Iowa Domestic Abuse Death Review Team Biennial Report Calendar Years 2007-2008, February 8, 2010

The Iowa Domestic Abuse Death Review Team was created in 2000 to review domestic abuse- related homicides and suicides in the state. Legislative authorization is given in the Code of Iowa Chapter 135.108 and in the Iowa Administrative Code 641-91. The specific purpose of the team is “…to aid in the reduction of the incidence of domestic abuse deaths by accurately identifying the cause and manner of deaths occurring from domestic violence and by making recommendations for changes in policy and practice to improve community interventions for preventing domestic abuse deaths.