If Lethality Is Predictable Why Aren’t We Taking Action?

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of domestic violence high-risk teams in preventing intimate partner violence through evidence-based assessments.

Forty percent of homicides tied to intimate partner violence is not a “domestic issue.” It’s a community-wide prevention problem. I’m joined by Detective Brandon Wooten to explain how domestic violence high-risk teams (DVHRTs) are changing what happens before the worst day, using evidence-based lethality assessment and a coordinated response that actually moves cases forward. We dig into the DVHRT model step by step: how teams identify high-risk domestic violence cases early, connect s...

People in this episode

Guest: Detective Brandon Wooten

Topics covered

• intimate partner violence
• community prevention
• domestic violence
• risk assessment
• coordinated response

Keywords

• homicides
• intimate partner violence
• DVHRT
• lethality assessment
• community-wide prevention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: domestic violence high-risk teams (DVHRTs)

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