NCJ Number
114283
Date Published
1986
Length
36 pages
Annotation
This report describes the initiatives taken by governmental agencies in Prince Edward Island, Canada in response to 16 recommendations made in 1984 by Canadian ministers at all levels of government that focus on ways of addressing the problem of wife beating.
Abstract
Actions taken include preparing a policy on the provision of transportation to emergency shelter, funding of a feasibility study for a community-based family violence intervention program for the West Prince region of the province, preparing for a feasibility study of requirements for a stable funding base, and developing inservice training for professional staff in the Department of Health and Social Services. Further actions included preparing a hospital protocol for the battered victim, working to develop support services to victims during the criminal justice process, and reviewing family living curriculum materials for high schools. For descriptions of actions taken in each other province and territory, see NCJ 114275-82 and NCJ 114284-85.