Strangulation is Attempted Murder

Proposed Changes

* Increase awareness of the importance of strangulation as a risk factor in
predicting a victim’s risk for being killed
* Increase victim awareness of and access to medical treatment for injuries
immediately following a domestic assault.
* Increase victim access to officers specially trained in domestic violence.
* Increase victim safety and abuser accountability after a domestic violence incident to
assist in decisions regarding the setting of bond.
* Increase high danger victims’ access to domestic violence services .
* Enact legislation to amend the first degree assault statute to include strangulation or
create a felony statute prohibiting acts of strangulation.