BJS Victimization Statistics Chief To Discuss Domestic Violence On C-Span's "Washington Journal" Friday

BJS Victimization Statistics Chief To Discuss Domestic Violence On C-Span's "Washington Journal" Friday

WHO/WHAT: Michael G. Planty, Ph.D., Chief of Victimization Statistics at the Bureau of Justice Statistics, will discuss domestic violence statistics on C-Span's "America by the Numbers," segment of the "Washington Journal," a television call-in and interview program.

WHEN: 9-10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10

DETAILS: Topics discussed will include data on who commits domestic violence, characteristics of the victims, why victims do not report domestic violence to police, the offender's use of a weapon, who receives assistance from victim services organizations and who sought medical treatment. For comparison, the show will include estimates of violence committed by strangers or known acquaintances of the victims.

Following the show, the BJS slide presentation will be available at http://www.bjs.gov/, where you can also access full BJS reports on domestic violence, such as Nonfatal Domestic Violence, 2003-2012 (NCJ 244697, April 2014); Intimate Partner Violence: Attributes of Victimization, 1993-2011 (NCJ 243300, November 2013); and Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2010 (NCJ 239203, November 2012).

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), headed by Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason, provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP has six components: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; the Office for Victims of Crime; and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. More information about OJP can be found at http://www.ojp.gov.

Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241
After hours: (202) 598-0556

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Oct. 8, 2014/

SOURCE Bureau of Justice Statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics

Web Site: http://http://www.ojp.gov


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