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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| Ronille Santos Pabico Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 21, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Renan Reyes Pablo Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 05, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesus Pacheco Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jesus Pacheco Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st • dui,above legal limit,1st • resist pub off • drive w/o drv lic • oper veh w/expired reg/plates • operator-proof of ins req | |
| Louis Felix Pacheco Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 52 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jonathan Randall Packer Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jonathan Randall Packer Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 02, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Harkaran Padgett Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 29 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 15, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Vincent Robert Padgett Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 54 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 23, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Emanuel Padilla Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 09, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Sergio Padilla Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 08, 2015 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Socoro Padilla-Diaz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Stephanie Decker Page Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 48 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 01, 2015 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Steven Pagnossin Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 23, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • aggr stalking • dom battery,1st | |
| Steven Douglas Pagnossin Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Seth Palacio Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Seth Palacio Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 43 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Rodrigo Palma-Gonzalez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 13, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Joshua J Palmer Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 31 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st • drive w/susp/rev/canx drv lic | |
| Nestor Daniel Palomares-Breceda Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 21, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Marc Gabriel Palotai Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 22, 2015 • destroy prop of another,$250-5k • dom battery,1st,e/vop • poss dang drug w/o p-scrpt,1st/2nd | |
| Carlo Palumbo Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 25, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Cody Panzer Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 27, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| John Santiago Parel Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 10, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Richard Lee Parise Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 10, 2015 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st • poss less= 1 oz marijuana,1st | |
| Bryant Shane Parker Bond: $15000 Arrest Age 51 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 26, 2015 • dom battery by strangulation | |
| Christina Brander Parker Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 17, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Diondrea Parker Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested May 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st • destroy prop of another,less$25 • fta after bail,felony crime | |
| Ashley Parr Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Leonel Parra-Milanez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 38 More Information >>> | Arrested May 29, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Nichole Renee Parsons Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Enrique Partida-Castro Bond: $740 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 26, 2016 • duty stop acdnt w/attnd veh/prp dmg • fl render aid at veh acdnt • drvr/pax fl rpt unatt veh/prp acdnt • fl safely pass/overtake-right side • open alc container in veh • domestic battery,3+ |  |
| Ronnie Paschal Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 59 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st • fail register by conv pers | |
| Adrian Forrest Paschall Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Candy Marie Pascual Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 34 More Information >>> | Arrested Dec 13, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Erwin Bautista Pascual Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 23 More Information >>> | Arrested Aug 26, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Phillip Patterson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Spencer Patterson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 19 More Information >>> | Arrested May 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Harvey Daniel Paul Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 57 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 24, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| David Payne Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 67 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 28, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kenneth Charles Paz Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 21, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Vateatea Tea Pea Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 45 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 19, 2015 • assault,w/dw • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| James R Pearse Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Samuel Reed Peaslee Bond: $740 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested May 02, 2016 • duty stop acdnt w/attnd veh/prp dmg • dui,above legal limit,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Alicia Pecorella Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 11, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kimberley Ann Pedro Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 30, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Zachary Thomas Pellett Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 28, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Joshua Daniel Pelto Bond: $2500 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Jun 08, 2015 • intercp/intrp/dely msg via phone lin • dom battery,1st | |
| Whitney Heather Penley Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Lisa Ann Penn Bond: $30000 Arrest Age 50 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 05, 2016 • domestic battery,3+,e/vop |  |
| Joseph Perales Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 75 More Information >>> | Arrested May 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Justin Lee Perdue Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 12, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Ron Richard Pereira Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested May 18, 2016 • domestic battery,2nd |  |
| Ron Richard Pereira Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 25, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brittney R Pereyra Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested May 16, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Alfonso George Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 2016 • dom battery,1st • child abuse or neglect,1st | |
| Antonio David Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 37 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 19, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Brandon Andre Jess Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 22 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 14, 2015 • viol domestic violence tpo |  |
| Chaz Christian Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 21 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 20, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Jairo Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 23, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Tina Nichol Perez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Jan 24, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Lucia Perez-Lopez Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 35 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 08, 2016 • viol domestic violence epo |  |
| Nery Perez-Sprague Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 24 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 13, 2016 • child abuse or neglect,1st • dom battery,1st | |
| Amy Perkins Bond: $5000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 01, 2016 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,1st | |
| Steven Perkins Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 44 More Information >>> | Arrested Apr 22, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Kylen Lee Perks Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 36 More Information >>> | Arrested May 08, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Janelle Pero Bond: $500 Arrest Age 33 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 18, 2015 • petit larceny • use/poss drug-para • dom battery,1st | |
| Janea Racheal Perry Arrest Age 27 More Information >>> | Arrested Nov 07, 2016 • dom battery,1st • battery | |
| Veronica A Perry Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 20 More Information >>> | Arrested Feb 28, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Gregory S Perryman Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 41 More Information >>> | Arrested Oct 07, 2015 • dom battery,1st • alw child abuse/negl(endanger),1st | |
| Johannes Leroy Petean Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 46 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 03, 2016 • child abuse/neglect,2+ • dom battery,1st | |
| Sharon Lee Peters Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 25, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Casie Peterson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 30 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 20, 2015 • dom battery,1st | |
| Christopher Charles Peterson Arrest Age 28 More Information >>> | Arrested Sep 18, 2016 • prev/diss rpt crime/cause pros/arr • dom battery,2nd,e/vop | |
| Dennis R Peterson Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 17, 2016 • resist pub off • dom battery,1st | |
| Dennis Robert Peterson Bond: $500 Arrest Age 32 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 05, 2016 • resist pub off • assault,w/dw • dom battery,1st | |
| Susan Kathleen Peterson Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 47 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 06, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Travis Coleton Petherick Bond: $3000 Arrest Age 26 More Information >>> | Arrested Mar 14, 2016 • dom battery,1st | |
| Candace Annette Petrasunas Bond: $20000 Arrest Age 49 More Information >>> | Arrested Jul 31, 2015 • assault,w/dw • 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.