61. Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook States and local law enforcement agencies have been encouraged to begin programsthat will enhance What Can Communities do to Prevent domestic violence? http://www.usda.gov/da/shmd/aware.htm

U.S. Department of Agriculture Safety, Health and Employee Welfare Division Domestic Violence Awareness Handbook Stop the Cycle of Violence! All of you know how much needs to be done to take meaningful steps to end domestic violence and sexual assault. We need tough law enforcement, aggressive prosecutions, effective prevention programs and available shelters for families in distress. Most importantly, we need to insure that more people know and understand that domestic violence is not a private matter. It is a critical national problem that affects us all in every community, in every work place and in every school. Each of us can do more and this handbook shows us how. President Clinton recognized the seriousness of the problem when he signed the Violence Against Women Act as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. In the past year, the Department of Justice has sought to combine tough federal penalties along with substantial resources to the states to begin dealing with the problem of domestic violence in a comprehensive, multi-faceted way. States and local law enforcement agencies have been encouraged to begin programs that will enhance their ability to prevent domestic violence, to punish it and to stop the cycle of violence. The Act also established a: National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE.

62. DOJ: Domestic Violence violence victims, education efforts, and prevention of domestic violence.The Department has numerous publications pertaining to domestic violence. http://www.usdoj.gov/domesticviolence.htm

c HOMEPAGE CONTACT US SITE MAP ... SEARCH Domestic Violence National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD) In emergencies dial 911 The Office on Violence Against Women was created in 1995 to implement the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and to lead the national effort to stop domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking of women. The Office on Violence Against Women administers grants to help states, tribes, and local communities transform the way in which criminal justice systems respond to violent crimes against women. Learn how the Office on Violence Against Women can help your community by visiting their Web site. Help and Information Near You: Lists of State Hotlines, Coalitions, and Advocacy Groups What Communities, State and Local, Can Do: Promising Practices and Model Programs The Office for Victims of Crime, part of the Office of Justice Programs, has additional information that can assist the community and individuals: Help for Victims has information for victims of different kinds of crime, including domestic violence, incest or sexual abuse, child abuse, and stalking.

63. S. 1601, The "Indian Child Protection And Family Violence Prevention Reauthoriza country law enforcement, particularly violent crime issues such as domesticviolence, In addition, OVW s Tribal domestic violence and Sexual Assault http://www.usdoj.gov/otj/s1601testimony.htm

STATEMENT OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS S. 1601, The "Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2003" September 24, 2003 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Vice-Chairman and Members of the Committee, this is the Department of Justice's statement for the record supporting S. 1601, a bill to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to provide for the reporting and reduction of child abuse and family violence incidences on Indian reservations. The Department of Justice remains committed to addressing child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence in Indian country. We understand that today's tribal communities face serious challenges in the area of child abuse and family violence. All of us must work together to ensure that predators can no longer abuse Indian children. The Department of Justice will continue to prosecute these cases and to work closely with the Committee and tribal governments to to address the high rates of violence in Indian country. The Department applauds the Committee's attention to this extremely important subject. Thank you for the opportunity to express our views on S.1601.

64. Domestic, Elder And Family Violence AARDVARC An abuse, rape and domestic violence resource collection. Family violence prevention Fund An excellent source of information and statistics http://www.vaonline.org/dv.html

Home Search Networks Contact ... Site Index - Text Version Domestic, Elder and Family Violence International Resources Elder Abuse Australia Canada ... Related Documents International Resources Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) : The purpose of the CAVNET homepage is to serve as a searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others. A very interesting and useful resource. Domestic Violence Information Center: A terrific resource, this page contains a huge number of domestic violence related links, lots of text resource material on relevant speeches by politicians or on legislation, and a very nice compilation of U.S. national and state domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment/stalking hotlines or offices. National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence : NCCAFV provides public awareness and education materials, program and resource development consultation, and technical assistance and training in the United States and internationally. Verbal Abuse : The Verbal Abuse website is dedicated to the recognition and prevention of verbal abuse in homes, schools and workplaces. A major online resource in this field.

