As awareness has grown regarding the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment, and the potential deleterious outcomes associated with children's exposure to domestic violence, some public child welfare agencies are expanding their reach to include domestic violence as a form of maltreatment warranting protective intervention. Research to date has not fully determined how or whether cases referred for domestic violence exposure differ from traditional cases of maltreatment. If appropriate policies and interventions are to be developed and implemented for these cases, clearer information is needed to explicate how these cases are currently being processed in the child welfare system, and what their unique features are compared to cases involving other forms of abuse and neglect. Using baseline data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being II, a nationally representative longitudinal child welfare survey, this study uses a retrospective case comparison design to produce descriptive findings on cases referred to child welfare agencies for domestic violence. This analysis compares three groups of cases: those in which domestic violence was the sole maltreatment allegation reported to child welfare, those in which domestic violence was alleged concurrently with other types of maltreatment, those in which only other maltreatment was reported. Using bivariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses, this study addresses two research questions: 1) What are the differential demographics, risk factors, and outcomes of CPS cases reported for domestic violence (alone or with other allegations) compared to cases reported for other maltreatment types? and 2) Is the presence of domestic violence as a maltreatment allegation an independent predictor of key child welfare outcomes after controlling for demographic and risk variables? Results of this analysis indicate that child welfare cases alleging domestic violence as a maltreatment allegation have unique profiles of risk, demographics, and outcomes that I am tremendously grateful to Jill Duerr Berrick, Jeff Edleson, and Jane Mauldon for their invaluable input to this process as members of my dissertation committee. Each provided unique insight and kind encouragement throughout this process, and their capable direction made this dissertation possible. Special thanks is owed to Jill Duerr Berrick, the most wonderful mentor and advisor that I could have ever hoped to have. Dr. Berrick's unwavering support and encouragement were key factors in giving me the confidence and stamina to complete the rigorous doctoral program at Berkeley Social Welfare. Beyond being a brilliant researcher, teacher, and scholar, her devotion to her students is steadfast, and her balance between high expectations and warm reassurance is the perfect model of mentorship. Beyond the members of my dissertation committee, I am indebted to many others at Berkeley who have helped me in innumerable ways. Eileen Gambrill has been a staunch ally and mentor w...