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GAO-07-148R 1 (2006-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptatwx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: S=GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 13, 2006 Congressional Committees Subject: Prevalence of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, and Stalking In hearings conducted between 1990 and 1994, Congress noted that violence against women was a problem of national scope and that the majority of crimes associated with domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking were perpetrated against women. These hearings culminated in the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994 to address these issues on a national level.'VAWA established grant programs within the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and Human Services (HHS) for state, local, and Indian tribal governments and communities. These grants have various purposes, such as providing services to victims and training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors. The 2006 reauthorization of VAWA expanded existing grant programs and added new programs addressing, among other things, young victims, the housing and economic needs of victims, and the health care system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking! The total fiscal year 2006 appropriation level for violence against women programs is about $560 million-approximately $382 million for programs administered by DOJ and about $178 million for programs administered by HHS . Although criminal justice, health, and domestic violence experts believe that valid and reliable estimates have the potential to be of use to policy makers, service providers, and researchers, there are concerns that current crime statistics do not provide a full assessment of the problem. The Violence Against Women and DOJ Reauthorization Act of 2005, enacted January 5, 2006, requires GAO to conduct a study and report on data indicating the prevalence of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking among men, women, youth, and children, as well as services available to these victims.4 We developed two objectives to respond to this mandate. 'Pub. L. No. 103-322, §§ 40001-703, 108 Stat. 1796, 1902-55 (1994). 2Pub. L. No. 109-162, tits. I-VII, 119 Stat. 2960, 2972-3053 (2006). 3These amounts reflect the across-the-board rescission reductions of 1 percent for fiscal year 2006 discretionary appropriations. 4Pub. L. No. 109-162, § 119, 119 Stat. 2960, 2989-90 (2006). GAO-07-148R Prevalence of Domestic Violence

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