65. Domestic Violence domestic violence encompasses all acts of violence against women within thecontext of family Through the Family violence prevention and Services Act, http://www.policyalmanac.org/crime/archive/domestic_violence.shtml

Almanac of Policy Issues Home Policy Archive Search Sponsored Listings Questia : Search over 400,000 books and journals at Questia online. FastWeb Free Scholarship Search : Find free money for college or an advanced degree. var site="sm3pwl1776" U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families April 2000 Domestic Violence This violence takes a devastating toll on children who are exposed to its cruelty. Approximately 826,000 children are abused by their parents each year. Children whose mothers are victims of wife battery are twice as likely to be abused themselves as those children whose mothers are not victims of abuse. When children witness violence in the home, they have been found to suffer many of the symptoms that are experienced by children who are directly abused. Through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is responsible for several activities which address domestic violence. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act was enacted as Title III of the Child Abuse Amendments of 1984, and was reauthorized and amended for FY 1995 through FY 2000 by the Violent Crime Control and Law Empowerment Act of 1994 (the Crime Bill). Battered Women's Shelters and Services The Administration for Children and Families awards grants to State agencies, Territories, and Indian Tribes for the provision of shelter services to victims of family violence and their dependents and for related services, such as alcohol and substance abuse prevention and family violence prevention counseling. These Federal funds supplement many already established community-based family violence prevention and services activities. They also allow States and Tribes to expand current service programs and to establish additional new centers in rural and underserved areas, on Native American reservations, and in Alaskan Native Villages and Regional Corporation areas. In most areas, there is private sector as well as State and local funding for these emergency shelters.

66. Domestic Violence The Tribal Court Clearinghouse Links and Information on domestic and FamilyViolence fortribal court personnel, tribal law enforcement personnel, domestic http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/domestic.htm

Tribal Court Clearinghouse SEARCH var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='456'; awmAltUrl=''; Domestic Violence Resources The following documents and hyperlinks should be of assistance to tribal court personnel, tribal law enforcement personnel, domestic violence victim service agency personnel, social services personnel, and others in handling domestic violence cases and issues. Moreover, it should be of assistance in enforcing the Violence Against Women Act. If something about your relationship with your partner scares you and you need to talk, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224. Tribal Domestic Violence Case Law: Annotations for Selected Tribal Cases Related to Domestic Violence is designed to assist tribal judicial officers in understanding how some tribal governments have handled certain legal issues within the context of domestic violence cases. While a great deal of research has been done on case law in the state systems, little to no analysis has been done on the tribal judicial approach to domestic violence. This compendium, developed as part of an overall code-writing workshop curriculum for tribal governments, will assist tribal legislators as well. Understanding how laws are interpreted by the court systems may impact the development of laws that provide safety to tribal citizens. Native American Circle has developed a handbook, "Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking: Prevention and Intervention Programs in Native American Communities", that is available as a free download, either as

67. 2001 Australian Violence Prevention Awards The Program was developed by the domestic violence Incest Resource Centre, North West violence prevention Program (New South Wales) http://www.aic.gov.au/avpa/2001.html

Skip to start of content Advanced search Home About ... Previous Awards Australian Violence Prevention Awards Winners of the 2001 Australian Violence Prevention Awards Announced by the Senator the Hon. Margaret Reid on behalf of Senator the Hon. Christopher Ellison, Minister for Justice and Customs and Senator for Western Australia on Thursday, 18 October 2001. National winners 'Special category' award Monetary winners Certificate winners ... Contact list for 2001 award winners (PDF 21kB) National winners Two projects were selected as National Winners: 'When Love Hurts': Violence Prevention for Young People (Victoria) Award $10 000 and a Certificate of Merit www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/ ) and a 24 page colour booklet titled 'Relationships'. The project was developed in response to research that suggests that young people were more likely to be subjected to violence than older people, yet they were also the least likely to contact services. Port Augusta Aboriginal Families Project (South Australia) Award $10 000 and a Certificate of Merit The Port Augusta Aboriginal Families Project is a Department of Human Services initiative undertaken by Family and Youth Services, South Australian Housing Trust and the Port Augusta Hospital. The project also has an Aboriginal Elders group attached to it that acts in an advisory capacity. The project works with Aboriginal families who have multiple problems and who have a number of agencies involved with them. These families are often difficult to engage, resource heavy for all agencies and need a different approach to create change. Rather than agencies attempting to control families, the project applies the principles of empowerment, participation and partnership with intensive availability and help from workers when requested. Intervention with the families involves following an 11 stage model at the family's pace.

