nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives

17. National Statistics: (continued) • Nearly 25 percent of American women report being raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date at some time in their lifetime

18. National Statistics: - cont’d: • 31% percent of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused in the past year

19. National Statistics: - cont’d: • In the year 2001, more than half a million American women (588,490 women) were victims of nonfatal violence committed by an intimate partner

20. National Statistics: FAMILY VIOLENCE – Cont’d • Intimate partner violence is primarily a crime against women. Children are Also VICTIMS

21. National Statistics: FAMILY VIOLENCE – Cont’d • In 2001, women accounted for 85 % of the victims of intimate partner violence (total of 588,490) and men accounted for approximately 15 % of the victims (total of 103,220)

22. National Statistics: FAMILY VIOLENCE – Cont’d • While women are less likely than men to be victims of violent crimes overall, women are five to eight times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner

23. National Statistics: (continued) • In 2001, intimate partner violence made up 20% of violent crime against women. The same year, intimate partners committed 3% of all violent crime against men.

24. National Statistics: (continued) • Women are seven to 14 times more likely than men to report suffering severe physical assaults from an intimate partner

25. National Statistics: (continued) • The health-related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking, and homicide by intimate partners exceed five point eight billion dollars each year (CDC study)

26. Family Violence Domestic Homicides: • On average, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in this country every day. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. The same year, 440 men were killed by an intimate partner.

27. Domestic Homicides: - Cont’d: • Women are much more likely than men to be killed by an intimate partner. In 2000, intimate partner homicides accounted for 33.5 percent of the murders of women and less than four percent of the murders of men.

28. Family Violence – Cont’d: Domestic Homicides: (continued) • About half of all female victims of intimate violence report an injury of some type, and about 20 percent of them seek medical assistance.

29. Family Violence – Cont’d: Domestic Homicides: (continued) • Thirty-seven percent of women who sought treatment in emergency rooms for violence-related injuries in 1994 were injured by a current or former spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend

30. Family Violence Domestic Violence and Youth: • Approx. 1 in 5 female high school students reports being physically and/or sexually abused by a dating partner • 8% of high school age girls said "yes" when asked if "a boyfriend or date has ever forced sex against your will"

31. Domestic Violence and Youth – Cont’d: • 40% of girls age 14 - 17 reported knowing someone their age that had been hit or beaten by a boyfriend • During the 1996-1997 school year there were an estimated 4,000 incidents of rape or other types of sexual assault in public schools across the country

32. Family Violence Domestic Violence and Children: • In a national survey of more than 6,000 American families, 50% of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children

33. Family Violence Domestic Violence and Children: • Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate violence live in households with children under age twelve • Studies suggest that between 3.3 and 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually

34. Family Violence State Statistics: • There were 186,868 family violence incidents reported to the TX DPS in 2006 which is a decline from 2005, in which 187,811 were reported

35. State Statistics: • During the course of responding to family violence calls in Texas, 474 Texas law officers were assaulted in 2006 • 74% of all Texans have either themselves, a family member and/or a friend experienced some form of domestic violence

36. State Statistics: (continued) • 47% of all Texans report having personally experienced at least one form of domestic violence, severe (physical or sexual), verbal and/or forced isolation from friends and family at some point in their lifetime

37. State Statistics: (continued) • 31% of all Texans report that they have been severely abused (physically or sexually abused) at some point in their lifetime. Women report severe abuse at a higher rate than men

40. Family Violence Types of ABUSE

41. Family Violence Learning Objective 2.3: The student will be able to list and describe some of the types of abuse and characteristics of batterers. • There is no single, definitive "cause" of spousal abuse, and anyone may be vulnerable to being abused. • Family Violence a complex, and there are many factors that contribute to a person’s choice to use violence • Family Violence is used for one purpose, to gain, exert and maintain power and control over the victim

42. Learning Objective 2.3: • There is no single, definitive "cause" of spousal abuse, and anyone may be vulnerable to being abused. • Family Violence a complex, and there are many factors that contribute to a person’s choice to use violence

43. Learning Objective 2.3: • Family Violence is used for one purpose, to gain, exert and maintain power and control over the victim

44. Family ViolenceTypes of Abuse Emotional Abuse includes: • Making victims think they’re crazy, telling victims the abuse didn’t happen • Controlling what victims do, who they talk to, what they read & where they go

45. Emotional Abuse continued: • Isolating victims from their family and friends • Threatening to take the children away • Threatening to commit suicide • Calling the victim names, embarrassing her

46. Emotional Abuse includes: (continued) • Treating the victim like a servant

47. Family ViolenceTypes of Abuse – Cont’d Emotional Abuse includes: (continued) • Making the victim afraid by using looks, actions or gestures • Destroying the victim’s property • Abusing/killing the pets

48. Psychological ABUSE

49. Emotional Abuse includes: (continued) • Preventing the victim from getting or keeping a job • Making the victim ask for money/giving her an allowance

50. Family ViolenceTypes of Abuse Sexual Abuse includes: • Rape • Refusal to use contraceptive • Forcing partner to participate in unwanted acts