Natasha Kennedy, PhD; Tint Lwin Win, MSc; Amrita Bandyopadhyay, MSc; Jonathan Kennedy, EngD; Benjamin Rowe, BSc; Cynthia McNerney, BBus; Julie Evans, MSc; Prof Karen Hughes, PhD; Prof Mark A Bellis, DSc; Angela Jones, MPH; Karen Harrington, MSc; Prof Simon Moore, PhD; Prof Sinead Brophy, PhD
The Lancet | Open Access | Published: August, 2023 | DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00126-3
Summary
Background
Exposure to domestic abuse can lead to long-term negative impacts on the victim’s physical and psychological wellbeing. The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act requires agencies to collaborate on crime reduction strategies, including data sharing. Although data sharing is feasible for individuals, rarely are whole-agency data linked. This study aimed to examine the knowledge obtained by integrating information from police and health-care datasets through data linkage and analyse associated risk factor clusters.