DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON, OC. 7 February 2011 HAFIFOIA (FOLA) 1000 Air Force Pentagon ‘Washington DC 20330-1000 Mr. Seott A. Hodes Attorney at Law Post Office Box 42002 Washington DC 20015 Dear Mr. Hodes This is in response to your May 7, 2010, Freecom of Information Act appeal to your initial request 2010-00888-F for information relating to domestic violence matters in the Air Force Per our telephone conversation and your concurrence to provide items that we can address. Your request will be addressed in numerical order: () the LISAF's policies related to soldiers accused of acts of domestic violence: The Air Force Instruction 40-301, Medical Command, Family Advocacy can be downloaded ar the following link: http://www.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI40-301.pdf. (2) the number of soldiers arrested for domestic violence related affenses: The Air Force Security Forces Center's data from the Security Forces Management Information System (SFMIS) from 2003-2010 the total number was 2103 cases (that included 54 US Army personnel). Please note there are no electronic records in SFMIS prior to 2003. The total number provided by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations from 2002-2010 és 987. (3) the number of soldiers prosecuted, the number of soldiers convicted and the number of soldiers jailed for domestic violence crimes: Information not compiled. (4 the number of soldiers dishonorably discharged, given bad conduct discharges or in the case of officers, the total number of dismissals: The Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) can provide the number of officers and Airmen discharged by service characterization; however, AFPC cannot determine if the discharge resulted trom or following a conviction for domestic violence. DoD approves and authorizes Separation Program Designators (SPD) codes for use by the Services. There is no specific SPD code and narrative reason which identifies discharge or court-martial for domestie violence. If you desire their information, please submit « request dircetly to AFPC at the following website https:!/www.efofa.af.mil/palMain.aspy,(3). the number of soldiers honorably discharged following a conviction for a domestic, violence offense: Same as #4 above, stion for a domestic violence (6) the number of soldiers promoted following a conv offense: Same as #4 above. (7) the number of soldiers deployed while a domestic violence investigation or prosecution was ongoing: Information not compiled. (8) the number of soldiers ordered to attend anger management classes and/or counseling as a result of a domestic violence complaint pursuant to a deferred prosecution age or diversion program: Information not compiled. (9) the number of soldiers prosecuted or jailed following a failure to attend mandated anger management classes and/or counseling ordered as a result of a domestic violence complaint: Information not compiled. (10) records demonstrating soldiers’ attendance of such classes, and records pertaining, to any actions taken if'and when soldiers failed to attend such classes as ordered: See the two attached spreadsheets on CD. The Surgeon General's office provided these spreadsheets; however, certain information have been withheld under Title 5, United States Code 552 (b)(6). Exemption 6 applies to the swithholding of information that could reasonably be expected to constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Should you decide that an appeal to these decisions is necessary, you must write to the Secretary of the Air Force, Thru: HAF/IMIO (FOIA), 1000 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1000, within 60 calendar days from the date of this letter, Include in the appeal, your reasons for reconsideration, and attach a copy of this letter. (11) the number of soldiers issued “no contact" orders following domestic violence complaints against them: Information not compiled in a central location. A request must be sent to all Air Force base; however, there is no certainty whether a copy exists or not and filed in one place at these locations, sued following domestic (2) the number of soldiers who violated "no contact” orders i violence complaints: Information not compiled. issued (23) _ the number of soldiers prosecuted or jailed for violating "no contact" order following domestic violence complaints: Information not compiled. (14) the number of domestic violence related offenses committed by soldiers again: whom "no conduct” orders were in effect at the time of the offenses: Information not compiled. (215) the number of times the USAF has requested that a civilian prosecuting authority twansfer jurisdiction of a domestic violence crime to the military: Same as #11 above,(16) the number of times the USAF has initiated its own prosecution against an allege perpetrator of domestic violence following the transfer of jurisdiction from a civil prosecuting authority: Same as #11 above. (17) the number of times the USAF has declined to prosecute a domestic violence crime afier having requested a transfer of jurisdiction from a civilian prosecuting authority: Same as #11 above. (78) any and all decisions by the USAF not to prosecute any individual for a domestic violence crime because such a prosecution would have prevented the USAF from deploying the alleged perpetrator to Iraq, or any other foreign country: and: Unable to answer. (19) any and all records of all case review committees, including but not limited 10 those at Fort Riley in Kansas and Fort Bragg in North Carolina, regarding the handling of domestic violence complaints and the treatment of the those soldiers alleged to have committed such offenses: Unable to answer. Please contact the undersigned at (703) 693-2736 should you have any questions and refer to 2010-00142-A, ‘There are no fees associated with the processing of this request in this instance. Sincerely ESPINALJOHN. foun M.1184810375. ieisicosirgee JOHN M. ESPINAL HAF FOIA Disclosure Officer Enclosure (CD}