68. VAWA: History Of The Violence Against Women Act new grant programs encouraging states to address domestic violence and sexualassault including. law enforcement and prosecution grants (STOP grants) http://endabuse.org/vawa/display.php?DocID=34005

69. West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence BATTERER INTERVENTION prevention PROGRAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA Only recently inWest Virginia (1992) was domestic violence identified as a crime that will http://www.wvcadv.org/batterer_intervention.htm

SPECIFIC ISSUES Later Life Faith Communities Batterer Intervention/ Prevention Programs People with Disabilities ... Family Violence/ Option/ Welfare BATTERER INTERVENTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN WEST VIRGINIA Establishing batterer intervention prevention programs is an effort to provide comprehensive programs addressing the impact of domestic violence on individuals and in communities. Batterer's programs are one piece of a coordinated community response involving law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, judges, communities of faith, schools, victim services, health care professionals, correctional facilities, etc. The primary purpose of programs for batterers is to maximize safety for victims of domestic violence and to hold perpetrators accountable for their violence and abusive choices. In West Virginia, programs for batterers are rooted in the theory that the cause of domestic violence is one person's arbitrary belief in the right to exert power over another person. This power is demonstrated through a pattern of coercive control used to intimidate and manipulate the victim into responding according to the batterer's immediate demands and desires. Perpetrators of domestic and family violence are deliberate in choosing their victims and in selecting their tactical means of control. Perpetrators learn to accept violence and abuse as a means of resolving inter-personal conflict with few if any negative consequences. Only recently in West Virginia (1992) was domestic violence identified as a crime that will no longer be tolerated or excused.

70. Crime Prevention The National domestic violence Hotline links individuals to help in SAFESTATE isa crime and violence prevention tool to create a safer California. http://talkjustice.com/links.asp?453053907

71. Sample Domestic Violence Prevention Policy | Workforce.com Article A sample domestic violence policy outlining the definition of domesticviolence and the company s response protocol. (8/5/2004) http://www.workforce.com/section/02/article/23/80/89.html

Comp, Benefits, Rewards = Member Only = Member Only Comp, Benefits, Rewards: Editor's Choice Sample Domestic Violence Prevention Policy ompanies wishing to develop an in-house domestic violence policy might want to take a look at this document provided by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence. Introduction (Company Name) seeks to provide a work environment free from violence or threats of violence against individuals, groups, or employees, or threats against company property-including partner violence that may occur on our property. This policy requires that all individuals on company premises or while representing the Company conduct themselves in a professional manner consistent with good business practices and in absolute conformity with non-violence principles and standards. Definition For purposes of this policy, workplace violence is defined as a single behavior or series of behaviors which constitute actual or potential assault, battery, harassment, intimidation, threats or similar actions, attempted destruction, or threats to Company or personal property; which occur in a Company workplace, at a Company work location, or while an individual is engaged in Company business. Company Response (Company Name) strictly prohibits use of violence or threats of violence in the workplace and views such actions very seriously. The possession of weapons in the workplace, threats, threatening or menacing behavior, stalking, or acts of violence against employees, visitors, guests, or other individuals by anyone on (Company Name) property will not be tolerated. Violations of this policy will lead to disciplinary actions up to and including termination of employment and the involvement of appropriate law enforcement authorities as needed.

72. Virginia Commission On Family Violence Prevention Puller) defines the purpose and scope of domestic violence fatality review teams Howell) directs that the Commission on Family violence prevention be http://www.courts.state.va.us/text/fvp/history.html

Virginia Commission on Family Violence Prevention History and Achievements of the Virginia Commission on Family Violence Prevention The Commission was supported initially by a grant from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance to the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia. In later years the Commission received funding from the federal Violence Against Women Act Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and VSTOP programs to support its work. The Commission maintained four standing subcommittees: Public/Professional Awareness; Law Enforcement; Community Response; and Legislative/Judicial. The Commission convened twenty-seven different task groups form 1994 to 2000 to study a broad range of issues. The Commission spent its first eighteen months examining Virginia's response to domestic violence and submitted its first report and recommendations to the 1996 Session of the General Assembly of Virginia. The Commission's goals were: To provide protection and safety for the citizens of Virginia, especially those who have been victims of family violence; To hold abusers accountable for their behavior; and

73. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The: Stopping Domestic Violence: How A Community Ca Stopping domestic violence How a Community Can Prevent Spousal Abuse by Pamela J . All law enforcement officers should read Stopping domestic violence http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_9_72/ai_110395573

