Clare Connelly
ISBN 978 0 7559 5808 5
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Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Evaluation of the Pilot Domestic Abuse Court in Glasgow
1.2 Domestic Abuse Toolkit
2. Values And Principles Of A Specialist Response To Domestic Abuse
3. Essential Elements Of A Specialised Response To Domestic Abuse
3.1 Agencies And Working Groups
3.2 Essential Elements Of A Specialist Approach
4. Domestic Abuse Court Models
4.1 Fast Track System
4.2 The Cluster Court Model
4.3 Dedicated Specialist Domestic Abuse Court
4.4 Civil And Combined Specialist Domestic Court Models
5. Development Of A Specialist Approach To Domestic Abuse Cases
5.1 Assessing the problem at local level
5.2 Identify key stakeholders and develop a steering and implementation group
5.3 Determine goals and priorities of the specialist domestic abuse response
5.4 Review impact of summary justice reforms
5.5 Resource implications
5.6 Identify obstacles to implementation
5.7 Choose model of specialist provision to be adopted
5.8 Determine staffing needs of court and agency partners
5.9 Determine victim and witness needs
5.10 Access available resources and explore options for additional funding
5.11 Review security at court building for victims and witnesses
5.12 Develop written protocols for court and multi-agency co-ordination
5.13 Identify and access information systems
5.14 Institute a data collection/ evaluation plan
5.15 Conduct domestic abuse training for all partners
5.16 Develop a phase-in plan for caseload and/or services
5.17 Establish an operation group
APPENDIX A
Advocacy Roles And Costs From UK Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts:
APPENDIX B
An Example Of A Fast Track System
Examples Of Cluster Systems
Examples Of A Dedicated Specialist Court
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