Publication
Law and Inequality
Volume
6
Page
83
Year
1988
Abstract
The Minnesota Department of Corrections latest figures esti- mate that over 63,000 incidents of domestic battering occur each year in the state of Minnesota.1 Due to the inefficiencies and gaps in the reporting system, in Minnesota and across the United States, the true magnitude of the problem is difficult to document. Researchers have estimated, however, that over 1.7 million people in the United States have at some time faced a spouse with a gun or a knife, and that well over two million have experienced a beating by their spouse.2 Thus, while accurate documentation is difficult due to the severe under-reporting of incidents of domestic violence, the problem is clearly one of enormous dimensions with far-reaching societal effects. The Minnesota Department of Corrections latest figures esti- mate that over 63,000 incidents of domestic battering occur each year in the state of Minnesota.1 Due to the inefficiencies and gaps in the reporting system, in Minnesota and across the United States, the true magnitude of the problem is difficult to document. Researchers have estimated, however, that over 1.7 million people in the United States have at some time faced a spouse with a gun or a knife, and that well over two million have experienced a beating by their spouse.2 Thus, while accurate documentation is difficult due to the severe under-reporting of incidents of domestic violence, the problem is clearly one of enormous dimensions with far-reaching societal effects.
Recommended Citation
Beverly Balos and Katie Trotzky, Enforcement of the Domestic Abuse Act in Minnesota: A Preliminary Study, 6 Law & Ineq. 83 (1988), available at https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/faculty_articles/133.
