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Mandatory Divorce Custody Mediation and Intimate Partner Violence/Abuse

Date Published

April 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Summary), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Factsheet

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NIJ

The Need for Mandatory Domestic Violence Training for Court-Appointed Custody Evaluators

State Laws Related to Family Judges' and Custody Evaluators' Recommendations in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence: Final Summary Overview

Date Published

March 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Program/Project Description, Legislation/Policy Analysis, Grants and Funding

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NIJ-Sponsored

Beliefs and Recommendations Regarding Child Custody and Visitation in Cases Involving Domestic Violence: A Comparison of Professionals in Different Roles

Date Published

May 2016

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Final Report of the "Impact of Legal Representation on Child Custody Decisions Among Families With a History of Intimate Partner Violence Study"

Date Published

May 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Child Custody Decision-making among IPV Families

2015-VA-CX-0073

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2015

$697,120

NIJ FY 15 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women: Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence

Closing Date

April 7, 2015

​NIJ is seeking proposals for research and evaluation on violence against women, and specifically intimate partner and sexual violence. For example, NIJ is interested in proposals to examine the effectiveness of specialized police and court-based units, services, and methods related to intimate partner and sexual violence. NIJ is also interested in research on the development, adaptation, and testing of screening tools used for the identification...

Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse Allegations and Parental Alienation

2014-MU-CX-0859

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$501,791

State Laws on Child Custody Related to Judges' and Custody Evaluators' Recommendations in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

2014-IJ-CX-0018

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2014

$37,532

Intimate Partner Violence and Custody Decisions: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Outcomes from Family Court, Shuttle Mediation, or Videoconferencing Mediation

2013-VA-CX-0044

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2013

$763,686

Race Group Differences in Prison Victimization Experiences

Date Published

October 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Child Custody Evaluators' Beliefs About Domestic Abuse Allegations: Their Relationship to Evaluator Demographics, Background, Domestic Violence Knowledge and Custody-Visitation Recommendations

Date Published

October 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Intimate Partner Abuse in Divorce Mediation: Outcomes from a Long-Term Multi-Cultural Study

Date Published

July 2011

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Mothers and Children Seeking Safety in the U.S.: A Study of International Child Abduction Cases Involving Domestic Violence - NIJ Research for the Real World Seminar

Date Published

October 2010

Publication Type

Presentation, Issue Overview, Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

Custody Evaluations When There Are Allegations of Domestic Violence: Practices; Beliefs, and Recommendations of Professional Evaluators

Date Published

May 2011

Publication Type

Research Paper

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Impact of Legal Representatives on Child Custody Decisions among Families with History of Intimate Partner Violence

2010-IJ-CX-0022

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2010

$844,297

Child Custody Mediation's Failure to Protect: Why Should the Criminal Justice System Care?

Date Published

September 2002

Series

NIJ Research in Progress Seminars

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Effectiveness and Safety of Pepper Spray

Date Published

April 2003

Series

NIJ Research Report

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ

Custody Evaluators Beliefs about Domestic Abuse Allegations

2007-WG-BX-0013

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2007

$318,212

Supervised and Unsupervised Parental Access in Domestic Violence Cases: Court Orders and Consequences

Date Published

March 2006

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

National Evaluation of the Legal Assistance for Victims Program, Final Report, Part 1

Date Published

January 2005

Publication Type

Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Mandatory Custody Mediation: Empirical Evidence of Increased Risk for Domestic Violence Victims and Their Children

Date Published

2003

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Divorce Mediation and Domestic Violence

Date Published

1997

Publication Type

Survey

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Process Evaluation of the Forever Free Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Date Published

April 2000

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Domestic Violence, Visitation and Custody Decisions in New York Family Courts, Executive Summary

Date Published

May 2002

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored