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Chapter 8: Coordination of CommunityResponse (CCR) to Family ViolenceIn this chapter you will: Review <strong>the</strong> dynamics of <strong>the</strong> CCR and an introduction to <strong>the</strong> Duluth Model. Identify roles and responsibilities of community partners in a CCR. Review benefits of CCR to family violence.A CCR to Family Violence brings criminal justice personnel, family violence advocates, and o<strong>the</strong>rcommunity members toge<strong>the</strong>r to protect victims and hold offenders accountable. Historically, <strong>the</strong>seefforts have led to pro-arrest policies, victim-oriented prosecution, judicial oversight of offenders,probation monitoring and coordination with victim services.The CCR model was pioneered by <strong>the</strong> Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP), also referred to as <strong>the</strong>“Duluth model.” DAIP is an interagency program conceived and implemented in Minnesota in 1980. TheCity of Duluth was identified as <strong>the</strong> best city to try to bring criminal and civil justice agencies toge<strong>the</strong>r towork in a collaborative way to respond to family violence cases. Eleven agencies were initially identifiedto collaborate: 911, police, sheriff’s and prosecutor’s offices, probation, <strong>the</strong> criminal and civil courts, <strong>the</strong>local battered women’s shelter, three mental health agencies and a newly created coordinatingorganization called <strong>the</strong> DAIP.DAIP* philosophy indicates: The primary responsibility of placing controls on abusers belongs to <strong>the</strong> community and <strong>the</strong>individual abusers, not <strong>the</strong> victims of abuse. Battering is a form of family violence that entails a patterned use of coercion and intimidation,including violence and o<strong>the</strong>r related forms of abuse, whe<strong>the</strong>r legal or illegal. Initiatives must distinguish between, and respond differently to, domestic violence thatconstitutes battering and cases that do not, and adjust those interventions to <strong>the</strong> severity of <strong>the</strong>violence. Interventions must account for <strong>the</strong> economic, cultural and personal histories of <strong>the</strong> individualswho become abuse cases in <strong>the</strong> system. Both victims and offenders are members of <strong>the</strong> community; while <strong>the</strong>y must each act to change<strong>the</strong> conditions of <strong>the</strong>ir lives, <strong>the</strong> community must treat both with respect and dignity andrecognize <strong>the</strong> social causes of <strong>the</strong>ir personal circumstances.*Adapted from www.<strong>the</strong>duluthmodel.org.An effective CCR draws upon <strong>the</strong> strengths of each community entity and identifies opportunities forcross-training and collaboration. Here are a few examples of what different community entities can do:THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ADVOCATING FOR SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE58 | P a g e
Health Care System: Develop and use safe and effective methods of identification of family violence. Provide referral, education and support services to victims and <strong>the</strong>ir children. Use documentation and reporting protocols for family violence. Devote a percentage of training equitable to family violence cases handled.Justice System: Use methods of intervention that do not rely on victim involvement. Enforce batterers’ compliance and protect victim and children’s safety. Provide easily accessible and enforceable protection orders.Education System: Support and educate teachers to recognize and respond to symptoms of family violence. Teach violence prevention, conflict resolution and communication skills. Inform citizens that it is <strong>the</strong>ir civil duty to oppose oppression and to support those who areoppressed.Clergy:Speak out against family violence.Routinely assess for family violence in premarital and pastoral counseling.Oppose <strong>the</strong> use of biblical or <strong>the</strong>ological justification for family violence.Media: Educate about <strong>the</strong> dynamics and consequences of family violence, ra<strong>the</strong>r than glorify it. Cease labeling family violence as “love gone sour” or “a lovers’ quarrel.” Devote an equitable portion of media to women and children’s needs.Employers: Intervene against stalkers in <strong>the</strong> workplace. Safeguard victims’ employment and careers by providing flexible work schedules and enlightenedpersonnel policies. Provide available resources to support and advocate for victims.Government: Enact laws that provide courts with progressive consequences in sentencing. Adequately fund victims’ services and violence prevention. Commute sentences of family violence victims who kill in self-defense.Social Service Providers: Design and deliver services that are responsive to victims and children’s needs. Utilize methods to help identify family violence. Require staff to receive training on etiology and dynamics of family violence.THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ADVOCATING FOR SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE59 | P a g e
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