Note: please note that this page should (a) link back to the issue overview on this topic, (b) be focused either the local, state, national, or global level, and (c) be neutrally presented, based on facts, and include footnotes for each of the items.  See the Research Guide and Information Sources to assist you. 

Link here to the Domestic Violence Offender Intervention overview page. 

Scope of the Problem  factual statements on the extent of the problem in the past, current, or future 

• Statistics that emphasize the issue of domestic violence against women [5]
• Information on Recidivism--Data and statistics related to the recidivism of batterers on partners across the country and rehabilitation related to recidivism.  (Refer to section on recidivism protection and parole decisions) [1]
• Common characteristics of domestic violence offenders. [7]
• The definition of domestic violence and information on what to do if you or someone you know is involved in a domestic violence situation provided by the Kansas Bar Association. [8]

Past Policy  key legislation and milestones including significant policy and funding shifts, major studies, etc.

• Protection from Abuse Orders --  A civil court action intended to bring about an end to abuse for victims of domestic violence. [9]

• Kansas Legislation (K.S.A. 75-451) -- the purpose of this bill is to enable agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of the victim, enable interagency cooperation in providing address confidentiality, and enable agencies to accept program participant's use of an address as a substitute of a mailing address. [4]

Current Policy  summary of current policies in the form of legislation, programs, and funding

• Services provided to women who are experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault [6]  

• YWCA of Topeka, KS -- Family Peace Initiative is a program that serves men and women who have used tactics of domination and control within their relationships with their partners and/or children. [3]

• Dispute Resolution in Kansas Manual -- this is a program set up for a means of process by which all parties involved in a dispute voluntarily agree or are refered by the court to enter into discussion and negotation with the assistance of a neutral person. [10]

• Duluth Model- this program offers vicitm protection form reducing repeat acts of violence. [11]

• Essential Elements and Standards of Batterers Intervention Programs in Kansas -- the purpose is to set minimum recommended standards for all agencies that operate intervention programs for batterers. [12]

Key Organizations/Individuals   contacts for public and private organizations and key individuals

• YWCA Battered Women Task Force -- Becky Dickinson, 785-233-1750, beckyd@ywcatopeka.org

• Family Peace Initiative -- Steve Halley, 785-233-1750, steveh@ywcatopeka.org

• Resources--Organizations throughout Kansas who assist families in domestic violence situations. [2]   

Bibliography   web sites, reports, articles, and other reference material

1. http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/hart/hart.html#id2376236 -- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse, Barbara J. Hart, 2005
2. http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/ksdv.shtml -- An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection, Kansas Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources, 2006
3. http://www.ywca.org/atf/cf/%7B88217A27-9B54-401E-9CCC-D5B6BC0473E7%7D/FAMILY%20PEACE%20INITIATIVE%20BROCHURE%202008.PDF  -- YWCA Battered Women Task Force, Halley Counseling Services, Family Peace Initiative
4. http://www.kssos.org/forms/safeathome/SaH%20-%20K.S.A..pdf -- Kansas Legislation (K.S.A. 75-451)
5. http://www.kcsdv.org/stats.html -- Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
6. http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=8nKFITNvEoG&b=1069861 -- YWCA Battered Women Task Force, Programs, 2008
7. http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/batterer.shtml -- An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection, Characteristics of Batterers, 2006
8. http://www.ksbar.org/public/public_resources/pamphlets/domestic_violence.shtml -- Kansas Bar Association, Domestic Violence, 2009
9. http://www.kcsdv.org/pfa.html -- Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Protection from Abuse Orders
10. http://www.kscourts.org/pdf/adr/disresmanual.pdf -- Dispute Resolution in Kansas, 2002
11. http://www.theduluthmodel.org/duluthmodelonpublic.php -- Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs, Duluth Model on Public Intervention, 2008
12. http://www.ksag.org/files/shared/BIP.Standards.pdf -- Essential Elements and Standards of Batterer Intervention Programs in Kansas