Nature and Correlates of Domestic Violence Among Female Arrestees in San Diego, California, 2000-2001
Description
This study sought to examine the incidence and prevalence
of domestic violence among female arrestees. The data for this
research were collected in conjunction with the National Institute of
Justice's Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) programs. Female
arrestees in San Diego, California, who had completed the ADAM
interview and provided a urine specimen were asked if they would be
willing to answer an additional set of questions concerning their
experience with domestic violence. Respondents were asked a series of
questions about the types of abuse they experienced and a host of
supplemental questions detailing the abusive incidents they
experienced in their lifetime and in the last 12 months.