USAF First Sergeant Academy

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USAF First Sergeant Academy

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• THE FIRST SERGEANTS PERSPECTIVE
• REFERENCES
• 
  AFI 40-301
• 1998 U.S.
  Department of Justice Surveys
• Workplace Violence 1992-1996
• Violence by Intimates 1992-1996
• Stalking and Domestic Violence
  (1998)

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OVERVIEW

• DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY
• POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• INDICATORS
• RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
• REFERRAL AGENCIES/FOLLOW-UP

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DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY

• DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
• - AN INCIDENT (PHYSICAL AND/OR VERBAL) IN WHICH
  AN OUTSIDE AGENCY HAS RESPONDED TO CONTROL AND
  ASSESS THE FAMILY SITUATION
• - MAY OR MAY NOT INVOLVE
• VIOLENCE

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DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY

• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• - A PATTERN OF COERCIVE TACTICS (PHYSICAL,
  PSYCHOLOGICAL, SEXUAL, ECONOMIC, AND/OR EMOTIONAL
  ABUSE) PERPETRATED BY ONE PERSON AGAINST A FAMILY
  MEMBER OR AN ADULT INTIMATE PARTNER
• - GOAL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN POWER AND
  CONTROL OVER THE VICTIM

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DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY

• MALTREATMENT
• - CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT AND SPOUSE ABUSE OR
  NEGLECT
• - UNIT COMMANDERS AND FIRST SERGEANTS MUST REFER
  UNIT MEMBERS TO FAMILY ADVOCACY IF THEY SUSPECT
  FAMILY MALTREATMENT HAS OCCURRED OR IF THE
  MEMBERS DEPENDANTS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS. (AFI
  40-301, PARA 1.9)

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POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS

• INTIMIDATION
• ECONOMIC
• EMOTIONAL
• PHYSICAL

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POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS

• SEXUAL ABUSE
• STALKING
• USING ISOLATION
• MALE PRIVILEGE

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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

• PLAN AHEAD
• ANSWERING THE CALL
• RESPONDING

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RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

• ASSESSING THE SITUATION
• HANDLING THE SITUATION
• THINGS TO THINK ABOUT

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REFERRAL AGENCIES/ FOLLOW UP

• FAMILY ADVOCACY
• MENTAL HEALTH
• FAMILY SUPPORT
• SECURITY FORCES
• LOCAL LAW/CIVIL COURTS

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REFERRAL AGENCIES/ FOLLOW UP

• LEGAL OFFICE
• COMMANDERS ACTION
• NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• HOTLINE [phone]-SAFE (7233)
• 1-800-787-3224 (TDD)

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SUMMARY

• DEFINITIONS AND AIR FORCE POLICY
• POSSIBLE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INDICATORS
• RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
• REFERRAL AGENCIES/FOLLOW-UP