In discussing the criminal justice response to battering, this report advises that batterer intervention programs cannot be expected to deter domestic violence in isolation; a strong, coordinated criminal justice response is also needed. February 1998; $4.50 (NCJ 168638); NIJ.
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/168638.pdf

After exploring the nature and causes of domestic violence, this report describes batterer interventions currently in operation (the larger, “mainstream” programs as well as innovative interventions being explored), examines the theories on which they are based, reviews the most critical issues being debated, and examines criminal justice practices that can improve batterer intervention. The information was obtained from observation of 13 batterer intervention programs in 5 states; interviews with program directors, criminal justice professionals, and academics; and extensive review of documents. The integrated criminal justice responses studied for this report included coordination among agencies; use of victim advocates throughout the system; designation of special, dedicated batterer intervention units; and provision of training for agency personnel. July 1998; $2.50 (NCJ 171683); NIJ.
www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/171683.pdf

This 2000 evaluation report describes the distribution of STOP (Services • Training • Officers • Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Program funds by state, activities and goals of STOP grant projects, collaboration and system change resulting from STOP projects, victim outreach, STOP accomplishments, efforts to address gaps in and barriers to improved services for female victims of violence, and federal and state administration and support of the STOP program. The evaluation shows that since the STOP program began in 1995, states have made great strides in implementing their own approaches to treating domestic violence and sexual assault. STOP funding has given agencies an incentive to work together to reduce violence against women. March 2000; Available through the NCJRS Document Loan Program or the NCJRS Photocopying Service (NCJ 183599); NIJ.

In collaboration with other government agencies and organizations, OVC administers funding to programs that combat victimization of women. This fact sheet provides an overview of the funding sources, including formula and discretionary grant programs, that support sexual assault and domestic violence programs. July 1998; Free (FS 000211); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/factshts/factsht.htm

This report provides information on violence by intimates (current or former spouses, girlfriends, or boyfriends) gleaned from the redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which includes new questions about violence by intimates. The report covers trends in intimate violence, characteristics of victims (race, sex, age, income, ethnicity, and whether the victims live in urban, suburban, or rural areas), type of crime (physical assault, verbal threats), and trends for reporting to police. Intimate victimizations measured include rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Data on murder by intimates are also given. The data for this report came from the NCVS and the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports. May 2000; Free (NCJ 178247); BJS.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ipv.pdf

Many legal professionals have not been trained adequately on appropriate legal interventions for domestic violence. Failure to fully understand domestic violence legal issues undermines the competence of individual lawyers and judges as well as the legal profession as a whole. By integrating domestic violence issues into their curricula, law schools can provide lawyers with the tools to assist victims effectively and to improve the legal system’s response to family violence. The recommendations in this report stem from a 2-day meeting of experts convened by the American Bar Association in 1996. Law school professors who teach domestic violence seminars or administer clinical programs, victim advocates, experts in intervention with perpetrators of domestic violence, and other practitioners attended the conference and provided information about current law school practices and recommendations for the future. December 1997; Free (NCJ 168098); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/etedv/welcome.html