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The Sept 2003 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for Advocate, The Air Force Journal of Logistics Air Force Law Review Air Force Speeches ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Stopping Domestic Violence: How a Community Can Prevent Spousal Abuse - Book Review FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The Sept, 2003 by Larry R. Moore Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Stopping Domestic Violence: How a Community Can Prevent Spousal Abuse by Pamela J. Jenkins and Barbara P. Davidson, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, New York, New York, 2001. All law enforcement officers should read Stopping Domestic Violence because it provides a comprehensive assessment of domestic spousal violence. The book stresses the relationship of law enforcement with the victims, supporting social agencies, medical personnel, and local shelters for abused spouses and proves informative to any reader, regardless of position held or responsibility accorded. The book contains up-to-date information on real implications concerning primary prevention efforts in the community setting in terms of onscene and emergency room responders, perpetrators, and law enforcement officers. The goals of response agencies should include accepting other agencies' response requirements and responsibilities, as well as their acceptance of law enforcement's role in the issue of spousal abuseall of this in the interest of victim safety.

74. VAWnet :: Training Resources For Sexual Violence Prevention & Education National domestic violence Hotline 800 799 SAFE or The Rape, Abuse and Incest for domestic and sexual violence program workers, child abuse prevention http://www.vawnet.org/SexualViolence/PreventionAndEducation/Training/SVPETrainin

Home About VAWnet Sexual Violence Domestic Violence ... DVAM If you are in danger call 911 or: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800 799 SAFE or: The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Hotline: 800 656 HOPE Calendars In The News PCADV Pubs NRCDV Pubs ... Prevention And Education Training This area provides access to various training descriptions, materials and tools that may be useful in your sexual violence prevention and education activities. VAWnet invites your suggestions of additional resources. Scope: Resources highlighted will range from field-specific professional development trainings to materials for use in training-the-trainers. In particular, we will highlight curricula promoting the competency of such first responders as rape crisis program staff and volunteers, law enforcement, forensic teams, health care providers, and others. As possible, descriptions note any stated primary goals and purposes, settings and audiences, possible adaptions to other contexts, and any components that have been evaluated. Descriptions are based on the author's written materials or reviews by others who have used the training. Definition: A training commonly provides a course or regimen that accustoms one to an indicated mode of behavior. Trainings can often include specialized instruction and practice that promotes or ensures proficient performance.

75. VAWnet :: Domestic Violence :: Prevention And Education :: Training domestic violence, Sexual Assault Stalking prevention and Intervention Programsin Native American Communities (2002) by Native American Circle LTD is a http://www.vawnet.org/DomesticViolence/PreventionAndEducation/Training/index.php

Home About VAWnet Sexual Violence Domestic Violence ... DVAM If you are in danger call 911 or: National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800 799 SAFE or: The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) Hotline: 800 656 HOPE Calendars In The News PCADV Pubs NRCDV Pubs ... Prevention And Education Training Training This area focuses on the need for on-going education for all (advocates, educators, children, general public, etc.) in order to reach a level of awareness regarding violence against women and related issues by providing curricula, training materials, and other resources for use in prevention education efforts. Men in the Movement to End Violence Against Women: Training and Education (April 2004) is a resource page that highlights several training tools and background information for use in promoting men's involvement in the movement to end violence against women. Also included are educational materials to support the teaching of non-violence to boys and young men. Prevention Connection Web Forums are a series of on-line conferences exploring efforts to end violence against women before it happens in the first place. Materials from the web conferences are available here. Conferences are hosted by Prevention Connection , The Violence Against Women Prevention Partnership, a project of the California Coalition Against Domestic Violence created to build the capacity of local, state, national and tribal agencies and organizations to develop, implement and evaluate effective violence against women prevention initiatives.

