Domestic Violence Annual Report 2010 - Office for the Prevention of ...

Domestic Violence Annual Report 2010
Policies, Projects & Programs
• Provided safety planning for victims in preparation for the inmate’s release and
assistance in establishing the victim notification of release throughout the
Department’s Office of Victim’s Services.
• Conducted ongoing programs for inmates such as:
o Fatherhood and Parenting/Domestic Violence Program to explore parental
roles and dynamics within the family.
o Aggression Reduction Therapy and Thinking for a Change to encourage
individuals to reflect on their behaviors.
o Trauma counseling.
For more information visit: http://www.docs.state.ny.us
Office of Court Administration (OCA)
• NYS domestic violence courts, each staffed by a designated judge, took in more
than 23,800 new cases.
• NYS integrated domestic violence (IDV) courts use a “one family-one judge”
model to bring before a single judge in Supreme Court the multiple criminal,
family, and matrimonial disputes for families where domestic violence is an
underlying issue. In 2010 more than 3,200 new families and 17,300 new cases
entered the 46 IDV courts around the state.
• Established integrated domestic violence court initiatives (IDVI) in Schuyler and
Tioga counties in the sixth judicial district (joining IDVI’s in the fifth and seventh
judicial districts). Unlike IDV courts, the IDVI’s do not involve the transfer of
cases to one court; the cases remain where they are, however the IDVI’s bring
many of the IDV court benefits – including better information to judges regarding
the status of related cases in other courts, enhanced training for judges and court
staff, better integration with services, and judicial monitoring of offenders – to
counties that do not have IDV courts. In 2010 the IDVI’s served 203 new
families and took in 738 new cases.
• Continued operation of three youthful offender domestic violence courts
(YODVC’s) in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Yonkers. These YODVC’s handle cases
involving teen defendants charged with crimes of domestic violence. Responses
and sentences imposed are tailored to the particular circumstances of adolescent
defendants; they work with programs developed for teens and have available
intensive advocacy aimed at supporting complaining witnesses, many of whom
are teens as well.
• Continued implementation of the Domestic Violence and the Workplace Policy,
offered work/life assistance, domestic violence and sexual violence hotline and
contact information for all 62 counties.
For more information visit: www.courts.state.ny.us
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