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This list
of publications has been compiled to provide resources on best or promising
practices for the topic of family violence and the following subtopics:
domestic violence courts, coordinated community response, law enforcement
response, orders of protection, elder abuse, domestic violence prevention,
workplace domestic violence, and resources for judges. This list is not to be
interpreted as an endorsement of any particular program or practice by NCSC, but
rather as a resource for the readers to examine and determine its usefulness for
their own purposes.
“Best
Practices: Innovative Domestic Violence Programs in Health Care Settings.”
Family Violence Prevention Fund. 
Domestic
Violence Statistics. National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
“Domestic Violence Demonstration Projects: Best
Practices.” [California
Judicial Council] Court News, Special Edition: 2002 Legislative Summary
(December 2002): AB 1909, COHN, CH. 192, FAM 6219.
Requires, contingent on the availability of adequate city or county
funding, the development of a demonstration project in the Superior Courts of
San Diego and Santa Clara Counties to identify best practices in civil,
juvenile, and criminal court cases involving domestic violence.
Field, Julie
Kunce. “Screening
for Domestic Violence: Meeting the Challenge of Identifying Domestic Relations
Cases Involving Domestic Violence and Developing Strategies for Those Cases.”
Court Review 39, no. 2 (2002): 4-11.
Buel,
Sarah M. “Why Juvenile Courts Should Address Family
Violence: Promising Practices to Improve Intervention Outcomes.”
Juvenile and Family Court Journal 53, no. 2 (2002).
Klein,
Andy. “Florida’s
Family Protection Act—A Worthy Model for Consideration.” Domestic Violence Prevention 7, no. 10 (2001): 1-2.
Johnson, Carol, Sherry Frohman, Bill Schaefer, Mike Thomas,
and David Singer. “Effective
Management of Domestic Violence Cases: Probation’s New Approach to Victim
Services and Offender Accountability.”
American Probation and Parole Association 26th Annual Training Institute,
St. Paul, Minn. (August 26, 2001).
Rimelspach,
Rene L. “Mediating Family Disputes in a World with Domestic Violence: How
to Devise a Safe and Effective Court-Connected Mediation Program.” Ohio
State Journal on Dispute Resolution 17, no. 1 (2001): 95-111Maxwell,
M. Sharon, and Karen Oehme.
“Strategies
to Improve Supervised Visitation in Domestic Violence Cases.” Violence
Against Women Online Resources (October 2001).
Shelton, Christopher M. 26th Judicial District Data Model
Project for Domestic Violence Actions. Denver: National Center for State
Courts, Court Services Division, 1999. (KFN7910.5 .S7
S54)
Schecter, Susan, and Jeffrey L.
Edleson.
“Effective
Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for
Policy and Practice.” Violence
Against Women Online Resources (June 1999).
Keilitz, Susan, Ann Jones, and Brian J. Ostrom. “Tracking
and Understanding Family Violence Caseloads.” Caseload
Highlights—Examining the Work of State Courts 5, no. 2 (1999).
“State court leaders are striving to develop effective responses
to family violence and its impact on case management and adjudication.”
A major obstacle impeding these efforts is a general lack of accurate and
detailed data on family violence caseloads. This publication
discusses developing and testing data-reporting prototypes for family violence.
Healey,
Kerry Murphy, and Christine Smith. “Batterer
Programs: What Criminal Justice Agencies Need to Know.” NIJ
Research in Action (July 1998).
Healey,
Kerry, Christine Smith, and Chris O'Sullivan. Batterer
Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies. NIJ
Issues and Practices (February 1998).
O’Sullivan, Chris S. Coordination of Domestic Violence
Cases in Criminal and Family Court: An Inquiry and Recommendations.
New York: Victim Services, 1998. (KFN5116.5
.O88 1998)
“Legal
Interventions in Family Violence: Research Findings and Policy Implications.”
National Institute of Justice and the American Bar Association (July 1998).
Jasinski, Jana L., and Linda M. Williams, ed. Partner
Violence: A Comprehensive Review of 20 Years of Research. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications, 1998. (HV6626.2
.P37 1998)
Native
American Statewide Domestic Abuse Shelter Program, American Indians Against
Abuse, Inc., and Wisconsin Judicare Inc. “Domestic
and Family Violence: A Model Civil Code for Wisconsin’s P.L. 280 Tribes”
(May 1997).
Model
Code on Domestic and Family Violence. Reno,
NV: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1994. (KF9322 .M63
1994)
Fagan,
Jeffrey. The
Criminalization of Domestic Violence: Promises and Limits.
NIJ Research Report (January 1996).
Domestic and Family Violence: Highlighted Programs
from the State Annual Reports. Washington, DC: Justice Research and Statistics Association,
1994. (KF9322
.D66)
McHardy,
Lois W. Family Violence: State-of-the-Art Court Programs. Reno,
NV: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1992.
