Homicide Reduction Resource Center
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Overview
The Florida Department of Children and Families Domestic Violence Homicide Reduction Resource Center provides multi-disciplinary and up-to-date, evidence-based information, education materials, online training, and additional resources regarding domestic violence homicide risk indicators and guiding practices for advocates, criminal justice partners, and medical professionals responding to these crimes.
General Resources
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Media Guide
Jane Doe Inc. Domestic Violence Homicide Media Guide (PDF) -
Office of State Courts Administrator Resource Library
Visit Resource Library -
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UN Brief on Female Homicide (PDF) -
Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative
Visit CDHPI Website
Risk Assessments
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Offender Deterrence
Innovating Justice – Domestic Violence Deterrence Fact Sheet (PDF) -
Danger Assessment Tool
Visit Danger Assessment Website
Resources for Providers
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Florida Certified Domestic Violence Centers
Find Your Local Domestic Violence Center -
Batterer Intervention Programs
Find a Local Batterers Intervention Program
Homicide Statistics
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Florida Statistics
Domestic Violence Annual Report (PDF, opens in new window) -
National Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Female Murder Victims Report
Florida Statutes
Domestic Violence
- Section 741.28, Florida Statutes, Defines Domestic Violence
- Section 741.30, Florida Statutes, Domestic Violence Injunction
- Section 784.041, Florida Statutes, Domestic Battery by Strangulation
- Section 741.281, Florida Statutes, Batterer Intervention Programs
Fatality Review
Research Articles
- Messing, J. T., AbiNader, M., Bent-Goodley, T., & Campbell, J. (2022). Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide: The Long Road Ahead. Homicide Studies, 26(1), 91-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/10887679211048492
- Jill Theresa Messing, Yvonne Amanor-Boadu, Courtenay E. Cavanaugh, Nancy E. Glass, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Culturally Competent Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment: Adapting the Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women, Social Work Research, Volume 37, Issue 3, September 2013, Pages 263–275, https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svt019
- Koppa V, Messing JT. Can Justice System Interventions Prevent Intimate Partner Homicide? An Analysis of Rates of Help Seeking Prior to Fatality. J Interpers Violence. 2021 Sep;36(17-18):8792-8816. doi: 10.1177/0886260519851179. Epub 2019 Jun 4. PMID: 31161856. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31161856/
- Websdale, N., Ferraro, K. & Barger, S.D. The domestic violence fatality review clearinghouse: introduction to a new National Data System with a focus on firearms. Inj. Epidemiol. 6, 6 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-019-0182-2
Related Websites
- Domestic Violence Homicide Reduction Resources (PDF)
- CDC Violence Prevention
- Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center – Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention
- Geiger Institute
- DVRISC Prevention Tools and Strategies
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- National Network to End Domestic Violence – Homicides
- National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative
- Strangulation Training Institute
- Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center
Training Links
- Office of State Courts Administrator Training
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Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence
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Florida Domestic Violence Collaborative Training
Visit FLDV Training Website (opens in new window)