Promising Practices in Domestic Violence
This section highlights innovative approaches within the civil and criminal legal response to violence against women that promote victim safety and/or offender accountability. To suggest a practice for this section contact technicalassistance@bwjp.org.
Denver’s Triage Project Demonstrates Value of Advocate-Initiated ResponseBegun in January 2006, Denver’s Triage Project involves a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that seeks to identify and assess risk factors for ongoing severe domestic violence, provide active and immediate outreach to support victims, and achieve rapid containment of offenders. Outreach by community-based advocates who initiate contact ensures that DV victims receive valuable information regarding protection orders, safety planning, counseling and linkage with other services within 48 hours of the reported incident. Continue reading...
Creating Linkages that Improve Victim Safety and Offender Accountability With the award of a Community Defined Solutions grant in 2009, the Seattle Human Services Department’s Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Unit (DVSAP) developed a project addressing a gap in the coordinated response and the need to create linkages across systems. This project borrows the concept of co-location pioneered by Family Justice Centers. Continue reading...
Shifting the Paradigm for Investigating Trauma Victimization The Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview (FETI) utilizes information about the parts of the brain that experience trauma. This technique not only reduces the inaccuracy of the information obtained but enhances understanding of the experience, increasing the likelihood that judges and juries will also understand the event. This type of interview technique is being employed by Army CID special agents and other criminal investigators trained by Russell Strand, a retired U.S. Army CID special agent and the current chief of the Family Advocacy Law Enforcement Training Division at the U.S. Army Military Police School. Continue reading...
Missouri’s Shelter Rules Project Provides Guidance to Examine and Reduce Shelter Rules
While a number of shelter programs over the years have worked to address the complexity of rules and rule-making, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) took this work to the next level in 2007 by developing the Shelter Rules Project. The project engaged shelter leaders from seven regions that comprise Missouri. Participants met and agreed to work toward reducing rules or implementing a voluntary services approach at their respective shelters. Continue reading...
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