Characteristics Associated with Incidents of Family Maltreatment Among United States Air Force Families

U.S. Air Force Family Advocacy Program (FAP) data were used to determine how victim and offender characteristics (i.e., gender, military status, and substance use) and abuse characteristics (i.e., type and severity) influenced maltreatment determinations for child and spouse abuse after revisions to the determination process were implemented. In general, victim and perpetrator characteristics were not associated with maltreatment determinations but abuse characteristics did influence maltreatment determinations.