76. Strategy: Screening Animal Cruelty Cases For Domestic Violence The link between domestic violence and animal abuse has long been considered, for the Protection of Animals, and domestic violence prevention advocates. http://www.ncpc.org/ncpc/ncpc/?pg=2088-11202

77. New Violence Bill To Give Programs More Funds Lawmakers are rewriting the nation s domestic violence laws, Family violencePrevention Fund, said, referring to the enforcement provisions. http://womensenews.com/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2393

78. FBI Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - October 1997 Issue - Advocacy And Advocacy and Law enforcement Partners Against domestic violence Ms.Defina founded the domestic violence Training and Resource Institute, in Concord, http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/1997/oct974.htm

Advocacy and Law Enforcement: Partners Against Domestic Violence By Marie P. Defina and Leonard Wetherbee Law enforcement and social service agencies can work together to provide a and wide range of timely services to victims of domestic violence. Ms. Defina founded the Domestic Violence Training and Resource Institute, in Concord, Massachusetts, and now serves as its executive director. Chief Wetherbee commands the Concord, Massachusetts, Police Department. Domestic disturbances generate some of the most frustrating calls for police officers. Such calls often are repetitious as officers respond to the same homes over and over, take up valuable time that could be spent on other investigative matters, and frequently produce no legal action against offenders. In the late 1980s, increased public awareness that violence in the home is a criminal matter, not a private one, fueled changes in Massachusetts state law.1 Under the revised law, officers no longer are restricted to mediating a volatile situation or merely walking the perpetrator around to cool off. Now, officers may arrest a battering spouse on probable cause. With the burden of pressing charges lifted from the victim, who is often reluctant to proceed against an abusive mate, the number of arrests for domestic violence has increased statewide.2 Other legislative mandates have enhanced law enforcement's efforts to thwart domestic violence. These include: Changes in firearms regulations, which allow for "immediate suspension and surrender (when the order is served) of [the offender's] license to carry firearms and/or [firearms identification] cards as well as any firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and ammunition...if the plaintiff can demonstrate a substantial likelihood of immediate danger of abuse"3

79. FBI Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - July 1997 Issue - The Dynamics Of law enforcement still does not address domestic violence in the same way it The longterm affects of domestic violence on victims and children can http://www.fbi.gov/publications/leb/1997/july973.htm

The Dynamics of Domestic Abuse By Douglas R. Marvin By understanding the specific dynamics of domestic abuse, police officers will be better prepared to respond to this pervasive crime. Lieutenant Marvin serves with the New Providence, New Jersey, Police Department. While on their honeymoon, 23-year-old Mike becomes verbally abusive to his wife, Mary, after she suggests that he has had enough to drink. Mary is surprised by Mike's behavior and his hostile reaction to her. Soon after, however, he apologizes, and because he has always been so kind and gentle, Mary believes him when he tells her that this will never happen again. Several months later, a similar episode occurs. This time, Mary takes the blame, telling herself that these types of incidents are normal in a new marital relationship. She resolves to do things that will make Mike happy and avert confrontations. Three weeks later, Mike hits Mary during an argument. After several violent episodes during a 2-month period, Mary finally calls the police because she fears for her safety. Responding officers arrest Mike and charge him with assault under the state's domestic violence laws. Recognizing the trouble that awaits him, and in an effort to get her back on his side, Mike sends Mary flowers while he is in jail. With the flowers, he includes a long note, in which he expresses his deep sorrow for the pain he has caused her and promises that the behavior will never be repeated. Because his note is so compelling, Mary believes that he has learned his lesson and that their relationship will improve. The following day, she informs the city attorney's office that she does not wish to cooperate with the prosecution. When the prosecutor concludes that the state's case is too weak without Mary as a witness, the state drops its charges against Mike, and he is released from jail.

80. IACP - Publications procedures and resources dedicated to addressing domestic violence. Workplaceviolence warrants a similar response from law enforcement, given the rise http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pubs/pslc/pslc1.section3.htm

FAQs Contact Us Other IACP Sites Publications IACP Info IACP Net Policy Center Police Chief Magazine ... Training Keys Section 3 Guidelines for Law Enforcement Agencies Fifteen years ago police agencies provided little or no service to the victims of domestic violence because such intervention was not considered appropriate. Today nearly every police department has a policy, procedures and resources dedicated to addressing domestic violence. Workplace violence warrants a similar response from law enforcement, given the rise of violent crime by nonstrangers in the workplace, the heightened concern of employers, the high risk for injury associated with these crimes, and the inappropriateness of using traditional police strategies when confronting multiple-victim workplace shooting situations. Many police executives have concluded that their existing domestic violence programs provide a useful framework for structuring new policies and procedures concerning workplace violence. This strategy was used by many of the police officials who developed the following guidelines for law enforcement agencies. These guidelines should help police address workplace violence in their communities without overtaxing departmental resources. Employers may also wish to read this section so that they can better understand how police agencies might assist them in combating workplace violence. I. Pre-Incident Violence Prevention and Preparation

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