Promising Practices in Domestic Violence
This section will highlight 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.
Model Policy for Responding to Missing Persons Investigations
The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV), a non-profit network of domestic violence programs serving survivors statewide, receives many questions from domestic violence advocates asking about police practices during a missing persons investigation. Advocates in Washington State told us that “police often contact our shelters and programs wanting to know if a survivor who has been reported missing is using our services. Clearly, they are not familiar with our confidentiality practices.” Continue reading...
The Blueprint for Safety
“The Duluth Model on Steroids” is how Ellen Pence, executive director of Praxis International, describes the Blueprint for Safety, a set of coordinated protocols for city and county agencies responding to misdemeanor and felony assaults based on knowledge gleaned from thirty years of research, demonstration projects, and practice. Continue reading...
Washington State Arrest Grant Targeted Intimate Partner Sexual Assault and Stalking
In Washington State, the Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA), recognizes and responds to the needs of crime victims. In 2005, OCVA began coordinating a multi agency initiative funded by Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders program, focusing on sexual assault and stalking within the context of domestic violence. For more information regarding this project, please contact: Christine.fenno@commerce.wa.gov.
As the initiative is near completion, BWJP is featuring this initiative as a promising practice in several parts, since it has so many components. Our first part will focus on the Vancouver Police Department’s response.
Continue reading Part 1: the Vancouver Police Department...Read Part 2: Skagit County Model Stalking ProtocolRead Part 3: Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault ProgramsRead Part 4: Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
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