NCJ Number
205337
Date Published
February 2003
Length
35 pages
Annotation
This report is a comprehensive set of recommendations that constitute an implementation plan for North Carolina that maximizes the safety of family members, empowers victims, and holds perpetrators of domestic violence and child maltreatment accountable.
Abstract
In 1999, the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges published a document titled “Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence & Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practice.” This document is referred to as “the green book,” and encouraged the adoption of shared principles by the courts, public child welfare protection agencies, and domestic violence advocates in order to better serve families facing child maltreatment and intimate partner violence. In 2000, after having several State representatives attend a summit on the adoption of the principles and practices of “the green book,” North Carolina moved towards designing a plan of implementation of the Child Well-Being and Domestic Violence Task Force. To guide the task force six principles, as well as a mission statement were developed. The purpose was to design a strategy for North Carolina to adopt policies and practice recommendations and an implementation plan that maximizes the safety of all members, empowers victims, and holds perpetrators of domestic violence and child maltreatment accountable. This report is a comprehensive set of recommendations that represent an implementation plan for the State. A summary of priority recommendations are presented in the areas of legislative and administrative policy, education and training, and implementation strategies. The remainder of the report is comprised of the recommendations represented by four committees that include: courts and law enforcement; child protective services; community-based services; and funding.