Improving Domestic Violence Responses in Rhode Island
Data Collection, Reporting, and Use
Needs: Standardized DV data collection practices within and across agencies to understand DV prevalence,
incidence, and service provision
Strengths: Recognition of need for improved data collection in addition to recent innovations in DV data
collection practices
Intercept O: Community Services
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Data collection and reporting practices vary across agencies,
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and there is no centralized database for sharing information.
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Intercept 1: Law Enforcement and Child Welfare
Law enforcement agencies do not uniformly report DV data.
The office for gathering and processing law enforcement-
reported DV is highly under-resourced.
Intercept 3: Interventions in the Community
The prevalence of intersecting BH, SUD, and DV needs is
unclear.
BIP data collection and data sharing practices are
inconsistent.
Intercept 4: Corrections and Community Reentry
RIDOC has historically faced barriers to data collection
and reporting.
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Departments within RIDOC are not required to record or
submit DV information.
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