New University of Calgary study explores preventing domestic violence

New research from the University of Calgary School of Public Policy is revealing key indicators that may help intervene and prevent domestic violence.

This series of data is done in partnership with the Calgary Police Service (CPS).

The new report states that 90 per cent of domestic violence cases are perpetrated by males, and 73 per cent of men in the data set had previous interaction with police.

“This means there was a missed opportunity to work with the man and his family, to prevent a future escalation in violence,” said Lana Wells, University of Calgary Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Work. Link to full article here.