Domestic violence is a critical issue across the United States, with Nevada experiencing its own unique challenges and responses to this pervasive problem. In Nevada, domestic violence is defined as the occurrence of certain acts between spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who reside or have resided together, persons who have a child in common, or persons who are or were in a dating relationship. The acts include but are not limited to assault, battery, coercion, stalking, and other forms of physical, emotional, or psychological abuse.
Prevalence in Nevada
Nevada has historically had one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the United States. This troubling distinction highlights the urgency and importance of addressing domestic violence within the state. Factors contributing to the high incidence may include social, economic, and legal aspects that affect family dynamics and individual behaviors.
Legal Framework
The legal system in Nevada has established a comprehensive framework to address and prevent domestic violence. This includes laws that:
- Define domestic violence and related acts broadly to ensure comprehensive coverage.
- Provide for protective orders (also known as restraining orders) to prevent further abuse. These orders can prohibit the abuser from coming near the victim, contacting the victim, or even remove them from a shared residence.
- Impose penalties on offenders that range from fines and community service to jail time, depending on the severity of the offense and the offender's criminal history.
- Mandate arrest in situations where there is probable cause to believe that domestic violence has occurred, which is part of a "pro-arrest" policy aimed at protecting victims.
- Require convicted domestic violence offenders to complete counseling programs focused on batterer's intervention.
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A(115 rec) B(216 rec) C(223 rec) D(113 rec) E(55 rec) F(72 rec) G(166 rec) H(156 rec) I(18 rec) J(85 rec) K(77 rec) L(130 rec) M(275 rec) N(51 rec) o(42 rec) P(152 rec) Q(5 rec) R(186 rec) S(265 rec) T(111 rec) U(10 rec) V(65 rec) W (132) rec) Y(9 rec) Z(18 rec)| Name | Arrest | Photo |
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| Gerred Lee Wachsmuth Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 06, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • false imprisonment | |
| Cassius Charles Wade Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 22, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • dom battery,1st | |
| Jason Patrick Wade Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Lester Wade Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 58 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st • resist pub off • unlawful act re excr/fluid by prsnr | |
| Melissa Sue Wadsworth Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 03, 2016 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Andre Wagner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Deric Wagner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Eric Lee Wagner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Silas Wagner Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 09, 2016 • false imprisonment • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| Steven Lynn Walberg Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 64 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Clifford Anthony Walker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 24, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Clifford Anthony Walker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jack Edward Walker Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 17, 2016 • battery w/dw • assault,w/dw • domestic battery w/use dw • injure/tamper veh damage $250-$5000 |  |
| Linda Haworth Walker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 62 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 06, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Demerii Leeann Wall Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher Belden Wallace Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Patricia Ann Walls Bond: $6000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested May 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st,e/vop | |
| Philip Waln Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 29, 2015 • false imprisonment • dom battery,1st • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr | |
| Lisa Maria Walsh Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 27, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rosemarie Antoinettie Walsh Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 53 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st • obt/use other pers id,harm/unlw purp • obt money/prop/labr,false pret,$650+ • false stmt to procure cr/debit card | |
| Kristian Walters Bond: $10000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 09, 2016 • stalking,use i-net/elec comm • viol domestic violence tpo • fail register by conv pers |  |
| Kristian H Walters Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 05, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Kyle Steven Walters Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 14, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jian Hui Wang Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Lirong Wang Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Charles Ware Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 19, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Derric Anthony Warner Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 03, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Khori Edward Warren Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 14, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Brandon Washington Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 01, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brandon Washington Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd | |
| Christopher James Washington Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 26, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Eric Washington Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Nathaniel Washington Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 64 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Dominick Wasilewski Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 04, 2015 • poss sch i,ii,iii,iv c/s,1st/2nd • poss less= 1 oz marijuana,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Bryan Watson Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gary Samuel Watson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 68 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 15, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Gary Samuel Watson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 68 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 12, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Terrance James Watson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tony Wawrzynski Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 28, 2015 • dom battery,1st • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Andrea Weakland Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested May 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Amy Nichole Weaver Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Amy Weaver Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Amy Nicole Weaver Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Robert Mitchum Weaver Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st • false stmt to/obstruct pub off | |
| David Craig Webb Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 08, 2015 • dom battery,1st • arr 4 viol o/probation/cond o/susp s | |
| Kyle Webster Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tina A Wedding Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 09, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Bryon Carter Weekes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 42 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Naima Weigel Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested May 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Joel Murray Weiss Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 61 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 11, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Yessenia Nicole Wells Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 03, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jordan Welsin Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 10, 2016 • dom battery,1st • minor purch/consume alc bev in publ | |
| Orville W Wempner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested May 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Keith Richard Werner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 23, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Pahola Vanessa Werner Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tiffany Marie Wesche Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Paul Way Wesley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 11, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kristy Nichole Wetherbee Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher L Wheeler Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 15, 2016 • domestic battery,3+ |  |
| Christopher Lee Wheeler Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 39 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 12, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr | |
| Jaycob Whinery Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st • resist pub off • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • probation violation | |
| Darryl Lloyd White Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 58 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 25, 2016 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Trevor White Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 17, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Davis Lamar Whitehead Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Elica Ann Whitfield Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 66 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 02, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Darryl Jerome Whitley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 55 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st • use/poss drug para • contempt of municipal court | |
| Timothy Whitney Bond: $500 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested May 07, 2016 • criminal contempt • dom battery,1st • fta/obey court order | |
| Kathryn Whomes Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Karl Wichelman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 58 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 18, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Crystal Jean Wiege Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 40 More Information >>> | Arrested May 04, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brian Wildschuetz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 02, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Erika Wiley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tina Lavern Wilkins Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 20, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Jeffrey Lynn Willadsen Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 58 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 24, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Aaron Dale Williams Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ameil Demetrius Williams Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Andrea Lee Williams Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 18 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 30, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ariel Williams Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st • battery w/dw | |
| Ariel D Williams Arrest Age 25 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 22, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
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Support and Resources
Nevada offers a variety of support services and resources for victims of domestic violence. These include:
- Shelters and Safe Houses: Providing temporary housing and safety for victims escaping abusive situations.
- Counseling Services: Offering emotional support and therapy for victims and their children.
- Legal Aid: Assisting victims with the legal process, including filing for protective orders and navigating the court system.
- Hotlines: Offering 24/7 support and information to victims in need.
Challenges and Efforts for Improvement
Despite the measures in place, Nevada continues to face challenges in effectively combating domestic violence. These challenges include ensuring adequate funding for support services, improving the legal response to domestic violence cases, and overcoming the stigma that may prevent victims from seeking help.
Efforts to improve the situation include increasing public awareness about domestic violence, enhancing training for law enforcement and judicial officials, and strengthening community resources for victims. Additionally, there is an ongoing push for legislative reforms to provide greater protection for victims and to hold offenders more accountable for their actions.
Conclusion
Domestic violence in Nevada is a significant issue that requires the concerted effort of the legal system, support services, and the community at large to address effectively. While challenges remain, the state's comprehensive approach to tackling domestic violence through legal measures, support for victims, and public education campaigns demonstrates a commitment to reducing the prevalence of abuse and supporting those affected by it.