NCJ Number
142080
Date Published
1992
Length
100 pages
Annotation
The Family Violence Project of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is intended to improve the way State courts respond to family violence victims, and this report contains descriptions of innovative court programs.
Abstract
Each report chapter features programs with exceptional practice and experience in a particular area, although many programs have multiple areas of strength. The chapters focus on comprehensive programs operated from outside the court system; legislatively established and State-funded court programs; rural programs, civil protection order and criminal prosecution order programs; offender accountability programs; and program efforts which feature coordinating councils, legislation, and policy development. Each program is described through subsections incorporating vital statistics, narrative descriptions, details on staffing and volunteers, funding information, special features, and issues and concerns. Programs in Minnesota, Maryland, Ohio, Colorado, Hawaii, Connecticut, Iowa, Nevada, Washington, California, and Pennsylvania are noted. The programs emphasize victim services, teamwork with prosecutorial units and law enforcement, community response coordination, and advocacy to changes laws and procedures affecting both domestic violence victims and abusers. Photographs