(HQ809.3
.U54 N16 1992)
Opening
Doors: Model Projects Providing Advocacy to Victims of Domestic Violence Seeking
Relief in Eastern Massachusetts Courts. Boston: Committee of Gender Equality, Supreme Judicial Court,
1991. (KFM2967
.F35 M37 1991)
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Levey,
Lynn S., Martha Wade Steketee, and Susan Keilitz. Lessons Learned in
Implementing an Integrated Domestic Violence Court:
The District of Columbia Experience. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2000.
(KFD1767
.F35 L48)
Keilitz,
Susan L. Specialization of Domestic Violence Case Management in the Courts:
A National Survey. Williamsburg,
VA: National Center for State Courts, 2000. (KF505.5
.K46 2000)
Tsai, B.
“The Trend Toward Specialized Domestic Violence Courts: Improvements
on an Effective Intervention.” Fordham Law Review 68 (2000): 1297.
Paisner, Susan R. “A
Court Grows in Brooklyn: Dedicated
Domestic Violence Court Serves as National Model.” Domestic Violence
Prevention5, no. 9 (1999).
Process
Evaluation of the Jefferson County Domestic Violence Unit.
Louisville, Ky. (August 1999)
“Quincy Court:
Mixed Results from a Model Court.” Domestic Violence
Prevention (July 1999): 4.
Buzawa, Eve, Gerald
Hotalig, and Andrew Klein. “The Response to Domestic Violence in a
Model Court: Some Initial Findings
and Implications.” Behavioral Sciences and the Law 16 (1998): 185.
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Do Batterer
Intervention Programs Work—Two Studies.
National Institute of Justice, Research for Practice (September 2003).
Jackson,
Shelly et al. Batter
Intervention Programs: Where Do We Go From Here?
National
Institute of Justice Special Report (June 2003).
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Thelen,
Rose. Advocacy in a
Coordinated Community Response: Overview and Highlights of Three Programs.
Battered Women's Justice Project (June 8, 2000).
Shepard,
Melanie. Evaluating
Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence.
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (April 1999).
Ashley,
Nancy R. Planning for a Local Domestic Violence Summit:
Organizing a Coordinated Community Response.
Olympia, WA: Office of the Administrator for the Courts, 1998.
(KF9322
.A97)
Witwer,
Martha B., and Cheryl A. Crawford. A
Coordinated Approach to Reducing Family Violence: Conference Highlights.
NIJ Research Report (October 1995).
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What
Communities, State and Local, Can Do: Promising
Practices and Model Programs for Law Enforcement, Practitioners, and Victim
Advocates. Office
of Violence Against Women.
Maxwell,
Christopher D., Joel H. Garner, and Jeffrey A. Fagan. “The
Effects of Arrest on Intimate Partner Violence:
New Evidence from the Spouse Assault Replication Program.”
National Institute of Justice Research in Brief (July 2001)
Smith,
Barbara E. et al. Evaluation
of Efforts to Implement No-Drop Policies: Two
Central Values in Conflict, Final Report. National Institute of Justice
(March 2001).
Lonsway, Kimberly A., Susan Welch, and Louise F.
Fitzherald.
“Police Training in Sexual Assault Response—Process, Outcomes, and
Elements of Change.” Criminal Justice and Behavior 28, no. 6 (2001): 695.
Littel, Kristin et al.
A Tool for
Law Enforcement, Prosecution and the Courts to Use in Developing Effective
Responses (February 1998).
A product of the Promising Practices Initiative of the STOP Violence
Against Women Grants Technical Assistance Project.
Mills, Linda G. “Mandatory Arrest and Prosecution
Policies for Domestic Violence—A Critical Literature Review and the Case for
More Research to Test Victim Empowerment Approaches.” Criminal Justice and
Behavior 25, no. 3 (1998): 306.
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Klein, Andy. “Florida’s Family Protection Act—A Worthy Model for
Consideration.” Domestic Violence Prevention 7, no. 10 (2001): 1-2.
Keilitz, Susan L. et al. “Civil
Protection Orders: Victims' Views
on Effectiveness.” NIJ Research
Preview (January 1998).
“Model
Full Faith and Credit State Code.”
Violence Against Women Online Resources (1998).
Top
Adult
Protective Services Ethical Principles and Best Practice Guidelines.
National Association of Adult Protective Service Administrators.
Elder
Justice Center.
Administrative Office of the Courts, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit,
Florida.
Problems
Facing Adult Protective Services Programs and Resources Needed to Resolve Them.
A Survey Report by the National Association of Adult Protective Service
Administrators (January 2003).
“Administrative
Justice for Our Seniors: Establishing
an Elder Justice Center.” Court Manager 16, no. 3 (2002): 31-33.
Gordon, Robert M.
