Scan of the Legal, Policy, and Practice Context and Considerations for Collecting Data on Guardianship Abuse and Fraud
Date Published
September 2022
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Domestic violence courts
Testing the Efficacy of Judicial Monitoring: A Randomized Trial at the Rochester
Date Published
December 2012
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
An Evaluation Of Court System Best Practices For Domestic Violence: Protective Orders
Date Published
2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Child Custody Decision-making among Intimate Partner Violence Families
Date Published
December 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Mandatory Arrest for Domestic Violence: The Courts' Response
Date Published
1994
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Estimating the Population at Risk for Violence During Child Visitation
Date Published
June 2000
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases With Reluctant Victims: Assessing Two Novel Approaches in Milwaukee, Executive Summary
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Role of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Domestic Violence and Its Treatment: Dade County's Domestic Violence Court Experiment; Final Report
Date Published
1996
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Specialized Felony Domestic Violence Courts: Lessons on Implementation and Impacts From the Kings County Experience (From Violence Against Women and Family Violence: Developments in Research, Practice, and Policy, 2004, Bonnie Fisher, ed. -- See NCJ-199701)
Date Published
2004
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Prosecuting Domestic Violence Cases With Reluctant Victims: Assessing Two Novel Approaches in Milwaukee
Date Published
1997
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Role of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Domestic Violence and Its Treatment: Dade County's Domestic Violence Court Experiment, Executive Highlights
Date Published
1996
Publication Type
Survey
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Increasing Convictions in Domestic Violence Cases: A Field Test in Milwaukee
Date Published
2001
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Combating Domestic Violence: Findings From an Evaluation of a Local Domestic Violence Court
Date Published
November 2003
Publication Type
Program/Project Description
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Specialized Domestic Violence Court in South Carolina: An Example of Procedural Justice for Victims and Defendants
Date Published
June 2007
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Domestic Violence Courts: What Are They and How Should We Manage Them?
Date Published
1999
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
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 Research 15 Years After VAWA
June 2010
Since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, a majority of the more than 250 research and evaluation studies funded by NIJ examined domestic violence issues. This research has been collected in the Compendium of Research on Violence Against Women, which includes an abstract of each grant and the results of completed studies.
Domestic Violence Courts
Domestic violence cases involving spouses and other intimate partners often entail complex processes that require careful consideration by the criminal justice system. In the 1990s, many jurisdictions began to create specialized domestic violence courts for judges to ensure follow-through on cases, aid domestic violence victims, and hold those who commit the crimes accountable, with the assistance of justice and social service agencies.
By specializing in domestic...
Formative Evaluation Phase: The Continuum of Shelter and Housing Models for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
2018-ZD-CX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$398,195
Evaluation of the Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Demonstration Initiative
2015-VF-GX-K101
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2015
$704,919
Workshop Addressing Predisposition Revictimization in Cases of Violence Against Women, January 31-February 1, 2005
Date Published
February 2005
Publication Type
Conference Material
Agencies
NIJ
Child Custody Outcomes in Cases Involving Abuse Allegations and Parental Alienation
2014-MU-CX-0859
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$501,791
An Evaluation of Court System Best Practices for Domestic Violence Protective Orders
2014-IJ-CX-0028
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$491,154
Relationship Processes in the Development of Teen Dating Violence
2014-VA-CX-0066
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2014
$208,485