NCJ Number
221748
Date Published
September 2004
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This paper describes six crucial issues that may decide how victims, their children, and their communities experience supervised visitation.
Abstract
Issues identified, based upon research and experience from supervised visitation providers, that decide how victims, their children, and their communities experience supervised visitation are: (1) how staff and volunteer training can enhance victim safety; (2) how risk assessment tools can help staff identify dangers; (3) how stalking can be reduced at supervised visitation programs; (4) how liability issues can be addressed at programs; (5) how court orders can increase protection for victims and children; and (6) how staff can avoid unintended outcomes in program record keeping. These issues, addressed in this report and supported by the U.S. Department of Justice, Violence Against Women Office, are not easy to resolve, but they establish a framework within which programs and their supporters can strive to improve crucial services. Each of these issues requires thoughtful analysis and the involvement of the entire community.