NCSC Reports and Articles
Uekert, Brenda
"Use of Violence Against Women Act STOP Funds for Courts."
(February 2009).
This report includes the results of a survey sent to state court administrators on how STOP funds were being allocated and used by the courts.
"Domestic Relations Caseloads."
Research Division, NCSC, Bureau of Justice Assistance, and Conference of State Court Administrators (2008).
Domestic section from Examining the Work of State Courts, 2007.
"Domestic Relations Case Reporting."
Research Division, NCSC and Conference of State Court Administrators (2009).
Domestic Relations section from State Court Guide to Statistical Reporting.
Shelton, Honorable Donald.
The Current State of Domestic Violence Courts in the United States, 2007.
(February 2007).
This document provides comprehensive information on domestic violence courts including: their history, different models, and the current status of identified domestic violence courts in the U.S. Paper submitted to the NCSC documents database with the permission of the author.
Uekert, Brenda et al.
Juvenile Domestic and Family Violence: The Effects of Court Based Intervention Programs on Recidivism.
(July 2006).
This report includes a literature review and discusses the juvenile justice system response, intervention, and recidivism.
Uekert, Brenda, Penny Wentland, and Susan Keilitz.
Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Protection from Abuse.
(March 2004).
Sixty-two Pennsylvania counties were surveyed in regard to the Protection from Abuse Database (PFAD). Forty-two counties actively participated in PFAD and were asked to respond to items pertaining to implementation, PFAD usage, satisfaction with PFAD, advantages and disadvantages, and future plans. Twenty counties currently inactive in the PFAD program were surveyed to better understand the reasons for their lack of participation in PFAD. Five counties were excluded from the survey because they were currently undertaking training in PFAD. The survey was conducted by telephone during October, November, and December of 2003.
Efkeman, Hillery and Kay Chopard Cohen.
Crossing Borders - Regional Meetings on Implementing Full Faith and Credit: Final Report.
(February 2004).
This report outlines the history, meeting design, key themes and meeting outcomes of a series of regional meetings held on implementing full faith and credit of domestic violence orders of protection.
Uekert, Brenda and Denise Dancy
Developing a Domestic Violence Policy for the Workplace..
Family Violence Communities of Practice. (October 2003).
Domestic violence policies for the workplace are intended to address the safety of employees whose work day and space can be affected by violence at home.
Uekert, Brenda.
Violence Against Women Act Grant Program Funds for Courts- - Results of a Survey to State Court Administrators.
(July 2003).
A survey of state court administrators on VAWA court-specific funding.
Steketee, Martha, Lynn Levey, and Susan Keilitz.
Implementing an Integrated Domestic Violence Court: Systemic Changes in the District of Columbia.
(June 2000).
This study addresses three interrelated components of a domestic violence unit - intake, a specialized clerk's office, and dedicated courtrooms and judicial assignments.
Levey, Lynn, Martha Steketee, and Susan Keilitz.
Lessons Learned in Implementing an Integrated Domestic Violence Court: The District of Columbia Experience.
(2000).
Guidebook highlights issues courts and communities should consider when addressing problems of domestic violence. Based on a study of the Domestic Violence Unit of the D.C. Superior Court.
Keilitz, Susan, Ann Jones, and Brian Astrom
"Tracking and Understanding Family Violence Caseloads."
Caseload Highlights Vol. 5 Number 2 (April 1999).
This article introduces the Family Violence Data Reporting Prototype, which was conceived by the Court Statistics Project as a tool for state courts to use in identifying, classifying, counting, and reporting family violence cases.
Shelton, Christopher
26th Judicial District Data Model Project For Domestic Violence Actions.
Court Services Division (July 1999).
An evaluation of the coordination between criminal justice agencies in the 26th Judicial District in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
Keilitz, Susan, Paula Hannaford and Hillery Efkeman
Civil Protection Orders: The Benefits and Limitations for Victims of Domestic Violence.
Research (1997).
This study examines the effectiveness of civil protection orders and looks at which factors influence how well the orders prevent abuse and improve the quality of the survivors lives.
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