NC Division of Community Corrections

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NC Division of Community Corrections

• Domestic Violence Program

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House Bill 1354

• Part I Requires all Domestic Violence offenders
  to attend abuser treatment program
• Part II Requires Criminal Justice and Standards
  Division to incorporate DV training into Basic
  LEO training.
• Part XI Provides for a system of indicating on
  criminal judgments that an offense involves
  domestic violence.

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Impact on DCC

• DCC formed a DV Task Force to include all
  agencies, victim advocates, treatment providers,
  LEO, and Judicial officials.
• Began work on developing new policy and protocol.
• Began work on developing a MOU between all
  parties
• Increased outreach to victims
• Began developing training for all staff and
  specialized training for DV officers

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Results

• Updated DCC policy
• Allows officers to supervise offenders at the DV
  level even if not court ordered into the DV
  Program
• Requires officers to notify the Divisions Victim
  Advocates of the victims contact information so
  outreach can begin.
• Requires officers to check for and enforce any
  active 50 B orders
• Requires officers to conduct one search every 180
  days
• Requires officers to meet monthly with treatment
  staff to discuss progress of offender

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Results Cont.

• MOU
• Defined the roles of DCC, TASC, treatment
  providers, and Victim Service Agencies and local
  Mental health Agencies
• Required to attend partner staffing sessions to
  determine progress, modify case plans, and make
  decisions concerning incentives and
  non-compliance.
• April 2, 2007-All MOUs were signed and put into
  place

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Results Cont.

• Victim Notification
• DV cases are flagged for the Victim Advocates so
  they can begin outreach
• Once victims are registered they receive notice
  of changes to the offenders status

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Results Cont.

• Training
• Considering training on CD Rom from APPA that
  will be provided to all staff
• Developing a comprehensive training for
  specialized DV officers.

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Re-entry?

• How does Probation have anything to do with
  re-entry?
• Re-entry begins when the offender first enters
  the Department of Correction
• Almost all Domestic Violence offenders will exit
  supervision from the Department of Correction
• What we do with the offender while we have him
  under supervision will impact what he does after
  he exits the system

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Resources

• Division of Community Corrections Victim
  Notification Program
• 1 [phone]
• NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
• www.nccadv.org
• 1-888-232-9124
• NC Council for Women
• http//www.doa.state.nc.us/cfw/cfw.htm
• [phone]