1. For more information, see the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence;) and the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence,2011
2. The demographic composition of residents surveyed generally comported with the demographic breakdown of the United States identified by the U.S. Census Bureau in its 2006-2008 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates;Report 1: Introduction and Methodology,2010
3. psychological, sexual, economic, and emotional abuse perpetrated by one person against an adult intimate partner, with the goal of establishing and maintaining power and control. Domestic violence occurs in all kinds of intimate relationships, including married couples, people who are dating, couples who live together, people with children in common, same-sex partners, people who were formerly in a relationship with the person abusing them, and teen dating relationships;The New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) defines domestic violence as "a pattern of coercive tactics that can include physical,2000
4. the Bureau reported that 55% of female jail inmates indicated past abuse;Caroline Wolf Harlow;Bureau of Justice Statistics Selected Findings: Prisoner Abuse Reported by Inmates and Probationers,1999