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03/18/06
Article
Supervised Visitation: What Courts Should Know when Working with …

This paper highlights a number of practices used by supervised visitation programs and the courts. It is intended for judges, court administrators, and their community partners in an effort to reduce the risk of violence…

08/15/05
Article
Understanding Women’s Experiences Parenting in the Context of D…

This paper identifies and discusses seven central themes that highlight the intersection between women abuse and parenting. Specific implications and recommendations for community and court service providers are offered.

03/18/05
Article
Parenting Arrangements After Domestic Violence: Safety as a Prior…

This article discusses some of the controversies surrounding parent-child access and provides practical guidelines within a clinical and legal context.

03/18/05
Report
Safety and Accountability Audit Reports for the Demonstration Ini…

The four sites chosen as demonstration initiative sites under the Supervised Visitation Program Initiative were required to conduct community-based assessments utilizing the methodologies of the Praxis Safety and Accountability Audit. Each demonstration site explored a…

03/18/04
Publication
If I Killed You, I’d Get the Kids: Women’s Survival and Prote…

This article discusses how child custody and access processes provide opportunities for abusive partners to exert power and control over their partners and children and discusses how these opportunities are often supported by policies and…

03/18/04
Report
Safety and Accountability Audit Reports for the Demonstration Ini…

The four sites chosen as demonstration initiative sites under the Supervised Visitation Program Initiative were required to conduct community-based assessments utilizing the methodologies of the Praxis Safety and Accountability Audit. Each demonstration site explored a…

03/18/03
Publication
Assessing Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Homicide

This study of the Danger Assessment Tool finds that despite certain limitations, the tool can, with some reliability, identify women who may be at risk of being killed by an intimate partner.

03/18/02
Publication
Access Denied: The Barriers of Violence & Poverty for Abused Wome…

This report develops a comprehensive picture of women’s experiences while leaving abusive relationships and highlights the unique challenges associated with leaving abusive relationships and the gaps in policy and service delivery.

03/18/02
Report
Preventing Family Violence: Community Engagement Makes the Differ…

This report looks at the lessons learned from community-based efforts to counter family violence, focuses on five goals that emerged and that are critical to family violence prevention efforts, includes examples of groups that are…

03/18/02
Article
The Troubling Admission of Supervised Visitation Records in Custo…

This article argues that the widespread misuse of visitation reports threatens to compromise both the interests of abused children and the safety of domestic violence victims. It explores the purposes of supervised visitation programs and…

03/18/02
Article
The Parenting of Men Who Batter

This article discusses the parenting characteristics commonly observed in batterers and the implications for children’s emotional and physical well-being, their relationships with their mothers and siblings, and the development of their belief systems.

03/15/02
Infographic
Power and Control Wheel by Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs

The Power and Control Wheel was developed from the experience of battered women in Duluth who had been abused by their male partners. It does not attempt to give a broad understanding of all violence…