Adult Protection Legislation in Canada:
Models, Issues, and Problems. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 24 no. 2/3
(2001): 117-34.
“Our
Aging Population, Promoting Empowerment, Preventing Victimization, and
Implementing Coordinated Interventions.“ OJP Issues and Practices
Report (December 2000). This report
describes the proceedings of a national symposium sponsored by the Departments
of Justice and Health and Human Services that featured promising
multidisciplinary approaches to redress all types of elder victimization.
Stiegel,
Lori A. Recommended Guidelines for State Courts Handling Cases Involving
Elder Abuse. Washington, DC: ABA, State Justice Institute, 1995.
(KF9324
.S78 1995)
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Family
Violence Prevention Best Practice Guide.
Santa Clara County Social Services, California Department of Family and
Children’s Services (2001).
“Building
Bridges Across Systems: State Innovations to Address and Prevent Family Violence.”
Issue Brief. NGA Center for Best Practices (October 17, 2000).
Top
“Domestic
Violence in the Workplace: Best Practice for Employers.”
Greenberg Traurig LLP
(October 2002).
Model
Domestic Violence Policy for Counties.
State of New
York (January 1998).
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Guidelines for Domestic Violence Protection and Antiharassment Orders.
Washington State Gender and Justice Commission, available through the Washington
Courts Web site.
Gallagher,
Mary P. “Court Issues Uniform Guidelines for Domestic Violence Hearing
Officers.” New Jersey Law Journal (January 7, 2002).
Aiken,
Jane H., and Jane C. Murphy. “Dealing
with Complex Evidence of Domestic Violence:
A Primer for the Civil Bench.”
Court Review 39, no. 2 (2002): 12-22.
Mitchell,
Darren, and Susan B. Carbon. “Firearms and
Domestic Violence: A Primer for
Judges.”
Court Review 39, no. 2 (2002): 32-43.
Nadkarni,
Lavita, and Barbara Zeek Shaw. “Making
a Difference: Tools to Help Judges
Support the Healing of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence.” Court
Review 39, no. 2 (2002): 24-30.
Runner,
Michael W., and Sujata Warrier. Cultural Considerations in Domestic Violence
Cases: A National Judicial
Education Curriculum. San
Francisco: Family Violence
Prevention Fund, 2001.
Domestic Violence Benchbook: A Guide to Civil and Criminal Proceedings,
2nd edition.
Lansing, MI: Michigan Judicial Institute (2001).
A very comprehensive electronic benchbook for judges.
New
Mexico Domestic Violence Benchbook: Criminal
and Civil Proceedings Involving Domestic Violence.
Albuquerque: New Mexico
Judicial Education Center, University of New Mexico, Institute of Public Law,
2001. (KFN4167
.F35 N49 2001)
Neil
Websdale. “Lethality
Assessment Tools—A Critical Analysis.”
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (February 2000).
Ptacek,
James. Battered Women in the Courtroom—The Power of Judicial Response.
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1999.
(KF9322
.P78)
Girdner,
Linda. Domestic Abuse and Custody Mediation Training for Judges and
Administrators: Instructors Guide. Chicago: American Bar Association, 1999. (KF505
.D664)
Domestic Violence Procedures Manual. Supreme Court of New Jersey and the Attorney General of the State of New
Jersey (1998).
Stone,
Lawrence B. et al. Domestic Violence Characteristics Informing and Enhancing
the Court’s Role: A National
Judicial Education Distance Learning Curriculum with Videotape and
Design-Implementation Manual. San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention
Fund, 1998. (KF9322
.D67 1998)
Weller,
Steven. A Judge’s Guide to Culturally Competent Responses to Latino Family
Violence. Denver: Center for Public Policy Studies, 1998.
(KF8719
.W47)
Stiegel,
Lori A. Elder Abuse in the State Courts: Three Curricula for Judges and Court
Staff. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, 1997. (KF9324
.S75 1997)
Keilitz,
Susan L. et al. Domestic
Violence and Child Custody Disputes: A
Resource Handbook for Judges and Court Managers.
Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 1997.
(KF9322
.D66 1997)
Lemon,
Nancy K. D. Domestic Violence and Children: Resolving Custody and Visitation
Disputes: A National Judicial Curriculum. San Francisco: Family Violence
Prevention Fund, 1995. (KF547
.L46 1995)
Family
Violence: Effective Judicial Intervention.
Washington, DC: Women Judges’ Fund for Justice, 1993.
(KF505
.W65 1993)
Carter,
Janet. Domestic Violence in Civil Court Cases: A National Model for Judicial
Education. San Francisco: Family Violence Prevention Fund, 1992. (KF276
.C371 1992)
Carter,
Janet. Domestic Violence: The Crucial Role of the Judge in Criminal Court
Cases: A National Model for Judicial Education. San Francisco: Family
Violence Prevention Fund, 1991. (KF276
.C37 1991)
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