Domestic Violence and Child Custody Disputes: A Resource Handbook for Judges and Court Managers
Date Published
1997
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Child custody
The Trouble with Harman and Lorandos’ Parental Alienation Allegations in Family Court Study
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Parental Alienation and Abuse Allegations
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Questioning the Scientific Validity of the Parental Alienation Label in Abuse Cases (From Challenging Parental Alienation: New Directions for Professionals and Parents)
Date Published
December 2021
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluating the Efficacy of the SAFeR Approach to Improving Legal Responses to IPV: A Randomized Controlled Trial
15PNIJ-21-GG-02800-REVA
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$1,221,556
Draft Summary: Overview of Family Court Outcomes Study
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Child Custody Decision-making among Intimate Partner Violence Families
Date Published
December 2020
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evaluation of the Virginia Court-Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program: Executive Summary and Final Report
Date Published
1996
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Evidence-Based Practices and Strategies: Risk Terrain Modeling
March 2020
Captain Baughman of the Kansas City (MO) Police Department answers the question “What is risk terrain modeling?” and explains how it differs from crime mapping, what resources his agency deploys at high risk areas, and the results he has seen form using risk terrain models.
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Evaluation of Safe Horizon Family Court Program
2019-V3-GX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2019
$496,739
The Need for Mandatory Domestic Violence Training for Court-Appointed Custody Evaluators
Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
NIJ
Mothers & Children Seeking Safety in the US: A Study of International Child Abduction Cases Involving Domestic Violence
October 2010
Series
Since the implementation of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, thousands of abused women have faced complex litigation after seeking safety in the United States. Many have been court ordered to return their to the country from which they fled and often to their abusive partners custody. The presenters discussed the findings of an NIJ-funded study focusing on the experiences of women who as victims of domestic violence in another country, come to the U.S.
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Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor
June 2009
Panelists will present findings from a comprehensive study of domestic violence shelters in eight states. Data were collected from 3,410 residents in 215 domestic violence shelters — 81 percent of the shelters. The first of its kind, this descriptive study seeks to fill a gap in current knowledge about the needs and experiences of domestic violence survivors who turn to shelters for help and the type of help they receive. Implications for policy and programming will also be addressed.
Audio file
1 of 5: Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor, Angela Moore, National Institute of Justice
, 2 of 5: Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor, Marylouise Kelley, Director, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
, 3 of 5: Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor, Eleanor Lyon, P.h.D., Director of Institute for Violence Prevention and Reduction and Associate Professor in Residence, School of Social Work, University of Connecticut
, 4 of 5: Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor, Anne Menard, Director, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
, 5 of 5: Domestic Violence Shelters: The Experience of the Survivor, Question and Answer Session