Victim/Offender
While it is true most victims of DV are women, Wisconsin law notes that domestic abuse can be committed by any adult against a spouse, former spouse, adult they reside with, or an adult with whom they share this relationship.
What is a child in common?
According to the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, children and youth account for roughly this percentage of the total population staying in domestic abuse safe shelters statewide.
What is 46%?
Wisconsin is a mandatory arrest state. Under Wis. Stat. ยง 968.075, an officer must arrest a suspect if there are reasonable grounds of domestic abuse and evidence of this on the victim.
What is physical injury?
According to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin homicide reports, this specific type of weapon is consistently the most common means of perpetrating domestic violence homicides in the state, used in over 70% of fatalities.
What is a firearm?
Studies cited by Wisconsin public health advocates demonstrate a high rate of co-occurrence, showing that nearly two-thirds of households reporting parental domestic abuse also involve this form of child danger.
What is child abuse?
When both parties have engaged in a physical altercation, Wisconsin law explicitly dictates that officers should not arrest both people, but should instead identify and arrest this person
What is the predominant aggressor?
This state-administered address confidentiality program, overseen by the Wisconsin DOJ, allows survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and stalking to use a designated legal address so offenders cannot find where they live.
What is Safe at Home?
When a child is present during a domestic dispute, responding Wisconsin officers are trained to screen the child for signs of trauma and document them as this type of witness in the official police report.
Victim Witness
Wisconsin state law explicitly protects law enforcement officers from civil and criminal liability when making a decision to arrest or not arrest, provided they acted in this manner.
What is good faith?